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Chapter 43

           Butwiththelengthofwireyouareusingit’sO.K.,RobertJordanthoughtashefeltthecotterpinsthatheldtheringsthatwouldreleasetheleversonthehandgrenades.Hecheckedthatthegrenades,lashedontheirsides,hadroomfortheleverstospringwhenthepinswerepulled(thewirethatlashedthemranthroughunderthelevers),thenheattachedalengthofwiretoonering,wireditontothemainwirethatrantotheringoftheoutsidegrenade,paidoffsomeslackfromthecoilandpasseditaroundasteelbraceandthenhandedthecoiluptoAnselmo."Holditcarefully,"hesaid.

           Heclimbedupontothebridge,tookthecoilfromtheoldmanandwalkedbackasfastashecouldpayoutwiretowardwherethesentrywasslumpedintheroad,leaningoverthesideofthebridgeandpayingoutwirefromthecoilashewalked.

           "Bringthesacks,"heshoutedtoAnselmoashewalkedbackwards.Ashepassedhestoopeddownandpickedupthesubmachinegunandslungitoverhisshoulderagain.

           Itwasthen,lookingupfrompayingoutwire,thathesaw,welluptheroad,thosewhowerecomingbackfromtheupperpost.

           Therewerefourofthem,hesaw,andthenhehadtowatchhiswiresoitwouldbeclearandnotfoulagainstanyoftheouterworkofthebridge.Eladiowasnotwiththem.

           RobertJordancarriedthewireclearpasttheendofthebridge,tookalooparoundthelaststanchionandthenranalongtheroaduntilhestoppedbesideastonemarker.HecutthewireandhandedittoAnselmo.

           "Holdthis,viejo,"hesaid."Nowwalkbackwithmetothebridge.Takeuponitasyouwalk.No.Iwill.

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