The Pet Thief

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im wet allee. Long furry coat. Red tip cigarette, crooked white tooths. Brown finger tap taps cardboard box. White plastic bottle caps. Oily brown hands, dusty dry knuckles. Bottle cap fingers pluck. Red pea shivers. Skinny white chick win again. says long furry coat. Rainbow paper Freda hand takes. Cardboard box rainbow paper taps. Thats it for me. says Freda. You aint gonna gimme a chance to catch even. Rainbow paper Freda hand waves. Your games too easy. Freda says. Id hate to be the one who put you in the poor house. Brown fingers say snap snap snap. Who here can show me fotty. I only gonna play fo fotty now, fotty francs, cuz when my roll go down, the stakes go up n the payday get dat much bigger. Allez, allez, somebody, all you got to do is keep yo eye on the bride n the dowrys yours, come now, pipples, step on up, only fotty francs, now I know somebody here got to be tall enough fo those awwwwds. Hands coats hide, hats fingers scratch, scuff scuff shuffling shoes. Aw, venez, venez, somebody got to. My coatsleeve Freda fingers pinch, pull. Stand right here. Freda says. My ear breath tickles. Stand close to the box. Box dirty, wet. Box my black coat brushes. Tape. Cardboard box my finger rubs. Cabeches Cockels Hartti chaks Makrill D Freda turns. Green coatsleeve Freda arm hugs, pulls. Green coat comes. Red ear Freda mouth brushes. You saw how easy that was, didnt you, handsome. You were reaching for your pocket, but then you backed off. Dont be shy. You sire. scratchy voice says. You feelin it, aint you. Freda tooths shows, head nods. Hes got you all figured out. Aw, non, non, non. Venez, sire, step up to my altar. Rainbow paper Freda hand shows. Look at this loot, handsome. Riggers a hack. If I can take her, you surely can. Rainbow paper Pale hairy hand short fat fingers shows. Rainbow paper drops, cardboard box. Quarante. Heroes like you make le monde spin round, pardner. says red tip cigarette. Red pea White plastic bottle cap hides. Men like you deserve a wedding night to knock yo socks off. Brown fingers bottle caps cardboard box. Ch, ch, ch. say white plastic bottle caps. Arms legs stand, walk, swing, dim dark allee. Thass yo lady, bro, you bess keep yo eye on her, peekaboo, now you sees her, now you dont, inside outside here come d bride, she wearin her pride but she done hide cuz she shy, clyde, did her stride make you all crosseyed o weak in yo knees. Pale balcony moons peek. Railings Red sleeves roost. Its a trick. balcony moon hollers. Dont fall for it. She n her friends work this corner all the time. says window moon. Long furry coatsleeve waves. Now all you crows up there shut yo beaks. Im juss a single mom tryin to make a livin, daccord. Dont move, Oboy. My ear Freda breath tickles. Stay in front of the box. Cigarette glows, crooked white tooths, white smoke, my eyes sting, my mouth coughs. Caps oily brown hands switch ch, ch, ch. say white plastic bottle caps. T t, t t, t t, hidey red pea says. Bottle caps glow, dim grey light. So where that lil woman be, pardner. Thin white lips Short fat finger presses. You saw it. Its that one. Pale ear red Freda mouth hisses. Shushah blondie. You had yo fun. Short fat finger taps cap. Celui ci. Sure now. You sure. Okay. White cap Long brown fingers lift. Cigarette flashing white tooths wiggles. Nicely done, sire. You jus won yoself fotty. But befo you go pocketin that dough, why dont you occur to yo mind the spoils of doublin down. White cap Brown fingers lift. Red pea shines. You got you another peek, sire. Alls you got to do is keep yo eye on d bride n d honeymoon in d bank. Dont pass it up, honey. Freda says, ear mouth brushes. Its a steal, I won 40. You can win 120 just playing it safe. Even more if you put in your whole bankroll. You cant lose. Ill make sure of it. And after, Ill let you buy me a drink. Cardboard box edge My finger rubs. Achetez mes lavettes, mes bonnes lavettes de laines Red tip cigarette says, Gimme a bet. Ill match you bill...