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“A man ain’t worth a damn if he can’t even take care of himself,” Red muttered Goldstein turned around abruptly and walked awayThe circle of men who were drinking drew closer, and there was an almost tangible bond between them nowThey opened the third canteen “It was jus’ a mistake,” Wilson said, “to try an’ [...]

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Then I’d gone around to the beach, down to where the sand was wet and shiningI hadn’t remembered what came after that, because I didn’t want toOnly now I did, now I had to, because now my handiwork was standing in front of meIt was Ilse, yet not IlseHer face was there, then it blurred [...]

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I took a final handful of cereal, crammed it into my mouth, and swallowedIt stuck in my throat, and that was goodI hoped it would choke me I went shuffle-limping back into the living room Wireman was standing beside the answering machine, wide-eyedwhat in God’s name – ?” 914 “One of the paintings,” I said, [...]

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x It was Ilse, calling to chatYes, her classes were going fine, yes, she felt well – great, in fact – yes, she was calling her mother once a week and staying in touch with Lin by e-mailIn Ilse’s opinion, Lin’s strep was probably so much selfdiagnosed bullcrapI told her I was stunned by her [...]

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I wanted the blackness of the Gulf and the quiet conversation of the shells below me as I lay in my bed with Reba on the other pillow And by the time the waiter came to ask if we wanted more coffee, Jack was carrying the conversation almost single-handedIn my state of hyper-awareness I could [...]

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When Wilson screamed, Goldstein felt a twinge; if the litter lurched abruptly, Goldstein’s stomach plummeted as if he were dropping in an elevatorAnd every time Wilson pleaded for water Goldstein was thirsty againEach time he opened his canteen he felt a sense of guilt, and he would do without water for hours, rather than provoke [...]

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He stared back as long as he dared and then dropped his eyes”Aaah, c’mon,” he said to RothThey picked up their machetes and continued to slash out the trailCroft watched them for a few seconds and then turned and walked away, filing down the newly fashioned path to the platoon Roth felt he was to [...]

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Something was changed since Clellan had fixed it this morningHe turned around, gazed about the room with a feeling of inordinate anxiety “God!” It came out as something between a grunt and a choked exclamationA deep pang of pain and fear lanced through his chestOn the middle of his floor was the match and the [...]

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Croft fired the gun again, held it for a long vicious burst, and then ducked in his holeAn awful scream singed the night, and for an instant Croft grinned weaklyHe saw the metal burning through flesh, shattering the bones in its path The scream froze him again, and for an odd disconnected instant he experienced [...]

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Sound about right?” “I guess so, yeahIf that’s how it’s done “It’s how this is going to be doneAnd, Edgar – last but very far from least – you’re going to call everyone you care for and invite them to your show “But-” “Yes,” he said, noddingYour shrink, your ex, both daughters, this guy Tom [...]

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