The Miracle of the Bells

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You

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Come one yeah yeah

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You mr. Dunnigan yeah I'm Nicola how do

you deal better on the loan huh

hurry up there we haven't got all day

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Are you the husband of the deceased back

there no I'm just a friend I see they're

quite surprised and I got your telegram

from Hollywood yes never had a client

from Hollywood before thought I knew

every family in coal town just cope hmm

never heard of him huh no family in coal

town by that name tress Kovner willing

to betcha auger tress Goldner was her

professional name I see

she was an actress

you don't say

used to live in coldtown huh what's her

real name Tolga Truckee

what you mean stand Rocky's kid he was a

coal miner

Stan Sharkey was no miner he was on lush

I gave him a first class hundred dollar

funeral his kid I'll go arrange for it

in person deadbeats both of them never

paid me boy are you starving it's four

years since I buried her drunken par for

nothing and I ain't burying any more

deadbeats until they pay up you mean

right now

I've waited four years it was a $90

funeral not a hundred she told me she

paid you 10 that leaves 80 give me $20

no no what about the extras the flowers

for the grave and pallbearers at 2 bucks

apiece out of my own pocket I'm a

respectable businessman mr. Dunnigan I

never cheated nobody in my life and when

I say a hundred bucks it's a hundred

bucks

my mistake mr. Olaf not noticing your

fine qualities

people think dying is cheap but let me

tell you what's the Dunnigan that it

costs more to be buried than to be born

yes sir when you figure all the

incidental up I was only saying you've

said enough.

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You'll be home soon kid why anyone would

want to come back to this flea-bitten

end of the world I don't know but that's

what you wanted so you're here

that's all I can do for you ride with

you tell you what I love you that's

what's driving me crazy but I waited

till now to tell you but I've got to see

it now I love you baby I love him I

guess I loved you the first time I saw

your face show business is full of

beautiful faces and I'd seen them all

but I never saw one like yours baby

never liked yours

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You what's your name

I'll get this corner ok Olga the first

rule of dancing a girl has to stay on

our feet okay get back in line

try it again give my pickup Freddie what

we open in four days all right so it's a

very nice show so what they pay to see

you don't think I look I'm not asking

you to act I'm not asking you to sing

good only loud there's only one thing I

ask you like a brother I ask you give me

this this is all right one not one two

three yeah okay have you got it

have you got it all right fine again

give him a pick up Freddie

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You're breaking my heart

look miss I have a time for beginners

step out of the line please come back

when you've learned something western

please no will do without you step out

please let me try again

I learned I will I'll stay after

rehearsal please give me another chance

nah no can do I haven't the time please

go on Tommy give the kid a break who's

that Dunnigan Oh Tommy

what are you doing slumming hi a big boy

I saw your name on science pot maybe I

could buy you a drink you buy me a drink

I owe you a million the world's greatest

press agent meet the world's worst

chorus girl okay ladies take a half hour

well Freddie Evans didn't it all right

nice to see you Freddie

they taught me give me a favor would you

do your favor

should I just mention it but buddy work

with that new kid you can have her

dancing like Pablo in an hour

well listen bill that kid's got two left

feet oh come on what do you care she's a

nice girl

oh you know her huh I've never seen him

before I just like her face and she

needs the job come on give her a break

okay that's your pleasure hey pretty you

take her and work with her I'll be back

in a half hour you'll be able to show me

that pivot or else I will Thanks and

thank you so much mr. Mr. Dunnigan you.

SAP bill Dunnigan never mind the thanks

just get that pivot I will mr. Tanika

come on Big Boy

it's like old times.

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That's where it began and this is where

it ends

your hormone

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Take that chair there please hello Eddie

this mr. Olaf I'm back from medical

anybody been trying to get me you don't

have to use that tone of voice

mr. Dunnigan as I told you I was stung

once on the truck keys and I don't want

to be stoned again no hard feelings I

hope no hard feelings just honest

business that's fine

okay the job will cost you 150 bucks

hundred and fifty that includes

transportation from the train to coal

town of course one-eighth included is

pallbearers in case you want them you

don't have to happen you understand that

I want them then you'll need six that's

two dollars a piece

could you get some of her father's

friend stack as pallbearers or some

people who knew her you mean free no

chance

now look Stan rocky was a sweet guy I'm

sure he must have had some friends would

be glad to do it

you think I'm trying to shake you down

huh all right I'll introduce you to some

of his friends come on you'll see if you

can get him free come on you'll see I

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Want to ask you a question in front of

this gentleman I just want to ask if any

of you remember Stan Kroenke stand yeah

Stan sorry

his kid died and we're gonna bury

alongside our old man I just wanted to

ask her if any of you'd like to act as

pallbearers on account of your new Stan

and his kid don't try to put nothing

over on this Nicky will act as

pallbearers for two bucks a piece

come here none - what's - me - who's

that guy a friend of the deceased okay.

Jenna he was the first six to sign the

book and now I want four guys to carry a

side.

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Put it down on the floor I'll put your

names down there for pallbearers we

don't want no arguments afterwards I

give you the bill before the hearse

pulls out everything will be itemized

and I get paid before the funeral you

said that I just wanted understood it's

understood send in two more well yeah oh

the first thing is to fix it up with

father Spence key his church is the big

one down on Spring Street I'll arrange

everything and you won't have no bother

whatsoever now if you'll just make

yourself comfortable I'll be back in a

few minutes

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I'll try to remember that you love these

people baby

was hard figuring out why what a SAP I

was walking out of that theater and not

seeing you again for a whole year yes a

whole year before I ran into you again

I'll never forget that town I wasn't

thinking of you that night I wasn't

thinking about much of anything except

what a cold and lonely place a small

town can be on Christmas Eve I'm

wondering how to kill time till I could

get the next trainer for my next stop

this mr. Scott mr. limited yeah she's

doing number one right over there

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