Do_VDB not_XX0 let_VVI them_PNP steer_VVI you_PNP ._SENT You_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 single_AJ0 purpose_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC consequences_NN2 will_VM0 trail_VVI you_PNP like_PRP buzzards_NN2 when_AVQ the_AT0 line_NN1 is_VBZ crossed_VVN ._SENT 
Four-by-fours_NN2 were_VBD what_DTQ he_PNP ordered_VVD ._SENT They_PNP bungled_VVD it_PNP up_AVP every_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT Four-by-fours_NN2 and_CJC two-by-sixes_NN2 and_CJC hemp_NN1 rope_NN1 thirty_CRD feet_NN2 in_PRP length_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP would_VM0 not_XX0 supply_VVI it_PNP ._SENT In_PRP Redwood_NP0 ,_PUN they_PNP had_VHD rough-sawn_AJ0 lumber_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 few_DT0 pulled-up_AJ0 floorboards_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 go_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 saloon_NN1 to_TO0 find_VVI the_AT0 man_NN1 in_PRP charge_NN1 and_CJC complain_VVB about_PRP the_AT0 materials_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD something_PNI about_PRP hanging_VVG a_AT0 man_NN1 that_CJT made_VVD people_NN0 prone_AJ0 to_PRP mistakes_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS if_CJS the_AT0 silent_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 soul_NN1 was_VBD honor-bound_AJ0 to_TO0 sabotage_VVI it_PNP ._SENT 
He_PNP brought_VVD his_DPS tools_NN2 :_PUN a_AT0 mallet_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 hammer_NN1 ,_PUN auger_NN1 ,_PUN spirit_NN1 level_NN1 ,_PUN ruler_NN1 ,_PUN plumb_AJ0 bob_NN0 ,_PUN planer_NN1 ,_PUN saw_VVD and_CJC square_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 leather_NN1 fold_NN1 he_PNP wrapped_VVD them_PNP in_AVP ._SENT Taken_VVN all_DT0 together_AV0 ,_PUN his_DPS tools_NN2 ,_PUN sawhorses_NN2 and_CJC personal_AJ0 effects_NN2 weighed_VVN about_PRP a_AT0 hundred_CRD pounds_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS jenny_NN1 ,_PUN Dorcas_NP0 ,_PUN was_VBD accustomed_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 weight_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP Tucumcari_NP0 ,_PUN they_PNP had_VHD given_VVN him_PNP half_DT0 the_AT0 lumber_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD ordered_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ Not_XX0 enough_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 drop_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 enough_AV0 by_PRP a_AT0 mile_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP can_VM0 do_VDI a_AT0 short_AJ0 drop_NN1 without_PRP a_AT0 scaffold_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 throw_VVB the_AT0 rope_NN1 between_PRP the_AT0 rafters_NN2 or_CJC over_PRP an_AT0 oak_NN1 branch_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP still_AV0 have_VHB to_TO0 pay_VVI my_DPS fee_NN1 ;_PUN I_PNP 've_VHB made_VVN two_CRD days_NN2 to_TO0 get_VVI here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
But_CJC they_PNP liked_VVD the_AT0 construction_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP certified_VVD the_AT0 ordeal_NN1 ,_PUN made_VVD it_PNP seem_VVB legal_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP said_VVD they_PNP would_VM0 find_VVI the_AT0 lumber_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 prisoner_NN1 could_VM0 wait_VVI another_DT0 three_CRD days_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP did_VDD ._SENT 
There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 purpose_NN1 for_PRP every_AT0 board_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 joinery_NN1 was_VBD simple_AJ0 but_CJC sturdy_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 last_ORD smell_NN1 the_AT0 prisoners_NN2 smelled_VVD was_VBD fresh_AJ0 cut_NN1 pine_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 soap_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 knot_NN1 behind_PRP their_DPS left_AJ0 ear_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP made_VVD sure_AJ0 there_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 creaking_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 boards_NN2 ._SENT For_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 prospecting_NN1 for_PRP any_DT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF hope_NN1 ,_PUN false_AJ0 hope_NN1 was_VBD cruel_AJ0 ._SENT 
Among_PRP other_AJ0 measurements_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 prisoner_NN1 had_VHD to_TO0 be_VBI weighed_VVN ._SENT He_PNP would_VM0 not_XX0 do_VDI it_PNP himself_PNX ._SENT 
