I fear she's dead, he said. Though he knew Gus's penchant for trouble, it was a shock to see Pea Eye in such a state. He felt the herd might be close, and if he listened maybe he would hear the Irishman singing. I lost him, he said.
Well, I 'bout knocked out a wasp's nest last year, but the two I missed near stung me to death. It didn't. It was true--the milk cow was playing out. He looked exactly as he had: he just was no longer breathing.
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