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c H A P T e R S i X T e e N But i went, of course. i stayed with Topini and Keane while Kachina went off and did errands so Mary crowfeather wouldn’t have to. i won’t remark on how he looked. You know how someone looks who’s about to die. And what’s the use of talking about him dying and how well he’ll do it, with all we had to say to each other. There’s too much to tell before that part. For instance, other people died long before Keane will. like Mabel and cap and Uncle George and even my own son, dick. And dying is so anticlimactic. i’ll be dead soon as well. Which maybe makes this whole story even more ridiculous. But for now, you’ll have to wait to hear about Keane’s death. even if you’ve already heard about mine. Because i’m not done telling this story. ...

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