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           Wouldyouexamineher?"

           Fromthekitchen,Louiscouldhearthetwoghostsbooo-ingandElliegoingintohercackleswhichshehadbeenpracticingallweekagain.ItallsoundedveryfineandHalloweenish.

           "WhatelseiswrongwithNorma?"heasked."Issheafraidofsomethingelse,Jud?"

           "She’sbeenhavingpainsinherchest,"Judsaidinalowvoice."Shewon’tgoseeDr.Weybridgeanymore.I’malittleworried."

           "IsNormaworried?"

           Judhesitatedandthensaid,"Ithinkshe’sscared.Ithinkthat’swhyshedoesn’twanttogotothedoctor.Oneofheroldestfriends,BettyCoslaw,diedintheEMMCjustlastmonth.Cancer.SheandNormawereofanage.She’sscared."

           "I’dbehappytoexamineher,"Louissaid."Noproblematall."

           "Thanks,Louis,"Judsaidgratefully."Ifwecatchheronenight,ganguponher,Ithink"

           Judbrokeoff,headcockingquizzicallytooneside.HiseyesmetLouis’s.

           Louiscouldn’trememberlaterexactlyhowoneemotionslippedintothenext.Tryingtoanalyzeitonlymadehimfeeldizzy.Allhecouldrememberforsurewasthatcuriositychangedswiftlyintoafeelingthatsomewheresomethinghadgonebadlywrong.HiseyesmetJud’s,bothunguarded.Itwasamomentbeforehecouldfindawaytoact.

           "Hoooo-hoooo,"theHalloweenghostsinthekitchenchanted."Hooo-hooo.

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