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           Cleaningupthehumanwreckagehadn’tbeenfun,andLouishadscoredalloftheboysliberallywithhistongueashestitchedandbandagedandstaredintopupils,buttellingRachelaboutitlater,hehadagainlaugheduntilhecried.Rachelhadlookedathimstrangely,notunderstandingwhatwassofunny,andLouiscouldn’ttellherthatithadbeenastupidaccident,andpeoplehadbeenhurt,buttheywouldallwalkawayfromit.Hislaughterwaspartlyrelief,butitwaspartlytriumphtoowononetoday,Louis.

           ThecasesofbronchitisinhisownfamilybegantoclearuparoundthetimethatEllie’sschoolbrokefortheholidaysonDecember16,andthefourofthemsettleddowntospendahappyandold-fashionedcountryChristmas.ThehouseinNorthLudlow,whichhadseemedsostrangeonthatdayinAugustwhentheypulledintothedriveway(strangeandevenhostile,whatwithElliecuttingherselfoutbackandGagegettingstungbyabeeatalmostthesametime),hadneverseemedmorelikehome.

           AfterthekidswerefinallyasleeponChristmasEve,LouisandRachelstoledownstairsfromtheatticlikethieves,theirarmsfullofbrightlycoloredboxesasetofMatchboxracersforGage,whohadrecentlydiscoveredthejoysoftoycars,BarbieandKendollsforEllie,aTurn"n"Go,anoversizedtrike,dollclothes,aplayovenwithalightbulbinside,otherstuff.

           Thetwoofthemsatsidebysideintheglowoflightsfromthetree,fussingthestufftogether.

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