31.   I admit there are thieves, folks just waiting to grab and run.

32.   Later discoveries proved that, in fact, the egg thief was actually the egg layer.

33.   Most have opted for tightening their security, though they are all too aware that art thieves are sophisticated and work so quickly that they can ignore alarm bells.

34.   No longer are TV thieves interested in stealing a signal.

35.   Now the more persistent thieves are more interested in monster books, language audio tapes, Tarot cards and coins that come in game books.

36.   Officials suspect the thieves may be former employees of the district or an electric company.

37.   Some thieves were more brazen.

38.   Some thieves are so skillful they can shoot an animal, cut it up with a chain saw and haul it away in minutes, he says.

39.   The authorities think the thieves were able to obtain the cards by stealing them through the mail, in some cases.

40.   THE BRIGAND BOSS When the thief is your own supervisor, extra delicacy is required.