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           asortofdivineabortion,whentherewasanotherrecourse?

           But,Louis,myGod,youdon’tliveinavacuum!Peoplewillsay

           Hecutthatthoughtoffwithrude,angryforce.Ofallthethingsnottoconsidernow,publicnoticewasprobablythegreatestofthem.

           LouisglanceddownattherakeddirtofGage’sgraveandfeltawaveofaweandhorrorcoursethroughhim.Unknowing,movingbythemselves,hisfingershaddrawnapatterninthedirthehaddrawnaspiral.

           Hesweptthefingersofbothhandsthroughthedirt,rubbingthepatternout.ThenheleftPleasantview,hurrying,feelingverymuchatrespassernow,believingthathewouldbeseen,stopped,questionedateveryturnofthepath.

           Hewaslatecollectinghispizza,andalthoughithadbeenleftontopofoneofthebigovens,itwassemicoldandgreasyandeverybitastastyascookedclay.Louisateonepieceandthentossedtherestoutthewindow,boxandall,asheheadedbacktoLudlow.Hewasn’talitterbugbynature,buthedidnotwantRacheltoseeamostlyuneatenpizzaathomeinthewastebasket.Itmightraiseasurmiseinhermindthatapizzawasn’treallywhathe’dhadinmindwhenhewenttoBangor.

           Louisnowbegantothinkaboutthetimeandcircumstance.

           Time.Timemightbeofextreme,evencrucial,importance.TimmyBatermanhadbeendeadagoodwhilebeforehisfathercouldgethimuptotheMicmacburyingground.

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