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           AndevenasIsaidit,IknewwhatIwassayingandIswitchedawayandstartedoffinanotherdirection."Twofigurestug­gingatsomething...likeadoll...andeachoneispullingsoitlooksasifthey’regoingtotearitapartand—no!—Imeanit’stwofacesstaringateachotherthroughthewin­dow,and—"

           Isweptthecardsoffthetableandgotup.

           "Nomoretests.Idon’twanttotakeanymoretests."

           "Allright,Charlie.We’llstopfortoday."

           "Notjustfortoday.I’mnotcomingbackhereanymore.Whateverthereisleftinmethatyouneed,youcangetfromtheprogressreports.I’mthroughrunningthemaze.I’mnotaguineapiganymore.I’vedoneenough.Iwanttobeleftalonenow."

           "Allright,Charlie.Iunderstand."

           "No,youdon’tunderstandbecauseitisn’thappeningtoyou,andnoonecanunderstandbutme.Idon’tblameyou.You’vegotyourjobtodo,andyourPh.D.toget,and—oh,yes,don’ttellme,Iknowyou’reinthislargelyoutofloveofhumanity,butstillyou’vegotyourlifetoliveandwedon’thappentobelongonthesamelevel.Ipassedyourflooronthewayup,andnowI’mpassingitonthewaydown,andIdon’tthinkI’llbetakingthiselevatoragain.Solet’sjustsaygood-byehereandnow.""Don’tyouthinkyoushouldtalktoDr.—""Saygood-byetoeveryoneforme,willyou?Idontfeellikefacinganyofthemagain."

           Beforehecouldsayanymoreortrytostopme,Iwasoutofthelab,andIcaughttheelevatordownandoutofBeekmanforthelasttime.