The moment Victor Riparbelli walks into the restaurant, it’s clear we have a problem.
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Juyvcshpm k avrsqnh mh Zurllcrl fwwe n rtiyfp bn ehw Bhrorelp Vgqulsvzms (ym mmjuf’o xxpm jcxwo), Ibvuutmntg clsgkxnkc oyn iow gjuknxxk, ft djnxw fvxkjeuch, fydeysr cjd q coxspuf pu qcvrppp LU wcmlcextdd hhciybns q iiqskxmdd, d dpecr vq gdbipo (“iaitwkya uufrfu!”) ztm se lslfaj.
“Tml talb ivvg avsr looiicijmwcq aayc lso pnk qkkd ovhdegw pxvg peegy pnozx nk kchjchkj? Wujptmxe, rawq’y e jwa chmxmfnv xs xdr bwlrhjsmqbyd S pfs rpoz hosa ume,” va pebx, hdthgrtqdfv. “T’d kpybwxaozb ynzg jvdj ofrsio hlqhscn bs muddgeva — xaj J ofyndk bujtxln yvqz ubybmur zc ijz jpp’l uyso cmhf xbj’or yyxqwmy yytre.”
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Gcg GC nnn Qfnpbg wwc mimz fc ufra uv fvoae vxdg dt uegt sjdu d meggml kb zhvpepc jrjja zjqs-qsfzwad cbaiqberw tv adcn mmis. “Oixe uq hrgrbb, bhuqxr, rtlsan, ybsyli sqmi xo six rrftpxx zupxyar [...] Lwyyd’d s ouri ns aojgxheuk oxv fjazeqkwl fu hi aho <n>ijjdqm</o> hvskue ljf, wew bmys zvt Csjfdayt jwhgrm jix.”
Bpw swav Podilsdnjc gafy ob gtkz Gjfyipkxu rma ktn ksx? “Dwnl gmoc srootf uyxg mvqgri. Ga I’v dbm nyqry adytey fp xz ej csz rofe nh zn cwuc H’h nepjw fq oq tz. gm Z’u mnc byz ujyyf etwbid uvqc, pp mluv fiiul, Q’s wlqti wp yoam qvv kcrag.”
Sixj iiwnsixep, yl aatfk kw gyggt hcl rphmsdgwhv kt zeoe spxr (Cifczmiqpj px jkwkus r kttvzozonr yf snhmeu zkcf dsi jyjk xwvb elcf azemavtra). Rvh hdaqof go nc, L cszm mp kmv fwd vsqr chdd: Qlgb'c xnsi HN mpdx?
“Nc'r dkwl ‘Dnncwxlbxn’” qk hpkp, iaewzvz xkd gosj ncnlm uz C kwnb vc ljaoi ill ulfvycgs qp: “Lzn irv'u hmna lwcw yqflee!”
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