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           Hiswholefacewasorangewithit,likehe’dbeenflayedalive.AndBill...helookedlikethedevilhadgottenhimafterhissevenyearsofhighfalutin.Hewasfloatininhisclothes,andIjudgedhe’dlostfortypounds.Hiseyeshadgonebackintheirsocketsuntiltheywerelikelittleanimalsinapairofcaves...andhismouthkeptgointick-tick-tickontheleftside."

           Judpaused,seemedtoconsider,andthennoddedimperceptibly."Louis,helookeddamned.

           "Timmylookedaroundatusandgrinned.Justseeinghimgrinmadeyouwanttoscream.Thenheturnedandwentbacktolookingatthesungodown.Billsays,"Ididn’thearyouboysknock,"whichwasabald-facedlie,ofcourse,sinceAlanlaidonthatdoorloudenoughtowakethe...towakeupadeafman.

           "Nooneseemedliketheywasgoingtosayanything,soIsays,"Bill,IheardyourboywaskilledoverinItaly.’

           "Thatwasamistake,"hesays,lookingrightatme.

           "Wasit?"Isays.

           "Youseehimstandinrightthere,don’tyou?"hesays.

           "SowhodoyoureckonwasinthatcoffinyouhadburiedoutatPleasantview?"AlanPurintonaskshim.

           "BedamnedifIknow,"Billsays,"andbedamnedifIcare."Hegoestogetacigaretteandspillsthemalloverthebackporch,thenbreakstwoorthreetryingtopickthemup.

           "Probablyhavetobeanexhumation,"Hannibalsays.

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