"I don’t know about the killing   
machine part, but I hear ya brother. I 
never liked grave either."             
     "Oh, and I want to thank you for  
that advice you gave my daughter, last 
time we chilled together. It was spot  
on, and she started school again.      
Thanks buddy."                         
     I thought for a minute, "Oh yeah, 
well she's a smart girl. I knew if I   
told her a few stories about my intern-
ship at the legal offices of McKluck   
and Sons, the wheels would start       
turning in her head, and she'd make the
right decision.                        
     “Beth, you remember Doreen, Axel's
daughter. They were over a few months  
ago...?"                               
     "Oh yeah," Beth remembered right  
off, "and she's pretty too," she told  
* Axel, and that got her a smile, "but     
Crim, McKluck and Sons? What kind of   
stupid name is that for a law firm?"   
     "Hey, it got everyone's attention 
didn't it? Look it up, if you don't    
believe me. I know, I told you about   
that Beth. I was a copy boy there one  
summer. I know, I told you this."      
     "Yeah, I know," Beth said and gave
me one of her sly crooked smiles. "I   
just couldn't help make fun of that    
name. It's hilarious."                 
     "I have to agree with the lady,   
Crim," Axel added from behind the      
glass, like God was talking to us,     
"McKluck and Sons is an outrageous     
name, especially for a law firm."      
     "Look it up."                     



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