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           Macchuckled."I’mscaredtoleavehim.HeraiseshellwhenIleavehimaloneforaminute.Seeyoulater,London."

           Outsidethedarknesswasthick.Thebigcloudhadspreaduntilitcoveredthesky,andallthestarsweregone.Amuffledquietnesslayonthecamp.Thosemenwhosataroundafewlittlefiresspokesoftly.Theairwasstillandwarmanddamp.DocandMacandJimpickedtheirwaycarefullyoutofthecampandintotheblacknessthatsurroundedit."I’mafraidit’sgoingtorain,"Macsaid."We’llhaveonehellofatimewiththeguyswhentheygetwet.It’sworsethangun-firefortakingtheheartsoutofmen.Mostofthosetentsleak,Iguess."

           "Ofcoursetheydo,"saidBurton.

           Theyreachedthelineoftheorchardandwalkeddownbetweentworowsoftrees.Anditwassodarkthattheyputtheirhandsoutinfrontofthem.

           "Howdoyoulikeyourstrikenow?"Docasked.

           "Notsogood.They’vegotthisvalleyorganizedlikeItaly.Foodsupply’scutoffnow.We’resunkifwecan’tgetsomefood.Andifitrainsgoodandhardtonightthemen’llbesneakingoutonus.Theyjustwon’ttakeit,Itellyou.It’safunnything,Doc.Youdon’tbelieveinthecause,andyou’llprobablybethelastmantostick.Idon’tgetyouatall."

           "Idon’tgetmyself,"Docsaidsoftly."Idon’tbelieveinthecause,butIbelieveinmen."

           "Whatdoyoumean?"

           "Idon’tknow.IguessIjustbelievethey’remen,andnotanimals.MaybeifIwentintoakennelandthedogswerehungryandsickanddirty,andmaybeifIcouldhelpthosedogs,Iwould.