hesoodforalongimeousidehehouse，andasheceremonieswihinwerefinishedhedooropened；heycameoukohlucamefirs，hisrighhandousrechedandighlyclosed，ashoughoversomepreciousjewelherclenchedhandsimirlyousreched，kiakiméfollowedheywalkedinsilence，andinsilence，behindhem，camehebrohersandsisersandcousinsandallheroopofoldpeople

heywalkedouofhepueblo，acrosshemesaaheedgeofheclidheyhaled，facingheearlymorningsunkohluopenedhishandapinchofcornmealywhieonhepalm；hebreahedoni，murmuredafewwords，henhrewi，ahandfulofwhiedus，owardshesunkiakimédidhesamehenkhakimé’sfaherseppedforward，andholdingupafeaheredprayersick，madealongprayer，henhrewhesickaferhecornmeal

“iisfinished，”saidoldmisimainaloudvoice“heyaremarried”

“well，”saidlinda，asheyurnedaway，“allicansayis，idoesseemalooffussomakeabousolileincivilizedcounries，whenaboywansohaveagirl，hejus…buwhereareyougoing，john？”

hepaidnoaenionohercalling，buranon，away，away，anywhereobebyhimself

iisfinishedoldmisima’swordsrepeaedhemselvesinhismindfinished，finished…insilenceandfrumalongwayoff，buviolenly，desperaely，hopelessly，hehadlovedkiakiméandnowiwasfinishedhewassixeen

ahefullmoon，inheanelopekiva，secreswouldbeold，secreswouldbedoneandborheywoudgodown，boys，inohekivaandcomeouagain，menheboyswereallafraidandahesameimeimpaienandasiwashedayhesunwendown，hemoonrosehewenwihheohersmenweresanding，dark，aheenranceohekiva；hedderwendowninoheredligheddephsalreadyheleadingboyshadbegunoclimbdownsuddenly，oneofhemenseppedforward，caughhimbyhearm，andpulledhimouofherankshebrokefreeanddodgedbackinohispceamongheohershisimehemansruckhim，pulledhishair“noforyou，whiehair！”“noforhesonofheshedog，”saidoneofheohermenheboysughed“go！”andashesillhoveredonhefringesofhegroup，“go！”hemenshouedagainoneofhembendown，ookasone，hrewi“go，go，go！”herewasashowerofsonesbleeding，heranawayinohedarknessfromheredlikivacamehenoiseofsinginghesofheboyshadclimbeddownhedderhewasallalone

allalone，ousidehepueblo，onhebarepinofhemesaherockwaslikebleachedbonesinhemoonlighdowninhevalley，hecoyoeswerehowlingahemoonhebruiseshurhim，hecusweresillbleeding；buiwasnoforpainhahesobbed；iwasbecausehewasallalone，becausehehadbeendrivenou，alone，inohisskeleonworldofrocksandmoonlighaheedgeofheprecipicehesadownhemoonwasbehindhim；helookeddowninohebckshadowofhemesa，inohebckshadowofdeahhehadonlyoakeonesep，onelilejump…heheldouhisrighhandinhemoonlighfromhecuonhiswrishebloodwassilloozingeveryfewsecondsadropfell，dark，almoscolourlessinhedeadlighdrop，drop，dropomorrowandomorrowandomorrow…

hehaddiscoveredimeanddeahandgod

“alone，alwaysalone，”heyoungmanwassaying

hewordsawokeapiniveechoinbernard’smindalone，alone…“soami，”hesaid，onagushofconfidingness“erriblyalone”

“areyou？”johnlookedsurprised“ihoughhainheoherpce…imean，lindaalwayssaidhanobodywaseveralohere”