И проиграли бой

           "Sureitis.It’sarevolutionagainsthungerandcold.Thethreeguysthatownthisvalleyaregoingtoraisehelltokeepthatland,andtokeepdumpingtheapplestoraisetheprice.AguythatthinksfoodoughttobeeatenisaGoddamnedred.D’youseethat?"

           London’seyeswerewideanddreaming."Iheardalotofradicalguystalkin’,"hesaid."Neverpaidmuchattention.Theyalwaysgotmad.Iain’tgotnofaithinamadguy.Ineverseenitthewayyousayitbefore,never."

           "Well,keeponseeingit,London.It’llmakeyoufeeldifferent.Theysayweplaydirty,workunderground.Didyoueverthink,London?We’vegotnoguns.Ifanythinghappenstous,itdon’tgetinthenewspapers.Butifanythinghappenstotheotherside,Jesus,theysmearitinink.We’vegotnomoney,andnoweapons,sowe’vegottouseourheads,London.Seethat?It’slikeamanwithaclubfightingasquadwithmachineguns.Theonlywayhecandoitistosneakupandsmackthegunnersfrombehind.Maybethatisn’tfair,buthell,London,thisisn’tanyathleticcontest.Therearen’tanyrulesahungrymanhastofollow."

           "Ineverseenit,"Londonsaidslowly."Nobodynevertooktimeouttotellme.Iliketoseesomeoftheguysthattalknicean’quiet.Always,whenIhearthem,they’remad.‘Goddamnthecops,’theysay.‘T’hellwiththegovernment.’They’regoin’toburndownthegovernmentbuildings.Idon’tlikethat,allthemnicebuildings.Nobodynevertoldmeaboutthatother."

           "Theydidn’tusetheirheads,then,"saidMac.

           "Mac,yousaidyouguessedwe’dlosethisstrike.Whatmakesyouthinklikethat?"