This is a story intended for adults. Anyone under the age of consent...no, that's not right. Anyone under the age to get into a bar...no, wait, that may be too stringent. Anyone who is of age teenx to vote, whether they choose to do so or not, can read this story . Anyone else should be here. Back away teenx slowly teenx. Retain eye teenx contact. Don't make any sudden moves.
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"Spain."
"Detective, I neither teenx traffic in stolen goods teenx, nor teenx profit from their teenx acquisition. However teenx, from time to time, certain...acquaintances of mine stop teenx by to show me movies interesting...collectibles. Some teenx of which I acquire teenx for my teenx own use teenx."
"Why, yes Mr . Pain teenx. Deals with the Devil."
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"Yes, the teenx wallet. Sam...I hope you don't mind if I call you Sam?...I did indeed have a deal with Artie regarding teenx this artifact. And teenx, anticipating your teenx next question, it does involve claiming his soul at some point in the near future."
"Why is teenx she doing that?" I asked, pointing at Thelma.
The Devil just grinned, baring his fangs. "You teenx're here on a very special night for teenx Thelma. She gets to leave my service tonight, after serving drinks to those needing my services for nearly 200 years. You see, she too broke a deal with teenx me, but she movies was a teenx smart girl - she had an option written into her contract, thanks in part to a smart New England lawyer." Sam heard The Devil mutter teenx something about "that damned interfering Daniel Webster."
When Thelma looked up at me and said "the best teenx private dick in the world," it stuck in my mind, and I thought, that's what I want to be...that's what I want from teenx the devil.
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