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...SO WHEN THE KID COMES HOME FROM COLLEGE, I NEVER
KNOW WHAT TO FEED HIM ANYMORE.
HELL, I USUALLY
JUST EAT CEREAL OR SOMETHIN' I DON'T HAVE TO COOK.
I MEAN, I GOTTA SERVE PEOPLE ALL DAMN DAY AT MY JOB, I AIN'T THE KID'S SHORT-ORDER COOK TOO.
H EH—YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? ...FELLA?
...YOU DON'T
TALK
MUCH,
HUH?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
iNFANTICIDE IS ?
IN-WHAT, NOW?
i n F A n t I c ID e I s A n occurr enc e I n n At u r e wher e an A n I m a l wIl l k IlL Its y o u n g .
i N many cAses, It IS r elated to the pA sSing on of c ertAIn
gene pools.
MALE LIO NS,
F O R E X A M P L E , UNDERSTAND T HAT A F E M AL E CANNOT BE IM P R E G N AT E D W HILE SHE IS C A RIN G F O R A NEWBORN ; L A CT AT ING.
i F THE NEWBORN IS N O T HIS O W N , THE L IO N W IL L K IL l IT , cAUSING T H E F E mAL E L A CT AT ING TO S TO P , A l l O W IN G HIm t O Im P R E G N AT E H E R W ITH HIS O W N G E N E S.
SHIT ...
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE
OTHER
MAJOR CAUSE OF
I NFANTICIDE IS ?
a
mAYBE THAT'S THE ANSWER TO YOUr PROBLEm.
s hor TAGe OF
f OoD.
SOmeTImES IN THE ACT OF CANNIBALISm AND
SOmeTImES
TO
SPARE THE
YOUNG FROm
STARVATION.
THE cHILD THAT YOU dON'T KNOW HOW TO FEED. mAYBE YOU SHOUld
spArE HIM.
WH-WHAT PROBLEM?
WHY DO YOU DESERVE TO LIVE?
THe ORDEr In WHICH
15 MILES OUTSIDE VICTORIE CITY
i cArRY THIS OUT IS VERY ImPORTANt.
yOU CAN'T Be SLOPPY WITH THESE THINGS, IT TAKES SKIlL AND
p REParATION.
i 'LL BEGIN WITH YOU.
...YOU'LL BE NUMBER NINE. AND SHe
...SHE'lL
BE NUmBER TEN .
YOU SEe,
i T AK e
WHAT
FROM YOU.
i
i
WANT
TAK e
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...YOU'RE REnDEReD USeLESS BEcAUSe THeRE'S NOTHING LEFT.
...NO onE WILl WAnT YOU. YOU'RE THINKING tO yourSELf RIGHT nOW THAT SOmEONE WILL SHOW UP LAST mINUTE AND
SaVE YOU.
THOSe DUmB-ASs PIGS ARE TOO BUSY TAKING BRIBES AND CHASING WHORES .