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Chapter 78

           Youwillstandforafewmoments,coveringyourfacewithyourhands.Thenyouwillbeginwalkingintheoppositedirectiontome,overtothenorthgate.Toourleft.It’sabouthalfamileaway."Ipaused.Sheswallowed,Iknewshewasfrightened."Whenyougetthereyouwilltakeataxi.Youwillcommunicatewithnoone.Youwilltakeataxi."Ihesitated,losingimpetus,thenfoundtherightecho;andtherightexit."YouwilltakeataxiandgostraighttoPaddingtonStation.Thewaitingroom."Ijerkedthebackofhercoatdown."Andthereyouwillwait.IfIfindout,ifIeverfindoutthatyougotintouchwithanyoneafterleavingmeIshall…""Youwill…?""Youknow.Youknowdamnwellwhatthisis.Butyoudon’tsayyesorno.Youdoyesorno.Iamnowgoingtowaitfiveseconds.ThenIshallstartwalking."Ijerkedhercoatagain."Sogetitclear.Youhavefiveseconds.Inthosefivesecondsyouaregoingtochoose,andchooseforever,whosesideyouareon."Shestaredatthehouses.Theafternoonsunmadethemgleamwithlight,thatlightoneseesinsummerclouds;aserene,Olympianelixirofsolidlight.Shesaid,"I’mgoingbacktoAustralia."Amoment.Theabyssesandmilestones.Herpsychologicallycontusedface,herobstinacy,herunmaneuverability.Therewasasmellofabonfire.Ahundredyardsawayablindmanwaswalking,freely,notlikeablindman;onlythewhitestickshowedhehadnoeyes.Isaid,"Thewaitingroom."Iwalkedtowardsthesoutheastgate.Twosteps,four,six.Thenten."Nicko.

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