[ There is a significant pause as Tommy's thinking this over. They've lied to each other in the past, but he can see no reason why Alfie would be lying to him about this now. In fact, with all the strangeness he's already experienced, he's willing to believe even a lot more than that.
Finally, ] If that's true,
It seems that you're the one able to tell my future, instead the common misconception of it being the other way around.
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[A beat.]
The last I remember, Tommy, it was the year 1926. That's not so distant as 1990, but all the same--
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Finally, ] If that's true,
It seems that you're the one able to tell my future, instead the common misconception of it being the other way around.
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[Alfie's heard about Johnny Dogs!]