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sing the ancient
yuletide carol
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fa la la la la
la la la la la
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glo-o-o-ria
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glo-o-o-ria
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god rest ye merry,
gentlemen
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let nothing you dismay
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to save...
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hmm
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captioning made possible by
turner entertainment group and u.s. Department of education
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my name is marlowe,
phillip marlowe,
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occupation-
private detective.
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You know, somebody
says, "follow that guy,"
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so i follow him.
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Somebody says,
"find that female,"
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so i find her.
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And what do i get out of it?
10 bucks a day and expenses,
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and if you think that buys
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a lot of fancy groceries
these days, you're crazy.
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Right now, you're
reading in your newspapers
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and hearing over your radios
about a murder.
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They call it the case
of the lady in the lake.
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That's a good title.
It fits.
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What you've read and what
you've heard is one thing.
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The real thing
is something else.
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There's only one guy
who knows that. I know it.
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This lady in the lake
business
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started just 3 days
before christmas.
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I was tired
of being pushed around for nickels and dimes,
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so i decided
i'd write about murder.
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It's safer.
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And besides, they tell me
the profits are good,
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so i pounded out a story...
on that,
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and i sent it up to
the kingsby publications, incorporated,
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specialists in gore.
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You know, they turn out
that kind of thing.
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I got a letter from them
asking me to see them about it.
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The letter was signed,
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"a. Fromsett, room 950,
meadson building."
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Make a note of that.
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You know, some cases of
murder start when that door there behind you opens up
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and a fellow
rushes in all covered with sweat and confusion