The fourth day out, Billy spotted a bunch of men riding in the general direction of the herd. Of, course, it was impossible to tell at this stage if t...ey were actually headed to the trail herd, but he had to check them out for sure. There were seven men in the gang, and that was too many men in one group for most any peaceful purpose. He could hardly ride up and ask them what they had in mind, for if they were rustlers, he could be hit by dozens of bullets before he could get away from them.. As I sit here writing this, I watch the sun coming up through the open door. It’s peeking up over the flat horizon casting its yellow morning light over fields to the east. I light a joint, thinking about what I’ve done. Knowing, I must rush back into town and get myself to church. Nevertheless, I took in the splendor of nature. I’m rejuvenated and want to get this down while it’s all fresh in my mind.The Doc thinks I hate women. Let me make this clear, for whoever reads this, which I hope is. I must reach the island as soon as possible. I've paid you to take me there and you will do it."At the sight of the drawn pistol the captain of the craft sighed heavily and shook his head as if with disgust. He then said something in Arabic to his men. Don Hugo did not understand the words but he did understand the actions of the crew. As one the oarsmen raised their oars out of the water and then shipped them aboard the small craft."What are you doing?" Don Hugo demanded to know, thrusting his. But I don't think that that's what I'm meant towrite about.I have dreams, you know? I have dreams where noses with wings take careof rose orchards where the juice of the sweet, succulent roses turns boysinto girls, when I can be me for the rest of my life, all thanks to afeathery nose. I have dreams where surrealism is so obvious that that word no longer hasa name. Where my own hair leaps from my knees, the Hellish blizzard ofstubble dissipates from my chin at last, allowing sculpted.