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intervals die in office? Will that happen to me? I don’t see
anything about that in the contract.

DEVIL: You needn’t worry about that. I won’t come for you
until you have triumphed over evil and destroyed the communist
threat. Nothing can harm you before that final scene: nobody
writes a screenplay where the hero is bumped off in the first reel!
Even if someone shoots at you point-blank, you won’t be hurt.

ACTOR: A strong America, with me as Commander-in-Chief,
riding to the rescue of true religion and free enterprise…I’ll do it!

DEVIL: I knew you’d see the light. Now, to complete the
formalities.

ACTOR: Ouch! My finger! What is that stuff, catsup?

DEVIL: No. It’s your blood.

ANNOUNCER: Ha-ha-ha! That concludes tonight’s program,
folks. Join us next week, when Vulcan Theatre of the Air will
bring you a special radio adaptation of Gottfried Fliegel’s
hilarious best-seller, “Edgar Allan Takes a Bride”. Until then, this
is your host, Osgood Slaughter, saying goodnight for Vulcan
Adult Safety matches.