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Eddie sighed as they pulled back into the plant parking lot.
There would be a lot of cleaning up to do. It would take the whole day, maybe more.
The most important thing was to resume garbage operations. There were planets all along the shoulder of the Rah Galaxy who would be expecting the garbage ship.
Letting them down would be the same as letting the family down.
He couldn’t do that. But he also couldn’t forget what mattered.
He helped Alma out of Ted’s SUV.
“I guess I’ll start cleaning up,” she said, rolling her eyes. “I just can’t wait.”
Eddie walked around to the driver’s side of the car where Ted sat.
“Hey, Ted. Thanks for your help.”
Ted shook his hand. “My pleasure, amigo. Glad it turned out the way it did. Too bad we never got to the bottom of the murder. We took the
