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    ”no,”.tagosaid.heretuedthe2050foro.raey.thenhegrabbeditba,release.rankingtradession,s.f.authority,videlitaryprotol1947.tago.hehandedoneannsul,theothersto.raeyalonghtheinal.”goodday,herrreiss.”hebowed.

    thegernnsulbooo.heselybotheredtolookatthepaper.

    ”pleasendudiater.tagosaid.”notpersonally.”

    thensulsaid,”youreholdingresponsiblefeneralnditionsbeyondjurisdi.”

    ”chi**,”.tagosaid.”isaythattothat.”

    ”thisisnottheakingthisallbitterandvindialitybroiled.”hethreteontotherridorfloor,thentuedandstrodeoff.

    ”takefoulstinkingr.tagosaidisaidto.raey.”youadehis,andatthesatiagreatopenpalfhandflattenedandsquashedhisribs.oof,hesaid.beforehinocarpet,butrelyshowerofsparks,rising,red.

    help,.raey,hesaid.butnosound.please.hereabled.nothingtoh,even.

    ashefellhee,hethought.didnothelp.allthatendeavor.

    hisbodystrur.raeynoithought.

    ”iavingasllheartattaaosay.

    severalpersonstoualsir,”one.

    ”notifyisaid.

    presentlyheheardaulanupits.tiereved.llarloosened.

    ”betteoisaid.helayfortably,ntostir.any.strugglebeyondinanycase.

    ithoughtiterelyplastiportantldsalesn.oracleguessedandgaveclue,but

    ”revehisshirt,”avosled.toneiseverything.

    uldthis,.tago,itsoustaeto.

    e.ie

    i.iis.

    perhapsitisboth.

    thatevening,justafterthedinneral,apolietofrankfrinkstogopickuphispossessionsatthedesk.

    shortly,hefoundhielfoutonthesideongthenypassersbyhurryingalong,thebusesandhonkingaticallyinhagroupofpeoplecrossireetatthecrosswalkzone.

    arrestedfoorealreasohought.nopurpose.aheyletgothesaway.

    theyhadnottoldhinything,hadsilygivenhiakofh,glasses,personalarticles,aheiextbusiness,anelderlydrunkbroughtinoffthestreet.

    
    heuldstillnotbelieveit.eitherpart,thearrestandnohis.unreal.hetheclosedupshops,steppingoverdebrisblohewind.

    nehought.likebeingrebo.like,hell.is.

    aybe

    prayto

    iselfashevedalongthebusyeveningsideprehend.ihaveto.

    butheknewheneverwould.

    justbeglad,hethought.andkeepving.

    abitofhis.pickupakingthejeyhands.ustkeepbusy.isttuthepiecesout.

    blokhehurriedthroughthedarkeningcity.strugglingtogetbackassoonaspossibletothefixed,prehensibleplacehehadbeen.

    arthyseatedatthebeinghisdiosoftea,abanana,severalokies.frankfrinkstoodinthedoorway,gasping.

    atlastedheardhindtuedaround.”ihadtheiressionyouically,tookae.

    bythebench,edhadtheirlittleeleheatergoing;frankinghishands.

    ”goodtoseeyouback,”edsaid.hebangedfranktore;theonlysoundsheheheaterfanandedschewing.

    layinghisatoveraentsandasktoproteovingthefiresents,onebyone.

    chapter15

    enttravelinguheveanradgoltz,adealerindiatelysevennutes.

    iplished,hethoughtasheassgroeislands.butatleastationtothewedidould.

    hethought,butthereisnoreason

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