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           HecheckedafewapartmentbuildingsandtoldhimtoparknearArthurAvenueandwait.HealsoleftRoccoLamponeinthecar.HewentintotheVeraMarioRestaurantandhadalightdinnerofvealandsalad,noddinghishellostosomeacquaintances.Afteranhourhadgonebyhewalkedtheseveralblockstowherethecarwasparkedandenteredit.GattoandLamponewerestillwaiting."Shit,"Clemenzasaid,"theywantusbackinLongBeach.Theygotsomeotherjobforusnow.Sonnysayswecanletthisonegountillater.Rocco,youliveinthecity,canwedropyouoff?"

           Roccosaidquietly,"Ihavemycaroutatyourplaceandmyoldladyneedsitfirstthinginthemorning."

           "That’sright,"Clemenzasaid."Thenyouhavetocomebackwithus,afterall."

           AgainontheridebacktoLongBeachnothingwassaid.Onthestretchofroadthatledintothecity,Clemenzasaidsuddenly,"Paulie,pullover,Igottatakealeak."Fromworkingtogethersolong,Gattoknewthefatcaporegimehadaweakbladder.Hehadoftenmadesucharequest.Gattopulledthecaroffthehighwayontothesoftearththatledtotheswamp.Clemenzaclimbedoutofthecarandtookafewstepsintothebushes.Heactuallyrelievedhimself.Thenasheopenedthedoortogetbackintothecarhetookaquicklookupanddownthehighway.Therewerenolights,theroadwascompletelydark."Goahead,"Clemenzasaid.Asecondlatertheinteriorofthecarreverberatedwiththereportofagun