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Further Discussion. Mrs. Carmody. Fortifications. What Happened to the Flat- Earth Society.
HeandhislittlegroupofFlat-Earthers(reducedbyoneortwonow)wentasfarawayfromtherestofusastheycouldget,overbytheprepared-meatscaseoneofthemkickedmysleepingsoninthelegashewentpast,wakinghimup.
Iwentover,andBillyclungtomyneck.WhenItriedtoputhimdown,heclungtighterandsaid,"Don’tdothat,Daddy.Please."
Ifoundashoppingcartandputhiminthebabyseat.Helookedverybiginthere.Itwouldhavebeencomicalexceptforhispaleface,thedarkhairbrushedacrosshisforeheadjustabovehiseyebrows,hiswoefuleyes.Heprobablyhadn’tbeenupinthebabyseatoftheshoppingcartforaslongastwoyears.Theselittlethingsslidebyyou,youdon’trealizeatfirst,andwhenwhathaschangedfinallycomestoyou,it’salwaysanastyshock.
Meanwhile,withtheFlat-Earthershavingwithdrawn,theargumenthadfoundanotherlightningrod-thistimeitwasMrs.Carmody,andunderstandablyenough,shestoodalone.
Inthefaded,dismallightshewaswitchlikeinherblazingcanarypants,herbrightrayonblouse,herarmloadsofclackingjunkjewelry-copper,tortoiseshell,adamantine-andherthyroidalpurse.Herparchmentfacewasgroovedwithstrongverticallines.Herfrizzygrayhairwasyankedflatwiththreehorncombsandtwistedintheback.Hermouthwasalineofknottedrope.
"ThereisnodefenseagainstthewillofGod.Thishasbeencoming.Ihaveseenthesigns.TherearethoseherethatIhavetold,buttherearenonesoblindasthosewhowillnotsee."
