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Double Double Cross

The Lives of Harry Lime · January 18, 1952 · 28 min · 4,211 words

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Presenting Orson Well, lives of Harry Limes, the fabulous stories of the immortal character originally created in the motion picture The Third Man with the Zither Music by Anton Carroll.

She is beautiful, beautiful. Tracey, Tray France, she could have been, and for a while I almost killed it myself. She was the great romance of my life. The Shakespeare, as I've already said, once, dames his poison likewise dulls.

believe me the honey on those soft red lips of hers was laced with pure unadulterated strictness. In today's story the double double. In 1936 the sucker season was at its peak and by an odd coincidence my pockets were fuller

than they'd been for a long time. Yes life is looking pretty good. But even if that not half so good as the lekker as I'd brew meth I found sitting next to me at the casino one night.

You know, I'm a man. I'm a man. I'm a man. I'm a man. That was me. I drew in my winnings. Lady Luck was sure smiling on me, just as she was frowning on me.

Girl, beside me. This girl had backed half a dozen losers or more in a row. Now I last just were gone. She was fumbling in a handbag. Here was Shivalrous Harry's big chance. I asked for life if there was anything I could do to help you.

Thank you, Mr. You're very kind, but I think of me. I've misplayed my checkbook. I must try to give up for tonight. Oh, you can't quit when you're so much down. I have no choice.

No, since you take a second check. Oh, but, mister, I... Please go. No, mister, I will not blame this from a complete stranger. If I lose again, I may not be able to repeat. No, I'll chance that, please, take it.

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