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I don't believe it. I just don't believe it. I bring you here to protect me from these characters, and the only one I've got on my side is the blood-sucking lawyer.
— Hammond • Jurassic Park
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker expected protection from the people brought along, but finds support only from the lawyer described with an insult. The surprise gives the complaint its comic shape. An ally arrives from a direction the speaker's own language suggests would usually inspire suspicion rather than relief.
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