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Castle Rock
"Allright.Imean—youcantryifyoulike.We’llgowithyou."
"He’llbepainted,"saidSam,timidly."Youknowhowhe’llbe—"
"—hewon’tthinkmuchofus—"
"—ifhegetswaxywe’vehadit—"
RalphscowledatSam.DimlyherememberedsomethingSimonhadsaidtohimonce,bytherocks.
"Don’tbesilly,"hesaid.Andthenheaddedquickly,"Let’sgo."
HeheldouttheconchtoPiggywhoflushed,thistimewithpride.
"Youmustcarryit."
"Whenwe’rereadyI’llcarryit—"
Piggysoughtinhismindforwordstoconveyhispassionatewillingnesstocarrytheconchagainstallodds.
"Idon’tmind.I’llbeglad,Ralph,onlyI’llhavetobeled."
Ralphputtheconchbackontheshininglog.
"Webettereatandthengetready."
Theymadetheirwaytothedevastatedfruittrees.Piggywashelpedtohisfoodandfoundsomebytouch.Whiletheyate,Ralphthoughtoftheafternoon.
"We’llbelikewewere.We’llwash—"
