It_PNP was_VBD in_PRP late_AJ0 fall_NN1 of_PRF '_PUQ 42_CRD ,_PUN out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 Gulf_NN1 of_PRF Mexico_NP0 ,_PUN just_AV0 off_PRP the_AT0 Louisiana_NP0 coast_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 water_NN1 green_AJ0 and_CJC cold_AJ0 and_CJC sliding_AJ0 across_PRP sandbars_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 sunset_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS we_PNP saw_VVD the_AT0 bodies_NN2 bobbing_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 wave_NN1 ,_PUN each_DT0 in_PRP life_NN1 vests_NN2 and_CJC floating_AJ0 belly-down_NN1 ,_PUN their_DPS arms_NN2 outstretched_AJ0 ,_PUN their_DPS fingers_NN2 touching_VVG ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 group_NN1 of_PRF swimmers_NN2 studying_VVG something_PNI on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Gulf_NN1 ._SENT 
My_DPS father_NN1 was_VBD standing_VVG behind_PRP the_AT0 wheel_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 cabin_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP wore_VVD a_AT0 fedora_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 raincoat_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 redness_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 sun_NN1 reflecting_VVG off_AVP the_AT0 water_NN1 ,_PUN flickering_VVG on_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS though_CJS he_PNP were_VBD standing_VVG in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 fire_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Come_VVB here_AV0 and_CJC hold_VVB the_AT0 wheel_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN Aaron_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Are_VBB those_DT0 dead_AJ0 people_NN0 out_AVP there_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN they_PNP are_VBB ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 change_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS expression_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP age_NN1 eighteen_CRD he_PNP had_VHD been_VBN at_PRP Saint-Mihiel_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 Somme_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC had_VHD been_VBN buried_VVN alive_AJ0 during_PRP an_AT0 artillery_NN1 barrage_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP still_AV0 had_VHD dreams_NN2 about_PRP the_AT0 war_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC denied_VVD their_DPS seriousness_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 after_PRP my_DPS mother_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 shake_VVI him_PNP awake_VVB and_CJC put_VVB a_AT0 cold_AJ0 towel_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 lest_CJS he_PNP injure_VVB himself_PNX or_CJC others_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ They_PNP look_VVB burned_VVN ,_PUN Daddy_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 keep_VVB the_AT0 boat_NN1 steady_AV0 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 look_VVI at_PRP these_DT0 poor_AJ0 fellows_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP went_VVD out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 cabin_NN1 and_CJC picked_VVD up_AVP a_AT0 long-handled_AJ0 boat_NN1 hook_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 deck_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 worked_VVD his_DPS way_NN1 up_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 bow_NN1 and_CJC probed_VVD the_AT0 figures_NN2 floating_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 waves_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD bent_VVN over_AVP ,_PUN his_DPS raincoat_NN1 flapping_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 wind_NN1 ,_PUN peppered_VVN with_PRP spray_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 waves_NN2 bursting_VVG against_PRP the_AT0 hull_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS face_NN1 sad_AJ0 ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS he_PNP knew_VVD these_DT0 men_NN2 ,_PUN although_CJS I_PNP was_VBD sure_AJ0 he_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 ._SENT He_PNP put_VVD down_AVP the_AT0 hook_NN1 and_CJC gazed_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 horizon_NN1 through_PRP a_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF binoculars_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 came_VVD back_AVP into_PRP the_AT0 cabin_NN1 and_CJC picked_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 microphone_NN1 to_PRP our_DPS radio_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS eyes_NN2 empty_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 sun_NN1 had_VHD dipped_VVN out_AVP of_PRF view_NN1 ,_PUN leaving_VVG behind_PRP a_AT0 sky_NN1 that_CJT seemed_VVD filled_VVN with_PRP soot_NN1 and_CJC curds_NN2 of_PRF black_AJ0 smoke_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 