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me gusta peyote
One too many mezcal’s!
Put all your hands up or I will shoot your roots!
Dance Stranger.
Hey Prickly Put Your Hands Up
This Charra Is Loaded For Pear!
And so the stranger basks in the adulation of his new friends. Sinking deeper into the guacamole of his own deception
Did anybody here mention what happened to our last Sheriff?
All right, folks! Stand back. Clear the area. This is a crime scene now. Secure the perimeter, dust for prints, check for fibers, scan for DNA! I want a urine sample from everyone and get me a latte. Don’t mix up the two.
Ah, yes. The ancient cactus fruit. I believe your people use it as seasoning when preparing your native dishes.
Everybody run, the homecoming queen’s got a gun!
I had to shoot. The cactus was going to get me with both barrels.
Hop-a-Long, you gotta look and aim before you shoot!