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<v Speaker 1>The Thieves Guild written by Ja Kerr, Season four, episode ten,

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<v Speaker 1>The miscreate.

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<v Speaker 2>The trip across the river ended up being a lot

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<v Speaker 2>cheaper than Rebecca had anticipated.

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<v Speaker 3>You there, we need a short trip across the river.

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<v Speaker 2>The man standing near the almost dramshackle boat looked appraisingly

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<v Speaker 2>at Raylan, and then sneered when he looked at Rebecah.

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<v Speaker 4>Hi, Ruing in the golden triangle will get you a

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<v Speaker 4>lot further than in the charred ruins of the flats.

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<v Speaker 2>He winked, even beyond his obnoxious commentary. Raylan didn't like

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<v Speaker 2>the man. He had a sneering face with squinty eyes

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<v Speaker 2>and greasy hair that looked more at home in a

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<v Speaker 2>dark alley than on the banks of a river. He

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<v Speaker 2>ignored the man's comment. One way just from here, Raylan

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<v Speaker 2>pointed past the boats that filled the river to there.

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<v Speaker 2>How much the man squinted at Rebecca.

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<v Speaker 4>Enough that no one has been willing to pay me,

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<v Speaker 4>But you seem dressed in quite nice finery. It will

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<v Speaker 4>be a thousand guilders. Raylan's jaw dropped. The price was

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<v Speaker 4>enough to pay for a house in the flats. Certainly

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<v Speaker 4>you jest, Certainly you need transportation for this lovely lass.

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<v Speaker 2>The man's annoying sneer reappeared. Rebecca walked forward, and as

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<v Speaker 2>the man's eyebrows went up with sudden violence, she kicked

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<v Speaker 2>the man in the groin with the full force of

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<v Speaker 2>her body. As he cried out in pain and doubled over,

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<v Speaker 2>she kicked him again, sending him flying back into the water.

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<v Speaker 2>Negotiations over, she had already untethered the boat. As Raylan

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<v Speaker 2>looked on mouth agape. She looked back, are you coming

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<v Speaker 2>or not? Raylan rushed over and joined Rebecca as she

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<v Speaker 2>shoved the boat forward and climbed in. She had started paddling,

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<v Speaker 2>and again looked at Raylan, this time with an amused

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<v Speaker 2>look on her face.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you going to help? Or do I need to

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<v Speaker 3>do everything?

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<v Speaker 2>Neither of them were experienced on water, but they had

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<v Speaker 2>awkwardly paddled far enough that the boat's owner couldn't reach them,

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<v Speaker 2>instead hurling the most abusive and vile words their way.

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<v Speaker 3>He's almost a poet, isn't he, Raylan laughed? He certainly

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<v Speaker 3>is creative.

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<v Speaker 2>The river's current dragged them downstream, but they made decent

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<v Speaker 2>progress across, finally landing amusingly enough, near the Golden Triangle,

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<v Speaker 2>the public park that sat at the juncture of the

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<v Speaker 2>North Fork and the Great River. It was beautifully maintained

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<v Speaker 2>and featured lush grass and flowers and trees that were

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<v Speaker 2>a landmark for miles around. As Rebecca sat and emptied

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<v Speaker 2>water from her boots, as Raylan did the same, he

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<v Speaker 2>looked around, his eyes lighting on the huge tree near

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<v Speaker 2>the point of the triangle. He had climbed the tree

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<v Speaker 2>countless times, a tree which, oddly enough, had never been

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<v Speaker 2>given a name, but which everyone called, unsurprisingly the Great Tree.

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<v Speaker 3>Climbing that tree is against the law, and I used

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<v Speaker 3>to climb it constantly and taunt the guards from the branches.

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<v Speaker 3>Did they not just wait for you to come down?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm very patient, Raylan laughed. One time he had stayed

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<v Speaker 2>in the tree through four guard shifts before the guards

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<v Speaker 2>realized that they were abandoning more important duties.

