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"Will they want to see you again?" asked Susan

"No, ent over and over it It was an accident I lost control of the car I wept for theetI hated to kill hi like that in my life"

"They won't prosecute you?"

"They talked about it, but no I talked faster They believe me It was an accident It's over"

"Where e go? Mexico City? Uruapan?"

"The car's in the repair shop It'll be ready at four this afternoon Then we'll get the hell out"

"Will we be followed? Was Si alone?"

"I don't know We'll have a little head start on them, I think"

The fil out of the hotel as they approached Mr Melton hurried up, scowling "Hey I heard what happened Too bad Everything okay now? Want to get yoursome preliminary shots up the street You want to watch, you're welcoood"

They went

They stood on the cobbled street while the fil down and away, and the highway going to Acapulco and the sea, past pyramids and ruins and little adobe toith yelloalls, blue walls, purple walls and flaht, We shall take the roads, travel in clusters and crowds, in markets, in lobbies, bribe police to sleep near, keep double locks, but always the crowds, never alone again, always afraid the next person who passesif we've tricked and lost the Searchers And always up ahead, in the Future, they'll wait for us to be brought back, waiting with their bombs to burn us and disease to rot us, and their police to tell us to roll over, turn around, juh the forest, and we'll never ever stop or sleep well again in our lives

A crowd gathered to watch the fil made And Susan watched the crowd and the streets

"Seen anyone suspicious?"

"No What time is it?"

"Three o'clock The car should be almost ready"