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           LondonandJimcaughtupwiththem.Macsaid,"Youbetterleaveabigguardhere,London."

           "O.K.I’lltellSamtostayandkeepaboutahundred.Thatsurewasanicespeech,Mac."

           "Ididn’thavenotimetofigureitoutahead.Webettergetmovin’beforetheseguyscooloff.Oncetheygetgoin’they’llbeO.K.Butwedon’twant’emjusttostandaroundandcooloff."

           Theyturnedandlookedback.Throughthecrowdthebearerscameswinging,carryingtheboxontheirforearms.Theclotofpeoplebrokeupandstraggledbehind.Thelightmistfell.Tothewestarentinthecloudshowedapatchofpalebluesky,andahigh,soundlesswindtorethecloudsapartastheywatched.

           "Itmightbeanicedayyet,"Macsaid.HeturnedtoJim."Inearlyforgotaboutyou.Howdoyoufeel?"

           "Allright."

           "Well,Idon’tthinkyoubetterwalkallthatdistance.Yourideonthetruck."

           "No.I’llwalk.Theguyswouldn’tlikeitifIrode."

           "Ithoughtofthat,"saidMac."We’llhavethepallbearersridetoo.That’llmakeitallright.Weallset,London?"

           "Allset"