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Chapter 27

           Youhaveneverseenavolcano,hethought.Norwillyoueverseeone.Andthishillislikeachancre.Letthevolcanosalone.It’slatenowforthevolcanos.

           Helookedverycarefullyaroundthewithersofthedeadhorseandtherewasaquickhammeringoffiringfrombehindaboulderwelldowntheslopeandheheardthebulletsfromthesubmachinegunthudintothehorse.Hecrawledalongbehindthehorseandlookedoutoftheanglebetweenthehorse’shindquartersandtherock.Therewerethreebodiesontheslopejustbelowhimwheretheyhadfallenwhenthefascistshadrushedthecrestundercoveroftheautomaticrifleandsubmachinegunfireandheandtheothershadbrokendowntheattackbythrowingandrollingdownhandgrenades.Therewereotherbodiesthathecouldnotseeontheothersidesofthehillcrest.TherewasnodeadgroundbywhichattackerscouldapproachthesummitandSordoknewthataslongashisammunitionandgrenadesheldoutandhehadasmanyasfourmentheycouldnotgethimoutofthereunlesstheybroughtupatrenchmortar.HedidnotknowwhethertheyhadsenttoLaGranjaforatrenchmortar.Perhapstheyhadnot,becausesurely,soon,theplaneswouldcome.Ithadbeenfourhourssincetheobservationplanehadflownoverthem.

           Thishillistrulylikeachancre,Sordothought,andwearetheverypusofit.Butwekilledmanywhentheymadethatstupidness.Howcouldtheythinkthattheywouldtakeusthus?Theyhavesuchmodernarmamentthattheylosealltheirsensewithoverconfidence.

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