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           Yousee,eventhen,whenMikewasasleep–intrance–hecouldseearoundhimquiteadistanceandsometimeshewouldlookinonyou–aquestiontoaskyouorsomething–toseeifyouwereasleep."

           "ButIsleptalone!Always."

           "Yes,dear.Butthatwasn’tquitewhatImeant.AndIalwayshadtoexplainthingstoMikethathedidn’tunderstand."

           "Hrrrmph!"Hedecidednottopursuetheinquiry."Justthesame,youshouldn’thaveframedme."

           "Igrokyoudon’tmeanthatinyourheart,Jubal?andyougrokthatIspeakrightly.WehadtohaveyouintheNest.Allthewayin.Weneedyou.Sinceyouareshyandhumbleinyourgoodness,wedidwhatwasneedfultowelcomeyouwithouthurtingyou.Andwedidnothurtyou,asyougrok."

           "What’sthis‘we’stuff?"

           "ItwasafullSharing-WaterofalltheNest,asyougrok–youwerethere.Mikestoppedwhathewasdoingandwokeupforit?andgrokkedwithyouandkeptusalltogether."

           Jubalhastilyabandonedthislineofinquiry,too."SoMikeisawakeatlast.That’swhyyoureyesareshiningso."

           "Onlypartly.Ofcourse,wearealwaysdelightedwhenMikeisn’twithdrawn,it’sjolly?buthe’sneverreallyaway.Jubal,IgrokthatyouhavenotgrokkedthefullnessofourwayofSharing-Water.Butwaitingwillfill.NordidMikegrokit,atfirst–hethoughtitwasonlyforquickeningofeggs,asitisonMars."

           "Well?that’stheprimarypurpose,theobviouspurpose.Babies.