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           Forksseemedperfect,soweallenrolledinhighschool."Helaughed."Isupposewe’llhavetogototheirweddinginafewyears,again."

           "AliceandJasper?"

           "AliceandJasperaretwoveryrarecreatures.Theybothdevelopedaconscience,aswerefertoit,withnooutsideguidance.Jasperbelongedtoanother...family,averydifferentkindoffamily.Hebecamedepressed,andhewanderedonhisown.Alicefoundhim.Likeme,shehascertaingiftsaboveandbeyondthenormforourkind."

           "Really?"Iinterrupted,fascinated."Butyousaidyouweretheonlyonewhocouldhearpeople’sthoughts."

           "That’strue.Sheknowsotherthings.Sheseesthings-thingsthatmighthappen,thingsthatarecoming.Butit’sverysubjective.Thefutureisn’tsetinstone.Thingschange."

           Hisjawsetwhenhesaidthat,andhiseyesdartedtomyfaceandawaysoquicklythatIwasn’tsureifIonlyimaginedit.

           "Whatkindsofthingsdoesshesee?"

           "ShesawJasperandknewthathewaslookingforherbeforeheknewithimself.ShesawCarlisleandourfamily,andtheycametogethertofindus.She’smostsensitivetonon-humans.Shealwayssees,forexample,whenanothergroupofourkindiscomingnear.Andanythreattheymaypose."

           "Aretherealotof...yourkind?"Iwassurprised.Howmanyofthemcouldwalkamongusundetected?

           "No,notmany.Butmostwon’tsettleinanyoneplace.Onlythoselikeus,who’vegivenuphuntingyoupeople"-aslyglanceinmydirection-"canlivetogetherwithhumansforanylengthoftime.