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						 Crew (aka darn cat) was gearing up for night patrol when he saw something was wrong:  Purchasing Officer was leaving Captain’s office with a little smirk on his pasty white face.  Never a good sign.  Worse, PO had a little spring in his step.  Uh-oh.
 
 Crew left off sharpening his personal weapons, gave his uniform a quick once-over lick, and started toward Captain’s office.  It was too quiet.
 
 Crew asked permission to enter with a regulation two-scratch on the doorframe.  Captain was sitting behind his desk and took a moment to react. “Come in, Crew.  What do you need?†
					
						 _________________ StocktonDon - fishing, diving, sailing, and wondering what's just around the next point.  (A pen name for quasi-fictional-hopefully-amusing stuff by dwest.) 
					
  
						
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