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<v Speaker 3>My father, however, had a small branch from the tree.

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<v Speaker 2>Raylan let his voice trail off, and.

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<v Speaker 3>He beat you with it. He wasn't fond of violence,

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<v Speaker 3>but he was fond of symbolism.

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<v Speaker 2>Rebecca laughed, I like your father.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, he put up with me, so I guess I

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<v Speaker 3>owe him that Raylan.

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<v Speaker 2>Led them to the Golden Wand with no real plan

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<v Speaker 2>other than to enter and figure things out. Rebecca didn't

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<v Speaker 2>discuss their destination at all, instead commenting on the larger

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<v Speaker 2>houses and even as states in the upper Triangle.

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<v Speaker 3>How does the populace put up with this?

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<v Speaker 2>Rebecca waved her arm encompassing a large estate. Raylan didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have an answer for that.

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<v Speaker 5>You have been to Goutland have you seen anything like this?

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<v Speaker 3>I have only been to and from the Crown, but

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<v Speaker 3>I don't remember seeing anything like this.

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<v Speaker 5>That's because it doesn't exist. The city struggles, so everyone

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<v Speaker 5>is in it together. This up, Rebecca pointed at a

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<v Speaker 5>different estate, is insulting.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you will be happy to know that I have

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<v Speaker 3>a reputation in the Upper Quarter of doing things like

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<v Speaker 3>throwing difficult to reach second floor windows, leaving gates with

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<v Speaker 3>vicious dogs behind them open, stealing things from one house

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<v Speaker 3>and leaving them at another. You know, just normal kid stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a sense that you are not a normal child, Raylan.

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<v Speaker 3>Perhaps not. I was well known by everyone for being

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<v Speaker 3>a menace, my infamous guild master.

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<v Speaker 2>Raylan felt a surge of fondness for Rebecca at that moment.

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<v Speaker 2>She liked that he was a mischievous youngster, and the

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<v Speaker 2>way she said my guild master felt more meaningful than

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<v Speaker 2>just a sign of respect.

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<v Speaker 3>Ah. Do you see that hedge? Yes, it is quite large.

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<v Speaker 3>You can barely see the house behind it. It was

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<v Speaker 3>placed there due to me. I used to play steeple

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<v Speaker 3>chase with my friends, and I would leap over the

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<v Speaker 3>previous hedge and into their yard constantly in.

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<v Speaker 2>My games, Raylan smiled.

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<v Speaker 3>My father chose violence for that as well. You were

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<v Speaker 3>smiling at that. Some beatings and marks of pride. Regardless,

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<v Speaker 3>my friends could never clear the hedge, so I used

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<v Speaker 3>it constantly, even with a bruised behind. They finally spent

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of money to have that installed. Well, that's

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<v Speaker 3>one way to stop you. This is the second one.

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<v Speaker 3>I burned the first one down. Rebecca laughed and laughed,

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<v Speaker 3>Of course you did. The rest of their walk was

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<v Speaker 3>about as pleasant a time as Raylan could remember in

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<v Speaker 3>a very long time. It reminded him of his storytelling

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<v Speaker 3>at the Four Triangles, something he took great joy in.

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<v Speaker 3>It was the only time his mischief truly bore fruit,

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<v Speaker 3>Bragging of his exploits to his friends over a cup

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<v Speaker 3>of mead. This was similar, only it was Rebecca, and

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<v Speaker 3>instead of mead, it was the actual location of his mischief.

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<v Speaker 3>They approached the Golden Wand and Raylan shared another story,

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<v Speaker 3>his enthusiasm for storytelling overcoming his increasing closeness to Rebecca.

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<v Speaker 3>I should mention that I'm banned from the Golden Wand

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<v Speaker 3>your band from a tavern.

