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           "

           Doesanyonereallythinktheyunderstandkids?hewondered.

           Whenthehousewassettledandtheywereintheirside-by-sidetwinbeds,Rachelaskedsoftly,"WasitverybadforEllie,Lou?Wassheupset?"

           No,hethought.Sheknowsoldpeoplecroakatregularintervals,justlikesheknowstoletthegrasshoppergowhenitspits...likesheknowsthatifyoustumbleonthenumberthirteenwhenyou’reskippingrope,yourbestfriendwilldie...likesheknowsthatyouputthegravesindiminishingcirclesupinthePetSematary...

           "Nope,"hesaid."Shehandledherselfverywell.Let’sgotosleep,Rachel,okay?"

           Thatnight,astheysleptintheirhouseandasJudlaywakefulinhis,therewasanotherhardfrost.Thewindroseintheearlymorning,rippingmostoftheremainingleaves,whichwerenowanuninterestingbrown,fromthetrees.

           ThewindawokeLouis,andhestarteduponhiselbows,mostlyasleepandconfused.Therewerestepsonthestairs...slow,draggingsteps.Pascowhadcomeback.Onlynow,hethought,twomonthshadpassed.Whenthedooropenedhewouldseearottinghorror,thejoggingshortscakedwithmould,thefleshfallenawayingreatholes,thebraindecayedtopaste.Onlytheeyeswouldbealive...hellishlybrightandalive.Pascowwouldnotspeakthistime;hisvocalcordswouldbetoodecayedtoproducesounds.Buthiseyes...theywouldbeckonhimtocome.

           "No,"hebreathed,andthestepsdiedout

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