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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; font-size: 18px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="6179ad913adcbed10d0f85fb3e853b96""Hey." Joe formed a stern voice, pointing his index finger at Vito. "Don't you be fuckin' sayin' that. The history I have with you can't hold a candle to the things I've done with John, Greg, and Fernando combined. I had fun with those guys. I did business with those guys. You and me? We've been through it all; hot and cold, thick and thin, for better and for worse. Our friendship is sealed in the foundation that is fuckin' concrete. Never in a million years would I ever think about leavin' behind my best friend for some guys in Chicago. What kind of man would I be if I left you when you was at your most vulnerable? I'm nothing but grateful to have you as my best friend, and I'd trade you for nothing, and I mean nothing."/p
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