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

"I'm bound to help others. It'sтАж part of the bargain I made."

"Of course. You had to make a bargain, too. Who'd you sell your soul to?"

"What exactly is it that you want from me, Mr. Chaplin?"

"Can you teach me?"

"Teach you what?"

"Everything."

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"That depends. What can you give me in return?"

"I guess I've only got one thing you want."

"If you're referring to your soul, I'm afraid not. Even knowing you have it, does not make you value it
any more than you did before you gained that knowledge."

"And Peter did? Valued his soul, I mean?"

"He did, indeed."

"He didn't believe any more than I did."

"I assume that's simply what he led you to believe. Your friend has hidden depths that it appears he
never shared with you."

"Whatever. So I'm out of the loop."

"Not necessarily. Offer me the soul of someone who values what they have and perhaps we can do
business."

"And once it's accepted, the contract can't be broken?"

"Not so long as both parties adhere to its conditions."

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"I've got this weird idea, Brenda."

"What's that?"