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Chapter 13

           Thetimeforgettingbackwillnotbeuntilthefallofthirty-seven.Ileftinthesummerofthirty-sixandthoughtheleaveisforayearyoudonotneedtobebackuntilthefalltermopensinthefollowingyear.Thereisalotoftimebetweennowandthefallterm.Thereisalotoftimebetweennowanddayaftertomorrowifyouwanttoputitthatway.No.Ithinkthereisnoneedtoworryabouttheuniversity.Justyouturnupthereinthefallanditwillbeallright.Justtryandturnupthere.

           Butithasbeenastrangelifeforalongtimenow.Damnedifithasn’t.Spainwasyourworkandyourjob,sobeinginSpainwasnaturalandsound.Youhadworkedsummersonengineeringprojectsandintheforestservicebuildingroadsandintheparkandlearnedtohandlepowder,sothedemolitionwasasoundandnormaljobtoo.Alwaysalittlehasty,butsound.

           Onceyouaccepttheideaofdemolitionasaproblemitisonlyaproblem.ButtherewasplentythatwasnotsogoodthatwentwithitalthoughGodknowsyoutookiteasilyenough.Therewastheconstantattempttoapproximatetheconditionsofsuccessfulassassinationthataccompaniedthedemolition.Didbigwordsmakeitmoredefensible?Didtheymakekillinganymorepalatable?Youtooktoitalittletooreadilyifyouaskme,hetoldhimself.AndwhatyouwillbelikeorjustexactlywhatyouwillbesuitedforwhenyouleavetheserviceoftheRepublicis,tome,hethought,extremelydoubtful.Butmyguessisyouwillgetridofallthatbywritingaboutit,hesaid.Onceyouwriteitdownitisallgone.Itwillbeagoodbookifyoucanwriteit.Muchbetterthantheother.

           Butinthemeantimeallthelifeyouhaveoreverwillhaveistoday,tonight,tomorrow,today,tonight,tomorrow,overandoveragain(Ihope),hethoughtandsoyouhadbettertakewhattimethereisandbeverythankfulforit.Ifthebridgegoesbad.Itdoesnotlooktoogoodjustnow.

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