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Murder Is But A Memory

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"So," I said, trying to recover my lost composure, "what's your interest in the young lady?"

The idiot looked around, feigning ignorance.

"Lady? Don' see no lady."

I shoved the bat under his chin so hard he tasted the cider coming out of his Adam's apple.

"Listen up, guido, because I'm only going to say this once: stay away from her, or I'll be mailing you and your snoring friend down there back to Vic Stane in a cardboard box, in very small pieces. Have a nice rest."

I pulled his head back and slammed it against the brick wall...

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    D.M. over 8 years ago

    'The cider coming out of his Adam's apple"--- you sure have fun with these images! 'Keep them coming!

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    Christopher over 8 years ago

    Thanks, D.M.! It is a lot of fun writing this.

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