The Buck Passes Flynn (2011)
“He had called the number in Pittsburgh that had been left for him at Casino Royale’s message desk. He said just one word when it answered: “13.”
After a click that sounded like someone aligning false teeth before speaking, he heard: “Information Requests N.N. 13.
“What are the known values of oil rights in the area of Ada, Texas?
“Response: negligible.”
“Ach,” muttered Flynn. “Bein’ talked to by a machine, I am. Not a hello or a how-are-you this fine day do I get.”
“Are there valuable oil or na...tural-gas rights in the area of East Frampton, Massachusetts, including offshore?
“Response: yes; all such rights have been secured by the Mobil and Exxon corporations.”
“How are you yourself,” Flynn muttered, “and your mother, the vacuum cleaner?”
The machine continued: “Has any U.S. agency considered the area of Ada, Texas, as a nuclear-waste-materials dump?
“Response: no.”
“And your father, the Broadway taxi?” Flynn asked.
And the machine continued: “State whereabouts of world’s ten top counterfeiters.MoreLess
After a click that sounded like someone aligning false teeth before speaking, he heard: “Information Requests N.N. 13.
“What are the known values of oil rights in the area of Ada, Texas?
“Response: negligible.”
“Ach,” muttered Flynn. “Bein’ talked to by a machine, I am. Not a hello or a how-are-you this fine day do I get.”
“Are there valuable oil or na...tural-gas rights in the area of East Frampton, Massachusetts, including offshore?
“Response: yes; all such rights have been secured by the Mobil and Exxon corporations.”
“How are you yourself,” Flynn muttered, “and your mother, the vacuum cleaner?”
The machine continued: “Has any U.S. agency considered the area of Ada, Texas, as a nuclear-waste-materials dump?
“Response: no.”
“And your father, the Broadway taxi?” Flynn asked.
And the machine continued: “State whereabouts of world’s ten top counterfeiters.MoreLess
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