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"WHAT, Captain Jarnagin!" commanded Caulkins's brittle voice. "We can't be too hasty!"
The economist's long bony fingers had gripped the irate captain's wrist just as he had pulled the trigger of his snub-nosed weapon. The bullet intended for the leader of the metallic-clad boarders was deflected. It whined off the steel plates of the deck.