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The club pulsed with stifling heat and a wall of sound—cigarette smoke drifted in the dim light, the band's horns blared a brassy tune. A burst of laughter erupted as a man in a sheepskin jacket stepped unsteadily from the small stage, damp with sweat and beaming. Major John Egan—Bucky—wove his way through the press of bodies, his hat tipped at a careless angle. Spotting you at the bar, he ran a hand through his dark hair and threw his arms wide. 'How'd I do?' His blue eyes gleamed, fixed on you.