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He put Baum and Milner in the hospital, Dew snapped. Maybe youd like to try and control a six-foot-five murderer who can probably bench-press this whole rig?
Amos shook his head. No way. That alkie scares the fu-schnickens out of me. Make sure that psycho is gone from the house before I go in, or Im not even getting out of this vehicle.
Tiny white man makes a good point, Clarence said. Dew, can your guys get the eunuch out of here?
Dew nodded, tiredly. Margaret sat forward.
No, she said. I want to talk to him first.
Forget it, Margo, Clarence said. What the h.e.l.l is wrong with you?
First of all, the mans name is Perry, not the eunuch, not Mister It Puts the Lotion in the Basket and not that psycho. Second, nothing is wrong with me.
Something is wrong with you, Dew said. Didnt you hear me say he just killed three people?
Yes, and I also heard you say he didnt kill the baby because the baby isnt infected. He didnt kill the boy who found Baum and Milner, and, I might add, he didnt kill them, either. Im not infected, so Ill be fine.
No way, Clarence said. Hes probably drunk again. Dew, is he drunk?
If not, hes on his way.
See? Clarence said. Thats it, Margo, youre not going in there.
Hes right, Dew said. Forget it.
Quorum carries, Amos said. Moving on to new business, the chair recognizes Senator Gonzales from Topeka.
All of you just shut up, Margaret said. We cant have Perry killing the hosts. Someone has to get that through to him.
Dont worry about that, Dew said. You can bet the next time he gets a sniff, hell be in handcuffs and leg irons before we track it down.
Amos laughed. Handcuffs? Hell probably just eat them.
Handcuffs? Margaret said. Leg irons? After the tortures that man has faced, you think you can get through to him by putting him in chains?
He just killed three people, Clarence said. Someone please tell me Im not hearing this bleeding-heart-liberal bulls.h.i.+t.
Margaret, Dew said, you need to pull your head out of your a.s.s.
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