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           TheDonhimselfhadwantedtogotoCaliforniabuthadsufferedaslightheartattack,whichkepthiminhisbedforamonth.Hesentahugefloralwreathinstead.AlbertNeriwasalsosentWestastheofficialrepresentativeoftheFamily.

           TwodaysafterNino’sfuneral,MoeGreenewasshottodeathintheHollywoodhomeofhismovie-starmistress;AlbertNerididnotreappearinNewYorkuntilalmostamonthlater.HehadtakenhisvacationintheCaribbeanandreturnedtodutytannedalmostblack.MichaelCorleonewelcomedhimwithasmileandafewwordsofpraise,whichincludedtheinformationthatNeriwouldfromthenonreceiveanextra"living,"theFamilyincomefromanEastSide"book"consideredespeciallyrich.Neriwascontent,satisfiedthathelivedinaworldthatproperlyrewardedamanwhodidhisduty.