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ed, his face turning a deep crim-walkedover to a drawer in the kitchen dresserjm it took a small package and handed it to Ikey. It was also most useful atf*ace track where bookmakers talked to each other, set-Ithe odds and laying off bets across the paddocks, and ' it was commonly known as tic-tac. He would appearat six of the evening at the Potato Factory, just as the otherworkers were departing, and work until midnight. The new bunch had simply cut around the chaparral thicket from the north and collided with the first herd.