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           FifteenminuteslaterhewasinthePetSematary,lookingaroundcuriouslyandcopingwithastrongfeelingofdejavu.Thathehadbeenherewasbeyonddoubt:thelittlegravemarkerputuptohonorthememoryofSmuckytheCatwasknockedover.HehaddonethatwhenthevisionofPascowapproached,neartheendofwhathecouldrememberofthedream.Louisrighteditabsentlyandwalkedovertothedeadfall.

           Hedidn’tlikeit.Thememoryofalltheseweather-whitenedbranchesanddeadtreesturningintoapileofbonesstillhadthepowertochill.Heforcedhimselftoreachoutandtouchone.Balancedprecariouslyonthejackstrawpile,itrolledandfell,bouncingdownthesideoftheheap.Louisjumpedbackastepbeforeitcouldtouchhisshoe.

           Hewalkedalongthedeadfall,firsttotheleft,thentotheright.Onbothsidestheunderbrushclosedinsothicklyastobeimpenetrable.Norwasitthekindofbrushyou’dtrytopushyourwaythroughnotifyouweresmart,Louisthought.Therewerelushmassesofpoisonivygrowingclosetotheground(allhislifeLouishadheardpeopleboastthattheywereimmunetothestuff,butheknewthatalmostnoonereallywas),andfartherinweresomeofthebiggest,mostwicked-lookingthornshehadeverseen.

           Louisstrolledbacktotheroughcenterofthedeadfall.Helookedatit,handsstuckinthebackpocketsofhisjeans.

           You’renotgoingtotrytoclimbthat,areyou?

           Notme,boss.

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