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Chapter 27

           Ifhehadknownhowmanymeninhistoryhavehadtouseahilltodieonitwouldnothavecheeredhimanyfor,inthemomenthewaspassingthrough,menarenotimpressedbywhathashappenedtoothermeninsimilarcircumstancesanymorethanawidowofonedayishelpedbytheknowledgethatotherlovedhusbandshavedied.Whetheronehasfearofitornot,one’sdeathisdifficulttoaccept.Sordohadaccepteditbuttherewasnosweetnessinitsacceptanceevenatfifty-two,withthreewoundsandhimsurroundedonahill.

           Hejokedaboutittohimselfbuthelookedattheskyandatthefarmountainsandheswallowedthewineandhedidnotwantit.Ifonemustdie,hethought,andclearlyonemust,Icandie.ButIhateit.

           Dyingwasnothingandhehadnopictureofitnorfearofitinhismind.Butlivingwasafieldofgrainblowinginthewindonthesideofahill.Livingwasahawkinthesky.Livingwasanearthenjarofwaterinthedustofthethreshingwiththegrainflailedoutandthechaffblowing.Livingwasahorsebetweenyourlegsandacarbineunderonelegandahillandavalleyandastreamwithtreesalongitandthefarsideofthevalleyandthehillsbeyond.

           Sordopassedthewinebottlebackandnoddedhisheadinthanks.Heleanedforwardandpattedthedeadhorseontheshoulderwherethemuzzleoftheautomaticriflehadburnedthehide.Hecouldstillsmelltheburnthair.

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