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And when you get to Cody,

Wyoming, just ask for Wild Bob.

We'll have one hell

of a reunion.

God bless you, boys!

Bless ya, boys!

A fag frolic in Wyoming. I'll be

there, Pilgrim, waitin' for you.

Come on.

This ain't so bad. I been in

a lot worse spots than this.

Troy. Winter of'37.

Cold?

I'll tell you!

Or take the time Watkins and me decked

the yard bull at White River junction.

Had us in the pen

for three weeks in our Skivvies.

Would have had pneumonia

if we hadn't jumped the place.

They took us up to Burlington

to check us out.

Last I heard, Joe

was somewheres on the Alagash.

You try that sometime, pal.

You try that sometime

in February in 1934,

then see

if this is so bad.

There are plenty

of worse places.

Plenty of worse places.

He was at the top ofhis class

in optometry when this happened.

I don't doubt it,

Mrs. Pilgrim.

The doctor says

it's nervous exhaustion.

Oh, I'm sure

that's all it is.

I think it's the war.

That certainly could

have a lot to do with it.

But he had

some awful experiences.

He was in Dresden

when it was bombed.

His closest friend

was killed there.

Oh, dreadful.

Dreadful.

And his father passed on

while Billy was in training.

But I knew God would send

Billy home safe to me.

I prayed every night,

Mr. Rosewater.

Even though we don't

belong to a church.

We're all

in God's hands, dear.

Billy!

Billy, Mama's here.

You can come out now.

He's engaged

to a very rich girl.

Her name's Valencia. Valencia

Merble. Her father's Lionel Merble.

He owns the Ilium School of

Optometry where Billy was going.

He's building a brand-new home for

them on the lake for a wedding present.

It's a surprise.

Billy. Billy,

sweetheart.

The war is over.

You can come out now.

Pilgrim!

You killed me, Pilgrim.

You son of a b*tch.

You call my mom and dad

in Pittsburgh, see.

You tell them I died

and that you killed me!

Weary.

This is Paul Lazzaro, Weary.

I'll get revenge for you.

Lazzaro.

Yeah.

Did I ever tell you what

happened to the dog? It's hot.

Son of a b*tch dog bit me.

So I got some steak,

and I got this spring out of a clock, and

I cut that spring up into little pieces.

I stuck it into the steak. Way inside. I

went to where they had that dog tied up.

I said, "Hey, boy. I'm not mad.

Come on. Let's be friends. "

And I threw him the steak, and I

waited around for around 10 minutes.

And he started cryin', and the

blood spilled out of his mouth.

He tried to chew out

his own insides, and I said,

"Hey, boy.

That's me inside there

with those knives. "

Anybody ask you

the sweetest thing in the world,

it's revenge.

Weary's dead, Pilgrim.

The patient has been

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