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Chapter 8

           ButshedidnotknowHarshaw;shewasnotevensurewherehelived-somewhereinthePoconos,Benhadsaid.Well,shewouldjusthavetotrytofindoutwherehelivedandcallhim.ItwasHobson’schoice;shehadnowhereelsetoturn.

           "Whyareyounothappy,mybrother?"

           JillsnappedoutofhermoodandlookedatSmith.Why,thepoorinfantdidn’tevenknowanythingwaswrong!Shemadearealefforttolookatitfromhispointofview.Shefailed,butshedidgraspthathehadnonotionthattheywererunningawayfrom-fromwhat?Thecops?Thehospitalauthorities?Shewasnotsurequitewhatshehaddone,orwhatlawsshehadbroken;shesimplyknewthatshehadpittedherownpunyselfagainstthecombinedwilloftheBigPeople,theBosses,theoneswhomadedecisions.

           ButhowcouldshetelltheManfromMarswhattheywereupagainstwhenshedidnotunderstanditherself?DidtheyhavepolicemenonMars?Halfthetimeshefoundtalkingtohimlikeshoutingdownarainbarrel.

           Heavens,didtheyevenhaverainbarrelsonMars?Orrain?

           "Neveryoumind,"shesaidsoberly."YoujustdowhatItellyoutodo."

           "Yes."

           Itwasanunmodified,unlimitedacceptance,aneternalyea.JillsuddenlyhadthefeelingthatSmithwouldunhesitatinglyjumpoutthewindowifshetoldhimto-inwhichbeliefshewascorrect;hewouldhavejumped,enjoyedeveryscantsecondofthetwentystoreydrop,andacceptedwithoutsurpriseorresentmentthediscorporationonimpact.Norwouldhehavebeenunawarethatsuchafallwouldkillhim;fearofdeathwasanideautterlybeyondhim.

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