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           Wehaveguns.Whydowehavetohandoverthemoneyweearned?"

           Clemenzaexplainedpatiently."Fanuccihasfriends,realbrutes.Hehasconnectionswiththepolice.He’dlikeustotellhimourplansbecausehecouldsetusupforthegypsandearntheirgratitude.Thentheywouldowehimafavor.That’showheoperates.AndhehasalicensefromMaranzallahimselftoworkthisneighborhood."Maranzallawasagangsterofteninthenewspapers,reputedtobetheleaderofacriminalringspecializinginextortion,gamblingandarmedrobbery.

           Clemenzaservedwinethathehadmadehimself.Hiswife,afterputtingaplateofsalami,olivesandaloafofItalianbreadonthetable,wentdowntositwithherwomencroniesinfrontofthebuilding,carryingherchairwithher.ShewasayoungItaliangirlonlyafewyearsinthecountryanddidnotyetunderstandEnglish.

           VitoCorleonesatwithhistwofriendsanddrankwine.Hehadneverusedhisintelligencebeforeashewasusingitnow.Hewassurprisedathowclearlyhecouldthink.HerecalledeverythingheknewaboutFanucci.Herememberedthedaythemanhadhadhisthroatcutandhadrundownthestreetholdinghisfedoraunderhischintocatchthedrippingblood.Herememberedthemurderofthemanwhohadwieldtheknifeandtheothertwohavingtheirsentencesremovedbypayinganindemnity.AndsuddenlyhewassurethatFanuccihadnogreatconnections,couldnotpossiblyhave.Notamanwhoinformedtothepolice.Notamanwhoallowedhisvengeancetobeboughtoff.