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Chapter 43

           Thenwithhisbrokenleg,heldbybothhands,uphill,heputthesoleofhisrightfootagainsttheinstepofhisleftfootandpressedhardwhileherolled,sweating,overontohisfaceandchest.Hegotontohiselbows,stretchedtheleftlegwellbehindhimwithbothhandsandafar,sweating,pushwiththerightfootandtherehewas.Hefeltwithhisfingersontheleftthighanditwasallright.Theboneendhadnotpuncturedtheskinandthebrokenendwaswellintothemusclenow.

           Thebignervemusthavebeentrulysmashedwhenthatdamnedhorserolledonit,hethought.Ittrulydoesn’thurtatall.Exceptnowincertainchangesofpositions.That’swhenthebonepinchessomethingelse.Yousee?hesaid.Youseewhatluckis?Youdidn’tneedthegiantkilleratall.

           Hereachedoverforthesubmachinegun,tooktheclipoutthatwasinthemagazine,feltinhispocketforclips,openedtheactionandlookedthroughthebarrel,puttheclipbackintothegrooveofthemagazineuntilitclicked,andthenlookeddownthehillslope.Maybehalfanhour,hethought.Nowtakeiteasy.

           Thenhelookedatthehillsideandhelookedatthepinesandhetriednottothinkatall.

           Thenhelookedatthestreamandherememberedhowithadbeenunderthebridgeinthecooloftheshadow.Iwishtheywouldcome,hethought.Idonotwanttogetinanysortofmixed-upstatebeforetheycome.

           Whodoyousupposehasiteasier?Oneswithreligionorjusttakingitstraight?Itcomfortsthemverymuchbutweknowthereisnothingtofear.Itisonlymissingitthat’sbad.

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