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The Eternal City

           Howmanyfamilieshungeredforfoodtheycouldnotaffordtobuy?Howmanyheartswerebroken?Howmanysuicideswouldtakeplacethatsamenight,howmanypeoplewouldgoinsane?Howmanycockroachesandlandlordswouldtriumph?Howmanywinnerswerelosers,successesfailures,richmenpoormen?Howmanywiseguyswerestupid?Howmanyhappyendingswereunhappyendings?Howmanyhonestmenwereliars,bravemencowards,loyalmentraitors,howmanysaintedmenwerecorrupt,howmanypeopleinpositionsoftrusthadsoldtheirsoulstoblackguardsforpettycash,howmanyhadneverhadsouls?Howmanystraight-and-narrowpathswerecrookedpaths?Howmanybestfamilieswereworstfamiliesandhowmanygoodpeoplewerebadpeople?Whenyouaddedthemallupandthensubtracted,youmightbeleftwithonlythechildren,andperhapswithAlbertEinsteinandanoldviolinistorsculptorsomewhere.Yossarianwalkedinlonelytorture,feelingestranged,andcouldnotwipefromhismindtheexcruciatingimageofthebarefootboywithsicklycheeksuntilheturnedthecornerintotheavenuefinallyandcameuponanAlliedsoldierhavingconvulsionsontheground,ayounglieutenantwithasmall,pale,boyishface.Sixothersoldiersfromdifferentcountrieswrestledwithdifferentpartsofhim,strivingtohelphimandholdhimstill.Heyelpedandgroanedunintelligiblythroughclenchedteeth,hiseyesrolledupintohishead.

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