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Chapter 11

           FirstSpainofcourse,thenhisowntribe,thenhisprovince,thenhisvillage,hisfamilyandfinallyhistrade.IfyouknewSpanishhewasprejudicedinyourfavor,ifyouknewhisprovinceitwasthatmuchbetter,butifyouknewhisvillageandhistradeyouwereinasfarasanyforeignerevercouldbe.HeneverfeltlikeaforeignerinSpanishandtheydidnotreallytreathimlikeaforeignermostofthetime;onlywhentheyturnedonyou.

           Ofcoursetheyturnedonyou.Theyturnedonyouoftenbuttheyalwaysturnedoneveryone.Theyturnedonthemselves,too.Ifyouhadthreetogether,twowoulduniteagainstone,andthenthetwowouldstarttobetrayeachother.Notalways,butoftenenoughforyoutotakeenoughcasesandstarttodrawitasaconclusion.

           Thiswasnowaytothink;butwhocensoredhisthinking?Nobodybuthimself.Hewouldnotthinkhimselfintoanydefeatism.Thefirstthingwastowinthewar.Ifwedidnotwinthewareverythingwaslost.Buthenoticed,andlistenedto,andrememberedeverything.Hewasservinginawarandhegaveabsoluteloyaltyandascompleteaperformanceashecouldgivewhilehewasserving.Butnobodyownedhismind,norhisfacultiesforseeingandhearing,andifheweregoingtoformjudgmentshewouldformthemafterwards.Andtherewouldbeplentyofmaterialtodrawthemfrom.Therewasplentyalready.Therewasalittletoomuchsometimes.

           LookatthePilarwoman,hethought.Nomatterwhatcomes,ifthereistime,Imustmakehertellmetherestofthatstory.Lookatherwalkingalongwiththosetwokids.Youcouldnotgetthreebetter-lookingproductsofSpainthanthose.Sheislikeamountainandtheboyandthegirlarelikeyoungtrees.Theoldtreesareallcutdownandtheyoungtreesaregrowingcleanlikethat.Inspiteofwhathashappenedtothetwoofthemtheylookasfreshandcleanandnewanduntouchedasthoughtheyhadneverheardofmisfortune.

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