solitary_AJ0 piece_NN1 of_PRF reddish-yellow_AJ0 flame_NN1 wobbled_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 horizon_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 bright_AJ0 and_CJC intense_AJ0 my_DPS eyes_NN2 watered_VVD when_CJS I_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Mayday_NP0 ,_PUN Mayday_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ my_DPS father_NN1 said_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 microphone_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Tanker_NN1 capsized_VVD and_CJC burning_AJ0 south_NN1 of_PRF Terrebonne_NP0 Bay_NN1 ._SENT Four_CRD visible_AJ0 casualties_NN2 ,_PUN all_DT0 dead_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP laid_VVD the_AT0 microphone_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 console_NN1 and_CJC turned_VVD off_AVP the_AT0 radio_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 looked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 radio_NN1 blankly_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 tell_VVI them_PNP who_PNQ we_PNP are_VBB ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
He_PNP took_VVD over_AVP the_AT0 wheel_NN1 and_CJC reversed_VVD the_AT0 engine_NN1 ,_PUN backing_VVG away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 bodies_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP must_VM0 n't_XX0 tell_VVI anyone_PNI about_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN Aaron_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ not_XX0 ?_SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ what_DTQ happened_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP cut_VVB the_AT0 gas_NN1 and_CJC squatted_VVD down_AVP and_CJC wrapped_VVD me_PNP inside_PRP his_DPS raincoat_NN1 and_CJC held_VVD me_PNP to_PRP his_DPS chest_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 boat_NN1 rising_VVG on_PRP a_AT0 wave_NN1 ,_PUN dropping_VVG suddenly_AV0 into_PRP a_AT0 trough_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 feel_VVI the_AT0 warmth_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS breath_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS neck_NN1 and_CJC cheek_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 great_AJ0 evil_NN1 at_PRP work_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ,_PUN son_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ All_DT0 kinds_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP must_VM0 n't_XX0 bring_VVI it_PNP into_PRP our_DPS lives_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
My_DPS father_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 natural-gas_AJ0 engineer_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC like_PRP none_PNI of_PRF his_DPS colleagues_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP hated_VVD the_AT0 oil-and-gas_AJ0 industry_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP scrubbed_VVD his_DPS hands_NN2 up_AVP to_PRP his_DPS elbows_NN2 when_CJS he_PNP came_VVD home_AV0 from_PRP work_NN1 and_CJC never_AV0 discussed_VVD what_DTQ he_PNP did_VDD on_PRP the_AT0 job_NN1 ._SENT Nor_CJC would_VM0 he_PNP socialize_VVI with_PRP his_DPS fellow_AJ0 employees_NN2 or_CJC even_AV0 use_VVB their_DPS names_NN2 in_PRP conversation_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD wanted_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 journalist_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 historian_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC instead_AV0 ended_VVD up_AVP a_AT0 pipeliner_NN1 during_PRP the_AT0 Great_AJ0 Depression_NN1 and_CJC hostage_NN1 to_PRP both_DT0 the_AT0 job_NN1 and_CJC my_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS hospital_NN1 bills_NN2 ._SENT Part_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 job_NN1 involved_VVD dredging_VVG channels_NN2 through_PRP freshwater_AJ0 swamp_NN1 and_CJC marshland_NN1 ,_PUN poisoning_VVG the_AT0 root_NN1 system_NN1 with_PRP saline_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC contributing_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 erosion_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Edenic_AJ0 wetlands_NN2 in_PRP which_DTQ he_PNP had_VHD grown_VVN up_AVP ._SENT 
