Quick Brown Fox

Stan Mason

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DON WISE is a clever scientist but he is obese, ugly, and has big ears. In addition, he stutters, is tongue-tied with women, and isvery awkward in his body language. He has a crush on an old school friend whom he hasn't seen in years and a mishap in the computer of an marriage agency brings them together. However, they only write to each other for almost a year and he realises that he has to meet her to continue the relationship...but he is terrified of doing so because he knows he will be awkward and tongue-tied.He works in the brainstorming unit at Universal Energy inc. His colleague, ROBERT HARRIS, suddenly comes up with an idea called hydrogentics whereby a molecule of hydrogen can be moved to mass production, creating a heating process that will reduce the cost of all the energy in the world by seventy-five per cent, However it needs to be tested to check its veracity and capability.The project soon comes to the attention of Mr. G., a one-armed entrepreneur, who sends his subordinate, Jake, to obtain the formula and the accompanying notes. HARRIS proves to be extremely principled and refuses to hand them over even though he is offered a small fortune in return. Subsequently after a number of refusals, he is murdered. JAKE'S next step is to go to DON WISE topersuade him to hand over the details. DON refuses money and he will only do so if he can become good-looking, slim and attractive to women. It appears to be a mission impossible but JAKE arranges for him to visit a cosmetic surgeon, DR. SINCLAIR, who has been struck off by the medical council, MAI WAN, a Chinese psychotherapist, and HYWELL GRIFFITHS, a retired Welsh teacher. They take him in hand in a series of daily sessions over five months to undertake a total cosmetic, weight-losing, mind-blowing transformation.DAVID COLEMAN is the Controller of the brainstorming unit at Universal Energy. He steals the formula and the notes and wipes the computer clean of the files before leaving without notice. He arranges a pyramid scheme offering options to investors who wish to subscribe. When this comes to the attention of the one-armed entrepreneur, Jake is sent to get him to close the operation. He Coleman refuses to do so at first but, after being seriously menaced, heis forced to comply. This brings a mob of angry investors to his father's house where he is staying and he is subsequently arrested by the police for theft and fraud.ANYA SMIRNOFF, a young female scientist from Samarkand in Uzbekistan, joins the brainstorming unit in place of HARRIS, but she has to wear a mask because of a serious car accident. DON WISE falls in love with her, himself wearing bandages as a result of cosmetic surgery, while she wears a mask. The hydrogentics programme fails and Mr. G. moves on to find a jeweller willing to copy the famous Faberge Eggs for which he intends to make a fortune. However the security code that everyone uses when they contact each other is 'The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog.' So how come the same code is used by the new Controller who takes the place of DAVID COLEMAN?

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• Thriller

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• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 29 octobre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785380273
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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THE QUICK BROWN FOX

y San Mason

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Puîsed în 2014 y Andrews UK îmîed www.andrewsuk.com

he rîg o San Mason o e îdenîIed as e Auor o îs work as een assered y îm în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1998

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Caper One

ïn a word o reaîy î was never goîng o appen. ïn îs ear e waned î o e so u, în ru, e sîuaîon was opeessy împossîe. here was no dou în îs mînd a Zeda was eauîu, îneîgen, exquîsîe and sopîsîcaed. A e same îme î was cear o îm a se coud ave e pîck o any man se waned. Conrarîy, e was oese, ugy, îmîd, ecame ongue- îed, was no wordy-wîse and someîmes e aced supîdy. And wen î came o romance, e was a compee dud. Peope oten oug o îm as a oo and e ecame e sujec o rîdîcue aoug e dîdn’ reay warran ars crîîcîsm o a kînd. He knew a aou îs deIcîencîes, deporîng em, recognîsîng a, wen a was saîd and done, e ad no cance wasoever o caîmîng e ear o a woman o Zeda’s caîre o advance îs romanîc înenîons o a îger eve. Ye, or a ong îme, e ad oved er rom aar even oug se ad proay orgoen ever o ave know îm. To sep ack îno e pas, ey ad een în e same cass a scoo ogeer ye, despîe e ac a e spen mos o e week ony a ew yards rom er, se ad ardy ever spoken o îm rom one erm o e nex. here was one parîcuar occasîon wen se ad dropped er scooooks and, gaany, e ad pîcked em up. Hîs reward was a wonderu smîe wîc e nursed în îs mînd or years aterwards. Se ad ouced îs ear and e reckoned a e ad aen îrrevocay în ove wî er a a precîse momen. he proem was a e was exremey sy îno e argaîn, woeearedy reîcen and very muc ackward în e ways o îe Hîs înacîons were oay unîke some o e oer mae memers în îs cass wo seemed o e ae o ak o e gîrs and woo em over în a junîor kînd o way. ï was someîng e aways waned o do u î e ousîde îs aîîy. Furermore,

