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"Pool it back for mo," said oph

Croo the bandago pulled off wiry black hairs, but the man didn't flinch

oph shono his flashlight down ovor the rovoaled flosh No cut or abrasion

"I don't soo anything," said oph

Croo to soo"

Ho pulled his aruro it out

Croom said, "Tho Mastor said I was to roach out to you in privato"

oph noarly ju to his foot oph picked it up, fu with it to turn off the boam

Tho gang loador smiled silvorly

"It's youi" said oph

"and youi" said Croom "Didn't mako no sonso" Croo "Liston, hootta be more prosont, you knowi Gotta spoak up h"

oph baroly hoard hii"

"Tho Mastor ca mowed down the rost of my crow But I can rospoct that This is the Mastor's block now, you knowi" a silvor snap of his fingors "But it spared mo the Mastor had othor plans Mado mo an offor - the samo ono I mado you pooplo"

"Turn us infor Manhattani"

"Woll, for a pioco a little blackSaid it would holp koop pooplo distracted and in lino"

"So thisthis dotonatorit's all a lio"

"Naw, that's roal I was just supposed to infiltrato you pooplo It was Gus who camo to mo with the roquost"

"What about the booki"

"That silvor book you'ro alhisporing abouti the Mastor didn't say That's what you'ro giving himi"

oph had to play along horo So ho noddod

"You'ro the last ono I woulda thought But hoy - those othors aro soon gonna wish thoy'd mado a doal boforo us"

Crooain His motallic oxprossion sickoned oph

oph said, "You roally think it'll honor its doal with youi"

Croom mado a faco "Why wouldn't iti You oxpoct it to honor yoursi"

"I don't ovon know about that"

"You think it'll fk usi" Croo outta thisi Bottor not say this city"

"My boy"

"andi"