"_PUQ Sheriff_NN1 ai_NN0 n't_XX0 here_AV0 ._SENT Took_VVD sick_AJ0 last_ORD week_NN1 ;_PUN ai_NN0 n't_XX0 seen_VVN him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 postal_AJ0 clerk_NN1 had_VHD a_AT0 lazy_AJ0 way_NN1 of_PRF standing_VVG out_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS he_PNP were_VBD desperate_AJ0 for_PRP a_AT0 countertop_NN1 or_CJC ,_PUN lacking_VVG that_CJT ,_PUN a_AT0 post_NN1 of_PRF any_DT0 kind_NN1 to_TO0 lean_VVI on_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Then_AV0 fetch_VVB his_DPS deputy_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ He_PNP 's_VBZ five_CRD miles_NN2 out_AVP of_PRF town_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 to_TO0 weigh_VVI a_AT0 man_NN1 he_PNP should_VM0 spend_VVI a_AT0 half_NN1 a_AT0 day_NN1 traveling_VVG ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 undertake_VVI the_AT0 particulars_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP build_VVB you_PNP the_AT0 scaffold_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP test_VVB it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP instruct_VVB your_DPS hangman_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP depart_VVB before_PRP the_AT0 deed_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Deputy_NP0 wo_VM0 n't_XX0 do_VDI it_PNP ,_PUN judge_NN1 is_VBZ over_AVP in_PRP Albuquerque_NP0 ._SENT Mayor_NP0 ..._PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 clerk_NN1 looked_VVD around_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 near-empty_AJ0 thoroughfare_NN1 and_CJC shrugged_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 undertake_VVI the_AT0 particulars_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
That_DT0 was_VBD roughly_AV0 how_AVQ he_PNP came_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI standing_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 jail_NN1 in_PRP Socorro_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 prisoner_NN1 stepped_VVD out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 cell_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 young_AJ0 man_NN1 ,_PUN long_AJ0 brown_AJ0 mop_NN1 of_PRF hair_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS leathers_NN2 were_VBD crusty_AJ0 from_PRP the_AT0 mud_NN1 they_PNP had_VHD dragged_VVN him_PNP through_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 barber_NN1 had_VHD brought_VVN over_PRP his_DPS scale_NN1 and_CJC stood_VVD chewing_VVG a_AT0 toothpick_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 doorway_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 lawyer_NN1 stood_VVD beside_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN cleaned_VVD his_DPS spectacles_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 soft_AJ0 square_NN1 of_PRF flannel_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 postal_AJ0 clerk_NN1 leaned_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 open_AJ0 window_NN1 sill_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 ruler_NN1 had_VHD the_AT0 man_NN1 at_PRP six_CRD foot_NN1 two_CRD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Weigh_VVB him_PNP with_PRP the_AT0 shackles_NN2 ._SENT Wo_VM0 n't_XX0 risk_VVI a_AT0 surprise_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Shackles_NN2 on_PRP his_DPS wrists_NN2 and_CJC ankles_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 young_AJ0 man_NN1 stepped_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 scale_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 bar_NN1 thunked_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 carpenter_NN1 avoided_VVD his_DPS gaze_NN1 while_CJS he_PNP measured_VVD the_AT0 mass_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 man_NN1 before_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN sliding_VVG each_DT0 weight_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 right_NN1 until_CJS it_PNP balanced_VVD level_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP never_AV0 seen_VVN myself_PNX weighed_VVN before_AV0 ._SENT What_DTQ 's_VBZ the_AT0 verdict_NN1 ,_PUN Red_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ When_CJS the_AT0 prisoner_NN1 looked_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN his_DPS eyes_NN2 were_VBD a_AT0 searing_AJ0 flash_NN1 of_PRF lapis_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 way_NN1 a_AT0 finch_NN1 could_VM0 dart_VVI before_PRP you_PNP like_PRP a_AT0 bright_AJ0 shock_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 browns_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 landscape_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP had_VHD never_AV0 looked_VVN the_AT0 prisoner_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 face_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP focused_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 weights_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 calculation_NN1 not_XX0 coming_VVG to_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Red_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Shut_VVB your_DPS mouth_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD the_AT0 barber_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hundred_CRD