Conversation 505: INVENTORY / MULLEN IDENTITY

"Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity". Dick Mullen is mistaken for someone (an identity).

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2 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity In your hand, you hold four-fifths of "Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity."
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3 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity In your hand, you hold "Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity." The brittle paperback feels fragile to the touch.
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4 None
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5 None Variable["inventory.mullen_ripped"]
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6 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_ripped"]) == false
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7 None
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8 You Examine the cover.
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9 You Start reading.
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10 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity The cover features a pastiche of different scenes. In the foreground, a man in a dark overcoat clutches a pistol to his chest. Rising up behind him are two silhouettes wrapped in a passionate embrace.
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11 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity The tagline reads: "Detective Dick Mullen must prove his innocence after an old friend is murdered -- by someone who looks just like Dick Mullen!" That seems to sum up the premise nicely.
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12 Esprit de Corps Needless to say, it violates nearly every RCM regulation for a detective to investigate a murder in which he is a suspect.
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13 None
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14 None IsKimHere()
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15 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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16 Kim Kitsuragi "Are you really reading that, detective?"
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17 You "I really need to know who this Dick Mullen guy is."
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18 You "I'm looking for advice on being a real detective."
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19 You "I'm just skimming it."
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20 Kim Kitsuragi "Well, you won't find it in *there*. Those books are much more about ravishing dames and gun play than real policework."
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21 Kim Kitsuragi "Good luck finding it. He's not much of a character, I think you'll find. Just a stand-in for the reader."
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22 Conceptualization The point is for the reader to feel like *they're* solving the crime along with Dick Mullen. A crude narrative convention, but no less effective for it.
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23 None
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24 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity The story opens with a knock at the door. Detective Dick Mullen is greeted by an old friend, Charlie Spillane, who's come to Mullen to ask a favour on this dark and cold night...
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25 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Spillane needs Mullen to drive him in from Vesper to a small town along the Insulindian coast. Despite his friend's apparent agitation, Mullen does as he's asked, then returns home where he passes out drunk, as he does most nights...
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26 Esprit de Corps An extremely unprofessional and *hurtful* stereotype that's offensive to all upstanding officers of the law.
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27 You Look, I can't judge.
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28 You Keep reading.
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29 You I don't need to read this. I'm already living it. (Close the book.)
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30 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Two days later, Mullen is arrested by the Vesper police and charged with the murder of Charlie Spillane. At his interrogation, Mullen learns that Charlie Spillane was shot in a bar in the very town Mullen dropped him off in, by a man matching *Mullen's* description...
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32 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Desperate to clear his name, Mullen manages to convince the Vesper police to release him for *three days* so that Mullen may solve his friend's murder and prove his innocence.
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33 You "The cops release their prime murder suspect so he can find 'the real killer'? Are you shitting me?" IsKimHere()
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34 You No way Mullen did it. (Keep reading.)
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35 Esprit de Corps They're not shitting you, detective. This is what the writers think passes for police procedure.
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36 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Of *course* Mullen didn't do it. That's the whole premise of the book! Anyway, Mullen returns to the seaside bar where Spillane was murdered, and meets a *beautiful*, *mysterious* woman named Deanna Deneuve.
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37 You Nice, a dame.
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38 You Now it's getting interesting. (Keep reading.)
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39 You I feel like I've read this before. (Close the book.)
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40 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity And not just any dame -- she's truly one-in-a-million, a knock-out whose *mind* is as dangerous as her *curves*. But she's got a *secret*.
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41 You Man, who doesn't?
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42 You Sounds like my kind of woman.
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43 Inland Empire Are you s-s-sure about that? Something about her gives you a *bad* feeling. What kind of *secret* is she hiding?
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44 Volition Your secrets are unknown even unto you, so does that make you a rich man or a beggar?
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45 Composure You couldn't handle a woman like that. Look at yourself. You couldn't even handle your --
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46 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Deneuve reveals that she was Spillane's lover, and that he was mixed up with a local amphetamine smuggling operation. As soon as Mullen begins pulling at strings, the whole conspiracy begins to unravel...
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47 None
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48 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Not only is the local police captain in on the amphetamine ring, so is the son of a powerful politician, and a strung-out art collector named Torvald. Each of whom has his own reasons for wanting Spillane dead...
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49 You Tell me about the corrupt police captain.
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50 You I want to hear about the politician's son.
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51 You What was that about an art collector?
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52 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity He would certainly have the motive and the means, but the captain walks with a noticeable *limp* from an old war injury. Is it possible he was able to conceal it long enough to commit the murder?
