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As they were getting closer to Cuquío, Anastasio Montañés approached Demetrio and said:
"Listen, compadre, I haven't even told ya yet. That Towhead Margarito is really somethin'! Do ya know what he did yesterday with that man who came to complain that we had taken all his corn for our horses? Well, the man took the order that ya gave 'im to the quarters. 'Yes, my friend,' Towhead said to 'im. 'Come on in, over here. It's only fair that you get your share back. Come in, come in. How many bushels did we steal? Yes, that's it, about fifteen, more or less. Or maybe twenty? Try to remember. You're a very poor man, you have lots of children to feed. Yes, that's what I said, about twenty, that must be it, over there. Come over here. I'm not going to give you fifteen, nor twenty. You just start counting. One, two, three. And when you've had enough, you just let me know, okay? ' And he takes out his sword and starts beating 'im until the man's beggin' for mercy."