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As his paddle dipped and his men nodded their leave-taking, Francisco, the popero; sneered raucously: "Hah! Mere caucheros! Workers! Slaves!" And he spat at the Brazilian boat. Fire shot into the eyes of the bowman and his comrades. Their muscles tensed. "Better be slaves better be dogs than Peruvian cutthroats!" one retorted. "Go your way, and keep to your own side of the river."
He did not tell you that Peruvian caucheros have sometimes raided small isolated melocas of the Mayorunas, shooting down the men and carrying off the girls to be victims of their bestial lust. He did not tell you that for this reason any Peruvian is considered their enemy and is killed without mercy wherever found. Yet he tried to send you with Peruvian guides into their country.
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