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It/pps was/bedz the/at first/od time/nn any/dti of/in us/ppo had/hvd laughed/vbn since/cs the/at morning/nn began/vbd ./.




The/at rider/nn from/in Concord/np was/bedz as/ql good/jj as/cs his/pp$ word/nn ./.
He/pps came/vbd spurring/vbg and/cc whooping/vbg down/in the/at road/nn ,/, his/pp$ horse/nn kicking/vbg up/rp clouds/nns of/in dust/nn ,/, shouting/vbg :/: 

	``/`` They're/ppss+ber a-coming/vbg !/. !/.
By/in God/np ,/, they're/ppss+ber a-coming/vbg ,/, they/ppss are/ber ''/'' !/. !/.


	We/ppss heard/vbd him/ppo before/cs he/pps ever/rb showed/vbd ,/, and/cc we/ppss heard/vbd him/ppo yelling/vbg after/cs he/pps was/bedz out/rp of/in sight/nn ./.
Solomon/np Chandler/np hadn't/hvd* misjudged/vbn the/at strength/nn of/in his/pp$ lungs/nns ,/, not/* at/in all/abn ./.
I/ppss think/vb you/ppss could/md have/hv heard/vbn him/ppo a/at mile/nn away/rb ,/, and/cc he/pps was/bedz bursting/vbg at/in every/at seam/nn with/in importance/nn ./.
I/ppss have/hv observed/vbn that/cs being/beg up/rp on/in a/at horse/nn changes/vbz the/at whole/jj character/nn of/in a/at man/nn ,/, and/cc when/wrb a/at very/ql small/jj man/nn is/bez up/rp on/in a/at saddle/nn ,/, he'd/pps+md like/vb as/cs not/* prefer/vb to/to eat/vb his/pp$ meals/nns there/rb ./.
That's/dt+bez understandable/jj ,/, and/cc I/ppss appreciate/vb the/at sentiment/nn ./.
As/cs for/in this/dt rider/nn ,/, I/ppss never/rb saw/vbd him/ppo before/rb or/cc afterwards/rb and/cc never/rb saw/vbd him/ppo dismounted/vbn ,/, so/rb whether/cs he/pps stood/vbd tall/jj or/cc short/jj in/in his/pp$ shoes/nns ,/, I/ppss can't/md* say/vb ;/. ;/.
but/cc I/ppss do/do know/vb that/cs he/pps gave/vbd the/at day/nn tone/nn and/cc distinction/nn ./.
The/at last/ap thing/nn in/in the/at world/nn that/wps resembled/vbd a/at war/nn was/bedz our/pp$ line/nn of/in farmers/nns and/cc storekeepers/nns and/cc mechanics/nns perched/vbn on/in top/nn of/in a/at stone/nn wall/nn ,/, and/cc this/dt dashing/vbg rider/nn made/vbd us/ppo feel/vb a/at good/jj deal/nn sharper/jjr and/cc more/ql alert/jj to/in the/at situation/nn ./.


	We/ppss came/vbd down/rp off/in the/at wall/nn as/cs if/cs he/pps had/hvd toppled/vbn all/abn of/in us/ppo ,/, and/cc we/ppss crouched/vbd behind/in it/ppo ./.
I/ppss have/hv heard/vbn people/nns talk/vb with/in contempt/nn about/in the/at British/jj regulars/nns ,/, but/cc that/dt only/rb proves/vbz that/cs a/at lot/nn of/in people/nns talk/vb about/in things/nns of/in which/wdt they/ppss are/ber deplorably/ql ignorant/jj ./.
Whatever/wdt we/ppss felt/vbd about/in the/at redcoats/nns ,/, we/ppss respected/vbd them/ppo in/in terms/nns of/in their/pp$ trade/nn ,/, which/wdt was/bedz killing/vbg ;/. ;/.
and/cc I/ppss know/vb that/cs I/ppss ,/, myself/ppl ,/, was/bedz nauseated/vbn with/in apprehension/nn and/cc fear/nn and/cc that/cs my/pp$ hands/nns were/bed soaking/ql wet/jj where/wrb they/ppss held/vbd my/pp$ gun/nn ./.
I/ppss wanted/vbd to/to wipe/vb my/pp$ flint/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss didn't/dod* dare/vb to/to ,/, the/at state/nn my/pp$ hands/nns were/bed in/in ,/, just/rb as/cs I/ppss didn't/dod* dare/vb to/to do/do anything/pn about/in the/at priming/nn ./.
The/at gun/nn would/md fire/vb or/cc not/* ,/, just/rb as/cs chance/nn willed/vbd ./.
I/ppss put/vb a/at lot/nn more/ap trust/nn in/in my/pp$ two/cd legs/nns than/cs in/in the/at gun/nn ,/, because/cs the/at most/ql important/jj thing/nn I/ppss had/hvd learned/vbn about/in war/nn was/bedz that/cs you/ppss could/md run/vb away/rb and/cc survive/vb to/to talk/vb about/in it/ppo ./.


