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           "Igettheidea,"saidShadow.

           "Shealsohasasymptomaticgonorrhea,"saidWednesday."Shesuspectsshemightbeinfectedbutdoesnothingaboutit.Whenherlastboyfriendaccusedherofhavinggivenhimadiseaseshewashurt,offended,andrefusedtoseehimagain."

           "Thisisn’tnecessary,"saidShadow."IsaidIgettheidea.Youcoulddothistoanyone,couldn’tyou?Tellmebadthingsaboutthem."

           "Ofcourse,"agreedWednesday."Theyalldothesamethings.Theymaythinktheirsinsareoriginal,butforthemostparttheyarepettyandrepetitive."

           "Andthatmakesitokayforyoutostealtenbucksfromher?"

           Wednesdaypaidthetaxiandthetwomenwalkedintotheairport,wandereduptotheirgate.Boardinghadnotyetbegun.Wednesdaysaid,"WhatthehellelsecanIdo?Theydon’tsacrificeramsorbullstome.Theydon’tsendmethesoulsofkillersandslaves,gallows-hungandraven-picked.Theymademe.Theyforgotme.NowItakealittlebackfromthem.Isn’tthatfair?"

           "Mymomusedtosay,‘Lifeisn’tfair,’"saidShadow.

           "Ofcourseshedid,"saidWednesday."It’soneofthosethingsthatmomssay,rightuptherewith‘Ifallyourfriendsjumpedoffacliffwouldyoudoittoo?’"

           "Youstiffedthatgirlfortenbucks,Islippedhertenbucks,"saidShadow,doggedly."Itwastherightthingtodo,andIdidit.