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           "Thistimeofyear?"

           "Oh,ayuh,"Judsaidagain,andhisvoicewasterriblyblandandtotallyunreadable.ForamomentLouiswisheddesperatelyhecouldseetheoldman’sfaceagain.Thatlook

           "Jud,wherearewegoing?Whatthehellarewedoingouthereinthebackofthebeyond?"

           "I’lltellyouwhenwegetthere."Judturnedaway."Mindthetussocks."

           Theybegantowalkagain,steppingfromonebroadhummocktothenext.Louisdidnotfeelforthem.Hisfeetseemedtofindthemautomatically,withnoeffortfromhim.Heslippedonlyonce,hisleftshoebreakingthroughathinscumoficeanddippingintocoldandsomehowslimystandingwater.Hepulleditoutquicklyandwenton,followingJud’sbobbinglight.Thatlight,floatingthroughthewoods,broughtbackmemoriesofthepiratetaleshehadlikedtoreadasaboy.Evilmenofftoburygolddoubloonsbythedarkofthemoon...andofcourseoneofthemwouldbetumbledintothepitontopofthechest,abulletinhisheart,becausethepirateshadbelievedorsotheauthorsoftheseluridtalessolemnlyattestedthatthedeadcomrade’sghostwouldremaintheretoguardtheswag.

           Exceptit’snottreasurewe’vecometobury.Justmydaughter’scastratedcat.

           Hefeltwildlaughterbubbleupinsideandstifledit.

           Hedidnothearany"soundslikevoices,"nordidheseeanySt.

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