"But here's the thing," she continues, because he doesn't get hints of relief, not now, not even momentary ones.
"Don't be thinking for a second that this ends any other way. You try to welch, or weasel your way out, try to jump though a loophole or find another way, and the deal is off.
"Sam drops dead, and the only deal you'll get then is whatever discount you can cut on the kerosene you'll need to torch his meat."
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Date: 2010-03-07 04:08 am (UTC)"Don't be thinking for a second that this ends any other way. You try to welch, or weasel your way out, try to jump though a loophole or find another way, and the deal is off.
"Sam drops dead, and the only deal you'll get then is whatever discount you can cut on the kerosene you'll need to torch his meat."