	The/at gunfire/nn ,/, which/wdt was/bedz so/ql near/rb that/cs it/pps seemed/vbd just/rb a/at piece/nn up/in the/at road/nn now/rb ,/, stopped/vbd for/in long/rb enough/qlp to/to count/vb to/in twenty/cd ;/. ;/.
and/cc in/in that/dt brief/jj interval/nn ,/, a/at redcoat/nn officer/nn came/vbd tearing/vbg down/in the/at road/nn ,/, whipping/vbg his/pp$ horse/nn fit/vbn to/to kill/vb ./.
I/ppss don't/do* know/vb whether/cs he/pps was/bedz after/in our/pp$ rider/nn ,/, who/wps had/hvd gone/vbn by/rb a/at minute/nn before/rb ,/, or/cc whether/cs he/pps was/bedz simply/rb scouting/vbg conditions/nns ;/. ;/.
but/cc when/wrb he/pps passed/vbd us/ppo by/rb ,/, a/at musket/nn roared/vbd ,/, and/cc he/pps reared/vbd his/pp$ horse/nn ,/, swung/vbd it/ppo around/rb ,/, and/cc began/vbd to/to whip/vb it/ppo back/rb in/in the/at direction/nn from/in which/wdt he/pps had/hvd come/vbn ./.
He/pps was/bedz a/at fine/jj and/cc showy/jj rider/nn ,/, but/cc his/pp$ skill/nn was/bedz wasted/vbn on/in us/ppo ./.
From/in above/in me/ppo and/cc somewhere/rb behind/in me/ppo ,/, a/at rifle/nn cracked/vbd ./.
The/at redcoat/nn officer/nn collapsed/vbd like/cs a/at punctured/vbn bolster/nn ,/, and/cc the/at horse/nn reared/vbd and/cc threw/vbd him/ppo from/in the/at saddle/nn ,/, except/in that/cs one/cd booted/vbn foot/nn caught/vbd in/in the/at stirrup/nn ./.
Half/ql crazed/vbn by/in the/at weight/nn dragging/vbg ,/, the/at dust/nn ,/, and/cc the/at heat/nn ,/, the/at horse/nn leaped/vbd our/pp$ wall/nn ,/, dashing/vbg out/rp the/at rider's/nn$ brains/nns against/in it/ppo ,/, and/cc leaving/vbg him/ppo lying/vbg there/rb among/in us/ppo --/-- while/cs the/at horse/nn crashed/vbd away/rb through/in the/at brush/nn ./.


	It/pps was/bedz my/pp$ initiation/nn to/to war/vb and/cc the/at insane/jj symphony/nn war/nn plays/vbz ;/. ;/.
for/cs what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn on/in the/at common/nn was/bedz only/rb terror/nn and/cc flight/nn ;/. ;/.
but/cc this/dt grinning/vbg ,/, broken/vbn head/nn ,/, not/* ten/cd feet/nns away/rb from/in me/ppo ,/, was/bedz the/at sharp/jj definition/nn of/in what/wdt my/pp$ reality/nn had/hvd become/vbn ./.


