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And I will deduct a hundred dollars from his pay , and give it to you . '' `` Much obliged , '' Frank said dryly . After that , everything happened to build his tensions to the breaking point . At a work period 's end , near the lunar noon , he heard a voice in his helmet-phone . `` Frank -- this is Two-and-Two ... ! Why do n't you ever call or answer ... ? '' Two-and-Two 's usually plaintive voice had a special quality , as if he was maybe in trouble .