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‘
H
e
say
s
you’r
e
craz
y.
’

‘
Tel
l
hi
m
th
e
Sun Times
’
l
l
lov
e
a
stor
y
abou
t
a
surgeo
n
wh
o
owe
s
th
e
Outfi
t
bi
g
tim
e.
’

Sa
l
repeat
s
wha
t
I
sai
d
.

Sa
l
nod
s
a
t
m
e
.

‘
Fort
y-
fiv
e
minute
s,’
h
e
say
s
.

*

‘
I
usuall
y
hav
e
a
nurs
e
t
o
ai
d
m
e.
’

‘You’r
e
workin
g
alon
e.
’

H
e
nod
s
.

‘Yo
u
understan
d
wha
t
happen
s
i
f
anyon
e
contact
s
th
e
polic
e
abou
t
thi
s
procedur
e?
Yo
u
understan
d
wha
t
happen
s
i
f
yo
u
pu
t
m
e
unde
r
an
d
decid
e
no
t
t
o
g
o
throug
h
wit
h
thi
s?
’

H
e
nod
s
agai
n
.

‘Sa
l
wil
l
kil
l
you
r
wif
e
an
d
you
r
tw
o
teenage
d
daughter
s.
An
d
you
r
parent
s,
bot
h
o
f
who
m
ar
e
stil
l
livin
g.
Righ
t?
’

H
e
nod
s
onc
e
mor
e
an
d
I
finall
y
se
e
perspiratio
n
o
n
hi
s
bro
w.
D
r
Richmon
d
als
o
serve
s
a
s
anesthetis
t
thi
s
mornin
g.
H
e
inject
s
m
e
an
d
w
e
begi
n
.

*

I
hid
e
ou
t
a
t
Sal’
s
whe
n
Richmon
d
transport
s
m
e
ther
e
afte
r
th
e
operatio
n
i
s
complete
d.
I’l
l
nee
d
t
o
sta
y
a
t
Donofrio’
s
unti
l
Richmon
d
ca
n
tak
e
th
e
stitche
s
ou
t.
Sa
l
i
s
no
t
happ
y
t
o
accommodat
e
m
e,
bu
t
he’
s
sen
t
hi
s
wif
e
t
o
he
r
mother’
s
unti
l
I’
m
no
t
aroun
d
anymor
e
.

Whe
n
th
e
stitche
s
com
e
ou
t,
I’l
l
hav
e
t
o
colo
r
m
y
hai
r.
I’
m
goin
g
t
o
b
e
fitte
d
wit
h
contac
t
lense
s
tha
t
chang
e
thes
e
blu
e
eye
s
t
o
brow
n—
a
s
oppose
d
t
o
th
e
wa
y
i
t
i
s
i
n
th
e
son
g
lyric
s.
I’
m
goin
g
t
o
bu
y
eyeglasse
s
despit
e
m
y
twent
y-
twent
y
visio
n,
an
d
I’
m
goin
g
t
o
gro
w
a
mustach
e
an
d
bear
d.
Thi
s
wil
l
al
l
tak
e
week
s,
bu
t
Sa
l
know
s
I
kee
p
m
y
wor
d.
H
e
know
s
I’l
l
ra
t
hi
m
ou
t
t
o
Bi
g
Joh
n
an
d
tha
t
I’l
l
kil
l
hi
m
an
d
hi
s
ol
d
lad
y
a
s
wel
l.
H
e
know
s
ho
w
goo
d
I
a
m
a
t
m
y
wor
k.
H
e
hear
d
al
l
th
e
detail
s
abou
t
Elle
n
fro
m
thei
r
contact
s
a
t
th
e
polic
e
departmen
t.
H
e
understand
s
ho
w
thoroug
h
I
a
m.
An
d
ther
e
i
s
alway
s
th
e
elemen
t
o
f
gree
d,
whic
h
i
s
th
e
fina
l
weigh
t
i
n
convincin
g
hi
m
t
o
hel
p
m
e
ou
t.
I’
m
hi
s
moneymake
r.
I
t
would’v
e
bee
n
lik
e
a
pim
p
killin
g
hi
s
bes
t
whor
e
i
f
he’
d
don
e
m
e.
Thes
e
guy
s
ar
e
clos
e
t
o
deat
h
al
l
th
e
tim
e.
Wha
t
motivate
s
the
m
eve
n
mor
e
tha
n
surviva
l
i
s
profi
t.
The
y
ar
e
th
e
ultimat
e
capitalist
s
minu
s
th
e
restriction
s.
Businessme
n
.

Th
e
day
s
g
o
b
y
slowl
y.
Sa
l
bring
s
m
e
video
s.I
hav
e
a
tast
e
fo
r
a
woma
n,
bu
t
it’
s
to
o
dangerou
s
unti
l
I’v
e
mad
e
m
y
metamorphosi
s.I
kee
p
waitin
g
t
o
se
e
a
sig
n
o
n
thi
s
guinea’
s
fac
e
tha
t
he’
s
goin
g
t
o
tur
n
m
e
ove
r
t
o
Jacki
e
Morocc
o,
bu
t
th
e
day
s
pas
s
slowl
y
an
d
uneventfull
y
.