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Perse was good at finding her way to the surface
That she had done it before, and would againEven
from Minnesota, she would somehow find the caldo
I said the words I'd been holding in my mind
Wireman's fingers openedThere was a small splash
We leaned over the side of the boat and watched
the silver cylinder slide smoothly out of sight
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with one final glimmer of sunlight to mark its
descent
ii
Wireman stayed that night, and the nextWe ate
rare steaks, drank green tea in the afternoon, and
talked about anything but old timesThen I took
him to the airport, where he'd fly to Houston
There he planned to rent a car and drive south
See some of the country, he said
I offered to go with him as far as security, and
he shook his head"You shouldn't have to watch as
Wireman removes his shoes for a business school
graduate," he said"This is where we say adi?s,
Edgar
"Wireman-" I said, and could say no moreMy
throat was filled with tears
He pulled me into his arms and kissed me firmly on
both cheeksIt's time for Act
ThreeDo you understand me?"
"Yes," I said
"Come down to Mexico when you're ready
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"I'll think about itCon Dios, mi amigo; siempre con
Dios
I watched him walk away with his tote-bag slung
over one shoulderI had a sudden brilliant memory
of his voice the night Emery had attacked me in
Big Pink, of Wireman shouting cojudo de puta madre
just before driving the candlestick into the dead
thing's
