"All right," he says, withdrawing the Great Key from the pocket where it has been lurking all this time. "But in light of the whole situation, I would like to be able to testify—under fast-penta, if need be—just who I gave the Great Key or its facsimile back to. You could be anyone, in that bubble. My Aunt Alys, for all I know. I'll hand it over face to face. And watch you verify it."
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"All right," he says, withdrawing the Great Key from the pocket where it has been lurking all this time. "But in light of the whole situation, I would like to be able to testify—under fast-penta, if need be—just who I gave the Great Key or its facsimile back to. You could be anyone, in that bubble. My Aunt Alys, for all I know. I'll hand it over face to face. And watch you verify it."