Clean Sweep - III

Two days later, Max and Bill were still combing the sky for space trash.

Tyrone's friend, an ox, turned out to be an absolute star.

"He's as strong as an ox," Max joked to Bill every couple of hours. This little joke kept him giggling to himself long after Bill tired of it.

Trey, the ox, had no problem carting the metal over to the dealer at least a dozen times a day. He worked with a chimpanzee called Trond, who had remarkable upper body strength. They were a great team and were cheerful and happy to do the work and split the proceeds fairly. Just to be on the safe side, Monica popped in from time to time to check the receipts

as well. She discerned that neither Bill nor Max was very businesslike. She was here today, totting up their takings.