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"Acme?" Schroeder said with a smile

"They're a big outfit down in Virginia"

"You kneho I was, you must have knohy they wanted me"

The man shook his head

"What were you going to do with me?"

"We were going to deliver you to people at the botto"

"You've been watchingTell ive youthe Uzi into the woods

A suspicious expression came to the man's face, but he decided to take his chances "There was soirl's picture we found in your house They think you knohere she is"

"Why do they want her?"

"I don't know"

Schroeder nodded "OneWho killed Schatsky?"

"Who?" The man looked at Schroeder as if he were insane

"My little dachshund The noisy wiener dog"

"My partner killed him"

"But you didn't stop him"