Mount Tambora

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Erupted in the early 19th century causing the year without summer. In 1816 winter was replaced by spring only to be replaced by winter. There was no summer that year. Agriculture world wide was devastated.
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Decades later the Island Of Krakatoa exploded generated the loudest sound ever heard on earth, heard as far away as Australia. The monster waves it caused killed thousands.

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(present day)

“But back to the original question”
I said.

“What would that be Sir?” Jenny replied much too innocently. Too much so by half. I frowned, she reconsidered and began the tale.

“I’m not sure of the why of it Sir.” Jenny said "but the what of it was that the little dagger I gave you got really really hot then it vaporized leaving no trace but a puff of smoke. That’s what you saw escaping between his fingers. The dagger melted a hole in his neck. It took out the spine too. He died really quick and painless, grabbing the wound was reflex, nothing else. When examined the wound looked remarkably like it was caused by a bullet.

I chuckled at that.

“You had no weapon Sir” Jenny said. "or rather the cops FOUND no weapon.”

“And all of the thuglets were killed by gunfire.” I said. "So it must have been the cops that killed them all.”

“YesSir...and they were all children of very prominent and powerful men. One was the son of a City Council Member, one of a judge, another was the son of the owner of a major retail outlet.” Jenny said.

“Ooops.” I wasn’t laughing. "The cops screwed up. They actually did their job for once but they killed someone who mattered, or at least the sons of someone who mattered. Several sons.. They really, really wanted a fall guy.....didn’t they?”

“ Yes Sir and they picked you. " Jenny said. "They actually concocted a fairly nice case against you from when you were in the hospital babbling while you were recovering. They just needed something from more to bolster it. That’s why the long term questioning. Too bad there was a computer failure that erased it all. Every thing is gone. Even the hospital records....especially the hospital records.”

“Now I have a bigger, better reason to get out of here than I had before.” I said "before it was a ‘want’, now it’s a ‘need’.”

“YesSir” Jenny said

“Shouldn’t we get busy?” I asked.

"l already am Sir.” Jenny replied” that’s one of my functions. That and taking care of you and keeping you happy.”

I looked at her and she grinned. Promises. Something was different about her but I couldn’t quite place it.

It wasn’t until later that I realized that she hadn’t answered my question about the headache. I didn’t buy the caffeine withdrawal excuse. Been there done that. This had been MUCH worse.

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