They Shall Breathe Ashes, the famous assassin, and her assistant Shelby are on a rooftop. They and Shelby have neither guns nor toupees.<\/p>\n
“What did you dust on his toupee, Shelby?” asks They.<\/p>\n
“Powdered sugar,” says Shelby, “and permanganate of potash.”<\/p>\n
“Nonpoisonous on contact,” gloats their opponent. “Should have done your homework, girls!” He waves his gun, and they walk obligingly toward the edge.<\/p>\n
“Storm’s coming,” observes They.<\/p>\n
“I promise you’ll miss the worst of it,” he scoffs. “Make like lemmings.”<\/p>\n
“That’s a myth,” says Shelby.<\/p>\n
“No, lemmings are real,” he says, as the first drop of rain hits his head.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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