sixty-three_CRD ._SENT With_PRP iron_NN1 shackles_NN2 at_PRP wrists_NN2 and_CJC ankles_NN2 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 go_VVI switching_VVG to_PRP rope_NN1 the_AT0 day_NN1 of_PRF ,_PUN on_PRP some_DT0 romantic_AJ0 historical_AJ0 whim_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI the_AT0 first_ORD to_TO0 try_VVI ,_PUN nor_CJC the_AT0 first_ORD to_TO0 regret_VVI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP could_VM0 put_VVI up_AVP his_DPS tent_NN1 next_ORD to_PRP the_AT0 jail_NN1 ,_PUN near_PRP his_DPS tools_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 livery_NN1 where_AVQ Dorcas_NP0 was_VBD stalled_VVN between_PRP his_DPS flea-bitten_AJ0 Pinto_NP0 and_CJC Carl_NP0 's_POS swaybacked_AJ0 Paint_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP began_VVD laying_VVG out_AVP the_AT0 boards_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 single-man_AJ0 pattern_NN1 out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 thoroughfare_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 sun_NN1 was_VBD setting_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC lit_VVD some_DT0 lanterns_NN2 to_TO0 arrest_VVI the_AT0 dark_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF those_DT0 gnawing_AJ0 facts_NN2 to_TO0 know_VVI ,_PUN that_CJT it_PNP took_VVD a_AT0 young_AJ0 ponderosa_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF some_DT0 forty_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN in_PRP order_NN1 to_TO0 hang_VVI a_AT0 man_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP should_VM0 be_VBI thirty_CRD feet_NN2 high_AJ0 ,_PUN stripped_AJ0 ,_PUN planked_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD enough_AV0 to_TO0 construct_VVI a_AT0 small_AJ0 scaffold_NN1 with_PRP ten_CRD steps_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 single_AJ0 upright_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 horizontal_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 brace_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS they_PNP paid_VVD more_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 rail_NN1 could_VM0 be_VBI added_VVN ._SENT For_PRP multiple_AJ0 hangings_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD two_CRD verticals_NN2 and_CJC braces_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC room_NN1 for_PRP up_AVP to_PRP four_CRD ,_PUN costing_VVG maybe_AV0 two_CRD or_CJC three_CRD trees_NN2 then_AV0 ._SENT 
This_DT0 was_VBD for_PRP one_CRD man_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 young_AJ0 ,_PUN blue-eyed_AJ0 man_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 mud-crusted_AJ0 leathers_NN2 ._SENT What_DTQ sins_NN2 he_PNP had_VHD committed_VVN ,_PUN of_PRF God_NP0 or_CJC man_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD not_XX0 the_AT0 carpenter_NN1 's_POS business_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 felt_VVN confident_AJ0 about_PRP his_DPS work_NN1 since_CJS Carl_NP0 had_VHD died_VVN ._SENT After_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN there_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 one_PNI to_PRP second_ORD guess_VVB the_AT0 work_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 double_VVI check_VVI the_AT0 measurements_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD as_CJS if_CJS he_PNP had_VHD stored_VVN part_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS memory_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS partner_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC left_VVD it_PNP under_PRP a_AT0 pile_NN1 of_PRF rocks_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 foot_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 well-joined_AJ0 wood_NN1 cross_NN1 outside_AV0 of_PRF Cimarron_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD taken_VVN time_NN1 to_TO0 carve_VVI the_AT0 name_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 tools_NN2 he_PNP had_VHD for_PRP fashioning_VVG scaffolds_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 one_CRD tiny_AJ0 window_NN1 facing_VVG the_AT0 alley_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 jail_NN1 cell_NN1 's_POS outlet_NN1 for_PRP light_NN1 and_CJC air_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 young_AJ0 man_NN1 squeezed_VVD his_DPS face_NN1 against_PRP the_AT0 bars_NN2 to_TO0 watch_VVI the_AT0 carpenter_NN1 come_VVN back_AVP to_PRP his_DPS canvas_NN1 for_PRP tools_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 carpenter_NN1 lifted_VVD a_AT0 board_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 hammer_NN1 dropped_VVD from_PRP his_DPS belt_NN1 onto_PRP his_DPS toes_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Looks_VVZ like_PRP you_PNP could_VM0 use_VVI some_DT0 help_NN1 ,_PUN Red_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP picked_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 hammer_NN1 and_CJC set_VVD the_AT0 board_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 sawhorses_NN2 to_TO0 measure_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ My_DPS daddy_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 natural_AJ0 builder_NN1 ._SENT Owned_VVN a_AT0 hardware_NN1 business_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 while_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 prisoner_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
