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"There was no choice, I agree I hear your little bird was plucked and flew to a better nest It is sad I love a happy ending but there are other birds"

"There are"

"Yes, there are ei said, then waved at the boxes of guns "But money is sweeter"

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"What the fuck is this?" Sergei glanced at the men

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"We're here with a truck, ready to go," Alexei said, holding his hand up to calei

Sergei looked wary, but then he relented "Be uns "I'll let you knohento pick up"

"You heard the man," I said to Alexei and his man "Take them"

That was the signal Both round in a hail of autoei, as cool as a cucu in his jaw He turned toaway his hand before he could draw his weapon Then I punched hiround I knelt over him and took the weapon from his holster

"This," I said holding the gun to his chin "This is for Celia"