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"LORD, MEXICO'S a big country," Augustus said. It was a warm night; they had only a small campfire, just adequate to the cooking they needed to do. Just after crossing the river, Call had shot a small deer-meat for a day or two at least. They were camped on a dry plain, and had not seen a human being since coming into Mexico.
"The sky's higher in Mexico," Gus observed; he felt generally uneasy.