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Chapter 23

           Oddlyenoughhisconsciencewasnevertroubledbythetwomenhehadmurdered;Sollozzohadtriedtokillhisfather,CaptainMcCluskeyhaddisfiguredhimforlife.

           Dr.Tazaalwayskeptafterhimaboutgettingsurgerydoneforhislopsidedface,especiallywhenMichaelaskedhimforpain-killingdrugs,thepaingettingworseastimewenton,andmorefrequent.Tazaexplainedthattherewasafacialnervebelowtheeyefromwhichradiatedawholecomplexofnerves.Indeed,thiswasthefavoritespotforMafiatorturers,whosearcheditoutonthecheeksoftheirvictimswiththeneedle-finepointofanicepick.ThatparticularnerveinMichael’sfeehadbeeninjuredorperhapstherewasasplinterofbonelancedintoit.SimplesurgeryinaPalermohospitalwouldpermanentlyrelievethepain.

           Michaelrefused.Whenthedoctoraskedwhy,Michaelgrinnedandsaid,"It’ssomethingfromhome."

           Andhereallydidn’tmindthepain,whichwasmoreanache,asmallthrobbinginhisskull,likeamotoredapparatusrunninginliquidtopurifyit.

           ItwasnearlysevenmonthsofleisurelyrusticlivingbeforeMichaelfeltrealboredom.AtaboutthistimeDonTommasinobecameverybusyandwasseldomseenatthevilla.Hewashavinghistroubleswiththe"newMafia"springingupinPalermo,youngmenwhoweremakingafortuneoutofthepostwarconstructionboominthatcity.WiththiswealththeyweretryingtoencroachonthecountryfiefsofoldtimeMafialeaderswhomtheycontemptuouslylabeledMoustachePetes.DonTommasinowaskeptbusydefendinghisdomain.

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