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Castle Rock
"Anassemblyforonlyus?"
"It’sallwegot.Sam—letmeholdontoyou."
Theywenttowardtheplatform.
"Blowtheconch,"saidPiggy."Blowasloudasyoucan."
Theforestsre-echoed;andbirdslifted,cryingoutofthetreetops,asonthatfirstmorningagesago.Bothwaysthebeachwasdeserted.Somelittlunscamefromtheshelters.Ralphsatdownonthepolishedtrunkandthethreeothersstoodbeforehim.Henodded,andSamnericsatdownontheright.RalphpushedtheconchintoPiggy’shands.HeheldtheshiningthingcarefullyandblinkedatRalph.
"Goon,then."
"Ijusttaketheconchtosaythis.Ican’tseenomoreandIgottogetmyglassesback.Awfulthingshasbeendoneonthisisland.Ivotedforyouforchief.He’stheonlyonewhoevergotanythingdone.Sonowyouspeak,Ralph,andtelluswhat.Orelse—"
Piggybrokeoff,sniveling.Ralphtookbacktheconchashesatdown.
"Justanordinaryfire.You’dthinkwecoulddothat,wouldn’tyou?Justasmokesignalsowecanberescued.Arewesavagesorwhat?Onlynowthere’snosignalgoingup.Shipsmaybepassing.Doyourememberhowhewenthuntingandthefirewentoutandashippassedby?Andtheyallthinkhe’sbestaschief.Thentherewas,therewas...that’shisfault,too.Ifithadn’tbeenforhimitwouldneverhavehappened.
