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Chapter 26
Doin’it’causeyouhaveto.’Causeit’syou.LookaWashington,’hesays.’FittheRevolution,an’after,themsons-a-bitchesturnedonhim.An’Lincolnthesame.Samefolksyellin’tokill’em.Naturalasrain.’"
«Don’tsoun’likenofun,"saidTom.
«No,itdon’t.Thisfellainjail,hesays,’Anyways,youdowhatyoucan.An’,’hesays,’theon’ythingyougottolookatisthatever’timethey’salittlestepfo’ward,shemayslipbackalittle,butsheneverslipsclearback.Youcanprovethat,’hesays,’an’thatmakesthewholethingright.An’thatmeanstheywasn’tnowasteevenifitseemedliketheywas.’"
«Talkin’,"saidTom.«Alwaystalkin’.TakemybrotherAl.He’soutlookin’foragirl.Hedon’tcare’boutnothin’else.Coupledayshe’llgethimagirl.Thinkaboutitalldayan’doitallnight.Hedon’tgiveadamn’boutstepsupordownorsideways.»
«Sure,"saidCasy.«Sure.He’sjus’doin’whathe’sgottodo.Allofuslikethat.»Themanseatedoutsidepulledthetentflapwide.«Goddamnit,Idon’likeit,"hesaid.Casylookedoutathim.«What’sthematter?»
«Idon’know.Ijus’itchallover.Nervousasacat.»
«Well,what’sthematter?»
«Idon’know.SeemslikeIhearsomepin,an’thenIlistenan’theyain’tnothin’tohear.»
«You’rejus’jumpy,"thewizenedmansaid.Hegotupandwentoutside.Andinasecondhelookedintothetent.«They’sagreatbigol’blackclouda-sailin’over.Betshe’sgotthunder.
