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Clay Pigeon

The Lives of Harry Lime · August 17, 1951 · 28 min · 3,916 words

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The fabulous stories of the immortal character originally created in the motion picture, The Third Man, with Zither Music by Anton Cara. That was the shot that killed Harry Lime. He died in a sewer beneath Vienna.

As those of you who saw the movie The Third Man, he asked that was the end of Harry Lime. But it was not the beginning. Harry Lime had many lives. I can recount all of them.

Very simple. Because my name is Harry Lime. You say what you will about Harry Lime. He at least was honest in his desire for money and the good things of life. Harry believed in seeing the world at other people's expense.

Sometimes the cross-brand highs, highs are man's life. Let me tell you about it. I know what I'm talking about. Third man, a pigeon. My fortune's being for the moment that Ebb died.

It pleased me to return to America, to New York, Specifically because I heard that an old and important enemy of mine is in difficulty is much deceiving. I went to the hotel where he was staying supposedly in cognitive and made myself available at the bar.

But nothing happened. I don't know quite a bar, but I don't think we're looking serious. So I ordered another drink. And then... Mr. Lyne. Mr. Harry Lyne. Yes, yes indeed. I'm sorry to bother you.

Father, if, oh, bother some things, whereas attractively packaged, I'm glad to be the most This burden of men. Won't you join me? I didn't come here for that reason, Mr. Lyne. I know. It's a friendly gesture.

And I have a hunt where we're going to see a lot of each other. Now, since you know my name, how should I be yours? That's unimportant. It has a matter of opinion. Will you please come with me?

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