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since I'm my cup of Joe or
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Jeppe or whoever. Sure, sometimes I felt
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like a heel, but the folks I fed on
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mostly wouldn't miss it. One of the
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advantages of mortals, given time,
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they'd fill right back up. I had a few
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around the city. This fella was a new
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Wheeler was a nice guy. Really, just a
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little single-minded.
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You got that money, Fabian?
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Always admired your persistence, George.
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A great asset to an officer. Tell you
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what, let's sit down, play a few hands,
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Not good enough, bud. You got to settle
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Sure. Sure. Wouldn't want this hanging
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between us. Place like this, a man
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should set a good example. Wheeler was a
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good cop, but the reason he got death
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duty, a memory like Swiss cheese, partly
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my fault. Some things are better
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forgotten. Heartbreak, trauma,
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inconvenient gambling debts. I was going
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to have to deal with it the oldfashioned
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way and wipe his mind. Just let me root
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around, George. I'll come up with
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What's with the guy in the drunk tank,
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Mr. Lemon? Usual story. Fried his
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noodles, snorting his inheritance or
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something. Keep hoping someone will pick
3:00
him up, but reckon the paperwork's been
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eaten by the chief's dog.
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Mr. Lemon, that's his name.
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No, we never got a name for him. We
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already have a stack of John Doe's. He
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likes citrus fruit. Go figure.
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How's the wife? The kid? Little Johnny
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must be in long pants by now.
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John moved to Chicago 3 years ago. We
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talked about it. I showed you a photo of
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Oh, sure. And uh but Doris Denise
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still on her spiritual awareness kick
3:37
and still living with her yoga
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instructor. As far as I know, this is
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not the way to make me forget a debt.
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You let me out, I'll go pick up my
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You telling me you own a wallet?
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It was no good. I'd have to scramble his
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gray matter. He wouldn't miss it.
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How about that forecast, huh?
4:03
Don't believe the hype. White Christmas,
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right? Me, I'm betting on a wet
4:09
Christmas. Ah, the festive backing up of
4:12
the drains on South Jackson. That heady
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UI aroma. Happy memories.
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City Hall should bottle it as perfume.
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Plug the budget gap. Smells of the city.
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Now you know I'm good for it.
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Huh? I know you're good for nothing.
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I had no choice. Really? At least my way
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was gentler than a labbotomy.
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You're not going to let up, are you?
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Better get to it then. Only one way to
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Things to do, people to see. My hopes
5:04
Hey, Wheeler. You uh have a problem with
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me leaving? I owe you or something.
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Huh? What? Oh. Uh, no. No, buddy. Sorry.
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God, I must have knotted off.
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Everything's good. I'll just unlock the
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door for you. Enjoy your night, George.
