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Chapter 26

           ButItellyouitistrueandthatyouhaveitandthatyouareluckyevenifyoudietomorrow.

           Cutoutthedyingstuff,hesaidtohimself.That’snotthewaywetalk.That’sthewayourfriendstheanarchiststalk.Wheneverthingsgetreallybadtheywanttosetfiretosomethingandtodie.It’saveryoddkindofmindtheyhave.Veryodd.Well,we’regettingthroughtoday,oldtimer,hetoldhimself.It’snearlythreeo’clocknowandthereisgoingtobesomefoodsoonerorlater.TheyarestillshootingupatSordo’s,whichmeansthattheyhavehimsurroundedandarewaitingtobringupmorepeople,probably.Thoughtheyhavetomakeitbeforedark.

           IwonderwhatitislikeupatSordo’s.That’swhatweallhavetoexpect,givenenoughtime.IimagineitisnottoojovialupatSordo’s.WecertainlygotSordointoafinejamwiththathorsebusiness.HowdoesitgoinSpanish?Uncallejónsinsalida.Apassagewaywithnoexit.IsupposeIcouldgothroughwithitallright.Youonlyhavetodoitonceanditissoonoverwith.Butwouldn’titbeluxurytofightinawarsometimewhere,whenyouweresurrounded,youcouldsurrender?Estamoscopados.Wearesurrounded.Thatwasthegreatpaniccryofthiswar.Thenthenextthingwasthatyouwereshot;withnothingbadbeforeifyouwerelucky.Sordowouldn’tbeluckythatway.Neitherwouldtheywhenthetimeevercame.

           Itwasthreeo’clock.Thenheheardthefar-off,distantthrobbingand,lookingup,hesawtheplanes.

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