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Chapter 17

           Forwaterbrothersitisagrowing-closer.Iwillshowyou.Yes?"HeletgoofJill.

           Jubalhastilyputupapalm."No."

           "No?"

           "Don’tbehurt.Butyouwouldbedisappointed,son.It’sagrowingcloserforwaterbrothersonlyiftheyareyounggirlsandprettysuchasJill."

           "MybrotherJubal,youspeakrightly?"

           "Ispeakveryrightly.Kissgirlsallyouwanttoitbeatsthehelloutofcardgames."

           "Begpardon?"

           "It’safinewaytogrowcloser?butjustwithgirls.Hmmm?Juballookedaroundtheroom."Iwonderifthatfirst-timephenomenonwouldrepeat?Dorcas,Iwantyourhelpinascientificexperiment."

           "Boss,Iamnotaguineapig!Yougotohell."

           "Induecourse,Ishall.Don’tbedifficult,girl;Mikehasnocommunicablediseases,orIwouldn’tlethimusethepoolwhichremindsme:Miriam,whenLarrygetsback,tellhimIwantthepooldrainedandrefilledtonightwe’rethroughwithmurkiness.Well,Dorcas?"

           "Howdoyouknowitwouldbeourfirsttime?""Mmm,there’sthat.Mike,haveyoueverkissedDorcas?"

           "No,Jubal.OnlytodaydidIlearnthatDorcasismywaterbrother."

           "Sheis?"

           "Yes.DorcasandAnneandMiriamandLarry.Theyareyourwaterbrothers,mybrotherJubal."

           "Mmm,yes.Correctinessence."

           "Yes.Itisessence,thegrokkingnotsharingofwater.Ispeakrightly?"

           "Veryrightly,Mike."

           "Theyareyourwaterbrothers."Mikepausedtothinkwords."Incatenativeassemblage,theyaremybrothers."MikelookedatDorcas.

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