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           "Well,tosomeofthoseguysproperty’smoreimportantthantheirlives."

           Jimsaid,"Slowdown,Mac.What’syourhurry?Iseemtogettiredeasy."

           Macdidslowhisstepsalittle."Ithoughtthat’swhathewenttotownfor.Iwanttogetbackbeforeanythinghappens.Idon’tknowwhatthissheriff’lldo,buthe’llbehappyashelltosplitusup."Theywalkedsilentlyoverthesoft,darkearth,andtheshadowsflickeredonthem.Attheclearingtheysloweddown.Macsaid,"Well,nothing’shappenedyet,anyway."

           Thesmokeroseslowlyfromthestoves.Jimasked,"Wheredoyous’posealltheguysare?"

           "Insleepingoffthedrunk,Iguess.Itwouldn’tbeabadideaifwegotsomesleep,too.Prob’lybeupallnight."

           Londonmovedoverandmetthem."Everythingallright?"Macasked.

           "Justthesame."

           "Well,Iwasright.Anderson’sbeeninandaskedthesherifftokickusoff."

           "Well?"

           "Well,wewait.Don’ttelltheguysaboutit."

           "Maybeyouwasrightaboutthat,"Londonsaid,"butyouwassurewrongaboutwhatthemguyswouldeat.Theycleanedusout.Thereain’tadamndropo’beansleft.Isavedyouacoupleofcans,overinmytent."

           "Maybewewon’tneedanythingmoretoeat,"saidMac.

           "Howdoyoumean?"