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unmistakable. Since I had suffered no ill effects from contact with
the substance, I looked back at the previous day’s log to determine
what it was and where it had come from. I need not specify the
name of the liposuction clinic—they cannot be held liable for the
container breaking. Thus I discovered HFF, the Human Fat
Factor. From that day, my course was set.’”
Myron Probst glanced up at his employer. Her head was oddly
twisted to one side, like a Chihuahua listening to an unfamiliar
whistle. He decided to plunge ahead; there wasn’t much more to
read.
“‘Since five pounds of human fat rendered only ten grams of
HFF, I immediately had supply problems. I set up a small
company under another name to collect raw materials at a better
rate than my former employer had offered, but still production
was limited. The process itself, being simple, could not be kept a
secret forever, especially since I had several employees of dubious
loyalty. Once I realized that all the liposuction waste on the
Eastern Seaboard couldn’t increase my output by more than fifty
percent, I decided to sell the business and relocate in South
America.’”
Probst halted. There was more, but he felt Gilda Fishel’s eyes
boring into the bald spot on top of his head. He looked up and
met the gimlet gaze unflinchingly.
“I’m afraid it’s true,” he said slowly. “Animal fats differ slightly
in basic chemical composition. Lanolin—sheep’s fat—is not
anywhere near human fat, but close enough to provide a base for
hand creams and—”
“No!” she shouted.
Probst stopped and licked his lips. Was this a display of
temperament, her reaction to being forestalled by a rank amateur?
Clearly, the guy had his money and was halfway to Brazil.
Nothing wrong with the deal, unusual or not; even a layman could
see that.
The brains behind Chic Salons sat up behind her desk and
fashioned her diminutive digits into the roof of a cathedral.
“Myron, please don’t give me a lecture on biochemistry. I’m not
in the mood. Now, you have the formula: correct? Then leave the

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