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The Shell and the Glasses
"Ralph!Stoplaughinglikethat.Look,thereain’tnoneed,Ralph!What’stheothersgoingtothink?"
AtlastRalphstopped.Hewasshivering.
"Piggy."
"Uh?"
"ThatwasSimon."
"Yousaidthatbefore."
"Piggy."
"Uh?"
"Thatwasmurder."
"Youstopit!"saidPiggy,shrilly."Whatgood’reyoudoingtalkinglikethat?"
HejumpedtohisfeetandstoodoverRalph.
"Itwasdark.Therewasthat—thatbloodydance.Therewaslightningandthunderandrain.Wewasscared!"
"Iwasn’tscared,"saidRalphslowly,"Iwas—Idon’tknowwhatIwas."
"Wewasscared!"saidPiggyexcitedly."Anythingmighthavehappened.Itwasn’t—whatyousaid."
Hewasgesticulating,searchingforaformula.
"Oh,Piggy!"
