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'He's black, you see that! I thought he would be all along.' Harelip's voice trembled with excitement. 'He's a real black man, you see!'
'What are they going to do with him, shoot him?'
'Shoot him!' Harelip shouted, gasping with surprise. 'Shoot a real live black man!'
Because he's the enemy,' I asserted without confidence. 'Enemy! You call him an enemy!' Harelip seized my shirt and railed at me hoarsely, spraying my face with saliva through his lip.
'He's a black man, he's no enemy! "

Kenzaburō Ōe , Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness: 4 Short Novels


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Kenzaburō Ōe quote : ...<br />'He's black, you see that! I thought he would be all along.' Harelip's voice trembled with excitement. 'He's a real black man, you see!'<br />'What are they going to do with him, shoot him?'<br />'Shoot him!' Harelip shouted, gasping with surprise. 'Shoot a real live black man!'<br />Because he's the enemy,' I asserted without confidence. 'Enemy! You call him an enemy!' Harelip seized my shirt and railed at me hoarsely, spraying my face with saliva through his lip.<br />'He's a black man, he's no enemy!