We_PNP stayed_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 Hotel_NN1 Frederic_NP0 in_PRP New_NP0 Iberia_NP0 ,_PUN his_DPS birthplace_NN1 ,_PUN whenever_AVQ his_DPS company_NN1 sent_VVD him_PNP to_PRP Louisiana_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 Frederic_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 grand_AJ0 building_NN1 ,_PUN four_CRD stories_NN2 high_AJ0 ,_PUN made_VVD entirely_AV0 of_PRF brick_NN1 and_CJC stone_NN1 and_CJC concrete_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP a_AT0 roofed_VVN gallery_NN1 above_PRP the_AT0 entrance_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 ballroom_NN1 and_CJC marble_NN1 pillars_NN2 and_CJC potted_AJ0 ferns_NN2 and_CJC palms_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 lobby_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 birdcage_NN1 elevator_NN1 and_CJC wood-bladed_AJ0 ceiling_NN1 fans_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 saloon_NN1 with_PRP batwing_AJ0 doors_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 shoeshine_NN1 stand_VVI where_AVQ a_AT0 man_NN1 of_PRF color_NN1 popped_VVD a_AT0 rag_NN1 in_PRP 4_CRD /_PUN 4_CRD time_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP loved_VVD staying_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 Frederic_NP0 and_CJC riding_VVG up_AVP and_CJC down_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 elevator_NN1 and_CJC waking_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 Angelus_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP loved_VVD eating_VVG breakfast_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 dining_NN1 room_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP loved_VVD everything_PNI else_AV0 we_PNP did_VDD together_AV0 in_PRP New_NP0 Iberia_NP0 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD raining_VVG when_CJS we_PNP returned_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 hotel_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 sky_NN1 was_VBD black_AJ0 ,_PUN veined_AJ0 with_PRP electricity_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 fog_NN1 as_PRP soft_AJ0 and_CJC white_AJ0 as_PRP cotton_NN1 rolling_VVG off_AVP Bayou_NP0 Teche_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP ate_VVD silently_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 dining_NN1 room_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 one_PNI else_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 except_PRP a_AT0 waiter_NN1 and_CJC two_CRD men_NN2 in_PRP suits_NN2 eating_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 with_PRP their_DPS hats_NN2 on_AVP ._SENT My_DPS father_NN1 looked_VVD casually_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 two_CRD men_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 ordered_VVD a_AT0 bowl_NN1 of_PRF ice_NN1 cream_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP and_CJC went_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 saloon_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP came_VVD back_AVP I_PNP could_VM0 smell_VVI whiskey_NN1 and_CJC cherries_NN2 on_PRP his_DPS breath_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Ready_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN sir_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Was_VBD that_DT0 ice_NN1 cream_NN1 okay_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD fine_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB a_AT0 good_AJ0 boy_NN1 ,_PUN Aaron_NP0 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 ever_AV0 forget_VVI that_DT0 ._SENT You_PNP 're_VBB the_AT0 best_AJS little_AJ0 boy_NN1 I_PNP 've_VHB ever_AV0 known_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ 
We_PNP rode_VVD up_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 elevator_NN1 ,_PUN piloted_VVN by_PRP an_AT0 elderly_AJ0 black_AJ0 man_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 gray_AJ0 uniform_NN1 and_CJC white_AJ0 shirt_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 black_AJ0 tie_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Mighty_AJ0 cold_NN1 out_AVP there_AV0 tonight_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ ,_PUN "_PUQ my_DPS father_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
The_AT0 black_AJ0 man_NN1 stopped_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 third_ORD floor_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 skeleton-like_AJ0 structure_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 elevator_NN1 rattling_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Broussard_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 black_AJ0 man_NN1 's_POS eyes_NN2 were_VBD lowered_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ These_DT0 are_VBB dangerous_AJ0 times_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ when_AVQ bad_AJ0 people_NN0 tend_VVB to_TO0 come_VVI around_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
My_DPS father_NN1 waited_VVD for_PRP him_PNP to_TO0 go_VVI on_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 ._SENT "_PUQ Thank_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN Clarence_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
