I glowered at his cigar and said, “Those things will kill you.” The old man smiled again. “Not tonight.” “I’d think a good Christian boy wouldn’t be puffing down the cigars.” “Technicality,” Shiro said. “The cigars?” “My Christianity,” Shiro said. “When I was a boy, I liked Elvis. Had a chance to see him in concert when we moved to California. It was a big revival meeting. There was Elvis and then a speaker and my English was not so good. He invited people backstage to meet the king. Thought he meant Elvis, so I go backstage.” He sighed. “Found out later I had become a Baptist.” I barked out a
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