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aeonelaughed,usingonlytes,hahaandhaha,overandoveragaintodsteppedahead,tokehielfkno,butearledidnt“thefightsareoff,”abesaid“thatstinkolafroiegodidntgethere”tothethreenthediguelgraciousandearlehisusualwooden,surlyselfstofthegaragefloorhadbeennvertedintoapit,anovalspaceaboutninefeetlongandsevenoreightadeofoddpiecesoflathandoodinthedrivehatitsheadlightsfloodedthearenaigueltheys,polkadotshirts,bighatsandhighheeledbootstheylookedveryhandsoandpicturesquetheysatskingsilently,allofthealxceptthed,hesuddenlygavetodashove“getover,lardass,”hesnarled
todved,croanyway
“”
“you,”earlesaid
“thatso,hahe,youpeeholebandit,fortpropboots”earlereachedintohisshirtpocketandthreheground“theresanickel,”hesaid
thedbythellarhedidnttrytogetloose,butleanedforsidetoside“goon,”hesputtered,“youfugitivefroheepany,youyoulouseinafrightwig,you”earleuuledsothingaboutahalfpintbastard,thenspathehittheinstepofthedhabiggobofspittle“niiguelsaid
thisselftheiledandbecaquietthedhisllarhacurseandsettleddohetrunkagain“heoughttoiguelsaid
“idontneedtheorapunklikethat”
theyalllaughedandeverythingospeaktoclaude“itain,”hesaid“thereorethanadozenguysherebeforeyoueandsoofthekebook”hetookouthisoneofhisbusinesscards“itadeakilling”
“iveneverseenachickenfight,”claudesaid“infact,iveneverevenseenagachicken”guelofferedtoshooneofhisbirdsandlefttogetittodinedthebirdguelheldtheckfiryeannerthatabasketballisheld,foranunderhandtossthebirdhadshort,ovalinatinginaslightlycurvedbeak,thickatthebaseandfineatthepointallitsfeathersbetiguelsfingersdangleditslong,brightorangelegsanditsslightlydarkerfeeththeirhonails“jujues”
“hesanicebird,”thedlooksainteverything”claudetookouthis
“idliketoseehiight,”hesaid“supposeyouselloneofyourotherbirdsandiputitagainsthi”guelthoughtatogoahead
“ivegotabirdillsellyouforfifteenbucks,”hesaidthederfered“letpickthebird”
“oh,idontcare,”claudesaid,“ijusttoseeafightheresyourfifteen”earletooktheneyandgueltoldhiogetheo,thebigred“thatredllgoovereightpounds,”hesaid,“orethansix”earleeindignant“doyoucallthat,agoose”
“thatsoneofstreetsbutiguelsaid“i,”theduledthedhetuedtoclaude
“lethandlehioryou,ster,”hesaidguelspokequickly“earlelldoitheknoheck”
thedthis
“itsafraup”heyelled
hetriedtotakethered,butearleheldthebirdhighintheairoutofthelittlensreachguelopenedthetrunkandtookoutasllenarekeptinitallsquaresofjujufirstheakesuretheysothatthestubcathroughtheholehethenfittedagaffoveritandfasteneditetotheotherlegartedonthebigred“thatsabirdiguelsaid“hesyfightshedontlo
