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But Dish was their best hand. You don't have to talk, though. Many stood on the prairie, like a black army, while others circled in the sky. They started the herd two hours before sundown and drove all night through the barren country.

July had rather she hadn't asked--rather it had been something that just happened. They kept looking hopefully for a sign that Call might slacken and let Po Campo feed them--but Call didn't slacken. That's far, Pea Eye said. Oh, the Captain will pay us, Dish said.