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           "

           "Didyouaskhimwhyhedidn’ttakeyou,Jud?"

           "Idid,"Judsaid."SomewhereduringthatlongtalkIdidaskhimthat.Andhesaiditwasabadplace,byandlarge,anditdidn’toftendoanythinggoodforpeoplewhohadlosttheiranimalsorfortheanimalsthemselves.HeaskedmeifIlikedSpotthewayhewas,anddoyouknow,Louis,Ihadthehardesttimeansweringthat...andit’simportantthatItellyoumyfeelingsonthat,becausesoonerorlateryou’regoingtoaskmewhyIledyouuptherewithyourdaughter’scatifitwasabadthingtodo.Isn’tthatso?"

           Louisnodded.WhatwasElliegoingtothinkaboutChurchwhenshegotback?ThathadbeenmuchonhismindwhileheandSteveMastertonhadbeenplayingracketballthatafternoon.

           "MaybeIdiditbecausekidsneedtoknowthatsometimesdeadisbetter,"Judsaidwithsomedifficulty."That’ssomethinyourElliedon’tknow,andIgotafeelinthatmaybeshedon’tknowbecauseyourwifedon’tknow.Now,yougoaheadandtellmeifI’mwrong,andwe’llleaveit."

           Louisopenedhismouthandthencloseditagain.

           Judwenton,nowspeakingveryslowly,appearingtomovefromwordtowordastheyhadmovedfromhummocktohummockinLittleGodSwampthenightbefore.

           "I’veseenithappenovertheyears,"hesaid."IguessItoldyouthatLesterMorganburiedhisprizebullupthere.BlackAngusnamedHanratty.

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