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Righty-O. |
His name, for one thing. |
He smiled. |
That smile was like a red sun breaking through a black cloud. It exposed bright white teeth and amazing blazing eyes. He turned his lineless palms out to face them in the universal gesture of peace. |
Before the force of that grin they were lost. The spears fell to the sand; one of them struck point-down and hung there at an angle, quivering. |
“Do you speak English?” |
They only looked. |
“Habla español? ” |
No they didn’t. They definitely did not habla fucking español. |
What did that mean? |
Where was he? |
Well, it would come in time. Rome wasn’t built in a day, nor Akron, Ohio, for that matter. And the place didn’t matter. |
The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there… and still on your feet. |
“Parlez-vous français? ” |
No answer. They stared at him, fascinated. |
He tried them in German, and then bellowed laughter at their stupid, sheepy faces. One of them began to sob helplessly, like a child. |
They are simple folk. Primitive; simple; unlettered. But I can use them. Yes, I can use them perfectly well. |
He advanced toward them, lineless palms still turned outward, still smiling. His eyes sparkled with warm and lunatic joy. |
“My name is Russell Faraday,” he said in a slow, clear voice. “I have a mission.” |
They stared at him, all eyes, all dismay, all fascination. |
“I have come to help you.” |
They began to drop on their knees and bow their heads before him, and as his dark, dark shadow fell among them, his grin widened. |
“I’ve come to teach you how to be civilized!” |
“Yun-nah! ” the chief sobbed in joy and terror. And as he kissed Russell Faraday’s feet, the dark man began to laugh. He laughed and laughed and laughed. |
Life was such a wheel that no man could stand upon it for long. |
And it always, at the end, came round to the same place again. |
February 1975 |
December 1988 |
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notes |
Note1 |
GEORGE WASH BRIDGE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE BROOKLYN BRIDGE LINCOLN AND HOLLAND TUNNELS PLUS LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS IN THE OUTER BOROUGHS |
Note2 |
a spasm of coughing |
Note3 |
a spasm of sneezes |
Note4 |
a spasm of coughs and sneezes |
Note5 |
he lectured himself |
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