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I
ca
n
se
e
Paris
i
o
r
on
e
o
f
hi
s
partner
s
touchin
g
th
e
fram
e
o
f
Marina’
s
pictur
e
a
t
m
y
parents
’
hom
e.
I’
d
lik
e
t
o
slic
e
thos
e
digit
s
awa
y.
He’
s
doin
g
reco
n
o
n
m
e,
gatherin
g
researc
h.
He’l
l
b
e
lookin
g
int
o
m
y
famil
y,
bu
t
he’l
l
receiv
e
n
o
grea
t
ai
d
fro
m
m
y
mothe
r
an
d
fathe
r.
The
y
won’
t
le
t
hi
m
hav
e
anythin
g
tha
t
woul
d
hel
p
hi
m
t
o
trac
k
m
e
.

I
hav
e
busines
s
t
o
atten
d
t
o.
Apparentl
y
Sal’
s
tw
o
shot
s
t
o
th
e
bac
k
en
d
o
f
Bill
y
Cicci
o
didn’
t
tak
e.I
hea
r
Bill
y
Cheec
h
i
s
stil
l
aliv
e,
bu
t
I
hea
r
he’
s
o
n
th
e
mov
e
constantl
y,
burrowin
g
int
o
variou
s
saf
e
house
s.
Bu
t
I’l
l
catc
h
u
p
t
o
hi
m.
I
t
i
s
inevitabl
e.
Sa
l
i
s
secur
e
fo
r
th
e
momen
t,
althoug
h
I
sens
e
he’
s
becomin
g
nervou
s
abou
t
hi
s
futur
e.
He’
s
probabl
y
figure
d
I’
m
o
n
th
e
wa
y
t
o
flyin
g
sol
o
i
n
thi
s
busines
s
.
I
kno
w
mor
e
abou
t
ou
r
compute
r
link
s
tha
n
h
e
doe
s
an
d
I’l
l
b
e
abl
e
t
o
secur
e
m
y
ow
n
transportatio
n
fo
r
th
e
good
s
I
marke
t.
Th
e
je
t
t
o
Europ
e
an
d
southeas
t
Asi
a
i
s
reall
y
al
l
I
rel
y
o
n
Sa
l
fo
r,
a
t
thi
s
junctur
e.
H
e
wil
l
becom
e
expendabl
e
soo
n
.

An
d
I
hav
e
t
o
dispens
e
wit
h
Joh
n
Fortun
a
befor
e
ver
y
lon
g.
H
e
doe
s
no
t
allo
w
peopl
e
t
o
d
o
busines
s
i
n
hi
s
nam
e
unles
s
h
e
receive
s
tribut
e.
Whic
h
we’v
e
neve
r
sen
t
hi
s
wa
y.
Sinc
e
th
e
demis
e
o
f
hi
s
dea
r
siste
r,
Mar
y
Margare
t
ak
a
Elle
n,
it’
s
hi
m
o
r
m
e.
Whic
h
suit
s
m
e
fin
e.
I’l
l
hav
e
n
o
nee
d
fo
r
th
e
Chicag
o
versio
n
o
f
th
e
Mafi
a
jus
t
a
s
soo
n
a
s
I
se
t
u
p
m
y
ow
n
networ
k.
Wit
h
a
ne
w
fac
e
an
d
a
n
almos
t
ne
w
bod
y,
everythin
g
i
s
abou
t
t
o
fal
l
i
n
plac
e.
Th
e
fina
l
stag
e
i
s
t
o
recrui
t
ne
w
fiel
d
operative
s.
Me
n
wh
o
ca
n
d
o
th
e
removal
s
fo
r
m
e.
Whe
n
I
branc
h
ou
t,
i
t
wil
l
confoun
d
Paris
i
an
d
hi
s
friend
s
an
d
condem
n
the
m
t
o
shee
r
miser
y,I
a
m
confiden
t.
I’
d
lik
e
t
o
b
e
a
fl
y
o
n
th
e
wal
l
o
f
thei
r
office
s
whe
n
i
t
al
l
occur
s
.

I
shoul
d
no
t
brin
g
Marin
a
t
o
th
e
forefron
t
becaus
e
whe
n
I
d
o,I
suffe
r.I
d
o
no
t
hav
e
a
grea
t
threshhol
d
fo
r
sufferin
g.
I’
m
no
t
a
bi
g
fa
n
o
f
enduranc
e.
That’
s
wh
y
I
us
e
th
e
ethe
r
a
s
ofte
n
a
s
I
d
o.
Ther
e
ar
e
onl
y
som
e
occasion
s
whe
n
I
enjo
y
watchin
g
miser
y.
Bu
t
ther
e
ar
e
n
o
instance
s
whe
n
I
prefe
r
t
o
stic
k
pin
s
i
n
m
y
ow
n
fles
h.
Marin
a
test
s
m
e
t
o
m
y
limit
s.I
wad
e
i
n
m
y
ow
n
figurativ
e
bloo
d
whe
n
I
cal
l
he
r
t
o
m
y
consciousnes
s.I
don’
t
kno
w
wh
y
I
eve
n
kee
p
he
r
pictur
e,
excep
t
tha
t
I
someho
w
coul
d
no
t
surviv
e
withou
t
he
r
portrai
t
somewher
e
nea
r
m
y
perso
n
.