Ah shit. There's more:
"The doctor had to remove my left ventricle," said Tom half-heartedly.
"Elvis is dead," said Tom expressly. (Took me a minute.)
"You must be my host," Tom guessed.
"I've only enough carpet for the hall and landing," said Tom with a blank stare.
"Don't let me drown in Egypt!" pleaded Tom, deep in denial.
"I'm going to end it all," Sue sighed.
"I have a split personality," said Tom, being frank.
"I love hot dogs," said Tom with relish.
"I won't finish in fifth place," Tom held forth.
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