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第9章 Final Fight（第1页）

HeputhishandsinthewateragaintosoaktheItwasgettinglateintheafternoonandhesawnothingbuttheseaandthesky.Therewasmorewindintheskythantherehadbeen，andsoonhehopedthathewouldseeland.

“Youretired，oldman，”hesaid.“Youretiredinside.”

Thesharksdidnothithimagainuntiljustbeforesunset.

Theoldmansawthebrownfinscomingalongthewidetrailthefishmustmakeinthewater.Theywerenotevenquarteringonthescent.Theywereheadedstraightfortheskiffswimmingsidebyside.

Hejammedthetiller，madethesheetfastandreachedunderthesternfortheclub.Itwasanoarhandlefromabrokenoarsawedofftoabouttwoandahalffeetinlength.Hecouldonlyuseiteffectivelywithonehandbecauseofthegripofthehandleandhetookgoodholdofitwithhisrighthand，flexinghishandonit，ashewatchedthesharkscome.Theywerebothgalanos.

Imustletthefirstonegetagoodholdandhithimonthepointofthenoseorstraightacrossthetopofthehead，hethought.

Thetwosharksclosedtogetherandashesawtheonenearesthimopenhisjawsandsinkthemintothesilversideofthefish，heraisedtheclubhighandbroughtitdownheavyandslammingontothetopofthesharksbroadhead.Hefelttherubberysolidityastheclubcamedown.Buthefelttherigidityofbonetooandhestruckthesharkoncemorehardacrossthepointofthenoseashesliddownfromthefish.

Theothersharkhadbeeninandoutandnowcameinagainwithhisjawswide.Theoldmancouldseepiecesofthemeatofthefishspillingwhitefromthecornerofhisjawsashebumpedthefishandclosedhisjaws.Heswungathimandhitonlytheheadandthesharklookedathimandwrenchedthemeatloose.Theoldmanswungtheclubdownonhimagainasheslippedawaytoswallowandhitonlytheheavysolidrubberiness.

“Comeon，galano.”theoldmansaid.“Comeinagain.”

Thesharkcameinarushandtheoldmanhithimasheshuthisjaws.Hehithimsolidlyandfromashighupashecouldraisetheclub.Thistimehefelttheboneatthebaseofthebrainandhehithimagaininthesameplacewhilethesharktorethemeatloosesluggishlyandsliddownfromthefish.

Theoldmanwatchedforhimtocomeagainbutneithersharkshowed.Thenhesawoneonthesurfaceswimmingincircles.Hedidnotseethefinoftheother.

Icouldnotexpecttokillthem，hethought.Icouldhaveinmytime.ButIhavehurtthembothbadlyandneitheronecanfeelverygood.IfIcouldhaveusedabatwithtwohandsIcouldhavekilledthefirstonesurely.Evennow，hethought.

Hedidnotwanttolookatthefish.Heknewthathalfofhimhadbeendestroyed.Thesunhadgonedownwhilehehadbeeninthefightwiththeshark.

“Itwillbedarksoon，”hesaid.“ThenIshouldseetheglowofHavana.IfIamtoofartotheeastwardIwillseethelightsofoneofthenewbeaches.”

Icannotbetoofaroutnow，hethought.Ihopenoonehasbeentooworried.Thereisonlytheboytoworry，ofcourse.ButIamsurehewouldhaveconfidence.Manyoftheolderfishermenwillworry.Manyotherstoo，hethought.Iliveinagoodtown.

Hecouldnottalktothefishanymorebecausethefishhadbeenruinedtoobadly.Thensomethingcameintohishead.

“Halffish，”hesaid.“Fishthatyouwere.IamsorrythatIwenttoofarout.Iruinedusboth.Butwehavekilledmanysharks，youandI，andruinedmanyothers.Howmanydidyoueverkill，oldfish?Youdonothavethatspearonyourheadfornothing.”

Helikedtothinkofthefishandwhathecoulddotoasharkifhewereswimmingfree.Ishouldhavechoppedthebillofftofightthemwith，hethought.Buttherewasnohatchetandthentherewasnoknife.

ButifIhad，andcouldhavelashedittoanoarbutt，whataweapon.Thenwemighthavefoughtthemtogether.Whatwillyoudonowiftheycomeinthenight?Whatcanyoudo?“Fightthem，”hesaid.“IllfightthemuntilIdie.”

