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           "Hell,wejustgotoffthatfreightthatwentthroughanhourago!"

           "Whereyougoingnow?"

           "Thoughtwe’djungleupwiththeboysdownbytheriver."

           Thepolicemanmaintainedhispositioninfrontofthem."Gotanymoney?"

           "Yousawusbuyameal,didn’tyou?Wegotenoughtokeepoutofjailonavagcharge."

           Thepolicemanstoodasidethen."Well,getgoing,andkeepoffthestreetsatnight."

           "O.K.,mister."

           Theywalkedquicklyon.Jimsaid,"Yousuretalkedtohimpretty,Mac."

           "Whynot?That’sthefirstlesson.Neverarguewithacop,particularlyatnight.It’dbeswellifwegotthirtydaysforvagrancyrightnow,wouldn’tit?"

           Theyhuggedtheirdenimclothesagainsttheirchestsandhurriedalongthestreet,andthelightsgrewmoreinfrequent.

           "Howareyougoingtogoaboutgettingstarted?"Jimasked.

           "Idon’tknow.We’vegottouseeverything.Look,westartoutwithageneralplan,butthedetailshavetobeworkedoutwithanymaterialswecanfind.Weuseeverythingwecangetholdof.That’stheonlythingwecando.We’lljustlookoverthesituation."

           Jimlengthenedhisstridewithadriveofenergy."Well,letmedothings,won’tyou,Mac?Idon’twanttobeastoogeallmylife."