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"Yep, I sure do know"

"In case you were having doubts It seeh couple of weeks for you, so I&039;ll set you straight on that, at least: He will always love you"

"Yes, I know"

(Later, Jessica would askabout?" and I would tell her, "God She was talking about God" This weirded out the vaht it was very fine As for me, I&039;d always known the truth Yeah, it had been a bad couple of weeks, but I&039;d never doubted that)

She sniffed "It&039;s too bad My daughter has the same problem You could have been formidable She still will be"

"I wouldn&039;t bet the farm on that one"

"I love to bet" She studiedEr, hadn&039;t they been brown a ht have been someone to contend with You still could be, if you jettison a few silly ideas"

"Oh, I don&039;t mind," I assured the devil "That was never, you know, a career goal or anything"

"Humph" The devil narrowed her hazel eyes "Your stepmother was the perfect vessel for me"

"Oh, I&039;m sure," I said truthfully

"And your father is a fool"

Okay, noas starting to get a little annoyed What&039;d I ever do to the devil? Besides not be completely and foully evil all the time? And not sell my soul for her shoes? Which I hadn&039;t entirely ruled out yet "Are we going to talk about anything I haven&039;t figured out forthis would be an interesting conversation I mean, you do have a reputation"

The devil sto you here"

"I have been hereculture and how the mall culture is secretly the root of all evil! I&039;d never pick up on that I&039;ve seen freight trains that werean observation"

"Yeah, well,a lue," I told Satan, "and everything that bounces off reen eyes and looked like shemoment, she said, "Look afterplans for her"

"Okay That&039;s not hu and pointed her toe up, giving me a look at the sole of her shoe Totally unmarked Oh, God They were in perfect shape

"Last chance," the devil said

"Get thee behind me, Lena Olin"

She disappeared in a puff of ss No, really She did And I went back to Real Simple It was either that or have hysterics in the food court, and I did have some pride left