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Luke was uncommonly excited to have Dennis in the bar, and even more so at the sight of the cash-filled envelope. He insisted on free drinks for all of them, and a still-groggy Bobo complained that his beer tasted like mud. It was the start of an immediate friendship, with he and Luke trading good-natured insults until Spinner finally remarked that he had developed a headache.
“I tell you mate, it’s the beer!” Bobo chided.
“It’s your voice that’s doing it,” came Luke’s reply.
Spinner groaned, and Dennis smiled behind his drink. He’d get used to it eventually.