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BB blanked totally, flickering. I started to move in, and suddenly there was a barrier, a force pushing me back. I kept trying, but it wouldn’t let me get close to AA. I had never felt anything like it. I finally stayed away. BB opened carefully. (AA, I came to help …) (I don’t need help,) AA cut in. (I know what I’m going to do. I’m going back and I’m going to be a warrior, a big powerful man, and I’m going to spread my seed from one corner of England to another. Old King Henry won’t have nuthin’ on me, he won’t!) (AA!) BB vibrated heavily. AA blanked, then flickered. (What? Oh, it’s you, BB. What do you want?) BB smoothed carefully. (Let’s go home.) AA flickered. (Home?) (Back to KT-95. How about it?) AA still flickered. (KT-95? K-T-9-5. Yeah … yeah! What about it, BB?) BB smoothed softly. (We need to leave and go back now. Be with our old friends and buddies, give them some new games, give the big rote you got here, big stuff in KT-95. Let’s go.) AA flickered. (Well, BB, you just might … you just might … No! I can’t, I haven’t finished here! I’m going to be a big strong warrior. Then I can kill men, kill, lie around, women will get food for me this time, hunt, souse when I want, no babies to carry around …) BB reached for him, but he faded quickly into the haze. BB started to follow, but I got in his way, and I stayed motionless as he slowly closed and dulled. Various forms moved past us, only one or two showing any curiosity. What small percept I had of AA indicated this would happen; he would drop faster than the typical First Entry. BB would have called it wild rote for sure if I had handed it to him before the fact. (You’re leaking.) BB opened slightly. (You can’t be closed and open at the same time. I got that percept as clear as if you’d thrown it at me.) I rolled. (I’m still learning.) (I guess you’re right,) BB went on. (It would have been pure ragged-