And indeed it is time. Inge Desirée has sent a car and the Hermès lady to conduct me to the plateau this evening. I believe we will be the first bank robbers to be VIP chauffeured to their mark although this is hard to prove, as obviously we bank robbists do not much get to compare notes except in jail and I do not go there.

Also criminals, man, they lie all the time it is a thing with them.

Sit in the back of the limo with Doc and smell the leather. Lean over and smell Doc: her neck and her hair. This is a mammal thing and it is important. It is important when you do crimes that may kill you to remember that you are alive.

And it is important when you are going to kill people to remember the same thing so that you do not hesitate.

Driver’s name is Pierre. Pierre has many opinions about art. Charlie talks to him about them.

In the truck behind, Rex brings our gear with Lucille and Saul. I cannot imagine what they are talking about but it is almost certainly country and western related. No one knows what the pig is thinking she is in the back. Rex made her a little seat belt.

Rex is a rock, man.

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We get to the cable car station. There is not room for Hermès lady so we ride by ourselves in the bubble car. Little armored bubble going up into the evening. Look along the valley to the lights of the city. Look back and see the night coming.

I smell Doc’s hair again.

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