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Beast from Water
Theassemblywasshakenasbyawind.
"There’stoomuchtalkingoutofturn,"Ralphsaid,"becausewecan’thaveproperassembliesifyoudon’tsticktotherules."
Hestoppedagain.Thecarefulplanofthisassemblyhadbrokendown.
"Whatd’youwantmetosaythen?Iwaswrongtocallthisassemblysolate.We’llhaveavoteonthem;onghostsImean;andthengotothesheltersbecausewe’realltired.No—Jackisit?—waitaminute.I’llsayhereandnowthatIdon’tbelieveinghosts.OrIdon’tthinkIdo.ButIdon’tlikethethoughtofthem.Notnowthatis,inthedark.Butweweregoingtodecidewhat’swhat."
Heraisedtheconchforamoment.
"Verywellthen.Isupposewhat’swhatiswhetherthereareghostsornot—"
Hethoughtforamoment,formulatingthequestion.
"Whothinkstheremaybeghosts?"
Foralongtimetherewassilenceandnoapparentmovement.ThenRalphpeeredintothegloomandmadeoutthehands.Hespokeflatly.
"Isee."
Theworld,thatunderstandableandlawfulworld,wasslippingaway.Oncetherewasthisandthat;andnow—andtheshiphadgone.
TheconchwassnatchedfromhishandsandPiggy’svoiceshrilled.
