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           Oldstoriestoldinroomsthatperhapsseemedtoohottothemtheywerenotold;therewasnoarthritisintheirjoints;theirbloodhadnotthinned.Thepastwasrunnerstobegrippedandheftedandlaterletgo.Afterall,ifthehumanbodywasanenvelopetoholdthehumansoulGod’sletterstotheuniverseasmostchurchestaught,thentheAmericanEternalcoffinwasanenvelopetoholdthehumanbody,andtothesehuskyyoungcousinsornephewsorwhatevertheywere,thepastwasjustadeadlettertobefiledaway.

           Godsavethepast,LouisthoughtandshiveredfornogoodreasonotherthanthatthedaywouldcomewhenhewouldbeeverybitunfamiliartohisownbloodhisowngrandchildrenifEllieorGageproducedkidsandhelivedtoseethem.Thefocusshifted.Familylinesdegenerated.Youngfaceslookingoutofoldphotographs.

           Godsavethepast,hethoughtagainandtightenedhisgriparoundtheoldman’sshoulders.

           Theushersputtheflowersintothebackofthehearse.Theelectricrearwindowroseandthumpedhomeinitssocket.Louiswentbacktowherehisdaughterwas,andtheywalkedtothestationwagontogether,LouisholdingEllie’sarmsoshewouldn’tslipinhergoodshoeswiththeleathersoles.Carengineswerestartingup.

           "Whyaretheyputtingontheirlights,Daddy?"Ellieaskedwithmildwonder.

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