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           ThepathcurvedinlazyS-shapesbetweenthetreesandthenplungedintotheunderbrush.Nobootsnow.Thegrounddissolvedintocoldjellyunderhisfeet,grabbingandholding,lettinggoonlyreluctantly.Therewereuglysuckingnoises.Hecouldfeelthemudoozingbetweenhistoes,tryingtoseparatethem.

           Hetrieddesperatelytoholdontothedreamidea.

           Itwouldn’twash.

           Theyreachedtheclearing,andthemoonsailedfreeofitsreefofcloudsagain,bathingthegraveyardwithghastlyeffulgence.Theleaningmarkersbitsofboardandtincansthathadbeencutwithafather’stinsnipsandthenhammeredintorudesquares,chippedchunksofshaleandslatestoodoutwiththree-dimensionalclarity,castingshadowsperfectlyblackanddefined.

           PascowstoppednearSMUCKYTHECAT,HEWASOBEDIANTandturnedbacktowardLouis.Thehorror,theterrorhefeltthesethingswouldgrowinhimuntilhisbodyblewapartundertheirsoftyetimplacablepressure.Pascowwasgrinning.Hisbloodylipswerewrinkledbackfromhisteeth,andhishealthyroad-crewtaninthemoon’sbonylighthadbecomeoverlaidwiththewhiteofacorpseabouttobesewnintoitswindingshroud.

           Heliftedonearmandpointed.Louislookedinthatdirectionandmoaned.Hiseyesgrewwide,andhecrammedhisknucklesagainsthismouth.Therewascoolnessonhischeeks,andherealizedthatintheextremityofhisterrorhehadbeguntoweep.

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