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           Hell,Iain’tGodeither.Butbringingthedeadbacktolife...that’saboutasclosetoplayingGodasyoucanget,ain’tit?"

           Louisopenedhismouthagain,thencloseditagain.Whatwouldhavecomeoutwouldhavesoundedwrong,wrongandcruel:Jud,Ididn’tgothroughallthatjusttokillthedamncatagain.

           Juddrainedhisbeerandthenputitcarefullyasidewiththeotherempties."Iguessthat’sit,"hesaid."Iamtalkedout."

           "CanIaskyouoneotherquestion?"Louisasked.

           "Iguessso,"Judsaid.

           Louissaid:"Hasanyoneeverburiedapersonupthere?"

           Jud’sarmjerkedconvulsively;twoofthebeerbottlesfelloffthetable,andoneofthemshattered.

           "ChristonHisthrone,"hesaidtoLouis."No!Andwhoeverwould?Youdon’tevenwanttotalkaboutsuchthings,Louis!"

           "Iwasjustcurious,"Louissaiduneasily.

           "Somethingsitdon’tpaytobecuriousabout,"JudCrandallsaid,andforthefirsttimehelookedreallyoldandinfirmtoLouisCreed,asifhewerestandingsomewhereintheneighborhoodofhisownfreshlypreparedgrave.

           Andlater,athome,somethingelseoccurredtohimabouthowJudhadlookedatthatmoment.

           Hehadlookedlikehewaslying.

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