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           Sandstormsragedacrossthescouredfloorofhisskull,generatingwavesofhighthinstaticthatbrokebehindhiseyes,spheresofpurestcrystal,expanding...

           `Comeon,’shesaid,takinghishand.`Yougotitnow.Wegotit.Upthehill,we’llhaveitallnight.’

           Theangerwasexpanding,relentless,exponential,ridingoutbehindthebetaphenethylaminerushlikeacarrierwave,aseismicfluid,richandcorrosive.Hiserectionwasabaroflead.ThefacesaroundtheminEmergencywerepainteddollthings,thepinkandwhiteofmouthpartsmoving,moving,wordsemerginglikediscreteballoonsofsound.HelookedatCathandsaweachporeinthetannedskin,eyesflatasdumbglass,atintofdeadmetal,afaintbloating,themostminuteasymmetriesofbreastandcollarbone,the-somethingflaredwhitebehindhiseyes.

           Hedroppedherhandandstumbledforthedoor,shovingsomeoneoutoftheway.

           `Fuckyou!’shescreamedbehindhim,`youripoffshit!’

           Hecouldn’tfeelhislegs.Heusedthemlikestilts,swayingcrazilyacrosstheflagstonepavementofJulesVerne,adistantrumblinginhisears,hisownblood,razoredsheetsoflightbisectinghisskullatadozenangles.

           Andthenhewasfrozen,erect,fiststightagainsthisthighs,headback,hislipscurled,shaking.