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Milo

           "TheGermanshavethebridge,andweweregoingtobombit,whetherIsteppedintothepictureornot.Ijustsawawonderfulopportunitytomakesomeprofitoutofthemission,andItookit.What’ssoterribleaboutthat?"

           "What’ssoterribleaboutit?Milo,amaninmytentwaskilledonthatmissionbeforehecouldevenunpackhisbags."

           "ButIdidn’tkillhim."

           "Yougotathousanddollarsextraforit."

           "ButIdidn’tkillhim.Iwasn’teventhere,Itellyou.IwasinBarcelonabuyingoliveoilandskinlessandbonelesssardines,andI’vegotthepurchaseorderstoproveit.AndIdidn’tgetthethousanddollars.Thatthousanddollarswenttothesyndicate,andeverybodygotashare,evenyou."MilowasappealingtoYossarianfromthebottomofhissoul."Look,Ididn’tstartthiswar,Yossarian,nomatterwhatthatlousyWintergreenissaying.I’mjusttryingtoputitonabusinesslikebasis.Isanythingwrongwiththat?Youknow,athousanddollarsain’tsuchabadpriceforamediumbomberandacrew.IfIcanpersuadetheGermanstopaymeathousanddollarsforeveryplanetheyshootdown,whyshouldn’tItakeit?"

           "Becauseyou’redealingwiththeenemy,that’swhy.Can’tyouunderstandthatwe’refightingawar?Peoplearedying.Lookaroundyou,forChrist’ssake!"Miloshookhisheadwithwearyforbearance."AndtheGermansarenotourenemies,"hedeclared."OhIknowwhatyou’regoingtosay.Sure,we’reatwarwiththem.

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