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        "What''''syourswilletoyou.Don''''treachforwhatain''''t."hesaid,wipinghismouthwiththebackofhishand.

        "Girlslikeher—nobodygivesadamheyvanish,noonereallylooks.Maybetheyfileareport,makesomenoiseforshow,butthat''''sit.Youknowhoeoplegomissinginthistryeveryyear?Evenifthecopswaodosomething,theycouldn''''t."

        Heleanedbahischair,voiceturningrougher.

        "Firsttimeshecameherefornoodles,Inoticedherrightaway.Woresomeoutdatedolddress.Fiwobowlsinonego—hungrylikeshehadenindays.Someguypaidherbill,awalkedoffwithhim.I''''vetalkedtoher.She''''sanorphan,livingwithherfosterfathernow."

        "Youknow,aman,"Hesaidwithachuckle."Gothimselfagrown-upfhter,hehe."

        Hetiltedthebottle,watgtheliquorslosh.

        "We''''regivinggirlslikethatacethey''''reout,followtherightman,andaslongastheypytheircardsright,they''''lleatwell,livesoft.Thelues?Youcouldn''''tdreamofhavingtheirlife."

        Thesonfellsilent.Theoldermanpattedhimontheshoulder.

        "Gogetsomesleep.Weopenearlytomorrow."

        Hepaused,aglintofcalcutioninhiseyes.

        "Ifyou''''rereallyworriedaboutthatman,"headded,"I''''lltakehertothe''''shipment''''myselftomorrow.It''''sarush,Iknow—butnoseingthenightbreedtrouble."

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