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McCarty stumbled forward and took the envelope held out to him, turning to the window where he bent forward for the rush of cool air to play over his face. It was addressed simply to: "Ex-Roundsman McCarty" and the second line read: "Delivered by hand. " Slitting it open he glanced quickly down the few lines it contained and then at his companions.
"Tis for all of us, I'm thinking," he said. "Listen!