43. Ah, at last. Thank you very much. You have no idea what those people were doing to . . . my fare? Of course I've paid my fare. That is, yes, I'm sure they paid my fare. My ticket? Look, I've been cooped up in this damn box, and I don't know where I've put my ticket. No, I'm not a stowaway. You think I climbed into that little death chamber just so I could steal the privilege of this ride to . . . where are we going? No, I'm not trying to change the subject. Look, I'll pay you double the fare whenever we get there. You see, I have no money on me. I've been kidnapped, held against my will, and there was an author back there and. . . .

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