Ranger
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Podcast Appearances
He was looking at the stove.
The stove door had a small grate at the bottom, and when the fire was burning you could see the coals through it, a low red glow against the iron.
He watched it for a long time without moving.
His posture didn't change.
He didn't look tired.
He looked patient and
I had seen that kind of patience before, in hunters mostly.
Men who could sit in a blind for six hours and not shift their weight.
It's a trained quality.
It's not something most people have.
A regional sales manager from Boise would not typically have it.
At 9.40 he looked up at me and said, You don't sleep on these nights, do you?
I said, Not usually.
He said, Smart.
Weather like this, something always goes wrong.
I said, Something always does.
He smiled.
It was a friendly smile.
It did not reach anything behind his eyes.
He said, You from around here, Ranger?