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           AndMissusStrattonwentbackinside,andshewouldn’tcomeoutformostofaweek,andbythenitwasoveranyway.

           "LotofpeoplesawTimmyBaterman.ManyofthemaredeadnowMissusStrattonis,forone,andothershavemovedon,butthereareafewoldcrockslikemeleftaroundwho’lltellyou...ifyouaskemright.

           "Wesawhim,Itellyou,walkingbackandforthalongthePedersenRoad,amileeastofhisdaddy’shouseandamilewest.Backandforthhewent,backandforthallday,andforallanyoneknew,allnight.Shirtuntucked,paleface,hairallstuckupinspikes,flyunzippedsometimes,andthislookonhisface...thislook..."

           Judpausedtolightacigarette,thenshookthematchout,andlookedatLouisthroughthehazeofdriftingbluesmoke.Andalthoughthestorywas,ofcourse,utterlymad,therewasnolieinJud’seyes.

           "Youknow,theyhavethesestoriesandthesemoviesIdon’tknowifthey’retrueaboutzombiesdowninHaiti.Inthemoviestheyjustsortofshamblealong,withtheirdeadeyesstarinstraightahead,realslowandsortofclumsy.TimmyBatermanwaslikethat,Louis,likeazombieinamovie,buthewasn’t.Therewassomethinmore.Therewassomethingoinonbehindhiseyes,andsometimesyoucouldseeitandsometimesyoucouldn’tseeit.Somethinbehindhiseyes,Louis.Idon’tthinkthatthinkiniswhatIwanttocallit.Idon’tknowwhatinthehellIwanttocallit.

           "Itwassly,thatwasonething.

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