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You take care of her, if you're so worried, he said to Gus, but Gus shrugged that off. It was only when he settled in a town to gamble that he liked a woman. All that could be said was that his stew was wonderfully flavorsome. That's it, sonny, it's only cash we want, Dan said.

I'm better at riding mules. Why travel? the first man said. The nights were no easier--almost every night the lightning flickered and thunderstorms rolled over them. I can love it until I bleed and it won't stop it.