	And/cc now/rb the/at redcoats/nns were/bed coming/vbg ,/, and/cc the/at gunfire/nn was/bedz a/at part/nn of/in the/at dust/nn cloud/nn on/in the/at road/nn to/in the/at west/nr of/in us/ppo ./.
I/ppss must/md state/vb that/cs the/at faster/rbr things/nns happened/vbd ,/, the/at slower/rbr they/ppss happened/vbd ;/. ;/.
the/at passage/nn and/cc rhythm/nn of/in time/nn changed/vbd ,/, and/cc when/wrb I/ppss remember/vb back/rb to/in what/wdt happened/vbd then/rb ,/, each/dt event/nn is/bez a/at separate/jj and/cc frozen/vbn incident/nn ./.
In/in my/pp$ recollection/nn ,/, there/ex was/bedz a/at long/jj interval/nn between/in the/at death/nn of/in the/at officer/nn and/cc the/at appearance/nn of/in the/at first/od of/in the/at retreating/vbg redcoats/nns ,/, and/cc in/in that/dt interval/nn the/at dust/nn cloud/nn over/in the/at road/nn seems/vbz to/to hover/vb indefinitely/rb ./.
Yet/cc it/pps could/md not/* have/hv been/ben more/ap than/cs a/at matter/nn of/in seconds/nns ,/, and/cc then/rb the/at front/nn of/in the/at British/jj army/nn came/vbd into/in view/nn ./.


	It/pps was/bedz only/ap hours/nns since/cs I/ppss had/hvd last/rb seen/vbn them/ppo ,/, but/cc they/ppss had/hvd changed/vbn and/cc I/ppss had/hvd changed/vbn ./.
In/in the/at very/ap front/nn rank/nn ,/, two/cd men/nns were/bed wounded/vbn and/cc staggered/vbd along/rb ,/, trailing/vbg blood/nn behind/in them/ppo ./.
No/at drummers/nns here/rb ,/, no/at pipers/nns ,/, and/cc the/at red/jj coats/nns were/bed covered/vbn with/in a/at fine/jj film/nn of/in dust/nn ./.
They/ppss marched/vbd with/in bayonets/nns fixed/vbn ,/, and/cc as/cs fixed/vbn on/in their/pp$ faces/nns was/bedz anger/nn ,/, fear/nn ,/, and/cc torment/nn ./.
Rank/nn after/in rank/nn of/in them/ppo came/vbd down/in the/at road/nn ,/, and/cc the/at faces/nns were/bed all/abn the/at same/ap ,/, and/cc they/ppss walked/vbd in/in a/at sea/nn of/in dust/nn ./.


	``/`` Committeemen/nns ,/, hold/vb your/pp$ fire/nn !/. !/.
Hold/vb your/pp$ fire/nn ''/'' !/. !/.
A/at voice/nn called/vbd ,/, and/cc what/wdt made/vbd it/ppo even/ql more/ql terrible/jj and/cc unreal/jj was/bedz that/cs the/at redcoat/nn ranks/nns never/rb paused/vbd for/in an/at instant/nn ,/, only/rb some/dti of/in them/ppo glancing/vbg toward/in the/at stone/nn wall/nn ,/, from/in behind/in which/wdt the/at voice/nn came/vbd ./.


	The/at front/nn of/in their/pp$ column/nn had/hvd already/rb passed/vbn us/ppo ,/, when/wrb another/dt officer/nn came/vbd riding/vbg down/in the/at side/nn of/in the/at road/nn ,/, not/* five/cd paces/nns from/in where/wrb we/ppss were/bed ./.
My/pp$ Cousin/nn-tl Simmons/np carried/vbd a/at musket/nn ,/, but/cc he/pps had/hvd loaded/vbn it/ppo with/in bird/nn shot/nn ,/, and/cc as/cs the/at officer/nn came/vbd opposite/in him/ppo ,/, he/pps rose/vbd up/rp behind/in the/at wall/nn and/cc fired/vbd ./.
One/cd moment/nn there/ex was/bedz a/at man/nn in/in the/at saddle/nn ;/. ;/.
the/at next/ap a/at headless/jj horror/nn on/in a/at horse/nn that/wps bolted/vbd through/in the/at redcoat/nn ranks/nns ,/, and/cc during/in the/at next/ap second/nn or/cc two/cd ,/, we/ppss all/abn of/in us/ppo fired/vbd into/in the/at suddenly/rb disorganized/vbn column/nn of/in soldiers/nns ./.
One/cd moment/nn ,/, the/at road/nn was/bedz filled/vbn with/in disciplined/vbn troops/nns ,/, marching/vbg four/cd by/in four/cd with/in a/at purpose/nn as/ql implacable/jj as/cs death/nn ;/. ;/.
the/at next/ap ,/, a/at cloud/nn of/in gun/nn smoke/nn covered/vbd a/at screaming/vbg fury/nn of/in sound/nn ,/, out/rp of/in which/wdt the/at redcoat/nn soldiers/nns emerged/vbd with/in their/pp$ bayonets/nns and/cc their/pp$ cursing/vbg fury/nn ./.


