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Chapter 37

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           "IfIweresomeonelikeCarnage,"Isaidthoughtfully,"I’dgetmyselfupdatedwheneversomethingmajorwentdown.Nomatterwhatitcost.Iwouldn’twanttowakeupnotknowingwhatthefuckI’dbeendoingtheweekbeforeIgottorched."

           "Thatdependsonwhatyouweredoing,"Bautistapointedout."Ifitwassomeseriouslyillegalshit,youmightprefertowakeupnotknowingaboutit.Thatway,youpolygraphyourwayrightoutofpoliceinterrogationwithasmile."

           "Betterthanthat.Youwouldn’teven…"

           Itrailedoff,thinkingaboutit.Bautistamadeanimpatientgesture.

           "Whatever.IfCarnagewakesupnotknowing,hemightmakesomeprivateenquiriesbutheain’tgoingtobeintoomuchofahurrytoletthepolicedepartmentinonit.Andifhewakesupknowing,"hespreadhishands,"he’llmakelessnoisethanaCatholicorgasm.Ithinkwe’reintheclearhere."

           "Gettheambulances,then.AndmaybecallMurawainto…"ButOrtega’svoicewasfadingout,asthelastpartofthepuzzlesanksnuglyintoitsrestingplace.Theconversationbetweenthetwocopsgrewasremoteasstarstaticoverasuitcomlink.Igazedatatinydentonthemetalwallbesideme,hammeringattheideawitheverylogictestIcouldmuster.

           Bautistagavemeacuriousglance,andlefttocalltheambulances.Ashedisappeared,Ortegatouchedmelightlyonthearm.

           "Hey,Kovacs.

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