I was like a social worker for lepers. My clients had a chunk of their body they wanted to give away for a price I was there to receive it.
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Crimes, sins, nightmares, hunks of hair it was surprising how many of them has something to dispose of. The more I charged, the easier it was for them to breathe freely once more.
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