▁sh uts ▁the ▁conversation ▁down ▁despite ▁X an ther ' s ▁protest s . ▁Tal bot ▁continues ▁to ▁s ift ▁through ▁the ▁code ▁for ▁bugs ▁to ▁fix ▁because ▁the ▁game ▁keeps ▁crash ing ▁when ▁it ▁runs . ▁E ht ish am ▁inform s ▁An war ▁that ▁he ▁tried ▁repeatedly ▁to ▁get ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁K oz imo ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁He ▁left ▁messages ▁and ▁now ▁he ' s ▁waiting ▁for ▁a ▁call ▁back . ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁speak ▁with ▁Paul ▁Buck se a , ▁the ▁C FO ▁of ▁Dead ▁Row bo ats , ▁who ▁assured ▁him ▁the ▁deal ▁is ▁as ▁good ▁as ▁done . ▁Then ▁An war ▁he ars ▁a ▁strange ▁sound ▁from ▁outside . ▁He ▁opens ▁the ▁window ▁to ▁hear ▁better , ▁but ▁X an ther ▁calls ▁him ▁over ▁to ▁show ▁him ▁that ▁Tal bot ▁fixed ▁Parad ise ▁Open . ▁They ▁cheer , ▁pour ▁drink s , ▁and ▁An war , ▁in ▁a ▁fit ▁of ▁missing ▁M ef isto , ▁to asts ▁the ▁man . ▁X an ther ▁starts ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁game . ▁An war ▁notes ▁she ' s ▁really ▁good ▁at ▁it ▁without ▁any ▁training . ▁They ▁explain ▁she ' s ▁being ▁ch ased ▁by ▁something ▁so ▁she ▁cannot ▁slow ▁down , ▁even ▁though ▁she ▁can ’ t ▁see ▁what ' s ▁ch asing ▁her . ▁She ▁asks ▁who ▁or ▁what ▁she ▁is , ▁and ▁all ▁she ' s ▁able ▁to ▁un cover ▁is ▁that ▁she ' s ▁pre y . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 1 7 : ▁Is ▁little