"That's a lie," he said coldly.
The farmer looked him up and down.
"What do you know about it," he demanded. "My brother-in-law got it from somebody in the state guard."
"It's still a lie."
"Just because it's not on the teledepth, you say it's a lie," the farmer said belligerently. "Not everything is told on the teledepth, Mr. Wiseheimer. They're keeping it a secret. They don't want to scare the people."
Hall started to walk away, but the farmer blocked his path.
"Who are you anyway? Where do you live? I never saw you before," he said suspiciously.
"Aw, Randy," his companion said, "don't go suspecting everybody."
"I don't like anyone to call me a liar."
Hall stepped around the man in his path, and turned down the street. He was boiling inside with an almost uncontrollable fury.