((We're not dead, just mostly dead...there's a difference from mostly dead and all dead...name that quote!
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Vlad was, in a rude way, trying to discourage Smith from taking his money in a bet.
Only Larson would call like this, and Vlad wasn't going to waste his money for a lost cause.
He grabbed the phone and flipped it open.
"Larson. This better be good."