Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy - The first few pages

The first few pages of Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. This is my favorite novel and has haunted me ever since I first listened to the audiobook over a year ago. "The narrative follows a teenage runaway referred to only as "the kid", with the bulk of the text devoted to his experiences with the Glanton gang, a historical group of scalp hunters who massacred Indians and others in the United States--Mexico borderlands in 1849 and 1850. The role of antagonist is gradual