The Mangler Page #3

and get their hand underneath,

the bar snaps up and turns

the damn thing off.

Well, that's how I remember it.

Yeah, it's got a safety bar,

but it happened anyhow.

Oh, god. Man,

what a way to go.

I hated that machine.

Oh, f*** me!

I can't do this!

Well, it is what it is, right?

Johnny, don't.

I mean, you can't...

What? A woman's dead, mark.

It folded her like a sheet.

They carried her out

in a basket.

Whose ass is on the line?

Nobody's ass is on the line.

Gartley owns judge bishop.

Judge bishop owns the sheriff.

I mean, it's all dirty.

It's all dirty.

Yeah, but why are you

fighting it, man?

I mean, wake up.

I've been in this

town long enough

to know that there's some

strange sh*t going on.

It's always been

narrow-minded and corrupt.

Hell, they used to burn witches

just 10 miles from here.

This puritanical ethic

is still hanging over...

Look, don't start

with the sprout-breath

political mystical

bullshit, mark.

I'm not in the mood

this evening. Thank you.

The woman's dead,

and that machine

is running right now,

alright, like nothing

happened... business as usual...

6 miles from here...

6 miles.

Oh, whatever.

What are you supposed to do

about it, huh?

Have a beer.

That's what I'll do.

You're going to take the sins

of the world on your shoulders?

I mean, you have to

live a little.

You can't just take

everything in.

Yeah, you're right.

Come on.

Just live a little.

You're going to get a

goddamn nervous breakdown.

I'm worried about you.

You want some yogurt?

I got some yogurt.

Is it whole-wheat?

Granola? I got granola.

Yeah, is it organic?

No.

Are you O.K.?

I wish I could go home.

Aah! Aah! Aah!

Move away!

Move away from there!

Do something!

Aah! Aah! Aah!

Shut that damn thing off!

Inside.

I'm sorry.

Chaos abounds, my dear.

You'd better get used to it.

Like I told you,

there's no free lunch,

no sirree, Bob, not in this lifetime.

Uh-uh.

Still, life must be better

here than on the streets, hmm?

Here, the predators are few.

The benefits are many, hmm?

Hmm? Mmm.

For I am a generous man.

I...Am a man

of my word.

Now, then...

Why don't you go in there

and freshen up for

your uncle Billy?

Go on now. Draw your bath.

Skedaddle.

O.K.

Shoo.

Shoo. Shoo fly.

Would you like to come in here

and keep me company?

Uh!

Lin sue, Lin sue,

you sweet

young woman.

I'll tell you,

the one thing worse than

the devil within...

Is the devil without.

Save my seat.

Hello.

Yeah.

What?

What? What is it?

There's been another

accident at the laundry.

A steam hose broke loose

on that machine,

burned three women.

One of them is at the hospital.

Hey, can I come with?

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