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           Othersknewwhathadhappened,buttheynevertalkedtomeaboutit.Thewayitisaboutsex,Iguess.I’mtellingyou,Louis,becauseyou’vegotadifferentkindofpetnow.Notnecessarilyadangerousone,but...different.Doyoufindthat’strue?"

           LouisthoughtofChurchjumpingawkwardlyoffthetoiletseat,hishaunchesthuddingagainstthesideofthetub;hethoughtofthosemuddyeyesthatwerealmostbutnotquitestupidstaringintohisown.

           Atlasthenodded.

           "WhenIgotdownstairs,mymotherwasbackedintoacornerinthepantrybetweenouriceboxandoneofthecounters.Therewasabunchofwhitestuffonthefloorcurtainsshe’dbeenmeaningtohang.StandinginthedoorwayofthepantrywasSpot,mydog.Therewasdirtalloverhimandmudsplashedclearuphislegs.Thefuronhisbellywasfilthy,allknottedandsnarled.Hewasjuststandingtherenotgrowlingornothingjuststandingthere,butitwasprettyclearthathehadbackedherintoacorner,whetherhemeanttoornot.Shewasinterror,Louis.Idon’tknowhowyoufeltaboutyourparents,butIknowhowIfeltaboutmineIlovedthembothdearly.KnowingI’ddonesomethingtoputmyownmotherinterrortookawayanyjoyImighthavefeltwhenIsawSpotstandingthere.Ididn’tevenseemtofeelsurprisedthathewasthere."

           "Iknowthefeeling,"Louissaid."WhenIsawChurchthismorning,Ijust...itseemedlikesomethingthatwas"Hepausedamoment.

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