12/03/2026 14:42

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Sometimes they're the only thing that keeps me alive. 'Of course. No more, no less.             'That doesn't matter, old buddy,' I said.

He became angry, angry with me, the way I'd seen him with Patsy. It was as if no other burden on earth existed.            Again, I nodded. But I saw at once he was telling the truth, and Goblin's eyes moved to his, but Goblin said nothing.