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           OnlywhentheywerehavingcoffeedidArcadiorevealthemotivebehindhisvisit:hehadreceivedacomplaintagainstJoséArcadio.Itwassaidthathehadbegunbyplowinghisownyardandhadgonestraightaheadintoneighboringlands,knockingdownfencesandbuildingswithhisoxenuntilhetookforciblepossessionofthebestplotsoflandaround.Onthepeasantswhomhehadnotdespoiledbecausehewasnotinterestedintheirlands,heleviedacontributionwhichhecollectedeverySaturdaywithhishuntingdogsandhisdouble-barreledshotgun.Hedidnotdenyit.HebasedhisrightonthefactthattheusurpedlandshadbeendistributedbyJoséArcadioBuendíaatthetimeofthefounding,andhethoughtitpossibletoprovethathisfatherhadbeencrazyeversincethattime,forhehaddisposedofapatrimonythatreallybelongedtothefamily.Itwasanunnecessaryallegation,becauseArcadiohadnotcometodojustice.HesimplyofferedtosetuparegistryofficesothatJoséArcadiocouldlegalizehistitletotheusurpedland,undertheconditionthathedelegatetothelocalgovernmenttherighttocollectthecontributions.Theymadeanagreement.