After_CJS we_PNP were_VBD inside_PRP our_DPS room_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP went_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 window_NN1 and_CJC looked_VVD down_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 pulled_VVD the_AT0 shade_NN1 and_CJC turned_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 desk_NN1 lamp_NN1 and_CJC sat_VVD down_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP owe_VVB you_PNP an_AT0 explanation_NN1 ,_PUN Aaron_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ About_PRP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 men_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ A_AT0 German_AJ0 submarine_NN1 was_VBD out_AVP there_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP saw_VVD its_DPS conning_AJ0 tower_NN1 and_CJC periscope_NN1 go_VVB underwater_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ did_VDD n't_XX0 you_PNP tell_VVI the_AT0 people_NN0 that_CJT on_PRP the_AT0 radio_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 government_NN1 always_AV0 knows_VVZ this_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC they_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 share_VVI their_DPS information_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ not_XX0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Maybe_AV0 they_PNP 're_VBB afraid_AJ0 of_PRF panic_NN1 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 they_PNP wish_VVB to_TO0 hide_VVI their_DPS incompetence_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ But_CJC they_PNP 're_VBB supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 tell_VVI the_AT0 truth_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 different_AJ0 kind_NN1 of_PRF situation_NN1 ,_PUN Aaron_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 families_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 burned_AJ0 men_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 wo_VM0 n't_XX0 know_VVI where_AVQ they_PNP are_VBB ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 design_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 rug_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 fabric_NN1 was_VBD worn_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 colors_NN2 softened_VVN with_PRP dust_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP knew_VVD what_DTQ they_PNP were_VBD doing_VDG when_CJS they_PNP signed_VVD on_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 world_NN1 is_VBZ for_PRP the_AT0 living_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ This_DT0 does_VDZ n't_XX0 sound_VVI like_PRP you_PNP ._SENT Daddy_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 government_NN1 is_VBZ wrong_AJ0 to_TO0 suppress_VVI the_AT0 truth_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS they_PNP question_VVB me_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 tell_VVI them_PNP what_DTQ we_PNP saw_VVD ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP 'll_VM0 also_AV0 have_VHI to_TO0 tell_VVI the_AT0 newspapers_NN2 ._SENT Not_XX0 to_TO0 do_VDI so_AV0 would_VM0 be_VBI dishonorable_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 understand_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 men_NN2 who_PNQ start_VVB wars_NN2 never_AV0 go_VVB to_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP kill_VVB people_NN0 with_PRP a_AT0 fountain_NN1 pen_NN1 and_CJC call_VVB themselves_PNX leaders_NN2 ._SENT Never_AV0 allow_VVB yourself_PNX to_TO0 become_VVI their_DPS servant_NN1 ,_PUN Aaron_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
That_DT0 night_NN1 I_PNP dreamed_VVD of_PRF a_AT0 giant_AJ0 shark_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD a_AT0 human_AJ0 face_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP broke_VVD the_AT0 surface_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Gulf_NN1 and_CJC crunched_VVD a_AT0 toy_NN1 ship_NN1 in_PRP its_DPS jaws_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 red_AJ0 cloud_NN1 blossoming_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 waves_NN2 around_PRP its_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN pieces_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 ship_NN1 and_CJC tiny_AJ0 men_NN2 washing_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 wetlands_NN2 and_CJC into_PRP the_AT0 streets_NN2 of_PRF New_NP0 Iberia_NP0 and_CJC through_PRP the_AT0 lobby_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Frederic_NP0 Hotel_NN1 and_CJC up_AVP the_AT0 elevator_NN1 shaft_NN1 and_CJC into_PRP our_DPS room_NN1 ,_PUN drowning_VVG my_DPS father_NN1 and_CJC me_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 next_ORD day_NN1 was_VBD Saturday_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP took_VVD me_PNP across_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 to_PRP Provost_NP0 's_POS Café_NN1 &_NN1 Bar_NN1 for_PRP lunch_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 might_VM0 seem_VVI strange_AJ0 in_PRP our_DPS current_AJ0 culture_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC in_PRP that_DT0 era_NN1 in_PRP South_NP0 Louisiana_NP0 the_AT0 pagan_AJ0 world_NN1 and_CJC Christianity_NN1 had_VHD formed_VVN a_AT0 truce_NN1 and_CJC got_VVD along_AVP well_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 ceiling_NN1 was_VBD plated_VVN with_PRP stamped_AJ0 tin_NN1 that_CJT resembled_VVD pewter_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD hung_VVN with_PRP wood-bladed_AJ0 fans_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 were_VBD domino_NN1 and_CJC bourré_NN1 and_CJC pool_NN1 tables_NN2 in_PRP back_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 ticker_NN1 tape_NN1 under_PRP a_AT0 glass_NN1 hood_NN1 below_PRP the_AT0 blackboards_NN2 where_AVQ gaming_NN1 results_NN2 of_PRF all_DT0 kinds_NN2 were_VBD posted_VVN ._SENT On_PRP Saturday_NP0 afternoons_NN2 the_AT0 floor_NN1 was_VBD littered_VVN with_PRP football_NN1 betting_NN1 cards_NN2 ._SENT 
