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           Juddidn’tturn;heonlyraisedonehandtoindicatehehadheard.

           Andinthehouse,suddenly,thetelephonebegantoring.

           Louisran,wincingattheachesthatflaredinhisupperthighsandlowerback,butbythetimehehadgottenintothewarmkitchen,thephonehadalreadyrungsixorseventimes.Itstoppedringingjustasheputhishandonit.Hepickeditupanywayandsaidhello,buttherewasonlytheopenhum.

           ThatwasRachel,hethought.I’llcallherback.

           Butsuddenlyitseemedliketoomuchworktodialthenumber,todanceclumsilywithhermotherorworse,hercheckbook-brandishingfathertobepassedontoRachel...andthentoEllie.Elliewouldstillbeupofcourse;itwasanhourearlierinChicago.ElliewouldaskhimhowChurchwasdoing.

           Great,he’sfine.GothitbyanOrincotruck.SomehowI’mabsolutelypositiveitwasanOrincotruck.Anythingelsewouldlackdramaticunity,ifyouknowwhatImean.Youdon’t?Well,nevermind.Thetruckkilledhimbutdidn’tmarkhimuphardlyatall.JudandIplantedhimupintheoldMicmacburyinggroundsortofanannextothePetSematary,ifyouknowwhatImean.Amazingwalk,punkin.I’lltakeyouuptheresometimeandwe’llputflowersbyhismarkerexcuseme,hiscairn.Afterthequicksand’sfrozenover,thatis,andthebearsgotosleepforthewinter.

           Herehungthetelephone,crossedtothesink,andfilleditwithhotwater.

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