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    Iron Man
    Iron Man
    Iron Man
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    Iron Man

    By John K Berntson

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    Short Story (and nothing to do with the Marvel comic book character). Terry Morris is having a very bad day. His house is leaking and he does not trust the house to deal with it itself, a beautiful attorney has just walked into his office and threatened to sue him, his assistant has gone girl-crazy, the Iron Man space probe he is in charge of is threatening to self-destruct with thirty years of hard-won data, and his very expensive briefcase is being oddly unhelpful. What's a bureaucrat to do?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn K Berntson
    Release dateApr 29, 2013
    ISBN9781301237050
    Iron Man
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    John K Berntson

    John K Berntson is an old computer geek who thinks he can write.To this too-familiar tale, he does bring some extras, however. He has professional background in software, defense, telecommunications, financial markets, fuel distribution, and lodging. Currently residing in the land of his birth, Long Island, New York, he has lived in twelve states.He has many disparate interests, but chief among these is the freedom movement and the Libertarian Party, where he was once a mover and shaker.He is married with two adult stepsons, two dogs, a former dog, a former cat, and a feral cat. To those keeping track, the turtle has gone to live with other turtles in an earthly turtle paradise.To see his slowly running commentary, aka blog, please go to:http://vanguardobserver.wordpress.com/

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