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`` They will not enter the forest , '' said Anastacio ; `` and when I am ready they will fight , not before . Have you pencil and paper , senor ? '' Roldan produced a treasured note-book that a relative had brought him from Boston . `` Write , '' said the chief ; and he dictated : -- SENOR DON CAPITAN , -- At noon to-morrow we fight in the valley near the eight oak trees and the two madronos . Do you wish to fight sooner you can come into the mountains . It will be better for us . ANASTACIO .