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By Jack Joseph Smith
most likely be proud of their activity. They are in
a structure of harmony; he was thinking, but they
are to sober. He would have made a joke out of his
thoughts if he were telling them to someone the same,
but in thinking it came to him seriously. Animal;
because of his past life in the Honolulu business
world; had at intervals a drunken hatred for Or-
iental's. But on the bars was a Japanese man he
found himself sincerely respectful of. The move-
ments of the man seemed as a lasting enterprise
of dignity among the crowd. He remembered his
bitter bar room arguing for the American war
against Hanoi. He looked at it as if he must
react against their hatred for him. Beginnings
made no difference at his point of rage; he
was caught in the vibration.
Animal turned from the gymnasts going to find
a shower pipe. Found it, and was now walking up
the beach toward Colonel and Blankname who were
conversing.
Blankname: "See this cat coming."
Colonel looked in the direction of Blankname's nod,
and nodded likewise.
"He's got three mill."
Blankname smiled; not in pretense, but with streight fact,
while Colonel replied;
"He don't look like he's got that kinda bread."