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What?—
(  `is all he says, then he squints and pokes his head forward as if the close proximity would aid in translating the catastrophe that was the billy goat’s English.- It didn’t. ) I’d ask if this is the title track of your new album but there’s no way FNC would rely on your “bars”.

“Ayahh–” Barely slighted, he allowed a sigh –far too long and too loud to be considered genuine–escape his lips at the other’s words. “–are you going to reimburse me for that slander? I understand sometimes it’s hard to stay positive with an expert like me in your midst, but please try harder.”