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1. What did a man do while he repaired his gun and then afterwards in "Solo"?

A man's gun jams on the last shot. A baby is in a crib crying. The man takes the gun apart to see why it will not fire. The baby's crying sets him on edge. He sees a record on the gramophone. He starts it playing, and the baby quiets. He continues working on his gun. When the record stops, he restarts it. When his gun is repaired, he raises the gun and shoots.

2. In "The Plague of the Doves," why did a Catholic priest ask his parishioners to gather at the church and then walk the fields?

In 1896, there is a plague of doves. They eat the wheat seedlings, the rye, and the corn. Nothing the Indians or the whites do seem to help. So a Catholic priest asks his parishioners to gather at Saint Joseph's wearing scapulars and holding missals. Then he wants them to walk the fields and pray loudly as they walk to get rid of the doves.

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