There_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 profanity_NN1 in_PRP Provost_NP0 's_POS ,_PUN no_AT0 coarseness_NN1 ,_PUN no_AT0 ill_AJ0 manners_NN2 ._SENT When_CJS we_PNP went_VVD to_PRP Provost_NP0 's_POS we_PNP always_AV0 sat_VVD at_PRP a_AT0 checker-cloth_NN1 table_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC my_DPS father_NN1 always_AV0 bought_VVD me_PNP a_AT0 po'boy_NN1 fried-oyster_NN1 sandwich_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF dirty_AJ0 rice_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 bottle_NN1 of_PRF Dr._NP0 Nut_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 best_AJS cold_AJ0 drink_NN1 ever_AV0 made_VVN ._SENT But_CJC as_CJS soon_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP sat_VVD down_AVP I_PNP knew_VVD that_CJT today_AV0 was_VBD different_AJ0 ,_PUN that_CJT the_AT0 world_NN1 had_VHD changed_VVN ,_PUN that_CJT the_AT0 sinking_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tanker_NN1 would_VM0 not_XX0 leave_VVI our_DPS lives_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 two_CRD men_NN2 who_PNQ had_VHD been_VBN eating_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 Frederic_NP0 's_POS dining_NN1 room_NN1 with_PRP their_DPS hats_NN2 on_AV0 came_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 door_NN1 and_CJC walked_VVD past_PRP us_PNP and_CJC stood_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 bar_NN1 ._SENT One_PNI looked_VVD like_PRP a_AT0 boxer_NN1 and_CJC had_VHD a_AT0 scar_NN1 across_PRP his_DPS nose_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 other_AJ0 man_NN1 was_VBD very_AV0 big_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC wore_VVD a_AT0 vest_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP a_AT0 pocket_NN1 watch_NN1 and_CJC fob_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP each_DT0 ordered_VVD beer_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 spigot_NN1 and_CJC faced_VVD the_AT0 bar_NN1 mirror_NN1 ,_PUN one_CRD foot_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 brass_NN1 rail_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS they_PNP sipped_VVD from_PRP their_DPS mugs_NN2 ._SENT 
I_PNP could_VM0 see_VVI my_DPS father_NN1 looking_VVG at_PRP them_PNP and_CJC knew_VVD he_PNP remembered_VVD them_PNP from_PRP the_AT0 hotel_NN1 dining_NN1 room_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS father_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 handsome_AJ0 man_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP soft_AJ0 ,_PUN dark_AJ0 hair_NN1 he_PNP combed_VVD straight_AV0 back_AVP ._SENT His_DPS eyes_NN2 were_VBD small_AJ0 and_CJC narrow_AJ0 ,_PUN like_PRP those_DT0 of_PRF his_DPS grandfather_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD been_VBN with_PRP Stonewall_NP0 Jackson_NP0 through_PRP the_AT0 entirety_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Shenandoah_NP0 campaign_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC also_AV0 at_PRP Gettysburg_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Is_VBZ there_EX0 something_PNI wrong_AJ0 about_PRP those_DT0 men_NN2 ,_PUN Daddy_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Pay_VVB them_PNP no_AT0 attention_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Who_PNQ are_VBB they_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB they_PNP 're_VBB police_NN2 officers_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ How_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP know_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ A_AT0 gentleman_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX0 wear_VVI his_DPS hat_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 building_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