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53 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Outwardly, the old police captain is a real law-and-order crypto-fascist, a barrel-chested man who's beaten his share of suspects to pulp. But he's also dirty, and increasingly paranoid that someone's going to expose his role in the drug ring...
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54 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity A typical privileged twat. In all likelihood, he's just in over his head. He does bear a personal grudge against Spillane though, a former prosecutor who nearly brought down his father's administration...
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55 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity The kid doesn't exactly have Dick Mullen's manly build, but he is the correct height, and while interrogating him at his home, Mullen *did* notice a certain overcoat that looks suspiciously like his own...
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56 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity That said, Torvald and Spillane have a long history, and while interrogating him, Mullen discovers that Torvald was once *involved* with Deanna Deneuve. Could it be that this is all over a sordid *love triangle*?
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57 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Torvald the Art Collector is a strung-out mess. Frankly, it's hard to imagine him holding a pistol steady enough to actually hit someone, let alone plug them three times in the chest the way old Spillane got did...
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58 None
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59 None
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60 You Okay, let's get on with the story.
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61 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity One evening, Deanna Deneuve comes to Mullen's hostel room in tears. The two of them drink half a bottle of vodka, and soon they're seeking comfort in each other's arms...
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62 You How does Mullen expect to solve the murder if he's sleeping with witnesses! Variable["inventory.mullen_esprit_testimony"] == true
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63 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity As the two lovers share a post-coital cigarette, Deanna Deneuve turns to Mullen and says, "By the way, Dick, there was something else I meant to tell you..."
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64 Esprit de Corps Well, *that* testimony won't be admissible any longer.
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65 You Nice. Get it, Mullen.
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66 Electrochemistry Yes, comfort and pleasure. The warmth of another human's touch, the burning taste of liquor on her full, sweet lips...
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67 Authority That's just Dick Mullen's *modus operandi*. He might bend the rules, but he closes cases no one else can.
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68 Inland Empire "I love you"?
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69 Half Light The name of the true killer?
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70 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Whatever it is, Mullen never hears the words -- A blow to the base of his skull knocks him out cold instantly.
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71 Hand/Eye Coordination "Always aim for the centre of mass"?
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72 You Fuck.
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73 You Can't trust a dame. (Shake your head.)
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74 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity When Mullen comes to, Deneuve is dead on the hostel bed next to him. To make matters worse, his clothes are covered with her blood!
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75 You Double fuck!
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76 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Mullen trashes his blood-stained clothes and flees the hostel, knowing it's only a matter of hours before the cops discover Deneuve's body, if they haven't been tipped off already...
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77 Esprit de Corps Fleeing a crime scene, destroying evidence... Even if Detective Mullen *didn't* commit the murder, he should be facing *years* behind bars.
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78 Authority Dick Mullen won't be sent to the clink for the sake of some *legal niceties*!
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79 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity So who did it, detective? Who killed Charlie Spillane and Deanna Deneuve?
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80 You The dirty police captain?
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81 You The junkie art collector?
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82 You The politician's twat son?
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83 You Uh... Dick Mullen?
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84 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Dozens of pages scatter across the ground. The last fifth or so of the book seems to have been lost. It's possible that you could gather and reassemble the pages, but it would take way too long.
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85 You "Stupid old horse glue."
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86 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Who can you trust in this wicked, messed-up world?
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87 None
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88 None IsKimHere()
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89 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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90 You Your partner. (Look at Kim.)
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91 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant gives you a quizzical expression in return. You go back to the story...
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92 You No one. Just your own two eyes.
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93 Perception (Sight) Unfortunately, *your* eyes might not be up to the task. Speaking of... should you maybe consider getting corrective lenses? Your nose is like two centimetres from the page.
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94 You No way. I'm no binoclard.
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95 None
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96 None Variable["inventory.mullen_perc_glasses"]
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97 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_perc_glasses"]) == false
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98 Perception (Sight) Whatever you say, Detective Hyperopia. Why don't you get back to the story?
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99 None
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100 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity That's exactly what Dick Mullen says in "The Dame Who Did It."
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101 You No one. You gotta go with your gut.
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102 Endurance Speaking of, *your* gut's seen better days. It's a cesspool of burbling acids and noxious fumes, the kind of thing the government might declare a Zone of Irredeemable Catastrophe.
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103 None
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104 None Variable["inventory.mullen_endurance_gut"]
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105 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_endurance_gut"]) == false
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106 You Why is my gut in such bad shape?
