"Charles de Lint - Sign Here" - читать интересную книгу автора (De Lint Charles)

"I guess."

"Did you get a name from this guy?"

"He said I could call him Mr. Parker."

"Meaning, it's not really his name. That's just all he'll give you."

"I guess."

"Well, I've figured out the living forever bit."

"Bullshit."

"No, he was right. It's pretty simple, really. Here. Look at these."

"What are these?"

"Souls."

"How'd you get them?"

"Well, I figured I'd try buying them. So I went into Your Second Home and kept offering the losers
drinking in there five bucks if they'd sign over their soul to me. You'd be surprised at how many people


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who swear they don't believe in God will balk at signing over their soul, but I got a few takers."

"Yeah, well, I wish I'd been smart enough not to sign away mine."

"Doesn't matter now. You've got these."

"I don't get how it works."

"I don't either. Not yet. But there's got to be a reason your Mr. Parker wanted your soul, and I figure this
has to be it. You must be able to use the souls you acquire to prolong your own life. And if you don't die,
then he doesn't get yours."

"I don't know."

"Just take them. Ask him if you can trade for yours. Only don't offer them all at once."

"I won't."

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"So how'd it go?"