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Summary
Fast-forward a few years and find Enrique bleeding, beaten, in Oaxaca, Mexico. Sirenio Gomez Fuentes, a field hand, finds Enrique wearing only underpants, limping and swerving as he walks. Enrique asks Fuentes for a pair of pants, which Fuentes gives him before telling Enrique to seek out the Las Anonas mayor, Carlos Carrasco.
The mayor takes Enrique to his home, where the mayor and his mother treat Enrique's wounds the best they can. Enrique's teeth are broken. People come to see him, ask if he's going to be OK. Enrique tells them he is seeking his mother and people give him money. Carrasco knows Enrique will die if they can't find someone to drive him to get medical care. Carrasco convinces Adan Diaz Ruiz, mayor of San Pedro Tapanatepec, to drive Enrique. Ruiz thinks it's cheaper and easier to get Enrique to a doctor...
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This section contains 973 words (approx. 3 pages at 400 words per page) |