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107 Endurance Could it be an underlying condition aggravated by years of greasy meals scarfed down between shifts? Or the litres upon litres of hard liquor guzzled on an empty stomach?
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108 Endurance No point in worrying about it just now. Why don't you get back to the story?
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109 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity That's exactly what Dick Mullen says in "Dauntless Dick and the Fatal Appointment."
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110 You [Put the book away.]
111 Kim Kitsuragi "What's the matter, detective?" The lieutenant turns to you with a start.
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112 You "I don't know who's writing this shit, but I get the feeling they aren't experts on homicide investigations."
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113 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant shrugs, resigned to the idea that his profession will rarely, if ever, be accurately represented in art and literature.
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114 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity The heat is on! If Dick Mullen can't solve both murders before the cops catch up to him, he's going away for life...
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115 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity You begin furiously flipping through pages. Even as you know these books follow a series of well-worn tropes, you find yourself completely engrossed. You're turning pages so fast you don't even notice the ancient spine coming unglued...
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116 You "Gah! Now I'll never know!"
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117 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Can you solve the case before the cops close in?
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118 You Wait -- I've got some questions first.
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119 You I've figured it out.
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120 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity What is it, detective?
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121 You Why does everyone close to Dick Mullen wind up dead?
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122 You Why did Dick Mullen become a detective in the first place?
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123 You Why bother solving crimes when the world is so evil?
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124 You I don't have any more questions. I've figured it all out.
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125 Electrochemistry When was the last time *you* ravished a dame, detective? Besides your crusty old sock, that is.
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126 Kim Kitsuragi "That's probably for the best. Those books aren't exactly famed for their tight plotting."
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127 None
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128 Drama It's much more about the dark and deadly atmossssphere.
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129 None
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130 None Variable["inventory.mullen_esprit_stereotype"]
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131 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_esprit_stereotype"]) == false
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132 Electrochemistry But also extremely *accurate*, in your case.
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133 You Hey, I'm trying at least. Variable["inventory.mullen_electro_accurate"] == true
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134 Electrochemistry Are you, though?
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135 None
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136 None Variable["inventory.mullen_comp_dame"] and Variable["inventory.mullen_inland_secret"]
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137 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_comp_dame"] and Variable["inventory.mullen_inland_secret"]) == false
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138 Inland Empire STOP. Don't say it!
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139 You Don't say what?
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140 Composure Nothing. Forget it. Go back to your story.
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141 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity It's a dangerous line of work, but somebody has to do it. That's why Dick Mullen never lets anyone get *too* close...
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142 Half Light What's the matter? Afraid you've been hacking up your friends' bodies in the night?
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143 Inland Empire Have you gone over everyone? Is anybody missing?
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144 None
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145 None Variable["inventory.mullen_halflight_hacking"]
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146 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_halflight_hacking"]) == false
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147 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Dick Mullen was made to crack skulls and solve cases. It's who he is. He could no more stop being a detective than a tiger could cease to be a predator in the night.
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148 You But why is he like that?
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149 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity There was never a time when he wasn't a detective. He was born a detective.
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150 You Was I *not* born to be a detective?
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151 Physical Instrument From nowhere, you hear the screech of sneakers on a waxed floor, and you feel the burn of rope against your hands. Are these figments of some other life?
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152 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity For a moment, you cease to read the story on the page and see the book for what it is, a collection of brittle, cheaply printed pages, held together by glue made from the hooves of horses...
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153 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity You won't find the answers you're looking for here, in other words.
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154 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Is it really so evil, detective?
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155 You Okay, maybe not. There are parts worth saving.
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156 You Unfathomably evil. Death is infinitely preferable to this torment. IsTHCPresent("suicide_is_painless")
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157 You Good, evil, it makes no difference. These are the end times we're living in. IsTHCPresent("apocalypse_cop")
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158 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Could be. Who knows? Only one way to find out.
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159 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Have you been paying attention *at all*? It wasn't Mullen! It. Was. An. Imposter. Now go on, find out who *really* did it.
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160 You Finish the book.
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161 You You know what? I don't even care. (Close the book.)
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162 None
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163 None IsKimHere()
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164 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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165 None
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166 None IsKimHere()
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167 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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168 Kim Kitsuragi "Too bad, detective. If it's any consolation, the resolution is almost never very satisfying..."
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169 Kim Kitsuragi "And on that note, perhaps we should get back to making sense of our own case?"
