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Chapter 29

           TomHagenandhiswifeandchildren,theDonsfromSanFranciscoandLosAngeles,BostonandCleveland.RoccoLamponeandAlbertNeriwerepallbearerswithClemenzaandTessioand,ofcourse,thesonsoftheDon.Themallandallitshouseswerefilledwithfloralwreaths.

           OutsidethegatesofthemallwerethenewspapermenandphotographersandasmalltruckthatwasknowntocontainFBImenwiththeirmoviecamerasrecordingthisepic.Somenewspapermenwhotriedtocrashthefuneralinsidefoundthatthegateandfenceweremannedwithsecurityguardswhodemandedidentificationandaninvitationcard.Andthoughtheyweretreatedwiththeutmostcourtesy,refreshmentsentouttothem,theywerenotpermittedinside.Theytriedtospeakwithsomeofthepeoplecomingoutbutweremetwithstonystaresandnotasyllable.

           MichaelCorleonespentmostofthedayinthecornerlibraryroomwithKay,TomHagenandFreddie.Peoplewereusheredintoseehim,tooffertheircondolences.MichaelreceivedthemwithallcourtesyevenwhensomeofthemaddressedhimasGodfatherorDonMichael,onlyKaynoticinghislipstightenwithdispleasure.

           ClemenzaandTessiocametojointhisinnercircleandMichaelpersonallyservedthemwithadrink.Therewassomegossipofbusiness.Michaelinformedthemthatthemallandallitshousesweretobesoldtoadevelopmentandconstructioncompany.Atanenormousprofit,stillanotherproofofthegreatDon’sgenius.

           TheyallunderstoodthatnowthewholeempirewouldbeintheWest.

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