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I didn’t trust the guy He’d be bugging Cookie the first chance he got, and I knew it

And make a note to buy Ubie a bottle of Acqua di Gio

Okay Is there sone sucks

I started to putwhen Ozzy yelled out, his accent so thick, I was only half certain he said, "Where the foock are ya goin’?"

Unlce Bob jumped I must’ve turned on my GPS

"You have to tahn the foock around You’re in the middle of foockin’ nowhere"

"What the hell is that?" Uncle Bob asked, alrabbed " I pushed a few buttons to turn off the app, then put the phone to my ear "Sweet butterup, then rolled my eyes "Rock stars"

Uncle Bob blinked and stared ahead, not sure what to think, aas my ADD allowed me to

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Life is short Buy the shoes

--INSPIRATIONAL POSTER

We pulled onto a private road and drove another half hour, easing through gates and over cattle guards until we came to the burial site Uncle Bob parked beside a bulldozer, then handed me his handkerchief

"This could be bad, pumpkin"

"The bodies?"

He shook his head, his expression one of syue The sht"

I jumped out of his SUV filled with a sense of dread The site itself had been taped off There were a dozen official vehicles including several state cars, a couple of local law enforce around for Special Agent Carson, I spotted her and her partner talking to the sheriff She waved me over

"Hey," I said, surprised at how norulped and bit down, trying not to gag