"Yeah, of course. Let me tidy all this up," he said as he gathered his mess into a neat pile. "Did you, ah, go into a strip club? Talk to a dancer or summat?"
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"Yeah, of course. Let me tidy all this up," he said as he gathered his mess into a neat pile. "Did you, ah, go into a strip club? Talk to a dancer or summat?"