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           Hehadclaimedhewasnothungryandsatinanarmchairclosetothedoorreadingalocalnewspaper.

           Aftertheyhadhadafewdrinksandfood,thewaitersweredismissed.MichaelspoketoJohnnyFontane."Hearyourvoiceisbackasgoodasever,yougotallyouroldfansback.Congratulations."

           "Thanks,"Johnnysaid.HewascuriousaboutexactlywhyMichaelwantedtoseehim.Whatfavorwouldhebeasked?

           Michaeladdressedthemallingeneral."TheCorleoneFamilyisthinkingofmovingoutheretoVegas.Sellingoutallourinterestsintheoliveoilbusinessandsettlinghere.TheDonandHagenandmyselfhavetalkeditoverandwethinkhereiswherethefutureisfortheFamily.Thatdoesn’tmeanrightnowornextyear.Itmaytaketwo,three,evenfouryearstogetthingssquaredaway.Butthat’sthegeneralplan.Somefriendsofoursownagoodpercentageofthishotelandcasinosothatwillbeourfoundation.MoeGreenewillsellushisinterestsoitcanbewhollyownedbyfriendsoftheFamily."

           Freddie’smoonfacewasanxious."Mike,yousureaboutMoeGreeneselling?Henevermentionedittomeandhelovesthebusiness.Ireallydon’tthinkhe’llsell."

           Michaelsaidquietly,"I’llmakehimanofferhecan’trefuse."

           Thewordsweresaidinanordinaryvoice,yettheeffectwaschilling,perhapsbecauseitwasafavoritephraseoftheDon’s.MichaelturnedtoJohnnyFontane."TheDoniscountingonyoutohelpusgetstarted.It’sbeenexplainedtousthatentertainmentwillbethebigfactorindrawinggamblers.