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           Ellieturnedsix.Shecamehomefromkindergartenonherbirthdaywithapaperhataskewonherhead,severalpicturesfriendshaddrawnofher(inthebestofthemEllielookedlikeafriendlyscarecrow),andbalefulstoriesaboutspankingsintheschoolyardduringrecess.Thefluepidemicpassed.TheyhadtosendtwostudentstotheEMMCinBangor,andSurrendraHarduprobablysavedthelifeofonewoefullysickfreshmanboywiththeterriblenameofPeterHumperton,whowentintoconvulsionsshortlyafterbeingadmitted.RacheldevelopedamildinfatuationwiththeblondbagboyattheA&PinBrewerandrhapsodizedtoLouisatnightabouthowpackedhisjeanslooked."It’sprobablyjusttoiletpaper,"sheadded."Squeezeitsometime,"Louissuggested."Ifhescreams,it’sprobablynot."Rachelhadlaugheduntilshecried.Theblue,still,subzerominiseasonofFebruarypassedandbroughtonthealternatingrainsandfreezesofMarch,potholes,andthoseorangeroadsidesignswhichpayhomagetotheGreatGodBUMP.Theimmediate,personal,andmostagonizinggriefofJudCrandallpassed,thatgriefwhichthepsychologistssaybeginsaboutthreedaysafterthedeathofalovedoneandholdshardfromfourtosixweeksinmostcaseslikethatperiodoftimeNewEnglanderssometimescall"deepwinter."Buttimepasses,andtimeweldsonestateofhumanfeelingintoanotheruntiltheybecomesomethinglikearainbow

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