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and change might go back in the pocket.

And I don't think you or the people

around you wanna take that chance.

- How'd you find out?

- This babe who works for your publisher.

I live in New York. She gave me the whole

story. It's like Machine says in your book.

"At nine o'clock, she came.

At ten o'clock, she came across. "

I've written about slime before, Clawson,

but none of it as low to the ground as you.

- Maybe you'll put me in a book someday.

- Oh, I will.

And I'll make you suffer.

Before you die.

Uh, look,

I got a bus to catch back to New York.

You think about it.

- "To Fred"?

- Huh?

Oh, yeah.

Look, you talk to your people, see what

it's worth to keep this outta the papers.

I'll call you in a few days, and

we can negotiate the, uh, payment plan.

Oh, and thanks for the autograph.

(wife) Don't go crazy over this.

We'll figure out a way to handle it.

Oh, it's just such an invasion.

Who needs this sh*t?

- (metallic thud)

- (babies cry)

Oh...

OK, come on. You're gonna help me.

They're both up.

Who's the best boy? Who's the best boy?

Who's all wet? Whoo-oo.

OK. OK.

There you go.

OK, just a minute, swirly-whirly.

I know how you could blow this guy off,

really knock him for a loop.

- I'd like to knock him for a loop.

- (baby gurgles)

Little stinker.

That dirty little stinker. That little rat.

I oughta go get him.

That's what Alexis Machine would do.

He'd cut off his pecker

and shove it in his little rat mouth...

...so when they found him,

they'd know he was a squealer.

- How can I knock him for a loop?

- Go to the press yourself.

Tell them "I'm George Stark. "

OK, come on.

Eat hearty. If I do this crazy thing

your mother's talkin' about...

...we'll end up livin' on cat food.

I think Thad Beaumont can sell enough

books to keep his family off the streets.

What do you guys think, huh? Is it

time to say "Bye-bye, Uncle George?"

Yeah. Hm.

Well, I guess it's unanimous.

Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

Oh, no.

- Sh*t!

- That's all right.

- I think I cooked it a little too long.

- No, it'II... it'll be good.

(she laughs)

So that's the story, Rick. It seems like

going public is the right thing to do.

I just need to know you're all right with it.

Stark earns a lot more for you than I do.

Well, hey, if you don't want me to do

this, I'll give it some more thought.

Yeah.

Yeah... No, absolutely.

Oh, yeah, sure we have.

- Miriam? What, is she there?

- (whispers) Are you kidding?

You guys patching things up?

No such thing. We're committed

to making our divorce work.

But she still is my business partner.

She's picking up the extension.

Thad, your new book is gonna

win awards and sell 200,000 hardback.

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