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Show 75 Blanion kept right on smoking and drinking. He poked Stubie and then he poked Georgie, then he flipped his cigarette butt over the xi railing and laughed. He really didn't look so tough, kind of stringy and bony with thick black hair that he combed before he came down from the porch. The kids made a circle on the front iaxx yard which was mostly dirt and Stubie and Georgie and Mr. Blanion followed Blanion off the porch and stood behind Blanion opposite me and Willie and Red. Blanion kept laughing and joking and waving at everybody and Willie stood next to us breathing through his nose and sweating through his t-shirt, his eyes fixed on Blanion like he was going to tear him apart. He was actually more muscular than Blanion and Blanion sure xx was underestimating him. I thought of the whole revenge thing Willie had going for him and it was then, for the first time, that I thought Willie had a chance. "Any rules?" called Mr. Blanion. "No rules," said Red. Mr. Blanion stuck out his bottom lip and looked at Tony Blanion and the two of them laughed. Willie's shoulders heaved. Blanion stepped into the circle and smirked. "Watch his fists, not his eyes," said Red. "His fists." Willie nodded and stepped in, his fists up, his back now all covered with sweat. Blanion just stood there with his hands at his sides and laughed at him. "Come on," Blanion laughed. "Hit me." But Willie stood there and waited. He was supposed to wait for Blanion to come after him, then counter. Everybody started yelling for Willie to sv/ing but Willie refused to move. "Wait for him," said Red, and Blanion laughed and Willie stood there, fists up, refusing to budge. Blanion started dancing around Willie with his hands down, laughing, sticking his tongue out, putting his thumbs in his ears and wiggling his hands. Willie turned right with him. He ak held his ground and refused to swing. Blanion turned around and dropped his pants. Then he stood up and walked right up to Willie. "Come on," he said. "Hit me. Hit me as hard as you can." But Willie held. He didn't say axxxk anything, he just held, and by now the whole circle was gasxxxxj xxxxxxM^iaiiyrtffirt^^ |