Joe felt intensely proud, now that he was armed. He didn't speak again until after it was full dark. They seldom killed one, for the river was still too wide; sometimes Elmira would see the bullets kick mud. Women are persistent creatures, and will try to nail you down.
I'm dern tired of eating slop. Every morning, the men expected to come out and find him frozen; instead, he came in every morning and found them sleeping too late, reluctant to leave their blankets for the chill. It hadn't been all Dee, of course; there had been plenty of others. She finished her task and then washed her face, for the dust was blowing and she had gotten gritty coming back from the lots.
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