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           "IwishIthoughtso.Ithinkthey’llbebackinthatbarninabouttenminutes.Inthearmytheycanshootaguyifhegoestosleep.Wecan’tdoathingbuttalk.God,Igetsickofthishelplessness!Ifwecouldonlyuseguns!Ifwecouldonlyusepunishmenttokeepdiscipline!"Thesoundoftheguards’footstepsdiedawayinthedarkness.Macsaid,"I’llrouse’emoutoncemorebeforewegoback."Theywalkeduponthekitchenporchandknockedonthedoor.Barkingandgrowlingdogsansweredthem.Theycouldhearthedogsleapingaroundinsidethehouse,andAndersonquietingthem.Thedooropenedacrack."It’sus,Mr.Anderson."

           "Comeonin,"hesaidsullenly.

           Thepointersweavedabout,whippingtheirthin,hardtailsandwhiningwithpleasure.Macleanedoverandpattedeachoneandpulledtheleathers."Yououghttoleavethedogsoutside,Mr.Anderson,towatchtheplace,"hesaid."It’ssodarktheguardscan’tseeanything.Butthedogscouldsmellanybodycomingthrough."

           Allayonacotbythestove.Helookedpaleandweak.Heseemedtohavegrownthin,forthefleshonhisjowlswasloose.Helayflatonhisback,andonearmwasstrappeddowninfrontofhim.Docsatinachairbesidethecot.

           "Hello,Al,"Macsaidquietly."How’sshego,boy?"Theeyesbrightened."O.K.,"saidAl."Ithurtsquitealot.Docsaysit’llkeepmedownsometime."MacleanedoverthecotandpickedupAl’sgoodhand."Nottoohard,"Alsaidquickly."There’sbustedribsonthatside."

           Andersonstoodby;hiseyeswereburning."Nowyousee,"hesaid."Youseewhatcomesofit.Lunchwagonburned,Alhurt,nowyousee."