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           Washegoingtochancetheendofthat-theendofhim-forthreewhitepeoplehedidn’tevenknow?

           Butthatwasalie,wasn’tit?

           Heknewtheboy.Theyhadsharedeachotherthewaygoodfriendscan’tevenafterfortyyearsofit.Heknewtheboyandtheboyknewhim,becausetheyeachhadakindofsearchlightintheirheads,somethingtheyhadn’taskedfor,somethingthathadjustbeengiven.

           (Naw,yougotaflashlight,hetheonewiththesearchlight.)

           Andsometimesthatlight,thatshine,seemedlikeaprettynicething.Youcouldpickthehorses,orliketheboyhadsaid,youcouldtellyourdaddywherehistrunkwaswhenitturnedupmissing.Butthatwasonlydressing,thesauceonthesalad,anddownbelowtherewasasmuchbittervetchinthatsaladastherewascoolcucumber.Youcouldtastepainanddeathandtears.Andnowtheboywasstuckinthatplace,andhewouldgo.Fortheboy.Because,speakingtotheboy,theyhadonlybeendifferentcolorswhentheyusedtheirmouths.Sohewouldgo.Hewoulddowhathecould,becauseifhedidn’t,theboywasgoingtodierightinsidehishead.

           Butbecausehewashumanhecouldnothelpabitterwishthatthecuphadneverbeenpassedhisway.

           ***

           (Shehadstartedtogetoutandcomeafterhim.

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