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The president's secret weapon

The spirit of the place

Operation "Collect," person-to person call to Derek Bak, will you ?

, good so From you again. It's been a while."

"So it has, Derek. Anything happening up there?

"Can't really so, Bart. Things pretty far. I was busy last years as you know. Had to successor --"

"Thus load!"

"Now start, . He never in and I thought I that clear last time twe talked you were always the first Yadie choice ."

"Well, okay. But I think I like new guy a lot better. How's he doing."

"Sigmoe? Oh, he's just fine. I gave him some papers to shuffle, to keep him busy. The biggest news, though, is that Sisseta moved down the street-"

"Oh Derek. I'm sorry!"

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"No, it's not that. She got a teaching position al Braudiers, so she's spending all her time out there."

"Well give her my best."

"Of course Bart. Boat look, we have to get down to business. How's the plan going."

"Like clockwork, Derek. The strike's now in its seventh week, and we think we can hold on for another seven."

'You have got the credibility, now, to oversee the destruction of Yale'.

"Good, good. Are the students getting pissed?"

"You beicha! Really pissed. None of them are talking to one another, and name of them's even interested in decontructionism. And they're mad as hell at both the union and the university, just like we wanted."

"Well, I want you to know that I think you're doing a formidable job formidable. I saw your comments in the Times, and they looked good and obtuse, Keep stonewalling."

"I'll try, but you have to do your part."

"Don't worry a second, Bart. Have I let you down these last three years? Did I play the wimp, while you took on the New Right, or what? 'Peddlers of coercion'-you really have a way with words".

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