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Chapter 2

           "Whatdoyoumake?"RobertJordansatdownbythegypsy.Thegypsyshowedhim.Itwasafigurefourtrapandhewaswhittlingthecrossbarforit.

           "Forfoxes,"hesaid."Withalogforadead-fall.Itbreakstheirbacks."HegrinnedatJordan."Likethis,see?"Hemadeamotionoftheframeworkofthetrapcollapsing,thelogfalling,thenshookhishead,drewinhishand,andspreadhisarmstoshowthefoxwithabrokenback."Verypractical,"heexplained.

           "Hecatchesrabbits,"Anselmosaid."Heisagypsy.Soifhecatchesrabbitshesaysitisfoxes.Ifhecatchesafoxhewouldsayitwasanelephant."

           "AndifIcatchanelephant?"thegypsyaskedandshowedhiswhiteteethagainandwinkedatRobertJordan.

           "You’dsayitwasatank,"Anselmotoldhim.

           "I’llgetatank,"thegypsytoldhim."Iwillgetatank.Andyoucansayitiswhatyouplease."

           "Gypsiestalkmuchandkilllittle,"Anselmotoldhim.

           ThegypsywinkedatRobertJordanandwentonwhittling.

           Pablohadgoneinoutofsightinthecave.RobertJordanhopedhehadgoneforfood.Hesatonthegroundbythegypsyandtheafternoonsunlightcamedownthroughthetreetopsandwaswarmonhisoutstretchedlegs.Hecouldsmellfoodnowinthecave,thesmellofoilandofonionsandofmeatfryingandhisstomachmovedwithhungerinsideofhim.

           "Wecangetatank,"hesaidtothegypsy."Itisnottoodifficult."

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