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Poets and Chess Players #14: In Which Miss Martin Visits the Suburbs
However many Jewish grandparents were listed on Frau Liechti’s Ahnenpass, Jeanne was willing to bet that it was more than she wanted anyone to know…
Poets and Chess Players, Part One: The Clip Show
Because, let's face it, it is a lot.
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Poets and Chess Players #12: In Which Miss Martin Remarks That Wolves Don’t Eat Each Other
"As long as we’re all hunting the same enemy, I think you can at least trust us not to stab you in the back."
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Poets and Chess Players #11: In Which Fräulein Löwe Asks The Questions
Polzin was rapidly revising his opinion of the girl from ‘beneath notice’ to ‘tolerable’.
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Poets and Chess Players #10: In Which The Skepticism of Comrade Polzin Is Sorely Tested
‘God’ was not real. ‘God’ could not hurt him. And the man from The Center would not look for him here.
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Poets and Chess Players #9: In Which Mr. Echevarria Demonstrates The Use Of A Lockpick
“Huh,” he said to himself. “Good ol’ Swiss bankers.”
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Poets and Chess Players #8: In Which Herr Dr. Weiss Conducts A Séance
Polzin had never met an intellectual who could continue thinking critically after being made to feel superior.
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Poets and Chess Players #7-2: In Which Mr. Echevarria Confesses A Certain Distaste For The Swiss
It was the wrong approach, but Echevarria couldn’t take it back. He could only watch Siegert blanch.
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Poets and Chess Players #7-1: In Which Mr. Echevarria Confesses A Certain Distaste For The Swiss
More annoyed by Jeanne’s attitude than he’d have liked to admit aloud, Echevarria spent much of the long uphill tram ride inventing a fictional crew she…
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Poets And Chess Players #6-3: In Which Miss Martin Demonstrates The Use Of A Rifle (Part Three)
(Joke’s on you, boss. What few morals I’ve got only ever start trouble.)
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Poets And Chess Players #6-2: In Which Miss Martin Demonstrates The Use Of A Rifle (Part Two)
Jeanne Martin, age twenty-four, birthplace Québec, was a fabrication from the ground up.
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Poets and Chess Players #6-1: In Which Miss Martin Demonstrates The Use Of A Rifle (Part One)
He looked over grimly. “Sorry, amigo - pretty sure you’re about to be raided.”
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