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72. My story, as you put it, is this: I first met Mr. P though my antiques business.
73.He used to collect, er…medieval religious statues, and I sometimes bought them for him.
74.I had absolutely no idea that he was involved in drugs, or I wouldn’t have had anything to do with him.
75. Well, after a while Mr. P tryed to persuade me to join him in the drugs business.
76. He was a monster: he threatened to have me killed if I refused.
77.He even sent Roger Temple, who used to be a friend of mine, to threaten me…
78. So, I’ve found you at last, you bastard!
79. Roger! What do you want from me?
80. According to the papers, Temple used to carry the drugs, and you informed the police about him so as to get rid of him.
81.Will you forget about the damn papers! My sweet, don’t you believe what I’m saying?
82.Sorry Dad, I just … oh, carry on.
83. Thank you. I decided that I had to find a way of stopping Mr. P,
84.so I flew to Trinidad in order to destroy him, his drugs and his whole organization.
85.Really? You mean it was you who blow up the whole place?
86. Well no, not exactly. I was there when it happened, though.
87.So how did you manage to survive, then?
88.I’m coming to that. So, there I was in front of Mr. P and Roger Temple, telling them exactly what I thought of them…
89.I hate and despise you for making a profit from the misery of drug-takers, and I shall see that you are brought to justice!
90. What was that?
91. My God! The whole place is going up!
92.I found myself flying through the air. I couldn’t see anything; I didn’t know whether I was dead or alive…
93. I hope you’re feeling alright, sir. I’ve brought your first courses and your wine.
94.Yes, yes, thank you! As I was saying, there I was, with bits trees and buildings flying all around me,
95.and the terrifying noise of the explosion…
96.Then I lost consciousness for a while, and the next thing I knew was when I found myself in the sea; in absolute silence, apart from the waves.
97. There was a bit of a fog, so I couldn’t tell whether or not I was near the land.
98.At first I was glad to be alive and well. I didn’t seem to have been injured in the explosion.
99.But that feeling quickly changed to fear and panic. I’m not a strong swimmer, as you know,
100.and in any case I had no idea in which direction to go. I told myself to keep calm, choose a direction at random, and started swimming.
101.After a few minutes of this, I was completely exhausted.
102.I thought I was going to drown there in the calm, blue Atlantic Ocean; far, far away from home.
103.Suddenly I saw a small boat, a rubber dingy in fact, just a short distance away.
104.And with the last of my strength I managed to swim over and pull myself up into it.
105.No sooner had I done this than I noticed that there were someone else there.
106.He wasn’t moving and he didn’t seem to be breathing, so I presumed he was dead.
107.Then, as I sat there wondering what to do, he slowly turned his face towards me.
108.My God! Roger!
109.So here you are, at last!
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