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Chapter 27

           Oncethelastofthefivemenhadreachedthehilltopthechillwentoutofhisbackandhehadsavedthepanshehadleftuntilhewouldneedthem.

           Thereweretwomorehorsesdeadalongtheslopeandthreemoreweredeadhereonthehilltop.Hehadonlysucceededinstealingthreehorseslastnightandonehadboltedwhentheytriedtomounthimbarebackinthecorralatthecampwhenthefirstshootinghadstarted.

           Ofthefivemenwhohadreachedthehilltopthreewerewounded.Sordowaswoundedinthecalfofhislegandintwoplacesinhisleftarm.Hewasverythirsty,hiswoundshadstiffened,andoneofthewoundsinhisleftarmwasverypainful.HealsohadabadheadacheandashelaywaitingfortheplanestocomehethoughtofajokeinSpanish.Itwas,"Hayquetomarlamuertecomosifueraaspirina,"whichmeans,"Youwillhavetotakedeathasanaspirin."Buthedidnotmakethejokealoud.Hegrinnedsomewhereinsidethepaininhisheadandinsidethenauseathatcamewheneverhemovedhisarmandlookedaroundatwhattherewasleftofhisband.

           Thefivemenwerespreadoutlikethepointsofafive-pointedstar.Theyhaddugwiththeirkneesandhandsandmademoundsinfrontoftheirheadsandshoulderswiththedirtandpilesofstones.Usingthiscover,theywerelinkingtheindividualmoundsupwithstonesanddirt.Joaquín,whowaseighteenyearsold,hadasteelhelmetthathedugwithandhepasseddirtinit.

           Hehadgottenthishelmetattheblowingupofthetrain.

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