	In/in the/at course/nn of/in this/dt ,/, they/ppss had/hvd fired/vbn on/in us/ppo ;/. ;/.
but/cc I/ppss have/hv no/at memory/nn of/in that/dt ./.
I/ppss had/hvd squeezed/vbn the/at trigger/nn of/in my/pp$ own/jj gun/nn ,/, and/cc to/in my/pp$ amazement/nn ,/, it/pps had/hvd fired/vbn and/cc kicked/vbn back/rb into/in my/pp$ shoulder/nn with/in the/at force/nn of/in an/at angry/jj mule/nn ;/. ;/.
and/cc then/rb I/ppss was/bedz adding/vbg my/pp$ own/jj voice/nn to/in the/at crescendo/nn of/in sound/nn ,/, hurling/vbg more/ql vile/jj language/nn than/cs I/ppss ever/rb thought/vbd I/ppss knew/vbd ,/, sobbing/vbg and/cc shouting/vbg ,/, and/cc aware/jj that/cs if/cs I/ppss had/hvd passed/vbn water/nn before/rb ,/, it/pps was/bedz not/* enough/ap ,/, for/cs my/pp$ pants/nns were/bed soaking/ql wet/jj ./.


	I/ppss would/md have/hv stood/vbn there/rb and/cc died/vbn there/rb if/cs left/vbn to/in myself/ppl ,/, but/cc Cousin/nn-tl Simmons/np grabbed/vbd my/pp$ arm/nn in/in his/pp$ viselike/jj grip/nn and/cc fairly/rb plucked/vbd me/ppo out/rp of/in there/rb ;/. ;/.
and/cc then/rb I/ppss came/vbd to/in some/dti sanity/nn and/cc plunged/vbd away/rb with/in such/jj extraordinary/jj speed/nn that/cs I/ppss outdistanced/vbd Cousin/nn-tl Simmons/np by/in far/rb ./.
Everyone/pn else/rb was/bedz running/vbg ./.
Later/rbr we/ppss realized/vbd that/cs the/at redcoats/nns had/hvd stopped/vbn their/pp$ charge/nn at/in the/at wall/nn ./.
Their/pp$ only/ap hope/nn of/in survival/nn was/bedz to/to hold/vb to/in the/at road/nn and/cc keep/vb marching/vbg ./.




We/ppss tumbled/vbd to/in a/at stop/nn in/in Deacon/nn-tl Gordon's/np$ cow/nn hole/nn ,/, a/at low-lying/jj bit/nn of/in pasture/nn with/in a/at muddy/jj pool/nn of/in water/nn in/in its/pp$ middle/nn ./.
A/at dozen/nn cows/nns mooed/vbd sadly/rb and/cc regarded/vbd us/ppo as/cs if/cs we/ppss were/bed insane/jj ,/, as/cs perhaps/rb we/ppss were/bed at/in that/dt moment/nn ,/, with/in the/at crazy/jj excitement/nn of/in our/pp$ first/od encounter/nn ,/, the/at yelling/nn and/cc shooting/nn still/rb continuing/vbg up/rp at/in the/at road/nn ,/, and/cc the/at thirst/nn of/in some/dti of/in the/at men/nns ,/, which/wdt was/bedz so/ql great/jj that/cs they/ppss waded/vbd into/in the/at muddy/jj water/nn and/cc scooped/vbd up/rp handfuls/nns of/in it/ppo ./.
Isaac/np Pitt/np ,/, one/cd of/in the/at men/nns from/in Lincoln/np ,/, had/hvd taken/vbn a/at musket/nn ball/nn in/in his/pp$ belly/nn ;/. ;/.
and/cc though/cs he/pps had/hvd found/vbn the/at strength/nn to/to run/vb with/in us/ppo ,/, now/rb he/pps collapsed/vbd and/cc lay/vbd on/in the/at ground/nn ,/, dying/vbg ,/, the/at Reverend/np holding/vbg his/pp$ head/nn and/cc wiping/vbg his/pp$ hot/jj brow/nn ./.
It/pps may/md appear/vb that/cs we/ppss were/bed cruel/jj and/cc callous/jj ,/, but/cc no/at one/pn had/hvd time/nn to/to spend/vb sympathizing/vbg with/in poor/jj Isaac/np --/-- except/in the/at Reverend/np ./.
I/ppss know/vb that/cs I/ppss myself/ppl felt/vbd that/cs it/pps was/bedz a/at mortal/jj shame/nn for/cs a/at man/nn to/to be/be torn/vbn open/jj by/in a/at British/jj musket/nn ball/nn ,/, as/cs Isaac/np had/hvd been/ben ,/, yet/cc I/ppss also/rb felt/vbd relieved/vbn and/cc lucky/jj that/cs it/pps had/hvd been/ben him/ppo and/cc not/* myself/ppl ./.
I/ppss was/bedz drunk/jj with/in excitement/nn and/cc the/at smell/nn of/in gunpowder/nn that/wps came/vbd floating/vbg down/rp from/in the/at road/nn ,/, and/cc the/at fact/nn that/cs I/ppss was/bedz not/* afraid/jj now/rb ,/, but/cc only/rb waiting/vbg to/to know/vb what/wdt to/to do/do next/rb ./.


