"I thought New York had like, dog-sized rats and alligators in sewers." He paused to pause. "Which, by the way, I have first hand experience with. Things in sewers is generally never fun, fyi."
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"I thought New York had like, dog-sized rats and alligators in sewers." He paused to pause. "Which, by the way, I have first hand experience with. Things in sewers is generally never fun, fyi."