The_AT0 carpenter_NN1 lost_VVD his_DPS concentration_NN1 measuring_VVG and_CJC measured_VVD again_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 flat_AJ0 pencil_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS teeth_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ A_AT0 man_NN1 might_VM0 call_VVI it_PNP old_AJ0 fashioned_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP liked_VVD mortise_NN1 and_CJC tenon_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 strong_AJ0 joint_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Carl_NP0 used_VVD bridle_NN1 joints_NN2 for_PRP most_DT0 scaffolds_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 he_PNP used_VVD bridle_NN1 joints_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP must_VM0 be_VBI strong_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 hold_VVI the_AT0 judgment_NN1 of_PRF men_NN2 ._SENT Often_AV0 the_AT0 jailer_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 preacher_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 mayor_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 prisoner_NN1 stood_VVD there_AV0 all_DT0 at_PRP once_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD heard_VVN about_PRP a_AT0 scaffold_NN1 collapsing_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 act_NN1 outside_AV0 of_PRF Santa_NP0 Fe_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 work_NN1 of_PRF some_DT0 handyman_NN1 who_PNQ made_VVD cabinets_NN2 and_CJC coffins_NN2 and_CJC probably_AV0 thought_VVD he_PNP could_VM0 scale_VVI up_AVP a_AT0 door_NN1 frame_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 scaffold_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 preacher_NN1 was_VBD killed_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 fall_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS the_AT0 prisoner_NN1 attempted_VVD a_AT0 clumsy_AJ0 escape_NN1 ,_PUN still_AV0 pulling_VVG the_AT0 broken_AJ0 crossbeam_NN1 behind_PRP him_PNP from_PRP the_AT0 rope_NN1 around_PRP his_DPS neck_NN1 before_CJS he_PNP was_VBD shot_VVN between_PRP the_AT0 shoulders_NN2 ._SENT Shameful_AJ0 ,_PUN Carl_NP0 had_VHD said_VVN ,_PUN trimming_VVG his_DPS nails_NN2 by_PRP the_AT0 fire_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 dilettante_NN1 should_VM0 have_VHI slunk_VVN away_AV0 and_CJC never_AV0 touched_VVD a_AT0 plank_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 prisoner_NN1 hung_VVD his_DPS forearms_NN2 out_AVP through_PRP the_AT0 bars_NN2 and_CJC kept_VVD talking_VVG from_PRP inside_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP built_VVD a_AT0 barn_NN1 or_CJC two_CRD ,_PUN good_AJ0 sturdy_AJ0 hay_NN1 barns_NN2 back_AVP in_PRP Oklahoma_NP0 ._SENT One_CRD day_NN1 he_PNP went_VVD and_CJC hung_VVD himself_PNX from_PRP one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 beams_NN2 ._SENT So_AV0 what_DTQ I_PNP 'm_VBB saying_VVG is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF them_PNP joints_NN2 will_VM0 hold_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Shut_VVB up_AVP there_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Ca_VM0 n't_XX0 bear_VVI to_TO0 know_VVI the_AT0 man_NN1 you_PNP 're_VBB hanging_VVG ?_SENT The_AT0 money_NN1 you_PNP make_VVB do_VDB n't_XX0 spend_VVI as_CJS nice_AJ0 when_CJS it_PNP talks_VVZ from_PRP the_AT0 grave_NN1 ,_PUN does_VDZ it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Never_AV0 talk_VVB to_PRP a_AT0 prisoner_NN1 ,_PUN never_AV0 look_VVB him_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 eye_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 do_VDI the_AT0 work_NN1 you_PNP ought_VM0 ,_PUN nor_CJC near_AV0 as_CJS well_AV0 ._SENT Your_DPS reputation_NN1 will_VM0 crumble_VVI thereafter_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC rightfully_AV0 so_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB that_CJT from_PRP experience_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Me_PNP ,_PUN no._NN1 "_PUQ The_AT0 prisoner_NN1 gripped_VVD the_AT0 bars_NN2 again_AV0 and_CJC pressed_VVD his_DPS face_NN1 through_AVP as_CJS far_AV0 as_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 get_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC I_PNP am_VBB a_AT0 card_NN1 cheat_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP will_VM0 admit_VVI