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           "Bangor’sfaster.Go.Don’tyoucall;letRacheldothat.Ineedthatbag."Andoncesheknowsthesituationhere,Louisthought,Idon’tthinkshe’llbringitover.

           Judwent.Louisheardthescreendoorbang.HewasalonewithNormaCrandallandthesmellofapples.Fromthelivingroomcamethesteadytickoftheseven-dayclock.

           Normasuddenlyutteredalong,snoringbreath.Hereyelidsfluttered.AndLouiswassuddenlydousedwithacold,horridcertainty.

           She’sgoingtoopenhereyes...ohChristshe’sgoingtoopenhereyesandstarttalkingaboutthePetSematary.

           ButsheonlylookedatLouiswithamuddledsortofrecognition,andthenhereyesclosedagain.Louiswasashamedofhimselfandthisstupidfearthatwassounlikehim.Atthesametimehefelthopeandrelief.Therehadbeensomepaininhereyesbutnotagony.Hisfirstguesswasthatthishadnotbeenagraveseizure.

           Louiswasbreathinghardnowandsweating.NoonebutTVparamedicscouldmakeCPRlookeasy.Agoodsteadyclosed-chestmassagepoppedalotofcalories,andthewebbingbetweenhisarmsandshoulderswouldachetomorrow.

           "CanIdoanything?"

           Helookedaround.Awomandressedinslacksandabrownsweaterstoodhesitantlyinthedoorway,onehandclutchedintoafistbetweenherbreasts.Themotheroftheghosts,Louisthought.

           "No,"hesaid,andthen:"Yes.Wetacloth,please.Wringitout.

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