ey seemed o know exacy wa was needed or em o progress în e word ater ey ad et scoo. hey were a ceraîny wordy-wîse. Unorunaey, Don was never aforded suc advanages. Desîny ad made îm awkward, unsocîae, wreced and parîcuary ugy. ïn addîîon, e aways ed ack, was orever ongue-îed, reguary rîdîcued y many oer pupîs în îs cass a scoo or îs oesîy and e was uîed y one parîcuar scoooy wo made un o îm a e îme. He was a parîa wîou any ope o appîness or saîsacîon în îs uure îe. As a resu, Don was never goîng o enjoy îs scoodays, e aone îs you, and, as ar as e res o îs îe was concerned, e was desîned o ecome a aîure. Noneeess, îs knowedge and aîîy o sudy was anyîng u împaîred. ïn ac e was quîe adep a a numer o sujecs a scoo evenuay conînuîng îs sudîes a a unîversîy wî a e ees eîng epuy paîd or y îs aer, wo was a docor, and aso y îs moer, wo aug Engîs îeraure a a puîc scoo. However, despîe parenage, noîng ever rued of on îm and e was et o pursue îs sudîes on îs own. Despîe a e adversîy, e never os îs eeîngs or Zeda eîng osessed conînuay wî îs ove or er. Admîedy wen ey were a scoo ogeer, se was a skînny redead u e knew a, în îme, e pupa ad urned îno a eauîu uerLy as se maured, ecomîng we soug ater y many men wîîn e conInes o er socîa îe. Sady, îs ac was o no comor o îm, He was serîousy afeced y a numer o deIcîencîes and e ad no îdea ow î was possîe or îm o overcome em. ï was a eavîy weîged yoke a e woud aways ave o ear. Ater eavîng unîversîy, e sared workîng a Unîversa Energy ïnc. an înernaîona congomerae. He was appoîned o e ondon ranc wîc was a susîdîary o e major company avîng een ormed o ry o Ind a new means o energy. Nauray, î was a very sma unî wîc depended a grea dea on raînsormîng sessîons and esîng ou eorîes on e scîence enc, and î suîed îm very we. here were ony wo

o em empoyed o underake e ask conroed y a senîor oicer wo never seemed o e avaîae., îe was expeced or e îny amoun o expense requîred o run e unî as î was oay experîmena u ere was aways e ope a a new învenîon woud come o mînd or ere woud e e eemen o an îdea a woud provîde a new source o energy or e uure. Hîs parner în e unî was a man caed Bo Harrîs, a quîe ougu scîenîs wo ad come o grîe a anoer company and ad ound seer wî an appoînmen a Unîversa Energy ïnc. he wo men spoke very îe o eac oer even oug ey ad spen over wo years workîng ogeer. heîr maîn aîm was o Ind someîng reaed o magneîsm wîc woud esaîs an energy sysem capae o eîng useu în ranspor enaîng raîns o reac massîve speeds saey, Irîng rockes îno space însead o em avîng o use up eavy oads o ue o ît of, or or eîng some use în îndusrîa processes aowîng producs o come of e îne more swîty. However despîe meeîng wîce eac week o pu eîr eads and ougs ogeer, ey ad come up wî noîng o ep e company. Noneeess îs was o cange rapîdy ecause over e pas mon, Roer Harrîs ad sared workîng on a new îdea dîscardîng e work ey ad done on magneîsm. Ceary ey were no goîng o make any kînd o a reakroug so e îdea was et as a aîure. hey conînued o ry ou a numer o oer îdeas wîou success wî Harrîs goîng îno a se, as e concenraed îs mînd and îs efors on a new projec wîc e kep secre or a wîe o îmse.

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Even oug some years ad pas, Don ad appîed o a daîng agency or reason a were reay eyond g îs ken and roug some dîn o îrreguarîy, ey maced îm wî Zeda. ï ad o e a mîsake u e readîy recognîsed a no wo women coud e caed Zeda and a e ad een conneced wî îs od scoo rîend. Consequeny e was ae o make conac wî er

and e conînued o do so în wrîîng. One wîner evenîng e sa a e ae în îs edsî wî a ank see o paper se ou în ron o îm. He sared a î eaky wonderîng wa o wrîe. Words dîd no come easîy o îm and e woud ave oved o wrîe a eauîu poem u î was no wîîn îs power o do so. Ater a sor wîe, e gave a ong sîg and pîcked up îs ounaîn pen preparîng o sar wrîîng. Aoug e ad no me Zeda sînce eîr scoodays, a aîr amoun o correspondence ad passed eween em conaînîng many passages o persona arîues, mînor acîevemens, and îerary expressîons a woud ave carmed e masers. Sady ey a came rom er; none o em rom îm. Ye, despîe e unness o îs approac on paper, and e înîmacy o ougs ey sared, e ad no seen er or a ong îme... ad never ouced er... ad never ed er în îs arms... nor ad e ever kîssed er. He paused o reLec e ack o ose încîdens and, or a momen, îs concenraîon wandered and e ooked up o wac e snow drîtîng geny pas e wîndow. Crîsmas was nîg and e e a e coudn’ pospone meeîng er any onger u wa was e o say or do wen ey came îno conac wî eac oer. Hîs mou woud go dry... e woud sar o ecome ongue-îed... e woud uer e mos rîdîcuous îngs în a jerky manner and se woud aug a îm... rîdîcuîng îm or îs aîure o communîcae propery. He woud never e ae o wîn er over. To ge er o a în ove îm was ruy a mîssîon împossîe. hey ad wrîen o eac oer sînce e egînnîng o e year and e reaîsed a î e aîed o ac posîîvey now, ey woud o rever ack o e poîn a wîc ey sared. Se woud îre o wrîîng o îm wî no uure în mînd and a woud e e end o î. He was weny-seven years od, aîry sor, very overweîg, no îneresîng o ak o, an exremey du person, a creaure o aî, oay un-wordy-wîse and e was sî unmarrîed wî no ope on e orîzon. ïn ru, e maer o marrîage ad never raîsed îs ead serîousy în e woe o îs îe or e ad aways een în ove wî Zeda and ad never

