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indaandpopé
hehatedpopéreandreancansleandsleandbeavillain
rerseless,treacherous,lecherous,kindlessvillaindidthely
anheonlyhalfkneagicblinginhis
head,andsohohoughhehadneverreallyhatedpopébefore;never
reallyhatedhie
butnosandsingingandgicthese
hestrange,strangestoryoutofheyakenheuldnt
keheadortailofit,butite–theygavehibr >
areasonforhatingpopé;andtheydehishatredrereal;theyevende
popéhielfrereal
oneday,einfrolaying,thedooroftheinnerrooasopen,and
hesalyingtogetheronthebed,asleep–ostblack
besideher,underhershouldersandtheotherdarkhandonher
breast,andoneoftheplaitsofhislonghairlyingacrossherthroat,likeablack
snaketryingtostrangleherpopésgourdandacupandingonthefloor
nearthebedlindawassnoring
hisheartseedtohavedisappearedandleftaholeheptyety,and
ld,andrathersick,andgiddyheleanedagainsttheself
rerseless,treas,likethensingingforthe
,likegic,theselvesinhisheadfrobr >
beingldhe
sanddarkenedbeforehiseyeshegroundhisteeth”illkillhiillkillhi
illkillhi”hekeptsayingandsuddenlythereorewords
whenheisdrunkasleep,orinhisrage
orintheincestuouspleasureofhisbed
thegicagicexplainedandgaveordershesteppedback
intheouterroo”eatwaslyingon
theflooearthefireplacehepickeditupandtiptoedtothedooragain”whenhe
isdrunkasleep,drunkasleep”heranaandstabbed–oh,the
blood–stabbedagain,aspopéheavedoutofhissleep,liftedhishandtostabonce
re,butfoundhisove,he
allblackeyes,veryclose,staringintohis
osonpopésleftshoulder”oh,lookatthe
blood”lindatheblood”shehadneverbeenabletobearthe
sightofbloodpopéliftedhisotherhand–tostrikehihethoughthestiffenedto
receivetheblounderthechinandtuedhisface,so
thathehadtolookagainintopopéseyesforalongti,forhoursandhours
andsuddenly–heuldnthelpit–hebegantocrypopéburstoutlaughing”go,”he
said,intheotherindianybraveahaiyuta”heranoutintotheother
rooohidehistears
”youarefifteen,”saidoldtsi,intheindianayteachyouto
heclay”
squattingbytheriver,theyogether
”firstofall,”saidtsi,takingaluofthetedclaybetweenhishands,”we
kealittleon”theoldnsqueezedtheluintoadisk,thenbentupthe
edges,theonbecaashalloup
sloitatedtheoldnsdelicategestures
”aon,acup,andnoarolledoutanotherpieceofclayintoa
longflexibleofthecup
”thenanothersnakeandanotherandanother”roundbyround,tsibuiltup
thesidesofthepot;itbulged,itnarrooheneck
tsisqueezedandpatted,strokedandscraped;andthereatlastitstood,in
shapethefaliaryeinsteadofblack,andstill
softtothetouitsis,hisooodbesideitlooking
atthets,hehadtolaugh
”butthenextoneoistenanotherpieceof
clay
tofashion,togivefortofeelhisfingersgaininginskillandpo
anextraordinarypleasure”a,b,selfasheworked
”thefatsintheliver,thedsinthesea”andtsialsosang–asongabout
killingabeartheyhanintense,
absorbinghappiness
”nexta,”iakethebow”
hestoodforalongtioutsidethehouse,andatlastthecerenieshinwere
finishedthedooropened;theyefirst,hisrighthand
outstretepreciousjelenched
handsilarlyoutstretched,kiakifolloheye,andin
silence,behindthecathebrothersandsistersandusinsandallthetroop
ofoldpeople
theyesaattheedgeoftheclidtheyhalted,
faurredafehenthre,a
handfulofédidthesathenkhakis
fathersteppedforadealong
prayer,thenthreeal
”itisfinished,”saidoldtsiinaloudvoice”theyarerried”
”heytuedaalotoffuss
tokeaboutsolittleincivilizeduntries,stohaveagirl,he
justbutwhereareyougoing,john”
hepaidnoattentiontohercalling,butranon,aobeby
hielf
itisfinishedoldtsisselvesinhisndfinished,
finishedinsilenceandfrulongviolently,desperately,hopelessly,
hehadlovedkiakiandnoeen
atthefullon,intheantelopekiva,secretsold,secretswouldbedone
andboetheyeoutagain,nthe
boysetiiatientandatlastithedaythe
sunoonroseheenanding,dark,at
theentrancetothekivtheladderdootheredlighteddepthsalready
theleadingboyshadbeguntoclidoenstepped
forbythearandpulledhiutoftherankshebrokefreeand
dodgedbaongtheothersthistithenstruckhipulled
hishair”notforyou,ehair””notforthesonoftheshedog,”saidoneofthe
othetheboyslaughed”go”andashestillhoveredonthefringesofthe
group,”go”thenshoutedagainoneoftheentdoook
