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Somebody somewhere was wishing all the world "a plague on both your houses," and making it stick. Confusion is fun in a comedy -- but in the pilot of a plane or an executive of a nation.
Back in his room, Malone put on a fresh shirt, checked the .44 Magnum in his shoulder holster, changed jackets, adjusted his hat to the proper angle, and vanished.