Joseph Heller, Closing time:
"Anything new?" he began, to Milo's son.
"Not as far as I know."
"Are you telling me the truth?"
"To the best of my ability."
"You're not holding anything back?"
"Not as far as I can tell."
"Would you tell me if you were?"
"I would tell you if I could."
"When your father calls in today, M2," he said to Milo Minder-
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