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           "How’sthatbeerdoing?IbelieveI’llgoinforasliceofoldMr.Ratafterall."

           "Beer’sgone,"Louissaid,alsostanding,"andIoughttogo,too.Bigdaytomorrow."

           "Startinginattheuniversity?"

           Louisnodded."Thekidsdon’tcomebackfortwoweeks,butbythenIoughttoknowwhatI’mdoing,don’tyouthink?"

           "Yeah,ifyoudon’tknowwherethepillsare,Iguessyou’llhavetrouble."CrandallofferedhishandandLouisshookit,mindfulagainofthefactthatoldbonespainedeasily."Comeonoveranyevening,"hesaid."WantyoutomeetmyNorma.Thinkshe’denjoyyou."

           "I’lldothat,"Louissaid."Nicetomeetyou,Jud."

           "Samegoesbothways.You’llsettlein.Mayevenstayawhile."

           "Ihopewedo."

           Louiswalkeddownthecrazy-pavedpathtotheshoulderoftheroadandhadtopausewhileyetanothertruck,thisonefollowedbyalineoffivecarsheadedinthedirectionofBucksport,passedby.Then,raisinghishandinashortsalute,hecrossedthestreet(road,heremindedhimselfagain)andlethimselfintohisnewhouse.

           Itwasquietwiththesoundsofsleep.Ellieappearednottohavemovedatall,andGagewasstillinhiscrib,sleepingintypicalGagefashion,spread-eagledonhisback,abottlewithineasyreach.Louispausedtherelookinginathisson,hisheartabruptlyfillingwithalovefortheboysostrongthatitseemedalmostdangerous.

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