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Chapter 8
GotenoughtimeinonthisHosakatofigurethatone.’
`How’sitfeel?’
`Itdoesn’t.’
`Botheryou?’
`Whatbothersmeis,nothin’does.’
`How’sthat?’
`HadmethisbuddyintheRussiancamp,Siberia,histhumbwasfrostbit.Medicscamebyandtheycutitoff.Monthlaterhe’stossin’allnight.Elroy,Isaid,what’seatin’you?Goddamthumb’sitchin’,hesays.SoItoldhim,scratchit.McCoy,hesays,it’stheothergoddamthumb.’Whentheconstructlaughed,itcamethroughassomethingelse,notlaughter,butastabofcolddownCase’sspine.`Domeafavor,boy.’
`What’sthat,Dix?’
`Thisscamofyours,whenit’sover,youerasethisgoddamthing.’
Casedidn’tunderstandtheZionites.
Aerol,withnoparticularprovocation,relatedthetaleofthebabywhohadburstfromhisforeheadandscamperedintoaforestofhydroponicganja.`Ver’smallbaby,mon,nolong’youfinga.’Herubbedhispalmacrossanunscarredexpanseofbrownforeheadandsmiled.
`It’stheganja,’Mollysaid,whenCasetoldherthestory.`Theydon’tmakemuchofadifferencebetweenstates,youknow?Aeroltellsyouithappened,well,ithappenedtohim.It’snotlikebullshit,morelikepoetry.Getit?’
Casenoddeddubiously.TheZionitesalwaystouchedyouwhentheyweretalking,handsonyourshoulder.
