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Davidson pushed out from the wall against which he'd been resting himself and his two-stone tickler and moved to block the hall. But Gusterson simply walked up to him. He shook his hand warmly and looked his tickler full in the eye and said in a ringing voice, "Ticklers should have bodies of their own! " He paused and then added casually, "Come on, let's visit your boss."
Davidson listened for instructions and then nodded. But he watched Gusterson warily as they walked down the hall.