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s
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bu
t
h
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quickl
y
recover
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smil
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a
smil
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intimidate
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doe
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no
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sugges
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w
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n.
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ar
e
to
o
ho
t
t
o
mak
e
direc
t
contac
t
wit
h
m
e
anymor
e.
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o
wit
h
Go
d,
Marc
o.
H
e
i
s
th
e
onl
y
on
e
wh
o
wil
l
hav
e
yo
u
no
w.
Adio
s.

H
e
reache
s
unde
r
th
e
lon
g
mahogan
y
tabl
e
an
d
presse
s
a
butto
n.
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y
Juanit
o
i
s
bac
k
wit
h
u
s.
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e
i
s
carryin
g
th
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gauz
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an
d
th
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cove
r.
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jo
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m
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t
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citade
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Guerrero’
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o
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hideou
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r
whateve
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s
tha
t
h
e
lurk
s
insid
e
.

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f
they’r
e
goin
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t
o
cu
t
m
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thi
s
woul
d
b
e
th
e
momen
t.
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s
Juanit
o
lead
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m
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t
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acros
s
m
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jugula
r.
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e
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s
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o
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y
time
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i
t
woul
d
b
e
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fittin
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wa
y
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r
m
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en
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t
o
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d
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s
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knif
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b
e
m
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persona
l
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sweetnes
s
o
f
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bleedin
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th
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hope
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slee
p
tha
t
woul
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pu
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it
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dar
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d
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r
m
y
eye
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finall
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pu
t
m
e
t
o
permanen
t
res
t.
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t
ther
e
i
s
n
o
hel
l
an
d
n
o
heave
n
i
s
m
y
onl
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certaint
y.
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e
wil
l
b
e
a
n
en
d
t
o
thi
s,
onl
y
a
n
en
d.
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w
i
t
wil
l
com
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I’
m
no
t
sur
e.
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r
i
t
wil
l
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e
Juanit
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r
Guerrer
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r
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o
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som
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Chicag
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policema
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make
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littl
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differenc
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m
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.

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paradis
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com
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o
n,
Juanit
o.
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f
yo
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hav
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th
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knif
e
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you
r
han
d,
us
e
i
t.
D
o
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t
quickl
y.
D
o
i
t
deftl
y
.

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