I asked Barton if he would like to be Banjo Telemark and he said yes. So now there really is a mega-rich insane modern artist running around the world doing fucked-up shit to people to remind them that nothing is real. I didn’t want the job but I’m glad someone has it.

We have a subscription purchase of cigars from the little guy in Bern. One a week delivered to a standing address. I don’t know why and nor does he and that is as it should be.

Life goes on.

Life does indeed go on but even so Doc was extremely pissed with me about the whole thing and she absolutely did punish me for it.

For weeks.

Which I do not remember at all.

And then when she was through with that I was not dead although now I have a tattoo of my own skeleton in black-light ink on my skin to remind me what will happen if I do it again.

But then we had a kind of a problem because now there were too many Demons.

Doc

Charlie

Saul

Lucille

Mozart

Flavia

Me

And a head on a stick.

I mean the Eight Demons that is nowhere. And Evil Hansel is kind of an intern or some shit and you cannot—Eight Demons And The Kid—I mean no.

And in fact I kind of fucked up our business model because between Sharkey and Eiger and Leclerc and blowing up a mountain, there is some doubt about whether anyone will ever hire us again. I mean it’s not like we need the money or like anyone is gonna think we’re a soft target after this. But still that is my bad.

And it is also fine because when you get hired you have to do deals with guys like Leclerc and really honestly: fuck those guys.

Headline:

OUTRAGE AT KIRCHEISEN

Criminal gangs target world’s most secure bank…many casualties…Most Wanted…

“Seven Demons” believed to have been working with neo-Nazis and Italian Mob…

Respected community members flattened in explosion horror…

Dog survives owner—inherits fortune.

“Wait Charlie read that last bit again? You’re fucking kidding me GO MARTA! Well now I totally feel like less of a monster I mean that’s practically philanthropy.”

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