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           ThathadgivenWoltzenoughtimetorelaxbeforedinneranddothejobonthelittlekid.AndJohnnywantedtoliveinthisworld?Goodlucktohim,andgoodlucktoWoltz.

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           PaulieGattohatedquickiejobs,especiallywhentheyinvolvedviolence.Helikedtoplanthingsahead.Andsomethingliketonight,eventhoughitwaspunkstuff,couldturnintoseriousbusinessifsomebodymadeamistake.Now,sippinghisbeer,heglancedaround,checkinghowthetwoyoungpunksweremakingoutwiththetwolittletrampsatthebar.

           PaulieGattokneweverythingtherewastoknowaboutthosetwopunks.TheirnameswereJerryWagnerandKevinMoonan.Theywerebothabouttwentyyearsold,goodlooking,brown-haired,tall,well-built.Bothwereduetogobacktocollegeoutoftownintwoweeks,bothhadfatherswithpoliticalinfluenceandthis,withtheircollegestudentclassification,hadsofarkeptthemoutofthedraft.TheywerebothalsoundersuspendedsentencesforassaultingthedaughterofAmerigoBonasera.Thelousybastards,PaulieGattothought.Draftdodging,violatingtheirprobationbydrinkinginabaraftermidnight,chasingfloozies.Youngpunks.PaulieGattohadbeendeferredfromthedrafthimselfbecausehisdoctorhadfurnishedthedraftboardwithdocumentsshowingthatthispatient,male,white,agedtwenty-six,unmarried,hadreceivedelectricalshocktreatmentsforamentalcondition.Allfalse,ofcourse,butPaulieGattofeltthathehadearnedhisdraftexemption.