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Chapter 38

           Andremember,donotundervaluatetheelementofsurprise.Rememberthat.Rememberitisn’tgoofyifyoucanmakeitstick.Butthatisnotthewayyouaresupposedtomakeit.Youshouldmakeitnotonlypossiblebutsure.Butlookathowitallhasgone.Well,itwaswronginthefirstplaceandsuchthingsaccentuatedisasterasasnowballrollsupwetsnow.

           HelookedupfromwherehewassquattedbythetableandsawMariaandshesmiledathim.Hegrinnedbackwiththefrontofhisfaceandselectedfourmoregrenadesandputtheminhispockets.Icouldunscrewthedetonatorsandjustusethem,hethought.ButIdon’tthinkthefragmentationwillhaveanybadeffect.Itwillcomeinstantaneouslywiththeexplosionofthechargeanditwon’tdisperseit.Atleast,Idon’tthinkitwill.I’msureitwon’t.Havealittleconfidence,hetoldhimself.Andyou,lastnight,thinkingabouthowyouandyourgrandfatherweresoterrificandyourfatherwasacoward.Showyourselfalittleconfidencenow.

           HegrinnedatMariaagainbutthegrinwasstillnodeeperthantheskinthatfelttightoverhischeekbonesandhismouth.

           Shethinksyou’rewonderful,hethought.Ithinkyoustink.Andthegloriaandallthatnonsensethatyouhad.Youhadwonderfulideas,didn’tyou?Youhadthisworldalltaped,didn’tyou?Thehellwithallofthat.

           Takeiteasy,hetoldhimself.Don’tgetintoarage.That’sjustawayouttoo.Therearealwayswaysout.You’vegottobiteonthenailnow.

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