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Chapter 13
"How’dyouknowwewasalreadytalkin’aboutpackin’upan’movin’west?"
Casyansweredhim."It’sever’body,"hesaid."Here’smethatusedtogiveallmyfightagainstthedevil’causeIfiggeredthedevilwastheenemy.Butthey’ssomepinworse’nthedevilgotholdathecountry,an’itain’tgonnaletgotillit’schoppedloose.EverseeoneathemGilamonsterstakehold,mister?Grabshold,an’youchophimintwoan’hisheadhangson.Chophimattheneckan’hisheadhangson.Gottotakeascrew-driveran’pryhisheadaparttogithimloose.An’whilehe’slayin’there,poisonisdrippin’an’drippin’intotheholehe’smadewithhisteeth."HestoppedandlookedsidewaysatTom.
Thefatmanstaredhopelesslystraightahead.Hishandstartedturningthecrankslowly."Idunnowhatwe’recomin’to,"hesaidsoftly.
Overbythewaterhose,ConnieandRoseofSharonstoodtogether,talkingsecretly.Conniewashedthetincupandfeltthewaterwithhisfingerbeforehefilledthecupagain.RoseofSharonwatchedthecarsgobyonthehighway.Connieheldoutthecuptoher."Thiswaterain’tcool,butit’swet,"hesaid.
Shelookedathimandsmiledsecretly.Shewasallsecretsnowshewaspregnant,secretsandlittlesilencesthatseemedtohavemeanings.Shewaspleasedwithherself,andshecomplainedaboutthingsthatdidn’treallymatter.AndshedemandedservicesofConniethatweresilly,andbothofthemknewtheyweresilly.
