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Joe catches a taxi and asks the driver to take him to the Matador. On the way, he sees a girl with blond hair and pigtails and asks the driver to stop. The driver does not want to because he thinks Joe is after sex and says she is likely to call the police. Eventually he relents and Joe gets out to ask her to come to the restaurant with him. She accepts his offer and they both get into the cab. She tells Joe she is not one of Jory's deformations and has nothing to do with him. Reaching into her purse she hands Joe a certificate that guarantees him a lifetime supply of Ubik. Her real name, she says, is Ella Runciter and she has spent most of her time in half-life fighting Jory and the Ubik is a product of the battle...