to_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT Additionally_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP drove_VVD a_AT0 herd_NN1 of_PRF cattle_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD n't_XX0 strictly_AV0 my_DPS own_DT0 property_NN1 from_PRP Los_NP0 Lunas_NP0 to_PRP Magdalena_NP0 ,_PUN that_DT0 being_VBG the_AT0 hanging_AJ0 offense_NN1 in_PRP this_DT0 case_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 the_AT0 brains_NN2 nor_CJC beneficiary_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 operation_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP am_VBB no_AT0 more_AV0 guilty_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 offense_NN1 than_CJS that_DT0 mallet_NN1 is_VBZ guilty_AJ0 of_PRF making_VVG the_AT0 gallows_NN2 to_TO0 hang_VVI me_PNP by_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 Van_NP0 Zandts_NP0 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ who_PNQ should_VM0 be_VBI hanging_VVG ,_PUN but_CJC do_VDB n't_XX0 bother_VVI telling_VVG that_CJT to_PRP the_AT0 judge_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Silence_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ Given_VVN another_DT0 night_NN1 on_PRP your_DPS side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 bars_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VM0 undo_VVI what_DTQ I_PNP done_VDN ,_PUN if_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ the_AT0 God's-honest_AJ0 truth_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 make_VVI me_PNP fetch_VVI that_DT0 barber_NN1 to_TO0 shut_VVI you_PNP up_AVP ._SENT I_PNP will_VM0 ,_PUN one_PNI more_DT0 word_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB what_DTQ you_PNP 're_VBB thinking_VVG ,_PUN the_AT0 mallet_NN1 ai_NN0 n't_XX0 got_VVN the_AT0 brains_NN2 to_TO0 choose_VVI what_DTQ it_PNP does_VDZ ,_PUN I_PNP do_VDB know_VVI that_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC consider_VVB the_AT0 choice_NN1 a_AT0 man_NN1 has_VHZ if_CJS he_PNP 's_VHZ gone_VVN hungry_AJ0 or_CJC thirsty_AJ0 :_PUN his_DPS choice_NN1 is_VBZ death_NN1 or_CJC duty_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS needs_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC here_AV0 it_PNP was_VBD death_NN1 all_AV0 along_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 prisoner_NN1 's_POS voice_NN1 choked_VVD up_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Damn_VVB my_DPS impulses_NN2 !_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP sobbed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC not_XX0 another_DT0 chance_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI right_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
With_PRP the_AT0 uprights_NN2 clamped_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 carpenter_NN1 began_VVD to_PRP saw_VVD the_AT0 grooves_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC could_VM0 not_XX0 hear_VVI the_AT0 prisoner_NN1 going_VVG on_AVP over_PRP the_AT0 noise_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP turned_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 lamp_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 little_AJ0 window_NN1 was_VBD empty_AJ0 ._SENT 
In_PRP the_AT0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP continued_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 usual_AJ0 onlookers_NN2 made_VVD passing_VVG comments_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 grimness_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 construction_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC hid_VVD their_DPS exaggerated_AJ0 horror_NN1 behind_PRP handkerchiefs_NN2 and_CJC gloved_AJ0 hands_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD once_AV0 mused_VVN to_PRP Carl_NP0 that_CJT it_PNP felt_VVD in_PRP some_DT0 ways_NN2 they_PNP were_VBD building_VVG a_AT0 stage_NN1 ._SENT 
Carl_NP0 had_VHD kept_VVN sawing_VVG for_PRP a_AT0 minute_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 stopped_VVD to_TO0 wipe_VVI his_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB no_AT0 doubt_NN1 that_CJT we_PNP are_VBB ._SENT 
Three_CRD weeks_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD curled_VVN up_AVP with_PRP an_AT0 ache_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS guts_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP was_VBD dead_AJ0 by_PRP morning_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 lawyer_NN1 came_VVD by_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD taken_VVN an_AT0 oath_NN1 to_TO0 serve_VVI as_PRP the_AT0 one_PNI to_TO0 pull_VVI the_AT0 lever_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 men_NN2 took_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 idea_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 certain_AJ0 reserved_AJ0 relish_NN1 ,_PUN some_DT0 watched_VVD him_PNP demonstrate_VVI