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JAKE SPOON'S decision to leave the rangers and go north caught everyone by surprise except Augustus McCrae, who, as he grew older, laid more and more frequent claims to omniscience. Gus had stopped allowing himself to be surprised; when something unexpected happened, such as Jake abruptly quitting the troop, Augustus immediately claimed that he had known it was going to happen.
Augustus's habit of appearing all-knowing weighed on everybody, but it weighed heaviest on Woodrow Call.