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<v Speaker 2>Rebecca looked at Raylan a combination of delight and anticipation

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<v Speaker 2>in her eyes.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a story I must hear.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Raylan paused, suddenly wary of sharing the tale.

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<v Speaker 3>Go on, this will be the best of all the stories,

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<v Speaker 3>I am sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Taking a deep breath, Raylan barreled forward.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I was, shall I say, enamored with the barmaids,

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<v Speaker 3>and to have them near me, I would constantly and

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<v Speaker 3>purposefully drop my mugs to the floor where they would

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<v Speaker 3>need to come over, bend over and clean the mess up.

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<v Speaker 5>You naughty boy, I just liked them, Indeed you did.

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<v Speaker 3>So. There was one who I had fallen in love with.

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<v Speaker 3>Her name was Julia, and I believe she liked me.

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<v Speaker 3>So I would not just spill some beer. I would

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<v Speaker 3>pretty much make enough of a ruckus that she had

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<v Speaker 3>to constantly be coming over to calm things down. Ah,

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<v Speaker 3>so she was your golden wand babysitter.

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<v Speaker 2>Raylan shot Rebecca aglear.

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<v Speaker 3>So it was a game, or so I thought, because

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<v Speaker 3>she never said anything, and she would always look at

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<v Speaker 3>me as she came over, And of course I couldn't

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<v Speaker 3>actually start a conversation other than apologizing for my clumsiness.

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<v Speaker 3>But I thought my smile and intentions were clear enough.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, Raylan, making a bar maid clean non stop during

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<v Speaker 5>her shift is certainly sending a message.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know that anyway. I was eventually banned from

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<v Speaker 3>the tavern when she was on duty. No surprise there.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm surprised they didn't ban you entirely at that point. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>my father intervened and promised I would not disrupt things further,

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<v Speaker 3>and of course that didn't work.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 3>I disguised myself and would go during her shift to

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<v Speaker 3>just talk with her, but the first time I got there,

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<v Speaker 3>she complained to the owner and he kicked me out.

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<v Speaker 3>I was banned from that point forward. Oh that's not surprising, you,

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<v Speaker 3>poor boy.

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<v Speaker 2>Rebecca patted Raylan gently on the.

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<v Speaker 5>Arm, pining for the girl you can never have about that, Wait,

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<v Speaker 5>there's more. I am so thoroughly delighted, Raylan, I cannot

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<v Speaker 5>express just how excited I am to hear the rest.

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<v Speaker 3>I met her after her shift one night. I asked

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<v Speaker 3>her to go for a walk so I could explain myself.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure that went well. It did, or at least

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<v Speaker 3>I thought it did. It concluded with her saying she

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<v Speaker 3>would talk to the owner. The thing is that she

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<v Speaker 3>didn't tell me what she was going to say, so

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<v Speaker 3>when I turned up the next day, he beat me

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<v Speaker 3>badly and told me that me and my father were

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<v Speaker 3>no longer welcome. I like this bar owner, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>well that was a few years ago. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 3>he'd recognize me, as everyone seems fond of telling me.

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<v Speaker 3>I apparently now look much older than my age. They

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<v Speaker 3>reached the tavern, which was a beautiful wood and stucco

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<v Speaker 3>building with a gray plume of smoke indicating a welcome fireplace.

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<v Speaker 3>There was a wooden sign with a golden wand on

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<v Speaker 3>it with no words. At the entrance. Rebecca held out

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<v Speaker 3>her arm after you. Raylan wasn't sure what they'd do.

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<v Speaker 3>He was certain Rebecca wasn't reckless enough to run to

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<v Speaker 3>the wand grab it and run out. Perhaps they would

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<v Speaker 3>sit in a booth and plan their next step surveying

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<v Speaker 3>the room. All those plans disappeared as Raylan entered the room.

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<v Speaker 3>Rebecca right behind Raylan. In the dim light, A barmaid

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<v Speaker 3>approached Julia behind him. Rebecca laughed and laughed.

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