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after the procedure.

I may be dying,

but I'm not a fool.

Settle your affairs and fly

to New Orleans on Tuesday.

Your death needs to

be public, Mr. Hale.

Have lunch at Commander's. I

recommend the chicory coffee.

You've reached the

residence of Martin and Judy.

Please leave a message.

Sorry to bother you

at the ranch, Martin.

You mind meeting me for lunch

in New Orleans?

Yeah,

it's a three-point favorite,

and that just means a home field

advantage for New Orleans.

Well, you know, we've seen

this before, when these...

Are you going to stay?

George wants you to.

The Hale Group without Hale? No.

Thank you.

Judy's been spending most of her

time up the coast at the ranch.

I think it's time for me to cash

out and join her full-time.

I wish you could

drive out, come see the new place.

If the maids

would ever stop quitting,

we might finally be

ready for visitors.

Damian, are you okay?

What's the matter?

I...

What?

What?

Call 911!

Oh!

Damian!

Damian!

Do you have your EpiPen?

Do you have it with you?

He can't breathe!

ETA five minutes.

Huh?

Mr. Hale? Mr. Hale?

The good news is you're not

going into anaphylactic shock.

You just feel like you are.

The bad news is

your body needs to arrive DOA

at Tulane Hospital

in about 20 minutes.

Open your mouth, please.

Have all your fillings been removed?

DAMIAN I What?

Have all your metal fillings

been removed, sir? Yeah.

The machine

is a giant magnet.

Any metal will

disrupt the process.

So you're sure we're

not missing anything?

Good.

One, two...

What's that?

It's something to

stop your heart.

What?

I said it's something

to stop your heart.

It didn't work.

It didn't work.

What's your name?

It didn't...

It didn't work.

What's your name?

Damian.

Damian.

It will take a few days,

but it gets easier.

It has that

new body smell.

Damian.

Damian?

Yeah.

Are you all right?

Yes.

Death has some side effects.

Here. The paper of record.

We can arrange

a visit to the plot

in a few months if it

holds any significance.

But right now...

Get some rest

if you can.

Tomorrow's your

first day of school.

So, how are you feeling?

Terrific. I have the physical

dexterity of a toddler.

Two hundred and

fifty million well spent.

A sense

of humor. Good.

It's important actually.

Helps to fend off despair.

Is that why I'm only

allowed plastic knives?

Suicidal thoughts

are not uncommon.

Inhabiting a body the mind regards

as alien can be pretty overwhelming.

And what is that? Prozac?

No, not exactly. No.

The "glitches" that

you've described to me?

That's your mind adjusting

to its new neural structure.

And you can expect occasional, mild

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