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Chapter 2

           Later,afterwehadbeendownatthetraintoseewhattherewastotake,anofficerforcedsometroopsbacktowardusatthepointofapistol.Hekeptwavingthepistolandshoutingatthemandwewereallshootingathimbutnoonehithim.Thensometroopslaydownandcommencedfiringandtheofficerwalkedupanddownbehindthemwithhispistolandstillwecouldnothithimandthemáquinacouldnotfireonhimbecauseofthepositionofthetrain.Thisofficershottwomenastheylayandstilltheywouldnotgetupandhewascursingthemandfinallytheygotup,onetwoandthreeatatimeandcamerunningtowardusandthetrain.Thentheylayflatagainandfired.Thenweleft,withthemáquinastillspeakingoverusasweleft.ItwasthenIfoundthegirlwhereshehadrunfromthetraintotherocksandsheranwithus.Itwasthosetroopswhohuntedusuntilthatnight."

           "Itmusthavebeensomethingveryhard,"Anselmosaid."Ofmuchemotion."

           "Itwastheonlygoodthingwehavedone,"saidadeepvoice."Whatareyoudoingnow,youlazydrunkenobsceneunsayablesonofanunnameableunmarriedgypsyobscenity?Whatareyoudoing?"

           RobertJordansawawomanofaboutfiftyalmostasbigasPablo,almostaswideasshewastall,inblackpeasantskirtandwaist,withheavywoolsocksonheavylegs,blackrope-soledshoesandabrownfacelikeamodelforagranitemonument.Shehadbigbutnice-lookinghandsandherthickcurlyblackhairwastwistedintoaknotonherneck.

           "Answerme,"shesaidtothegypsy,ignoringtheothers.

           "Iwastalkingtothesecomrades.Thisonecomesasadynamiter."

           "Iknowallthat,"themujerofPablosaid."GetoutofherenowandrelieveAndréswhoisonguardatthetop."

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