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           Everything’sfreehere,food,liquor,automobiles,houses.Justmoveinandsetdowntoaturkeydinner."

           MacsquattedandmotionedJimtositbesidehim.Hepulledouthissackoftobaccoandmadeacareful,excellentcigarette;then,asanafterthought,"Wouldanyofyoucapitalistslikeasmoke?"

           Severalhandsthrustout.Thebagwentfrommantoman."Justgetin?"theleanfaceasked.

           "Just.Figuretopickafewapplesandretireonmyincome."

           Lean-faceburstoutangrily."Knowwhatthey’repayin’,fella?Fifteencents,fifteenlousycents!"

           "Well,whatdoyouwant?"Macdemanded."JesusChrist,man!Youain’tgotthenervetosayyouwanttoeat?Youcaneatanapplewhileyou’reworkin’.Allthemniceapples!"Histonegrewhard."S’posewedon’tpickthemapples?"

           Lean-facecried,"Wegottopick’em.SpenteveryGoddamncentgettin’here."

           Macrepeatedsoftly,"Allthemniceapples.Ifwedon’tpick’em,they’llrot."

           "Ifwedon’tpick’em,somebodyelsewill."

           "S’posewedidn’tletnobodyelsepick?"Macsaid.

           Themenaboutthefiregrewtense."Youmean—strike?"Lean-faceasked.

           Maclaughed."Idon’tmeannothin’."