37. It sure is hard to breathe in here. What is this? Is this the trunk? Did you throw me in the trunk, you bastard? You won't get away with this, you know. My agent will, that is, his agent will find out. You know what they do to people like you in there? You'll be walking funny, gentle reader. Come, have mercy. I was good to you, was I not? Need I remind you of the unpleasantness back there? And the fact that I supported you through it? I was your friend when you needed a friend. Why don't you give me to someone friendlier? Someone who gives a shit whether I live or die. Soon I'll stop breathing, you know, then I'll begin to decompose. The stench will be unbearable. Do you remember that heavy, bitter smell?

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