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The humans with whom he dealt professionally were not significantly influenced by them.
To Jake Hiskey, for example, captain and owner of the spaceship Prideful Sue, McNulty looked, sounded, and smelled like a million dollars. Which was approximately what he would be worth, if Hiskey managed things carefully for the next few days. Hence the skipper was smiling bemusedly as he poked the door buzzer of McNulty’s cabin.
“Who is it?” the door speaker inquired in McNulty’s sloppy voice.
“Jake. I’ve got news—good news!”
The lock snicked and the door swung d