Кладбище домашних животных

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           Letthatputpaidtoit,hethought.Whenyouwerehavingthatcrazydream,orwhateveritwas,Pascow’sbodywasalmostcertainlyinaBergenfieldfuneralhome.Thatclosesitoff;letthatbetheendofit.

           Drivinghomethatafternoon,asimpleexplanationofthefilthatthefootofthebedfinallyoccurredtohim,floodinghimwithrelief.

           Hehadexperiencedanisolatedincidentofsleepwalking,broughtonbytheunexpectedandextremelyupsettinghappenstanceofhavingastudentmortallyinjuredandthendyinginhisinfirmaryduringhisfirstrealdayonthejob.

           Itexplainedeverything.Thedreamhadseemedextremelyrealbecauselargepartsofitwererealthefeelofthecarpet,thecolddew,and,ofcourse,thedeadbranchthathadscratchedhisarm.ItexplainedwhyPascowhadbeenabletowalkthroughthedoorandhehadnot.

           Apictureroseinhismind,apictureofRachelcomingdownstairslastnightandcatchinghimbumpingagainstthebackdoor,tryinginhissleeptowalkthroughit.Thethoughtmadehimgrin.Itwouldhavegivenherahellofaturn,allright.

           Withthesleepwalkinghypothesisinmind,hewasabletoanalyzethecausesofthedreamandhedidsowithacertaineagerness.HehadwalkedtothePetSematarybecauseithadbecomeassociatedwithanothermomentofrecentstress.Ithadinfactbeenthecauseofaseriousargumentbetweenhimandhiswife...

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