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           "—wedidn’tknowwhatitwas—"

           "—wethought—"

           Memoryoftheirnewandshamefulloyaltycametothem.EricwassilentbutSamtriedtodohisduty.

           "Yougottogo,Ralph.Yougoawaynow—"

           Hewaggedhisspearandessayedfierceness.

           "Youshoveoff.See?"

           Ericnoddedagreementandjabbedhisspearintheair.Ralphleanedonhisarmsanddidnotgo.

           "Icametoseeyoutwo."

           Hisvoicewasthick.Histhroatwashurtinghimnowthoughithadreceivednowound.

           "Icametoseeyoutwo—"

           Wordscouldnotexpressthedullpainofthesethings.Hefellsilent,whilethevividstarswerespiltanddancedallways.

           Samshifteduneasily.

           "Honest,Ralph,you’dbettergo."

           Ralphlookedupagain.

           "Youtwoaren’tpainted.Howcanyou—?Ifitwerelight—"