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Pause.

It drags on so long that I’m about to end the conversation, but Twigson speaks up.

– Excuse me, Margarita, but when you get angry and ironic at the same time, your voice becomes somehow particularly delicious. Could you repeat that sentence again – I’m afraid I just listened to you shamelessly.

– Are you mad? – I ask in all seriousness.

Despite all the bounties Moon people have received from the Moon, the Moon has also “rewarded” them with the gift of instant insanity. There’s a total lunar eclipse coming-something might have gone wrong in the mind of an important senator-to-be.

– Only when I hear your voice, – Koryaga confesses shamelessly. Then, as if he suddenly remembers the reason of the call, he clears his throat and continues in an almost businesslike tone: – Contrary to your unflattering opinion of me, I must convey my position – I also absolutely do not need publicity in the press.

Why don’t I believe him anyway?

I bite the tip of my thumb to keep from making a caustic remark. I have to wait and, eventually, politely let him finish. Lunnick or not, this is about my upbringing.