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He arrived fifteen minutes later, disc in hand

“You all right?” he asked “Damn, that’s a nasty bruise on your cheek”

“I’ll live” I felt lucky to have nothing worse than a bruised cheek and a puffy lip “Thank God you came by”

He sat onmy bell”

I explained what I’d learned from the police about Diesel

“Hmm,” Little D said “I recall the name, but it’s not one I’ve heard on the streets”

“Probably hangs out on different streets than you”

Little D chuckled “Could be So this Diesel all worried about some photos and shit in a box”

“That’s what he was askingto barbecue my hand”

“Well, wait until you see this disc” He sounded disgusted He gestured toward the tower of electronics next to ot a DVD player in there somewhere?”

“Sure,” I said I grabbed the remote and turned on the TV and DVD player I popped the dis

c in Before closing the drawer, I said, “My guess is it’s the prototype for soame Is that what it looked like to you?”

“Just play the thing I should warn you, what’s on there ain’t pretty If it’s for a video game, it’s some sick shit”

I hit the button The disc slid in and began to play In a bedrooht-skinned black irl looked to be Tina’s age Maybe younger The man moaned as she worked on him

“That there’s the janitor, by the way,” Little D said