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Chapter 1

           No,hesaidtohimself,don’tfoolyourself.Youdonotknowhowhewasbefore;butyoudoknowthatheisgoingbadfastandwithouthidingit.Whenhestartstohideithewillhavemadeadecision.Rememberthat,hetoldhimself.Thefirstfriendlythinghedoes,hewillhavemadeadecision.Theyareawfullygoodhorses,though,hethought,beautifulhorses.IwonderwhatcouldmakemefeelthewaythosehorsesmakePablofeel.Theoldmanwasright.Thehorsesmadehimrichandassoonashewasrichhewantedtoenjoylife.Prettysoonhe’llfeelbadbecausehecan’tjointheJockeyClub,Iguess,hethought.PauvrePablo.IlamanquésonJockey.

           Thatideamadehimfeelbetter.Hegrinned,lookingatthetwobentbacksandthebigpacksaheadofhimmovingthroughthetrees.Hehadnotmadeanyjokeswithhimselfalldayandnowthathehadmadeonehefeltmuchbetter.You’regettingtobeasalltherestofthem,hetoldhimself.You’regettinggloomy,too.He’dcertainlybeensolemnandgloomywithGolz.Thejobhadoverwhelmedhimalittle.Slightlyoverwhelmed,hethought.Plentyoverwhelmed.Golzwasgayandhehadwantedhimtobegaytoobeforeheleft,buthehadn’tbeen.

           Allthebestones,whenyouthoughtitover,weregay.Itwasmuchbettertobegayanditwasasignofsomethingtoo.Itwaslikehavingimmortalitywhileyouwerestillalive.Thatwasacomplicatedone.Therewerenotmanyofthemleftthough.No,therewerenotmanyofthegayonesleft.Therewereverydamnedfewofthemleft.Andifyoukeeponthinkinglikethat,myboy,youwon’tbelefteither.Turnoffthethinkingnow,oldtimer,oldcomrade.You’reabridge-blowernow.Notathinker.Man,I’mhungry,hethought.IhopePabloeatswell.

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