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           Oneofthemdidputacrackinapane,butInevernoticedituntilthenextmorning,andmymotherdidn’tseeituntilthenextwinter,andbythenshethoughtthefrostdoneit.

           "Ijustaboutflewacrosstothatwindowandheaveditup.Itgratedandrumbledagainsttheframe,thewaytheyonlyseemtodowhenyou’reakidandyouwanttogetoutaftermidnight"

           Louislaughed,eventhoughhecouldnotremembereverhavingwantedtogetoutofthehouseatsomedarkhourwhenhewasaboyoften.Still,ifhehadwantedto,hewassurethatwindowswhichhadnevercreakedinthedaytimewouldcreakthen.

           "Ifiguredmyfolksmusthavethoughtburglarsweretryingtobreakin,butwhenmyheartquieteddown,Icouldhearmydadstillsawinwoodinthebedroomonthefirstfloor.IlookedoutandtherewasStannyB.,standininourdrivewayandlookinup,swayinliketherewasahighwindwhentherewasn’tsomuchasapuffofbreeze.Idon’tthinkheeverwouldhavecome,Louis,exceptthathe’dgottentothatstageofdrunkennesswhereyou’reaswideawakeasanowlwithdiarrheaandyoujustdon’tgiveacareaboutanything.AndhesortofyellsupatmeonlyIguesshethoughthewaswhispering"Youcomindown,boy,oramIcominuptogetyou?’

           "Shh!"Isays,scaredtodeathnowthatmydadwillwakeupandgivemethewhoppingofmyyounglife."What’dyousay?"Stannysays,evenlouderthanbefore.

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