A_AT0 black_AJ0 man_NN1 put_VVD my_DPS sandwich_NN1 and_CJC bottle_NN1 of_PRF Dr._NP0 Nut_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF me_PNP ,_PUN then_AV0 came_VVD back_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 bottle_NN1 of_PRF Jax_NP0 for_PRP my_DPS father_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ They_PNP 're_VBB coming_VVG this_DT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN Daddy_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP whispered_VVD ,_PUN my_DPS eyes_NN2 on_PRP my_DPS plate_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 speak_VVI to_PRP them_PNP or_CJC look_VVB at_PRP them_PNP ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ our_DPS home_NN1 ._SENT Our_DPS family_NN1 has_VHZ lived_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 bayou_NN1 since_PRP 1836._CRD "_PUQ 
I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI any_DT0 idea_NN1 what_DTQ he_PNP was_VBD talking_VVG about_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 two_CRD men_NN2 were_VBD now_AV0 hovering_VVG over_AVP our_DPS table_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 scar_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS nose_NN1 was_VBD standing_VVG immediately_AV0 behind_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN his_DPS loins_NN2 eye_NN1 level_NN1 with_PRP me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ How_AVQ y'all_VVB doin_VVG '_PUQ ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
My_DPS father_NN1 wiped_VVD his_DPS mouth_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 cloth_NN1 napkin_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ How_AVQ can_VM0 we_PNP help_VVI you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP thought_VVD you_PNP might_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN fishing_VVG out_AVP on_PRP Terrebonne_NP0 Bay_NN1 yesterday_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 vest_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Not_XX0 us_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ The_AT0 trout_NN0 are_VBB running_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 same_DT0 man_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT His_DPS eyes_NN2 were_VBD like_PRP brown_AJ0 marbles_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD too_AV0 big_AJ0 for_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS body_NN1 too_AV0 big_AJ0 for_PRP his_DPS suit_NN1 and_CJC vest_NN1 and_CJC starched_AJ0 white_AJ0 shirt_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'd_VM0 like_VVI to_TO0 get_VVI me_PNP a_AT0 mess_NN1 of_PRF them_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ My_DPS name_NN1 is_VBZ James_NP0 Eustace_NP0 Broussard_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ my_DPS father_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ my_DPS son_NN1 Aaron_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP live_VVB in_PRP Houston_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB an_AT0 engineer_NN1 with_PRP an_AT0 oil_NN1 and_CJC natural_AJ0 gas_NN1 company_NN1 there_AV0 ,_PUN although_CJS I_PNP was_VBD born_VVN and_CJC raised_VVN in_PRP New_NP0 Iberia_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB how_AVQ to_TO0 cut_VVI to_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD the_AT0 man_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 scarred_AJ0 nose_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Sorry_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ my_DPS father_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP keep_VVB your_DPS words_NN2 neat_AJ0 and_CJC tidy_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 same_DT0 man_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 clutter_VVI up_AVP the_AT0 air_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP were_VBD having_VHG lunch_NN1 ,_PUN gentlemen_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ my_DPS father_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Put_VVB your_DPS lunch_NN1 on_PRP hold_NN1 and_CJC take_VVB a_AT0 walk_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD the_AT0 man_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 vest_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB Agent_NN1 Hamilton_NP0 ._SENT This_DT0 here_AV0 is_VBZ my_DPS partner_NN1 ,_PUN Agent_NN1 Flint_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP 'll_VM0 have_VHI you_PNP back_AVP in_PRP five_CRD minutes_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB afraid_AJ0 I_PNP will_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI going_VVG anywhere_AV0 with_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ my_DPS father_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'd_VM0 also_AV0 like_VVI to_TO0 see_VVI your_DPS identification_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'll_VM0 show_VVI it_PNP to_PRP you_PNP outside_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Hamilton_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT He_PNP pulled_VVD on_PRP his_DPS collar_NN1 and_CJC rotated_VVD his_DPS neck_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB why_AVQ you_PNP 're_VBB here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ my_DPS father_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
