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           ItwasHannibalgotthefundstartedfortheEasternGeneralHospital,rightbeforethewar.AlanPuritonwasoneofthemostgenerous,open-handedmenIeverknew.AndoldGeorgeAndersononlywantedtogoonrunningthepostofficeforever.

           "Itwasonlythebaditwantedtotalkaboutthough.Itwasonlythebaditwantedustorememberbecauseitwasbad...andbecauseitknewwemeantdangerforit.TheTimmyBatermanthatwentofftofightthewarwasanice,ordinarykid,Louis,maybealittledullbutgoodhearted.Thethingwesawthatnight,lookinupintothatredsun...thatwasamonster.Maybeitwasazombieoradybbukorademon.Maybethere’snonameforsuchathingasthat,buttheMicmacswouldhaveknownwhatitwas,nameorno."

           "What?"Louissaidnumbly.

           "SomethingthathadbeentouchedbytheWendigo,"Judsaidevenly.Hetookadeepbreath,helditforamoment,letitout,andlookedathiswatch.

           "Welladay.Thehour’slate,Louis.I’vetalkedninetimesasmuchasImeantto."

           "Idoubtthat,"Louissaid."You’vebeenveryeloquent.Tellmehowitcameout."

           "TherewasafireattheBatermanplacetwonightslater,"Judsaid."Thehouseburnedflat.AlanPurintonsaidtherewasnodoubtaboutthefirebeingset.Rangeoilhadbeensplashedfromoneendofthatlittlehousetotheother.Youcouldsmellthereekofitforthreedaysafterthefirewasout."

           "Sotheybothburnedup.

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