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           "Youbetterstartjoiningsomething,"hesaid.Heopenedtheback."Nowhere’swhatIcallrealthoughtful."Betweenfirstandsecondfingersheextractedanewtwenty-dollarbill."Iknewtheyweremovinginbutdidn’tknowwithtanks.That’saremembranceworthremembering."

           "Wasthatinthere?"

           "YouthinkIplantedit?"

           "Joey,Iwanttotalktoyou.TheguyofferedmefivepercentofanybusinessIthrewtheirway."

           "Well,bully-bully!Prosperityatlast.Anditwasn’tnoidlepromise.YoushouldsetuptheCokes.Thisisyourday."

           "Youdon’tmeanIshouldtakeit—"

           "Whynot,iftheydon’tadditonthecost?Wholoses?"

           "HesaidIshouldn’ttellMarulloorhe’dthinkIwasgettingmore."

           "Hewould.What’sthematterwithyou,Hawley?Younuts?Iguessit’sthatlight.Youlookgreen.DoIlookgreen?Youweren’tthinkingofturningitdown?"

           "Ihadtroubleenoughnotkickinghimintheass."

           "Oh!It’slikethat—youandthedinosaurs."

           "Hesaideverybodydoesit."

           "Noteverybodycangetit.You’rejustoneoftheluckyones."

           "It’snothonest."