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Chapter 42

           Thenaheadallthetruckswerestoppedandridingon,workinghiswayaheadpastambulances,staffcars,anarmoredcar,another,andathird,allhalted,likeheavy,metal,gun-juttingturtlesinthehotyetsettleddust,theyfoundanothercontrolwheretherehadbeenasmash-up.Atruck,halting,hadnotbeenseenbythetruckwhichfolloweditandthefollowingtruckhadrunintoitsmashingtherearofthefirsttruckinandscatteringcasesofsmall-armsammunitionovertheroad.OnecasehadburstopenonlandingandasGomezandAndrésstoppedandwheeledthemotorcycleforwardthroughthestalledvehiclestoshowtheirsafe-conductatthecontrolAndréswalkedoverthebrasshullsofthethousandofcartridgesscatteredacrosstheroadinthedust.Thesecondtruckhaditsradiatorcompletelysmashedin.Thetruckbehinditwastouchingitstailgate.Ahundredmorewerepilingupbehindandanoverbootedofficerwasrunningbackalongtheroadshoutingtothedriverstobacksothatthesmashedtruckcouldbegottenofftheroad.

           ThereweretoomanytrucksforthemtobeabletobackunlesstheofficerreachedtheendoftheevermountinglineandstoppeditfromincreasingandAndréssawhimrunning,stumbling,withhisflashlight,shoutingandcursingand,inthedark,thetruckskeptcomingup.

           Themanatthecontrolwouldnotgivethesafe-conductback.Thereweretwoofthem,withriflesslungontheirbacksandflash-lightsintheirhandsandtheywereshoutingtoo.

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