the_AT0 pull_NN1 as_AV0 if_CJS their_DPS souls_NN2 depended_VVN on_PRP getting_VVG it_PNP right_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC some_DT0 masked_VVD their_DPS discomfort_NN1 with_PRP jokes_NN2 and_CJC goofing_VVG ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD rehearsed_VVN and_CJC refined_VVN his_DPS speech_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP made_VVD the_AT0 distance_NN1 between_PRP towns_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC as_CJS he_PNP recited_VVD it_PNP here_AV0 ,_PUN this_DT0 man_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 rancher_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS mid-forties_CRD ,_PUN a_AT0 married_AJ0 man_NN1 by_PRP appearances_NN2 ,_PUN seemed_VVD to_TO0 catch_VVI on_AVP to_PRP what_DTQ he_PNP had_VHD agreed_VVN to_PRP ,_PUN the_AT0 evidence_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS paling_AJ0 face_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS dry_AJ0 swallow_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS widening_AJ0 eyes_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Once_CJS you_PNP have_VHB done_VDN it_PNP ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ done_VDN ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB no_AT0 authority_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 process_NN1 you_PNP set_VVD forth_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP recommend_VVB a_AT0 meeting_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 eyes_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 administrators_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 platform_NN1 that_CJT all_DT0 are_VBB agreed_VVN as_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 timing_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 act_NN1 ._SENT Immediately_AV0 thereafter_AV0 ,_PUN once_CJS you_PNP have_VHB locked_VVN eyes_NN2 with_PRP them_PNP all_DT0 ,_PUN pull_VVB medium-hard_AJ0 —_PUN as_CJS though_CJS you_PNP are_VBB slowing_VVG your_DPS team_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 with_PRP such_DT0 vigor_NN1 as_CJS to_PRP rope_NN1 a_AT0 steer_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC not_XX0 tugging_VVG your_DPS wife_NN1 's_POS tender_AJ0 hand_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP used_VVD other_AJ0 analogies_NN2 depending_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 profession_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 hangman_NN1 ,_PUN be_VBB it_PNP pulling_VVG molars_NN2 or_CJC ringing_VVG church_NN1 bells_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN being_VBG specific_AJ0 ,_PUN 58_CRD pounds_NN2 of_PRF pressure_NN1 to_TO0 spring_VVI the_AT0 trap_NN1 door_NN1 ._SENT Too_AV0 much_DT0 enthusiasm_NN1 risked_VVD a_AT0 malfunction_NN1 ;_PUN delicacy_NN1 risked_VVD drama_NN1 or_CJC unmeet_AJ0 comedy_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Have_VHB you_PNP ever_AV0 hanged_VVD a_AT0 man_NN1 you_PNP pegged_VVD as_AV0 innocent_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 rancher_NN1 's_POS voice_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 echo_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 carpenter_NN1 's_POS voice_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 to_PRP Acoma_NN1 ._SENT Ahead_AV0 of_PRF him_PNP ,_PUN Carl_NP0 's_POS hips_NN2 and_CJC back_NN1 swayed_VVN with_PRP each_DT0 sauntering_AJ0 step_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Paint_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS answer_NN1 was_VBD Carl_NP0 's_POS practiced_AJ0 answer_NN1 ,_PUN spoken_VVN out_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 flats_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 mesas_NN2 rising_VVG beyond_PRP ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 commit_VVI the_AT0 hanging_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP come_VVB by_PRP the_AT0 order_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 town_NN1 to_TO0 build_VVI the_AT0 right_AJ0 structure_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 job_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP leave_VVB the_AT0 judgment_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 duty_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 discretion_NN1 of_PRF law-abiding_AJ0 folks_NN2 ,_PUN trusting_VVG they_PNP will_VM0 do_VDI their_DPS job_NN1 as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP have_VHB done_VDN mine_PNP ._SENT I_PNP am_VBB just_AV0 the_AT0 same_DT0 as_CJS the_AT0 rifle_NN1 maker_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 stone_NN1 the_AT0 axe_NN1 is_VBZ ground_VVN on_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP the_AT0 jail_NN1 window_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 prisoner_NN1 's_POS hands_NN2 clutched_VVD the_AT0 bars_NN2 ._SENT 
