Arturo Banding was pretty sure that he wouldn't go to hell when he died. The way to hell was the committing of mortal sin. He had committed many, he believed, but the confessional had saved him. He always got to confession on time — that is, before he died. And he knocked on wood whenever he thought of it — he would always get there on time — before he died. So Arturo was pretty sure he wouldn't go to hell when he died. For two reasons. The confessional and the fact that he was a fast runner.

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