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           "

           Hehurriedintothefronthallclosetandbroughtbackoneofhisboots.Heremovedthefirescreenfrominfrontofthedyingfire.

           "Louis,whatareyou"

           "You’llsee."

           Ontheleftsideofthehearththefirewasoutandtherewasathickbedoffluffygrayashes.Louisstampedthebootintothem,leavingadeeptrack.Thenhetrompedthebootdownontheouterbricks,usingitlikeabigrubberstamp.

           "There,"hesaid,afterhehadputthebootawayintheclosetagain."Youlike?"

           Rachelwasgigglingagain."Louis,Ellie’sgoingtogonuts."

           Duringthelasttwoweeksofschool,Elliehadpickedupadisquietingrumoraroundkindergarten,towit,thatSantaClauswasreallyparents.ThisideahadbeenreinforcedbyaratherskinnySantaattheBangorMall,whomElliehadglimpsedintheDeeringIceCreamParlorafewdaysago.Santahadbeensittingonacounterstool,hisbeardpulledtoonesidesohecouldeatacheeseburger.ThishadtroubledElliemightily(itseemedtobethecheeseburger,somehow,evenmorethanthefalsebeard),inspiteofRachel’sassurancesthatthedepartmentstoreandSalvationArmySantaswerereally"helpers,"sentoutbytherealSanta,whowasfartoobusycompletinginventoryandreadingchildren’slast-minutelettersupnorthtobeboogyingaroundtheworldonpublicrelationsjaunts.

           Louisreplacedthefirescreencarefully.

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