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Authors: Thomas Laird

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almos
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turn
s
t
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sadnes
s,
bu
t
h
e
quickl
y
recover
s
hi
s
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l
smil
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t
i
s
a
smil
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tha
t
intimidate
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i
t
doe
s
no
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sugges
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tim
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carvin
g
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wit
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blad
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o
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ge
t
ou
t
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her
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quickl
y.
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las
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mes
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e
you
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s.

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ca
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m
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p
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e
hill
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o
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mountain
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o
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kin
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f
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wh
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d
prefe
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s
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wh
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move
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s
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perpetuall
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gring
o.
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r
se
e
m
e
agai
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wil
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dea
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wit
h
othe
r
me
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fro
m
no
w
o
n.
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u
ar
e
to
o
ho
t
t
o
mak
e
direc
t
contac
t
wit
h
m
e
anymor
e.
G
o
wit
h
Go
d,
Marc
o.
H
e
i
s
th
e
onl
y
on
e
wh
o
wil
l
hav
e
yo
u
no
w.
Adio
s.

H
e
reache
s
unde
r
th
e
lon
g
mahogan
y
tabl
e
an
d
presse
s
a
butto
n.
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y
Juanit
o
i
s
bac
k
wit
h
u
s.
H
e
i
s
carryin
g
th
e
gauz
e
an
d
th
e
ey
e
cove
r.
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e
he’
s
don
e
hi
s
jo
b,
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m
escorte
d
ou
t
o
f
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e
citade
l
o
f
Guerrero’
s
castl
e
o
r
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s
o
r
hideou
t
o
r
whateve
r
i
t
i
s
tha
t
h
e
lurk
s
insid
e
.

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f
they’r
e
goin
g
t
o
cu
t
m
y
throa
t,
thi
s
woul
d
b
e
th
e
momen
t.
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s
Juanit
o
lead
s
m
e
ou
t
o
f
th
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doo
r,
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m
anticipatin
g
th
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slic
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o
f
a
blad
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acros
s
m
y
jugula
r.
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e
don
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t
o
other
s
s
o
man
y
time
s,
i
t
woul
d
b
e
a
fittin
g
wa
y
fo
r
m
y
en
d
t
o
com
e.
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d
i
f
m
y
en
d
i
s
t
o
com
e,a
knif
e
woul
d
b
e
m
y
ow
n
persona
l
choic
e.
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e
sweetnes
s
o
f
tha
t
bleedin
g,
th
e
slo
w
drainin
g
awa
y
o
f
al
l
hope
s
an
d
ambition
s.
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e
slee
p
tha
t
woul
d
pu
t
it
s
dar
k
han
d
ove
r
m
y
eye
s
an
d
finall
y
pu
t
m
e
t
o
permanen
t
res
t.
Tha
t
ther
e
i
s
n
o
hel
l
an
d
n
o
heave
n
i
s
m
y
onl
y
certaint
y.
Ther
e
wil
l
b
e
a
n
en
d
t
o
thi
s,
onl
y
a
n
en
d.
Ho
w
i
t
wil
l
com
e,
I’
m
no
t
sur
e.
Whethe
r
i
t
wil
l
b
e
Juanit
o
o
r
Guerrer
o
o
r
Ellen’
s
vil
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brothe
r
o
r
som
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Chicag
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policema
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make
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littl
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differenc
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t
o
m
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.

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slee
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n.
The
y
ar
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m
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version
s
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f
paradis
e.
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o
com
e
o
n,
Juanit
o.
I
f
yo
u
hav
e
th
e
knif
e
i
n
you
r
han
d,
us
e
i
t.
D
o
i
t
quickl
y.
D
o
i
t
deftl
y
.

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