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entering the info for
my new membership, and grinned. "No charge this time around! Here
are the rates for our regular sessions..." He handed me a piece of
paper. "...and our SPECIAL sessions are normally six times that, but
for you, Rob, I'll let you in for 50% off. So how many sessions do
you want to pay for now?"
There went my paycheck for the week!
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Setup
We all tend to blame others for our misfortunes. In my case, I blame
Sandra Foxley. Sandra and I had a great affair for three months, but
she called me on a Thursday night and said we were finished. This
left me with nothing to do Friday night so I went bar hopping and
that's how the trouble started.
I was at the Shanghai Bar; the third stop and the fourth beer of the
evening. Oakland was playing the Yankees on TV when the alien
approached me. He didn't look very odd at first, although I noticed
later that his eyes were more purple than blue and had no lashes. He
mostly kept his hands in his pockets; otherwise, I would have noticed
right away that his palms had thumbs on both sides.
"You look like a guy with time on your hands," he said. "How about a
beer?"
I replied, "Sure, why not? My girl dumped me yesterday, claiming I
don't satisfy Akina's any more. Pretty damn depressing, don't you think?"
"Well, I can
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