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@@@@@Somehow?God knows how?Jason Bourne negotiated with the
Russians to pursue their common objective
?For Christ?s sake, speak English or Italian, but with words that make sense! I didn?t exactly go
to Harvard City College, gumballI didn?t have to, capisce??
?The Jackal stormed that country inn yesterdayHe?s the one hunting down Jason Bourne, who
was foolish enough to come back to Paris and persuade the Soviets to work with himBoth were
stupid, for this is Paris and Carlos will winHe?ll kill Bourne and your other targets and laugh at
the RussiansThen he?ll proclaim to the clandestine departments of all governments that he has
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won, that he?s the padrone, the maestroYou in America have never been exposed to the whole
story, only bits and pieces, for your interest in Europe stops at the money lineBut we have lived
through it, watching in fascination, and now we are mesmerizedTwo aging master assassins
obsessed with hatred, each wanting only to cut the other?s throat
?Hey, back up, gumball!? shouted DeFazio?This slime Bourne?s a fake, a contraffazioneHe
never was an executioner!?
?You?re quite wrong, signore,? said the countess?He may not have entered the arena with a
gun, but it became his favorite instrument
?Fuck the Jackal!? cried DeFazio, getting up from the chair
?Lou!?
?Shut up, Mario! This Bourne is mine, ours! We deliver the corpse, we take the pictures with
me?us?standing over all three with a dozen ice picks in their bodies, their heads pulled up by the
hair, so nobody can say it ain?t our kills!?
?Now you?re the one who?s pazzo,? said the Mafia count quietly, in counterpoint to the capo
supremo?s raucous yelling?And please keep your voice down
?Then don?t get me excited??
?He?s trying to explain things, Lou,? said DeFazio?s relative, the killer?I want to hear what the
gentleman has to say because it could be vital to my approach
?Please continue, CountYou don?t object to my calling you Mario
?Perhaps you should visit Rome??
?Perhaps we should get back to Paris,? again choked the capo supremo
?Very well,? agreed the Roman, now dividing his attention between DeFazio and his cousin, but
favoring the latter?You might take out all three targets with a long-range rifle, but you won?t get
near the bodiesThe Soviet guards will be indistinguishable from any other people in the area, and
if they see the two of you coming in to the killing ground, they?ll open fire, assuming you?re from
the Jack
