White-haired lady, unhealthy, a walking cancer-cluster, sees the line of cars waiting to exit the alley yet stops, stoops, blocking them all as she lights-up, displaying in one swift image the truth of all addiction. People will sacrifice anything to feed their monkey. If they can't be trusted to be polite, they can certainly never be trusted to be loyal.
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