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           ForbythistimeWoltzhadlearnedthatthehorse’sbodyhadobviouslybeenheavilydruggedbeforesomeoneleisurelyhackedthehugetriangularheadoffwithanax.Themenonnightdutyclaimedthattheyhadheardnothing.ToWoltzthisseemedimpossible.Theycouldbemadetotalk.Theyhadbeenboughtoffandtheycouldbemadetotellwhohaddonethebuying.

           Woltzwasnotastupidman,bewasmerelyasupremelyegotisticalone.HehadmistakenthepowerhewieldedinhisworldtobemorepotentthanthepowerofDonCorleone.Hehadmerelyneededsomeproofthatthiswasnottrue.Heunderstoodthismessage.Thatdespiteallhiswealth,despiteallhiscontactswiththePresidentoftheUnitedStates,despiteallhisclaimsoffriendshipwiththedirectoroftheFBI,anobscureimporterofItalianoliveoilwouldhavehimkilled.Wouldactuallyhavehimkilled!Becausehewouldn’tgiveJohnnyFontaneamovieparthewanted.Itwasincredible.Peopledidn’thaveanyrighttoactthatway.Therecouldn’tbeanykindofworldifpeopleactedthatway.Itwasinsane.Itmeantyoucouldn’tdowhatyouwantedwithyourownmoney,withthecompaniesyouowned,thepoweryouhadtogiveorders.Itwastentimesworsethancommunism.Ithadtobesmashed.Itmustneverbeallowed.

           Woltzletthedoctorgivehimaverymildsedation.Ithelpedhimcalmdownagainandtothinksensibly.WhatreallyshockedhimwasthecasualnesswithwhichthismanCorleonehadorderedthedestructionofaworld-famoushorseworthsixhundredthousanddollars.