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Chapter 10

           "‘Whywaitalldayinthesun?’anotheryelled.‘Comeon.Letusgo.

           "Themobwasnowpressingintothearcade.Theywereshoutingandpushingandtheymadeanoisenowlikeananimalandtheywereallshouting‘Openup!Openup!’fortheguardshadshutthedoorsoftheAyuntamientowhenthelinesbroke.

           "Standingonthechair,IcouldseeinthroughthebarredwindowintothehalloftheAyuntamientoandinthereitwasasithadbeenbefore.Thepriestwasstanding,andthosewhowereleftwerekneelinginahalfcirclearoundhimandtheywereallpraying.PablowassittingonthebigtableinfrontoftheMayor’schairwithhisshotgunslungoverhisback.Hislegswerehangingdownfromthetableandhewasrollingacigarette.CuatroDedoswassittingintheMayor’schairwithhisfeetonthetableandhewassmokingacigarette.Alltheguardsweresittingindifferentchairsoftheadministration,holdingtheirguns.ThekeytothebigdoorwasonthetablebesidePablo.

           "Themobwasshouting,‘Openup!Openup!Openup!’asthoughitwereachantandPablowassittingthereasthoughhedidnothearthem.HesaidsomethingtothepriestbutIcouldnothearwhathesaidforthenoiseofthemob.

           "Thepriest,asbefore,didnotanswerhimbutkeptonpraying.Withmanypeoplepushingme,Imovedthechaircloseagainstthewall,shovingitaheadofmeastheyshovedmefrombehind.Istoodonthechairwithmyfacecloseagainstthebarsofthewindowandheldonbythebars.Amanclimbedonthechairtooandstoodwithhisarmsaroundmine,holdingthewiderbars.

           "‘Thechairwillbreak,’Isaidtohim.

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