The
General seemed a little sour that day because he had just been checkmated in 7
moves by Number 6. He sees Number 6 as a fool, telling him he’ll be in the
village for as long as he lives. So he might as well settle down, that there’s
no point in being uncooperative. The General doesn’t see the point in fighting
battles he can’t win, who sounds like an advocate for the Village. But then
perhaps he went to the village of his own free will, but that’s being impudent
of Number 6 to suggest such a thing. But was there a time when the General was
not cooperative? He wears his military cap like the postman in Dance of the Dead because that’s what he
did in his previous life. He wishes he had had Number 6 in his regiment, but
Number 6 was far too young to be in military service during WWII, and yet not
too young for the Korean War at the age of 22. So why was the General taken to
the village? There’s a story there, one that takes us out of the confines of
the village!
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