Old Friends Meet

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Passage 2
Old Friends Meet
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Some things never change!
Its very hard for somebody to get rid of his
bad habit.
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Good, except for all the counterfeit money my
software business has been receiving lately.
money made exactly like something real in order
to deceive
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Those red beams cant sniff out the high-quality
fakes.
Sounds like a big hassle.
a terrible situation causing difficulty or
annoyance
figure out
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Its a drain on small businesses --- a real sore
spot.
Its really a great loss in small business.
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Not a peep.
I know his stocks took a hit, though.
Ive heard nothing from him.
 got a heavy blow
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in use
His number is no longer in service they gave him
the boot.
Holy smokes!
dismissed him / lay him off
Oh, my! / Gosh!
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Later that day
Jim calls Ivys cell phone
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Are you one of Wills pathetic friends?
pitiful / pitiable
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pauper, poor guy
What? Me, talk with that flat broke, loser,
welfare case? Whatever.
No way.
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Call me sadistic if you want.
cruel, vicious,brutal
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Jim calls Gustavo
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that wench!
prostitute, street girl, street walker
find out by effort
track him down
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The next day, Jim and Gustavo meet again
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Hes really hit rock bottom!
in hard times
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It was almost creepy to see Wills pad up for
sale!
the banks are leaning hard on Will to return
some unpaid loans.
It felt no good to see Wills house be sold!
press hard on
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