A pack of off-brand cigarettes now starts at about $7.25. For a pack-a-day smoker, the habit now costs more than $2,660 a year. A two-pack-a-day habit costs more than $5,300. Those price increases ...

And, to be clear, Morleys are not a real cigarette brand. So, what exactly is going on here? Is this some deep, secret connected cinematic universe that ties Norman Bates to George Costanza?

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