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           "Me?Areyoukidding?Criminy,lookatyou:youstandaheadtaller’nanymanontheward.Thereain’tamanhereyoucouldn’tturneverywaybutloose,andthat’safact!"

           "No.I’mwaytoolittle.Iusedtobebig,butnotnomore.You’retwicethesizeofme."

           "Hooboy,youarecrazy,aren’tyou?ThefirstthingIsawwhenIcameinthisplacewasyousittingoverinthatchair,bigasadamnmountain.Itellyou,IlivedalloverKlamathandTexasandOklahomaandalloveraroundGallup,andIswearyou’rethebiggestIndianIeversaw."

           "I’mfromtheColumbiaGorge,"Isaid,andhewaitedformetogoon."MyPapawasafullChiefandhisnamewasTeeAhMillatoona.ThatmeansThe-Pine-That-Stands-Tallest-on-the-Mountain,andwedidn’tliveonamountain.HewasrealbigwhenIwasakid.Mymothergottwicehissize."

           "Youmustofhadarealmooseofanoldlady.Howbigwasshe?"

           "Oh—big,big."

           "Imeanhowmanyfeetandinches?"

           "Feetandinches?Aguyatthecarnivallookedheroverandsaysfivefeetnineandweightahundredandthirtypounds,butthatwasbecausehe’djustsawher.Shegotbiggerallthetime.’"

           "Yeah?Howmuchbigger?"

           "BiggerthanPapaandmetogether."

           "Justonedaytooktogrowin’,huh?Well,that’sanewoneonme:IneverheardofanIndianwomandoingsomethinglikethat."

           "Shewasn’tIndian.ShewasatownwomanfromTheDalles."

           "Andhernamewaswhat?Bromden?Yeah,Isee,waitaminute."