"But I am here on business! YOU are going to help me!", I state confidently.
"What makes you think I want to help YOU?", Sharkey asks suspiciously.
"I am still down on my luck with the races but I've got something just around the corner now, trust me."
"'My luck will change'. I hear that story every day.", Sharkey responds. "And on the subject of trust. In GOD we trust...all others we break their knees!"
"You've stiffed me in the past. It won't happen again." "GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE before I have you removed!"
Well, that was a dead end.
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