Benecio winced- and not from the sight of the roaring Aguarico from the recent rains and not from the pain in his collarbone the removal of the sling had caused and not from the youth of the paramilitary dressed mercenaries Paco had enlisted who now stood by the two rubber zodiacs with their ak-47's on their chests in the ready offensive position as if displaying the menacing for unseen movie cameras - but from the late ruling by Paco that they should each be paid Ten Thousand Dollars in advance, compadre, and with the rocky river raging the way it was. It would give everyone a chance to go home and leave the money with their families.
"It is the only fair thing, compadre, you think they know how valuable a green rock might be ? But give them ten thousand dollars and wait two days for the river to calm and they will come back ready to kill for you, like conquistadors !"
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