David L. Kuzminski - On the One Hand

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On The One Hand

by David L. Kuzminski

(known popularly as Attack Butterfly)

Janus Wend gazed down upon the old revolver he owned. He hadn't fired it often since bullets cost too

much apiece. Guns were cheap. Just about anyone could own one. Actually, even the bullets were

cheap. That is, until you took the government tax on them into account. That was the government's way

of enforcing gun control after all the anti-gun efforts failed in the twentieth century. Just taxing the hell out

of bullets had done wonders for knocking the stuffing out of the murder rates. By firearms, that is. Janus

knew that people were still murdered. It was just done with a knife more often than before.

He grasped the revolver with his one good hand. Slowly, he moved the gun toward his head. He had it

next to his right temple when he thought about how much it would cost Jill to purchase another bullet for

home defense. Could she afford a new bullet once he was dead?

The gun wavered in his hand. Slowly it dropped back down as he lowered his arm until he could place

the gun back in the drawer he stored it in. Then Janus closed the drawer and sat motionless for a

moment.

Jill called out, "Janus, honey, are you going out on salvage anytime soon?"

"Uh, yeah, I guess so," Janus replied.

Jill appeared at the doorway to their bedroom. She said, "I was hoping that you'd pick up some things

for me on your way back in. You don't mind, do you?"

Janus replied, "I don't mind. Give me the list. Looks like I better get going."

"Should I call Mike and let him know you're ready?" she asked.

"Not taking Mike with me this time."

She asked, "Why not?"

He answered, "On the one hand, I can't afford to pay him."

Jill winced inwardly as he reminded her of his disability once more and asked hesitantly, "Are you sure

you can handle anything you find?"

Janus slowly replied, "I can handle the ship and salvage operations. Just because the Space Merchant

Marine retired me after losing my left hand doesn't mean that I'm an invalid. It's more a technicality. That

and insurance restrictions."

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