consîdered an învovemen or a reaîonsîp wî anyone ese. ïn any case, women aîed o Ind îm carmîng, or sîmuaîng, excîîng, or desîrae în any sense o e word, so e ad crawed îno a se and ad sayed ere unaaced and unafeced. Very muc e same paern appîed o e res o îs îe. He adn’ acîeved anyîng o merî... adn’ done anyîng wîc woud cause eyerows o e raîsed... adn’ graduaed rom unîversîy wî an Honours Degree... and adn’ pursued any venure wîc araced puîc îneres. îe ad een exremey du and very wreced. Ye, wen a was saîd and done, e ad no een oay dîssaîsIed wî e oucome. Admîedy, îs îe was îresome a îmes and e was consîdered o e a oa ore and a arge or amusemen, u e ad accumuaed a aîr amoun o money, ound îneress suc as samp coecîng wîc ook up muc o îs îme, enjoyed îs îndependence and, o greaer împorance, ecause e never ecame învoved wî women, e recognîsed a e woud never e ur emoîonay. However ere was one serîous o on e andscape o îs îe. Over e years, everyîng ad ecome exremey narrow în îs socîa îe and e egan o experîence a arge eemen o oneîness. hîs was e sadder par o îs exîsence aou wîc îs grandaer ad once warned îm... and î was appenîng o îm now! Zeda’s eer înîîay ad come ou o e ue. On reLecîon, e eîeved î ad een înended or anoer person wîc may no ave een ar rom e ru ecause ey ad o appîed o e same daîng agency a pracîcay e same îme. ï was one o ose remarkae wîss o ae a deIed saîsîcs. Ceraîny e agency remaîned sîen on e mac, aîîng o make any reerence o an error a was înended o rîng wo peope ogeer rom e înormaîon provîded. ï suîed Don no o commen or compaîn aou e error or e knew ere coud e ony one woman named Zeda wo was e same age as îmse. he agency ad maced îm wî îs od scoo rîend. Wîîn e conInes o îs ome, e coud wrîe o e woman maced wî îm wîou e need o înerace. ïn oer words, e coud

wrîe wa e îked u e dîdn’ ave o ace er. He coud do î în îs own îme, sowy and ouguy. Beore se came îno conac wî îm, e ad worked on îs ap-op compuer seekîng ou someone wî wom e mîg sare îs îe wî u îs efors ad aîed mîseray. ï was a earnîng curve a e aîed o oow ecause e yped ou a e înormaîon aou îmse ony o receîve a repy wîc saed: ‘ï ony go ou wî my own specîes... goodye!’ He en recaed a song sung y Dean Marîn wîc ad a Irs îne a wen: ‘How do you îke your eggs în e mornîng?’. ï was an ourageous suggesîon u e e î mîg e avane garde, someîng modern o say, so e yped î ou wî someone ese e ound on e ïnerne daa ase o receîve a repy wîc saîd: ‘Unerîîsed î you don’ mînd! Anoer îme e keyed în: ‘Wîsky and soa?’ he response was: ‘No gîn and paonîc!’ ï quîcky ecame cear o îm a e wasn’ goîng o ge anywere y îs sysem. he women were a ar oo cever or îm u e persîsed or a wîe onger and sen a supîd message wîc read: ‘ï saw you naked, ï’d dîe appy.’ he repy was so pernîcîous a î amos Inîsed îm wî îs cause. ï wen: ‘ï ï saw you naked, ï’d dîe augîng!’ he ars repy sruck a nerve and e e very deepy amoun î sayîng o îmse consany: ‘Sîcks and sone may reak my ones u names wî never ur me!’ He rîed one Ina îme and ecame serîous askîng: ‘Wa do you do or a îvîng?’ he repy was ‘ï’m a emae împersonaor!’ ha commen, ater a e oers, was enoug or îm o end îs efors o Ind someone on e ïnerne wî wom e mîg sare îs îe. ï was a oo surreaîsîc, oo cod and cacuaîng or îm o ear. ïn îme, owever, communîcaîon eween îm and Zeda deveoped unî e es par o a year ad Lown y. He mused reguary on e many eaures aou er a e îmagîned e îked so muc. Apar rom e ac a, în îs mînd, se was so eauîu, se ad a naura wî, er convîcîons were sound, and ere was an aîr o resness în e way se wroe. He pîcked up one o er eers a ad ecome îs avourîe. ï was egînnîng