[Q]: okay , i understand i do n't know a thing about ranches , but i figured you 'd need more than sixteen cows to make it a cattle ranch . '' you have sixteen cows ? '' he huffed a laugh and smiled wide at me . '' hundred . sixteen hundred . '' '' dear lord , that 's a lot of...

[A]: cows

[Q]: i had borrowed from uncle sherlock the steam-stream gun that hung in my unfeminine belt over loose gabardine trousers . one pull of the trigger would release a puff of searing air , a concentration of burning steam . enough to incapacitate a grown man or slice through his skin , my uncle had assured me . the beauty of this steam-powered gadget was that it never needed to be...

[A]: reloaded

[Q]: '' he seemed very interested in our way of life . looking back , i believe that he felt it was an exceptional advantage that the alliance is unknown to most of the world . '' '' ah , i see ; quite the advantage . if he infiltrated the organization and assumed control ... who would suspect anything amiss ? i mean , he could always concoct any story he wanted about why he 'd taken control of the...

[A]: alliance

[Q]: alma negron did not appear often , and when she picked up a man , she took him outside aqui me quedo . sammy smalls , a dark , stocky , dreadlocked mechanic and rock steady , his taller , muscular work mate , were addicted to the smell , the flashing lights , and the twirling rush of bodies at acqui me quedo . sammy 's felt warm all over the first time he saw...

[A]:
alma