Eoin Colfer

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'Sure, man. And why don't you crash in my pad later, man? We could absorb some vibes.' 

'That sounds very interesting' said Lowrie, with absolutely no clue as to what the guard had just said.

'I suppose it was the drink that killed her in the end,' Meg said, trying to sound mature and sympathetic. 

Lowrie nodded. 'In a way. She came home plastered one night, and drank a bottle of toilet bleach by accident.'

It was as though some giant had taken a bite out of a suburban house and then, realizing the decor was horrendous, spat it out in Donnybrook.

'Didn't you learn anything in those schools?' '

Just sums and reading. Nothing useful like spitting songs. I suppose I should be grateful your dad didn't know any songs about toilet cleaning, or we'd be doing that too.'

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