There Will Be Blood, Evil Monkey, There Will be Blood

Evil Monkey:"There will be blood", Jeff. There will be blood.Jeff:There will be blood, Evil Monkey. There will be blood.Evil Monkey:It might not be your blood. It might not be today. It might not be tomorrow. It might be yesterday. But there will be blood.Jeff:I'm pretty sure it will be your blood---and it will be today.Evil Monkey:I'd much prefer it be your blood. Much, much more than my blood. But: there will be blood!Jeff:Blood there will be.Evil Monkey:Will be blood, there.Jeff:There. Blood. Be will.Evil Monkey:Blood. There.Jeff:Blood will.Evil Monkey:Do you have a will?Jeff:No. I have blood.Evil Monkey:You should have a will.Jeff:Why?Evil Monkey:There will be blood!Jeff:But it will be your blood.Evil Monkey:My blood isn't your blood type so if there is blood and it is your blood, I will not be able to save you with my blood.Jeff:If it is your blood and I have a chance to save you with my blood, I will save my blood for a time when there will be blood and it will be my blood.Evil Monkey:Keep your blood, knave. Keep your goddamn effing blood.Jeff:I will, sir. I will keep my goddamn effing blood. Do you know why?Evil Monkey:Because it is your blood and not mine and it may be that there will be blood one day...and it will be yours?Jeff:No. Because in 40 years there will be no electricity, we will be sharpening sticks for swords, and any electronic book will have disappeared magically...like magic.Evil Monkey:Signed "the curmudgeon"...in blood.Jeff:Your blood.

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