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           Theboy(hehadseemedlikeaboythen)whohadfoundittiringtoholdanashtrayintheair,couldnownotonlyholdherintheair(anditdidfeellike"floatingonclouds";thatwaswhyshehadwrittenitintothepatterthatway)whiledoingseveralotherthingsandcontinuingtotalk,butalsocouldexertanyotherstrengthheneeded.Sherecalledoneveryrainylotwhereoneofthetruckshadboggeddown.Twentymenwerecrowdedaroundit,tryingtogetitfree–Mikehadaddedhisshoulder?andthetruckmoved.

           Shehadseenhowithadhappened;thesunkenhindwheelhadsimplylifteditselfoutofthemud.ButMike,muchmoresophisticatednow,hadnotallowedanyonetoguess.

           Sherecalled,too,whenbehadatlastgrokkedthattheinjunctionabout"wrongness"beingnecessarybeforehecouldmakethingsgoawayappliedonlytoliving,grokkingthings–herdressdidnothavetohave"wrongness"forhimtotossitaway.Theinjunctionwasmerelyaprecautioninthetrainingofnestlings;anadultwasfreetodoashegrokked.

           Shewonderedwhathisnextmajorchangewouldbe?Butshedidnotworryaboutit;Mikewasgoodandwise.Allshecouldteachhimwerelittledetailsofhowtoliveamonghumans–whileleaningmuchmorefromhim,inperfecthappiness,greaterhappinessthanshehadknownsinceherfatherdied."Mike,wouldn’titbenicetohaveDorcasandAnneandMiriamallhereinthetub,too?AndFatherJubalandtheboysand–oh,ourwholefamily!"

           "Itwouldtakeabiggertub"