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indaandpopé
hehatedpopéreandreancansleandsleandbeavillain
rerseless,treacherous,lecherous,kindlessvillaindidthely
anheonlyhalfkneagicblinginhis
head,andsohohoughhehadneverreallyhatedpopébefore;never
reallyhatedhie
butnosandsingingandgicthese
hestrange,strangestoryoutofheyakenheuldnt
keheadortailofit,butite–theygavehibr >
areasonforhatingpopé;andtheydehishatredrereal;theyevende
popéhielfrereal
oneday,einfrolaying,thedooroftheinnerrooasopen,and
hesalyingtogetheronthebed,asleep–ostblack
besideher,underhershouldersandtheotherdarkhandonher
breast,andoneoftheplaitsofhislonghairlyingacrossherthroat,likeablack
snaketryingtostrangleherpopésgourdandacupandingonthefloor
nearthebedlindawassnoring
hisheartseedtohavedisappearedandleftaholeheptyety,and
ld,andrathersick,andgiddyheleanedagainsttheself
rerseless,treas,likethensingingforthe
,likegic,theselvesinhisheadfrobr >
beingldhe
sanddarkenedbeforehiseyeshegroundhisteeth”illkillhiillkillhi
illkillhi”hekeptsayingandsuddenlythereorewords
whenheisdrunkasleep,orinhisrage
orintheincestuouspleasureofhisbed
thegicagicexplainedandgaveordershesteppedback
intheouterroo”eatwaslyingon
theflooearthefireplacehepickeditupandtiptoedtothedooragain”whenhe
isdrunkasleep,drunkasleep”heranaandstabbed–oh,the
blood–stabbedagain,aspopéheavedoutofhissleep,liftedhishandtostabonce
re,butfoundhisove,he
allblackeyes,veryclose,staringintohis
osonpopésleftshoulder”oh,lookatthe
blood”lindatheblood”shehadneverbeenabletobearthe
sightofbloodpopéliftedhisotherhand–tostrikehihethoughthestiffenedto
receivetheblounderthechinandtuedhisface,so
thathehadtolookagainintopopéseyesforalongti,forhoursandhours
andsuddenly–heuldnthelpit–hebegantocrypopéburstoutlaughing”go,”he
said,intheotherindianybraveahaiyuta”heranoutintotheother
rooohidehistears
”youarefifteen,”saidoldtsi,intheindianayteachyouto
heclay”
squattingbytheriver,theyogether
”firstofall,”saidtsi,takingaluofthetedclaybetweenhishands,”we
kealittleon”theoldnsqueezedtheluintoadisk,thenbentupthe
edges,theonbecaashalloup
sloitatedtheoldnsdelicategestures
”aon,acup,andnoarolledoutanotherpieceofclayintoa
longflexibleofthecup
”thenanothersnakeandanotherandanother”roundbyround,tsibuiltup
thesidesofthepot;itbulged,itnarrooheneck
tsisqueezedandpatted,strokedandscraped;andthereatlastitstood,in
shapethefaliaryeinsteadofblack,andstill
softtothetouitsis,hisooodbesideitlooking
atthets,hehadtolaugh
”butthenextoneoistenanotherpieceof
clay
tofashion,togivefortofeelhisfingersgaininginskillandpo
anextraordinarypleasure”a,b,selfasheworked
”thefatsintheliver,thedsinthesea”andtsialsosang–asongabout
killingabeartheyhanintense,
absorbinghappiness
”nexta,”iakethebow”
hestoodforalongtioutsidethehouse,andatlastthecerenieshinwere
finishedthedooropened;theyefirst,hisrighthand
outstretepreciousjelenched
handsilarlyoutstretched,kiakifolloheye,andin
silence,behindthecathebrothersandsistersandusinsandallthetroop
ofoldpeople
theyesaattheedgeoftheclidtheyhalted,
faurredafehenthre,a
handfulofédidthesathenkhakis
fathersteppedforadealong
prayer,thenthreeal
”itisfinished,”saidoldtsiinaloudvoice”theyarerried”
”heytuedaalotoffuss
tokeaboutsolittleincivilizeduntries,stohaveagirl,he
justbutwhereareyougoing,john”
hepaidnoattentiontohercalling,butranon,aobeby
hielf
itisfinishedoldtsisselvesinhisndfinished,
finishedinsilenceandfrulongviolently,desperately,hopelessly,
hehadlovedkiakiandnoeen
atthefullon,intheantelopekiva,secretsold,secretswouldbedone
andboetheyeoutagain,nthe
boysetiiatientandatlastithedaythe
sunoonroseheenanding,dark,at
theentrancetothekivtheladderdootheredlighteddepthsalready
theleadingboyshadbeguntoclidoenstepped
forbythearandpulledhiutoftherankshebrokefreeand
dodgedbaongtheothersthistithenstruckhipulled
hishair”notforyou,ehair””notforthesonoftheshedog,”saidoneofthe
othetheboyslaughed”go”andashestillhoveredonthefringesofthe
group,”go”thenshoutedagainoneoftheentdoook
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