Butinthedarknowandnoglowshowingandnolightsandonlythewindandthesteadypullofthesailhefeltthatperhapshewasalreadydead.Heputhistwohandstogetherandfeltthepalms.TheywerenotdeadandhecouldbringthepainoflifebysimplyopeningandclosingtheHeleanedhisbackagainstthesternandheknewhewasnotdead.Hisshoulderstoldhi

IhaveallthoseprayersIpromisedifIcaughtthefish，hethought.ButIamtootiredtosaythemnow.Ibettergetthesackandputitovermyshoulders.

Helayinthesternandsteeredandwatchedfortheglowtocomeinthesky.Ihavehalfofhim，hethought.MaybeIllhavethelucktobringtheforwardhalfin.Ishouldhavesomeluck.No，hesaid.Youviolatedyourluckwhenyouwenttoofaroutside.

“Dontbesilly，”hesaidaloud.“Andkeepawakeandsteer.Youmayhavemuchluckyet.”

“Idliketobuysomeiftheresanyplacetheysellit，”hesaid.

WhatcouldIbuyitwith?Heaskedhimself.CouldIbuyitwithalostharpoonandabrokenknifeandtwobadhands?“Youmight，”hesaid.“Youtriedtobuyitwitheighty-fourdaysatsea.Theynearlysoldittoyoutoo.”

Imustnotthinknonsense，hethought.Luckisathingthatcomesinmanyformsandwhocanrecognizeher?Iwouldtakesomethoughinanyformandpaywhattheyasked.IwishIcouldseetheglowfromthelights，hethought.Iwishtoomanythings.ButthatisthethingIwishfornow.Hetriedtosettlemorecomfortablytosteerandfromhispainheknewhewasnotdead.

Hesawthereflectedglareofthelightsofthecityatwhatmusthavebeenaroundtenoclockatnight.Theywereonlyperceptibleatfirstasthelightisintheskybeforethemoonrises.Thentheyweresteadytoseeacrosstheoceanwhichwasroughnowwiththeincreasingbreeze.Hesteeredinsideoftheglowandhethoughtthatnow，soon，hemusthittheedgeofthestrea

Nowitisover，hethought.Theywillprobablyhitmeagain.Butwhatcanamandoagainsttheminthedarkwithoutaweapon?

Hewasstiffandsorenowandhiswoundsandallofthestrainedpartsofhisbodyhurtwiththecoldofthenight.IhopeIdonothavetofightagain，hethought.IhopesomuchIdonothavetofightagain.

Butbymidnighthefoughtandthistimeheknewthefightwasuseless.Theycameinapackandhecouldonlyseethelinesinthewaterthattheirfinsmadeandtheirphosphorescenceastheythrewthemselvesonthefish.Heclubbedatheadsandheardthejawschopandtheshakingoftheskiffastheytookholdbelow.Heclubbeddesperatelyatwhathecouldonlyfeelandhearandhefeltsomethingseizetheclubanditwasgone.

Hejerkedthetillerfreefromtherudderandbeatandchoppedwithit，holdingitinbothhandsanddrivingitdownagainandagain.Buttheywereuptothebownowanddrivinginoneaftertheotherandtogether，tearingoffthepiecesofmeatthatshowedglowingbelowtheseaastheyturnedtocomeoncemore.

Onecame，finally，againsttheheaditselfandheknewthatitwasover.Heswungthetilleracrossthesharksheadwherethejawswerecaughtintheheavinessofthefishsheadwhichwouldnottear.Heswungitonceandtwiceandagain.Heheardthetillerbreakandhelungedatthesharkwiththesplinteredbutt.Hefeltitgoinandknowingitwassharphedroveitinagain.Thesharkletgoandrolledaway.Thatwasthelastsharkofthepackthatcame.Therewasnothingmoreforthemtoeat.

Theoldmancouldhardlybreathenowandhefeltastrangetasteinhismouth.Itwascopperyandsweetandhewasafraidofitforamoment.Buttherewasnotmuchofit.

Hespatintotheoceanandsaid，“Eatthat，Galanos.Andmakeadreamyouvekilledaman.”

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