out,heclosedupfortheday."

    "Ifyoingtoattackabakery,whythatone?"

    "Well,thereointinattagabigbakery.Allwewantedwasbread,notmoney.Wewereattackers,notrobbers."

    "e?"

    "Mybestfriendbackthen.Tenyearsago.Weweresobrokewecouldntbuytoothpaste.Neverhadenoughfood.Wedidsomeprettyawfulthingstogetourhandsonfood.Thebakeryattackwasone."

    "Ido."Shelookedhardatme.Hereyescouldhavebeenseargforafadedstarinthemsky."Whydidntyougetajob?Youcouldhaveworkedafterschool.Thatwouldhavebeeneasierthanattagbakeries."

    "Wedidntwanttowork.Wewereabsolutelyclearonthat."

    "Well,yourewnow,arentyou?"

    Inoddedandsuckedsomemorebeer.ThenIrubbedmyeyes.Akindofbeerymudhadoozedintomybrainandwasstrugglingwithhungerpangs.

    "Timesge.Peoplege,"Isaid."Letsgobacktobed.Wevegottogetupearly."

    "Imnotsleepy.Iwantyoutotellmeaboutthebakeryattack."

    "Theresnothingtotell.Noa.ement."

    "Wasitasuccess?"

    Igaveuponsleepandrippedopenanotherbeer.Onceshegetsiedinastory,shehastohearitallthewaythrough.Thatsjustthewaysheis.

    "Well,itwaskindofasuccess.Andkindofnot.Wegotanted.Butasaholdup,itdidntwork.Thebakergaveusthebreadbeforewecouldtakeitfromhim."

    "Free?"

    "ly,no.Thatsthehardpart."Ishookmyhead."Thebakerwasaclassical-musicfreak,andwhehere,hewaslisteningtoanalbumofWagnerovertures.Sohema