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Yo-Yo’s Roomies

           Andnowthatfoulweatherhadcome,hehadnoplaceelse!Thiswasacalamityhehadnotforeseen,andhewantedtobusthisroommates"headsopenwithhisfistsorpickthemup,eachinturn,bytheseatsoftheirpantsandthescruffsoftheirnecksandpitchthemoutonceandforallintothedank,rubberyperennialweedsgrowingbetweenhisrustysoupcanurinalwithnailholesinthebottomandtheknotty-pinesquadronlatrinethatstoodlikeabeachlockernotfaraway.

           Insteadofbustingtheirheadsopen,hetrampedinhisgaloshesandblackraincoatthroughthedrizzlingdarknesstoinviteChiefWhiteHalfoattomoveinwithhim,too,anddrivethefastidious,clean-livingbastardsoutwithhisthreatsandswinishhabits.ButChiefWhiteHalfoatfeltcoldandwasalreadymakingplanstomoveupintothehospitaltodieofpneumonia.InstincttoldChiefWhiteHalfoatitwasalmosttime.Hischestachedandhecoughedchronically.Whiskeynolongerwarmedhim.Mostdamningofall,CaptainFlumehadmovedbackintohistrailer.Herewasanomenofunmistakablemeaning.

           "Hehadtomoveback,"Yossarianarguedinavainefforttocheeruptheglum,barrel-chestedIndian,whosewell-knitsorrel-redfacehaddegeneratedrapidlyintoadilapidated,calcareousgray."He’ddieofexposureifhetriedtoliveinthewoodsinthisweather."

           "No,thatwouldn’tdrivetheyellowbellyback,"ChiefWhiteHalfoatdisagreedobstinately.Hetappedhisforeheadwithcrypticinsight."No,sirree.Heknowssomething.

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