“You have a chip with me,” Keller says. “Why don’t you cash it in now? I can bring you in safe.” “ ‘Let that pickup man haul in’?” “I don’t know what that means.” “Old song about rodeo,” Eddie says. “No, I ain’t done with my ride yet.” “You’re on the list, Eddie.” Actually, he just moved up one slot. “Right,” Eddie says. “Because that’s what you guys do now, isn’t it? You just kill people.” “Doesn’t have to end that way,” Keller says. “The Zetas,” Eddie says, “that’s who you should be going after. They’re pure evil, man.” “Thanks for the advice.” “Fuck you.” Eddie looks around the Zócalo for a
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