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Thisis the between-time, I thought. e him to have a bloodtest taken to see if he had syphilis too and that would cost him fifteen dol ars. Mike, I'm sure-- No, I said. It told me everything I had to knowabout my long friendship with Bill Dean.

There were gul s sitting on the water-414-or perched on bits of floating wood. I could see two or threefishermen parked far out on the lake, but not a single power boatburred, not a single gaggle of kids shouted and splashed. And a nigger, of course. But nobands clamped themselves over my chest, and although my heart-rate washigh and my muscles were still jacked on adrenaline, I was undercontrol.