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“That bad? I mean people lost—“
“Worse than you think.”
“What do you mean?”
“Think about it! You lose your house. Your job. Your kids. There is nothing else to lose. And now this drug puts you right out there on the edge.”
“Suicide?”
“No! Aren’t you paying attention? Murder!”
“Murder? But I haven’t—“
“Of course you haven’t heard. They’re still recovering bodies from the flood.”
“But surely they can tell the difference?”
“Hm.”
“Can’t they?”
“Uh, yeah, yeah I guess they can. Listen, let’s go, I’m getting light-headed. Ever since the storm.”
“Sure. Let’s pick up some fast food and take it back to the ar-moury.”
“Ok, but I need to go back to the house this afternoon.”
“I’ll go with you.”