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170 None
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171 None Variable["inventory.mullen_ripped"]
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172 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_ripped"]) == false
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173 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Why? There's truly no point. You'll never know who did it, because those pages have literally been scattered to the wind.
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174 You I just want to relive the experience.
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175 You You're right. I should just quit. (Close the book.)
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176 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity If you insist. But again, it's really pointless...
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177 None
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178 None
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179 None Variable["inventory.mullen_ripped"]
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180 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_ripped"]) == false
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181 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity And you'll never know what happens! Because the rest of the book is gone.
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182 You I can surmise, can't I? If Mullen goes to jail there wouldn't be like fifty more of these books.
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183 You Guess that's it, then. (Close the book.)
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184 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity What makes you think this isn't *the final Dick Mullen case*?
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185 You Isn't there already a book called "Dick Mullen and the Final Case" or something?
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186 You Okay, whatever, this is getting ridiculous. (Close the book.)
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187 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity How do you know this isn't the *final* final case?
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188 Logic This could go on forever. End it now.
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189 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity That's right. You never will. But then, isn't that how it is in real life, detective?
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190 Encyclopedia Last year, more than 71% of murders in Revachol went unsolved. In Revachol West, that number was closer to 85%.
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191 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Yes, blame a dead horse for your fat, clumsy fingers.
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192 Reaction Speed You try to grab the pages as they come loose but your fingers aren't quick enough... they're gone.
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193 Electrochemistry Don't forget, it could have been the *delirium tremens*.
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194 Kim Kitsuragi "Ah, yes. The problem with mass market paperbacks... They're not made to last..."
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195 Kim Kitsuragi "Perhaps this is a sign that you should get back to solving your own murder, eh, detective?"
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196 Volition You're no tiger, though, Harry. You're a man. It's your curse to have to choose.
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197 None
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198 None Variable["tc.harry"]
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199 None (Variable["tc.harry"]) == false
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200 Volition You're no tiger, though, detective. You're a man. It's your curse to have to choose.
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201 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Like what?
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202 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Then why are you still here?
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203 You Because I'm too chickenshit to do anything about it.
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204 You Because I don't want to let Kim down. IsKimHere()
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205 You I... don't know.
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206 You Because I need to solve this case. Not for anyone else's sake. For me.
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207 You Friends and family.
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208 You The taste of a good cigarette. SubstanceUsedOnce("smokes") and Variable["TASK.find_smokes_done"] == true
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209 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Do you even *have* those?
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210 You I've got Kim.
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211 None
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212 None Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 0
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213 None (Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 0) == false
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214 You I might. I just need to find them.
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215 You I did, but I lost them.
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216 You The pleasure of contemplating art! IsTHCPresent("art_cop")
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217 Electrochemistry What's a *book* know about real pleasure? What's better than feeling your mesolimbic pathway flood your mind-crevices with *pure* dopamine?
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218 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity You haven't been treating the lieutenant much like a friend, though, have you?
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219 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Just make sure you don't lose him. You'll not find another like him...
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220 None
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224 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Did you lose them? Or did they leave you? Do you even know the difference?
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225 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity There are worse things in the world than the pursuit of chemical pleasures. But there are better things, too...
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226 None
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227 None Variable["inventory.mullen_electro_dopamine"]
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228 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_electro_dopamine"]) == false
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229 Electrochemistry Why are you even still reading this garbage? You've got smokes to find!
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230 Electrochemistry What's a *book* know about real pleasure? What's better than feeling your mesolimbic pathway flood your mind-crevices with *pure* dopamine?
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231 None
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232 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity You don't know how you know, but you can feel this book *laughing* at you.
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233 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity *Art*? You think contemplating *art* is going to save you?
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234 You Yeah, I do. I'm the god damn art cop, after all.
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235 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Whatever you say, *art cop*. The book has stopped laughing, but you can feel it grinning smugly at you.
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236 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity You know you look like a mad man, right? Giving an inanimate object the finger like that.
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237 You Hey, fuck you book! (Give the book the finger.)
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238 None
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239 None IsKimHere()
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240 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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241 Kim Kitsuragi "What's the matter, detective?"
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242 You "This book is making fun of my sincerest beliefs."
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243 Kim Kitsuragi "Then perhaps you should stop reading it."
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244 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity But you can't stop, can you? You've got to find out what happens.
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245 None
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247 None Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 0
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248 None (Variable["reputation.kim"] >= 0) == false
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249 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity You haven't been treating the lieutenant much like a friend, though, have you?
