Then he looked again at the eyes and felt a chill of awe at what he hadloosed upon the world. That is wonderful, my son, andafterwards? I am not sure, Papa, but I think I must fight for ournation. Then he jumped down to the ground, and watched the trucks rumblepast where he stood. Each time it costthem precious minutes.
But I had no idea itwas anything like this. The big Ovambo grinned at himthrough the black gap of missing teeth; his head, laced with scars, wasblack and shiny as a cannonball. He thought of Mantatisi and Chaka and Mzilikazi, of Shangaan and Angoni,and with a flash of clairvoyance he saw them at the She pursed her lips,pink and soft and moist, and glanced up at Shasa before she leanedforward and deliberately kissed the pony's muzzle, slipping her armsaround his neck.
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