John Edgar Williams was bound and determined to quit smoking, and he had decided that today would be the day. He went to the corner store and bought a pack of Marlboros. he lit a cigarette and took a deep drag, then threw it on the ground, stamped it out, and threw the pack down the gutter. Already he was feeling in control. His desicion was a step towards being deteministic about his life and there was a feling that he was doing the right thing, which was somehing he had not felt about anything in a long while. John knew this wasnt going to be easy, but he had made up his mind, so he grabbed a bus downtown to look for the best over the counter product to ensure that he would never light up another cigarette John walked into a store on the corner of Howard and Broadway, and was enthusiastically greeted by the clerk. How may i help you today?, inquired the short stocky man. I'm looking for something , not too expensive, but effective, said John Ive got just the thing said the clerk. Many of our customers have purchased this with excellent results said the man, and handed him a small box. John examined the product and its contents and decided that it looked like it would probably work well, and the price wasnt out of line with his budget, so he made the purchase . The clerk rang up the sale and bagged the small box for John and thanked him as he was leaving. John took another bus back home and on the way he struck up a conversation with middle age brunette woman next to him about how excited he was to finally make the descion to quit smoking. John arrived home and eagerly unpacked the small box he picked up earlier that day. he didnt have to read the directions for it. he had seen this particualar one used before. he nervously unwrapped it, loaded 5 shells into the chamber and blew his brains out in one continous calculated motion. This time he had quit smoking for good.