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           Heledmeafewfeetthroughthetall,wetfernsanddrapingmoss,aroundamassivehemlocktree,andwewerethere,ontheedgeofanenormousopenfieldinthelapoftheOlympicpeaks.Itwastwicethesizeofanybaseballstadium.

           Icouldseetheothersallthere;Esme,Emmett,andRosalie,sittingonabareoutcroppingofrock,weretheclosesttous,maybeahundredyardsaway.MuchfartheroutIcouldseeJasperandAlice,atleastaquarterofamileapart,appearingtothrowsomethingbackandforth,butIneversawanyball.ItlookedlikeCarlislewasmarkingbases,butcouldtheyreallybethatfarapart?

           Whenwecameintoview,thethreeontherocksrose.

           Esmestartedtowardus.EmmettfollowedafteralonglookatRosalie’s

           back;Rosaliehadrisengracefullyandstrodeofftowardthefieldwithoutaglanceinourdirection.Mystomachquivereduneasilyinresponse.

           "Wasthatyouweheard,Edward?"Esmeaskedassheapproached.

           "Itsoundedlikeabearchoking,"Emmettclarified.

           IsmiledhesitantlyatEsme."Thatwashim."

           "Bellawasbeingunintentionallyfunny,"Edwardexplained,quicklysettlingthescore.

           Alicehadleftherpositionandwasrunning,ordancing,towardus.Shehurtledtoafluidstopatourfeet."It’stime,"sheannounced.

           Assoonasshespoke,adeeprumbleofthundershooktheforestbeyondus,andthencrashedwestwardtowardtown.

           "Eerie,isn’tit?"Emmettsaidwitheasyfamiliarity,winkingatme.

           "Let’sgo."AlicereachedforEmmett’shandandtheydartedtowardtheoversizedfield;sheranlikeagazelle.