	Meanwhile/rb ,/, I/ppss reloaded/vbd my/pp$ gun/nn ,/, as/cs the/at other/ap men/nns were/bed doing/vbg ./.
We/ppss were/bed less/ap than/cs a/at quarter/nn of/in a/at mile/nn from/in the/at road/nn ,/, and/cc we/ppss could/md trace/vb its/pp$ shape/nn from/in the/at ribbon/nn of/in powder/nn smoke/nn and/cc dust/nn that/wps hung/vbd over/in it/ppo ./.
Wherever/wrb you/ppss looked/vbd ,/, you/ppss saw/vbd Committeemen/nns-tl running/vbg across/in the/at meadows/nns ,/, some/dti away/rb from/in the/at road/nn ,/, some/dti toward/in it/ppo ,/, some/dti parallel/rb to/in it/ppo ;/. ;/.
and/cc about/rb a/at mile/nn to/in the/at west/nr a/at cluster/nn of/in at/in least/ap fifty/cd Militia/nns-tl were/bed making/vbg their/pp$ way/nn in/in our/pp$ direction/nn ./.


	Cousin/nn-tl Joshua/np and/cc some/dti others/nns felt/vbd that/cs we/ppss should/md march/vb toward/in Lexington/np and/cc take/vb up/rp new/jj positions/nns ahead/rb of/in the/at slow-moving/jj British/jj column/nn ,/, but/cc another/dt group/nn maintained/vbd that/cs we/ppss should/md stick/vb to/in this/dt spot/nn and/cc this/dt section/nn of/in road/nn ./.
I/ppss didn't/dod* offer/vb any/dti advice/nn ,/, but/cc I/ppss certainly/rb did/dod not/* want/vb to/to go/vb back/rb to/in where/wrb the/at officer/nn lay/vbd with/in his/pp$ brains/nns dashed/vbn out/rp ./.
Someone/pn said/vbd that/cs while/cs we/ppss were/bed standing/vbg here/rb and/cc arguing/vbg about/in it/ppo ,/, the/at British/nps would/md be/be gone/vbn ;/. ;/.
but/cc Cousin/nn-tl Simmons/np said/vbd he/pps had/hvd watched/vbn them/ppo marching/vbg west/nr early/rb in/in the/at morning/nn ,/, and/cc moving/vbg at/in a/at much/ql brisker/jjr pace/nn it/pps had/hvd still/rb taken/vbn half/abn an/at hour/nn for/in their/pp$ column/nn to/to pass/vb ,/, what/wdt with/in the/at narrowness/nn of/in the/at road/nn and/cc their/pp$ baggage/nn and/cc ammunition/nn carts/nns ./.


