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           Gonnabeajob."Theshadowofabuzzardslidacrosstheearth,andthefamilyalllookedupatthesailingblackbird.

           Pasaid,"WhatI’mscairtofiswe’llrunoutamoneysowecan’tgitthere’tall.Here’salluseatin’,an’gottobuygasan’oil.’Fwerunoutamoney,Idon’knowwhatwegonnado."

           Wilsonsaid,"Seemslikeit’smyfault.Thisheregoddamnwreck’sgivemetroublerightalong.Youfolksbeennicetous.Nowyoujus’packupan’getalong.Mean’Sairy’llstay,an’we’llfiggersomeway.Wedon’taimtoputyoufolksoutnone."

           Pasaidslowly."Weain’ta-gonnadoit.Wegotalmostakinbond.Grampa,hediedinyourtent."Sairysaidtiredly,"Webeennothin’buttrouble,nothin’buttrouble."

           Tomslowlymadeacigarette,andinspecteditandlightedit.Hetookoffhisruinedcapandwipedhisforehead."Igotanidear,"hesaid."Maybenobodygonnalikeit,butheresheis:ThenearertoCaliforniaourfolksget,thequickerthey’sgonnabemoneyrollin’in.Nowthisherecar’llgotwicetasfastasthattruck.Nowhere’smyidea.Youtakeoutsomeathatstuffinthetruck,an’thenallyoufolksbutmean’thepreachergetinan’moveon.Mean’Casy’llstopherean’fixthisherecaran’thenwedriveon,dayan’night,an’we’llcatchup,orifwedon’tmeetontheroad,you’llbea-workin’anyways.An’ifyoubreakdown,why,jus’camp’longsidetheroadtillwecome.