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           Gagebabbledonhappilyforthirtysecondsorso,interspersinghisgobblesandgruntswithafewrecognizablewordsfromhisgrowingvocabularymommy,Ellie,grandda,grandma,car(pronouncedinthebestYankeetraditionaskaaa,Louiswasamusedtonote),twuck,andshit.

           AtlastRachelpriedthephoneawayfromhimtoGage’swailofindignationandLouis’smeasuredreliefhelovedhissonandmissedhimlikemad,butholdingaconversationwithanot-quite-two-year-oldwasliketryingtoplaycribbagewithalunatic;thecardskeptgoingeverywhereandsometimesyoufoundyourselfpeggingbackwards.

           "Sohow’severythingthere?"Rachelasked.

           "Okay,"Louissaid,withnohesitationatallthistimebuthewasawarehehadcrossedaline,backwhenRachelhadaskedhimifhehadgoneovertoJud’slastnightandhetoldherhehad.InhismindhesuddenlyheardJudCrandallsaying,Thesoilofaman’sheartisstonier,Louis...amangrowswhathecan...andhetendsit."Well...alittledull,ifyouwanttoknowtheGod’shonest.Missyou."

           "Youactuallymeantotellmeyou’renotenjoyingyourvacationfromthissideshow?"

           "Oh,Ilikethequiet,"headmitted,"sure.Butitgetsstrangeafterthefirsttwenty-fourhoursorso."

           "CanItalktoDaddy?"ItwasEllieinthebackground.

           "Louis?Ellie’shere."

           "Okay,putheron.

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