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250 None
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251 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Just make sure you don't lose him. You'll not find another like him...
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252 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity It sounds like you're in for a long, hard road, detective...
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253 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity But then what does this book know? It's just a poorly made piece of pulp garbage, made to be consumed and discarded.
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254 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity What are you trying to prove, exactly? And what will change if you *do* manage to prove it?
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255 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity But then what does this book know? It's just a poorly made piece of pulp garbage, made to be consumed and discarded.
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256 Inland Empire Yes, yes. They're out there waiting for you, just over the next rise, up on Marvel Hill!
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257 Esprit de Corps You haven't. But it's not too late. You share a bond that's thicker than blood.
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258 Esprit de Corps It's true in more ways than you know.
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259 Esprit de Corps You haven't. But it's not too late. You share a bond that's thicker than blood.
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260 Esprit de Corps It's true in more ways than you know.
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261 Esprit de Corps The man's a prosecutor's nightmare. Solving a murder counts for nothing if all the evidence gets thrown out in court over police misconduct.
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262 You I'm not sure I'm happy with this, but maybe the story will turn it around.
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263 None
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264 None
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265 You Your partner. Kim will be there for me.
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266 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Will *you* be there for *him*, though, when push comes to shove? Time will tell. In the meantime, let's get on with the story...
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267 You Uh, I'll think about it. Better get on with the story first.
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268 You Don't you sass me. Get on with the story.
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269 None
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270 None Variable["inventory.mullen_esprit_about_covering_up"]
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271 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_esprit_about_covering_up"]) == false
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272 You I don't really like where this is going. (Close the book.)
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273 None
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275 You Yep, it's pretty fucking evil.
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276 You Drugs. You know it's all about the drugs. SubstanceUsedOnce("speed") or SubstanceUsedOnce("pyrholidon")
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277 You The smooth taste of some ultra-high-proof booze. SubstanceUsedOnce("alcohol")
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278 You The sweet taste of a good cigarette, which I still need to find. Variable["TASK.find_smokes"] == true and Variable["TASK.find_smokes_done"] == false
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279 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity There are worse things in the world than the pursuit of chemical pleasures. But there are better things, too...
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280 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity There are worse things in the world than the pursuit of chemical pleasures. But there are better things, too...
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281 Electrochemistry What's a *book* know about real pleasure? What's better than feeling your mesolimbic pathway flood your mind-crevices with *pure* dopamine?
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282 Electrochemistry Why are you even still reading this garbage? Heed the bottle's call.
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283 None
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284 None Variable["inventory.mullen_electro_booze"]
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285 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_electro_booze"]) == false
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286 None
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287 Electrochemistry Why are you even still reading this garbage? Baby, get some of that sweet speed or spooky pyrholidon... it's the good stuff.
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288 None
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289 None Variable["inventory.mullen_electro_drugs"]
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290 None (Variable["inventory.mullen_electro_drugs"]) == false
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291 None
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292 None
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293 None Variable["TASK.find_smokes"]
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294 None (Variable["TASK.find_smokes"]) == false
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295 Electrochemistry Why are you even still reading this garbage? Rip some sweet cigs instead!
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296 None
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297 You Love did them in. Variable["yard.hanged_love_killed_him"] == true
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298 You Communism killed them. Variable["yard.hanged_communism_killed_him"]
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299 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity What? That doesn't even make sense. There's never a straight answer with you, is there? You just get hooked on random stupid notions and then repeat them every chance you get.
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300 None
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301 You Okay, so Mullen didn't do it. (Keep reading.)
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302 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity She's any man's kind of woman, according to this book.
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303 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Secrets are the currency of human relations.
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304 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Now go on, find out who *really* did it.
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305 None
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306 None Variable["whirling.kim_mysterious_confessed"] or Variable["whirling.kim_mysterious_kept"]
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307 None (Variable["whirling.kim_mysterious_confessed"] or Variable["whirling.kim_mysterious_kept"]) == false
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308 Inland Empire You *are* the murderer, after all...
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309 None
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310 None IsExterior()
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311 None (IsExterior()) == false
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312 Dick Mullen and the Mistaken Identity Dozens of pages scatter across the floor. The last fifth or so of the book seems to have been lost. It's possible that you could gather and reassemble the pages, but it would take way too long.
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313 None
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314 None SubstanceUsedMore("alcohol")
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315 None (SubstanceUsedMore("alcohol")) == false
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316 Electrochemistry Give it time. You'll fall off the wagon sooner or later.
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