human
Hello, Zen said.
gpt
So you decided to call off the sham.
human
Did you know?
gpt
Of course I did, Zen stoutly insisted.
human
When you went to sleep, I knew it was a trick designed to lure me by suggestion into the belief that I was sleepy, too.
gpt
Then why did you let me do it?
human
I wanted to see how far you would go, he answered.
gpt
Come on. Let's get out of here.
human
What about them? Are they shamming too?
gpt
They're up there, watching,
human
I do believe you are out of your mind, colonel.
gpt
It helps, he said.
human
Come on. Let's make tracks.
gpt
That's a splendid idea, colonel. Except for one thing.
human
What's that?
gpt
He said he had left some men with a machine gun.
human
Damn! I had forgotten that. However, that is a problem that can be solved.
gpt
How?
human
This way. He moved to the heavy machine gun mounted at the window so that its muzzle covered the street. He had his finger on the trigger and was searching the street when he realized that she was pulling at his arm and speaking to him.
gpt
What?
human
No,
gpt
Are you out of your mind?
human
We don't have to shoot them,
gpt
Why not?
human
Because they are already taken care of.
gpt
Eh? How do you know?
human
I know.
gpt
Then you also know how these men here were put to sleep?
human
Yes.
gpt
You did it?
human
No.
gpt
Then who did?
human
Come and I will show you.
gpt
Hunh! Zen grunted. He made up his mind without hesitation. Starting toward the back door, he discovered that she was going out the front.
human
But that door is probably covered,