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           UncleCarl,wholikedtoyarnasmuchasanyone(atleastwhenhewaswithhisownkind,andLouis,whohadworkedwithhimsummersforawhile,qualifiedasasortofapprenticeundertaker),toldhisnephewofanexhumationorderhe’dgottenoncefromtheCookCountyD.A.’soffice.UncleCarlwentouttoGrovelandtooverseetheexhumation.Theycouldbetrickythings,hesaidpeoplewhoseonlyideasconcerningdisinterralcamefromthosehorrormoviesstarringBorisKarloffasDr.Frankenstein’smonsterandDwightFryeasIgorhadanentirelywrongimpression.Openingasealingvaultwasnojobfortwomenwithpicksandshovelsnotunlesstheyhadaboutsixweekstospendonthejob.Thisonewentallright...atfirst.Thegravewasopened,andthecranegrappledontothetopofthevault.Onlythetopdidn’tjustpulloff,asitwassupposedtodo.Thewholevault,itsconcretesidesalreadyalittlewetanddiscolored,startedtoriseoutofthegroundinstead.UncleCarlscreamedforthecraneoperatortobackoff.UncleCarlwantedtogobacktothemortuaryandgetsomestuffthatwouldweakenthesealant’sgripabit.

           Thecraneoperatoreitherdidn’thearorwantedtogoforthewholething,likealittlekidplayingwithatoycraneandjunkprizesinapennyarcade.UncleCarlsaidthatthedamnedfoolalmostgotittoo.

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