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Chapter 26

           Tomlookedpasthim,andhesawRoseofSharonlyingonthemattress.Hereyeswerehugeopenedwide.«Don’tworry,"hecalledtoher.«Don’tyouworry.Gonnagetyousomemilktoday.»Sheblinkedslowly,anddidn’tanswerhim.

           Pasaid,«Wegottoknow,Tom.Thinkyakilledthisfella?»

           «Idon’know.Itwasdark.An’somebodysmackedme.Idon’know.Ihopeso.IhopeIkilledthebastard.»

           «Tom!»Macalled.«Don’talklikethat.»

           Fromthestreetcamethesoundofmanycarsmovingslowly.Pasteppedtothewindowandlookedout.«They’sawholeslewanewpeoplecomin’in,"hesaid.

           «Iguesstheybustthestrikeawright,"saidTom.«Iguessyou’llstartattwoan’ahalfcents.»

           «Butafellacouldworkatarun,an’stillhecouldn’eat.»

           «Iknow,"saidTom.«Eatwin’fallpeaches.That’llkeepyaup.»Maturnedthedoughandstirredthecoffee.«Listentome,"shesaid.«I’mgettin’cornmealtoday.We’rea-gonnaeatcornmealmush.An’soon’swegetenoughforgas,we’removin’away.Thisain’tagoodplace.An’Iain’tgonnahaveTomoutalone.No,sir.»

           «Yacan’tdothat,Ma.ItellyouI’mjus’adangertoya.»

           Herchinwasset.«That’swhatwe’lldo.Here,comeeatthishere,an’thengetouttowork.I’llcomeoutsoon’sIgetwashedup.Wegottomakesomemoney.»

           Theyatethefrieddoughsohotthatitsizzledintheirmouths.Andtheytossedthecoffeedownandfilledtheircupsanddrankmorecoffee.

           UncleJohnshookhisheadoverhisplate.

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