From the look in my eyes, Tuck saw that I remembered what he was talking about, but he went on. "Did the new millennium start on January 1, 2000, when the odometer rolled over, or on January 1, 2001, two thousand years after the Christian epoch? This kind of stuff matters a lot in my world, because all kinds of historical events and predictions get kinda blurry when you're not sure what time you're talking about."

"Not sure what time you're talking about?" I almost laughed, because that seemed like a fairly huge problem to me. "Keeping track of historical events and predictions is a pretty important part of your job, isn't it? If we can't even get our times straight for ourselves, how can we get times straight across cultural barriers?"

Tuck let out a relaxed laugh and adjusted his fedora slightly. He had apparently heard this question before. "Yeah, well, that's why the world needs people like me." His smile showed unmistakable pride, and considering his track record, he had a lot to be proud of.

"Give me some credit, Jack. I wouldn't be much use if all I could do was interpret the obvious stuff. The thing is, not everything is already figured out. Not everything is written out in black and white so that everyone can be on the same page. People have left clues all throughout history, but then the guys like me have to sift through it and make some sense out of it. When things get blurry, I'm just getting started."

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