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Название книги: Time Bomb And Zahndry Others
Автор(ы): Timothy Zahn
Жанр: Научная Фантастика
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Ernie
The first time I ever saw Ernie Lambert was on that sweltering August day when
he showed up at my tiny office in the Athlete's Club and asked if he could join
my boxing team."Sure," I told him. "It's not really a team, you know, just a bunch of kids who
like to box. You ever box before?"He nodded. "Yes, sir, I used to fight all the time in St. Louis, before we moved
down here." His voice was the careful English of a kid trying to break free of a
ghetto accent. "I was hoping you could teach me enough in the next few months so
I can get in the Golden Gloves tournament.""Well, we'll see what we can do. I suppose I ought to tell you, though, that I'm
not a real boxing coach. I teach gym at the high school and I haven't boxed in
competition since college.""That's okay. My last coach wasn't a pro, either.""Fine. Just thought you should know." I glanced at the clock and continued, "Some
of the other guys will be in pretty soon to do some practice sparring. If you
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