	While/cs this/dt was/bedz being/beg discussed/vbn ,/, we/ppss saw/vbd the/at militia/nn to/in the/at west/nr of/in us/ppo fanning/vbg out/rp and/cc breaking/vbg into/in little/jj clusters/nns of/in two/cd and/cc three/cd men/nns as/cs they/ppss approached/vbd the/at road/nn ./.
It/pps was/bedz the/at opinion/nn of/in some/dti of/in us/ppo that/cs these/dts must/md be/be part/nn of/in the/at Committeemen/nns-tl who/wps had/hvd been/ben in/in the/at Battle/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl North/jj-tl Bridge/nn-tl ,/, which/wdt entitled/vbd them/ppo to/in a/at sort/nn of/in veteran/nn status/nn ,/, and/cc we/ppss felt/vbd that/cs if/cs they/ppss employed/vbd this/dt tactic/nn ,/, it/pps was/bedz likely/jj enough/qlp the/at best/jjt one/cd ./.
Mattathias/np Dover/np said/vbd :/: 

	``/`` It/pps makes/vbz sense/nn ./.
If/cs we/ppss cluster/vb together/rb ,/, the/at redcoats/nns can/md make/vb an/at advantage/nn out/rp of/in it/ppo ,/, but/cc there's/ex+bez not/* a/at blessed/vbn thing/nn they/ppss can/md do/do with/in two/cd or/cc three/cd of/in us/ppo except/in chase/vb us/ppo ,/, and/cc we/ppss can/md outrun/vb them/ppo ''/'' ./.


	That/dt settled/vbd it/ppo ,/, and/cc we/ppss broke/vbd into/in parties/nns of/in two/cd and/cc three/cd ./.
Cousin/nn-tl Joshua/np Dover/np decided/vbd to/to remain/vb with/in the/at Reverend/np and/cc poor/jj Isaac/np Pitt/np until/cs life/nn passed/vbd away/rb --/-- and/cc he/pps was/bedz hurt/vbn so/ql badly/rb he/pps did/dod not/* seem/vb for/in long/rb in/in this/dt world/nn ./.
I/ppss went/vbd off/rp with/in Cousin/nn-tl Simmons/np ,/, who/wps maintained/vbd that/cs if/cs he/pps didn't/dod* see/vb to/in me/ppo ,/, he/pps didn't/dod* know/vb who/wps would/md ./.


	``/`` Good/jj heavens/nns ,/, Adam/np ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` I/ppss thought/vbd one/cd thing/nn you'd/ppss+md have/hv no/at trouble/nn learning/vbg is/bez when/wrb to/to get/vb out/rp of/in a/at place/nn ''/'' ./.


	``/`` I/ppss learned/vbd that/dt now/rb ''/'' ,/, I/ppss said/vbd ./.




We/ppss ran/vbd east/nr for/in about/rb half/abn a/at mile/nn before/cs we/ppss turned/vbd back/rb to/in the/at road/nn ,/, panting/vbg from/in the/at effort/nn and/cc soaked/vbn with/in sweat/nn ./.
There/ex was/bedz a/at clump/nn of/in trees/nns that/wps appeared/vbd to/to provide/vb cover/nn right/ql up/rp to/in the/at road/nn ,/, and/cc the/at shouting/nn and/cc gunfire/nn never/rb slackened/vbd ./.


	Under/in the/at trees/nns ,/, there/ex was/bedz a/at dead/jj redcoat/nn ,/, a/at young/jj boy/nn with/in a/at pasty/jj white/jj skin/nn and/cc a/at face/nn full/jj of/in pimples/nns ,/, who/wps had/hvd taken/vbn a/at rifle/nn ball/nn directly/rb between/in the/at eyes/nns ./.
Three/cd men/nns were/bed around/in him/ppo ./.
They/ppss had/hvd stripped/vbn him/ppo of/in his/pp$ musket/nn and/cc equipment/nn ,/, and/cc now/rb they/ppss were/bed pulling/vbg his/pp$ boots/nns and/cc jacket/nn off/rp ./.
Cousin/nn-tl Simmons/np grabbed/vbd one/cd of/in them/ppo by/in the/at shoulder/nn and/cc flung/vbd him/ppo away/rb ./.


	``/`` God's/np$ name/nn ,/, what/wdt are/ber you/ppss to/to rob/vb the/at dead/jj with/in the/at fight/nn going/vbg on/rp ''/'' !/. !/.
Cousin/nn-tl Simmons/np roared/vbd ./.


	They/ppss tried/vbd to/to outface/vb him/ppo ,/, but/cc Joseph/np Simmons/np was/bedz as/ql wide/jj as/cs two/cd average/jj men/nns ,/, and/cc it/pps would/md have/hv taken/vbn braver/jjr men/nns than/cs these/dts were/bed to/to outface/vb him/ppo ./.