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           Tobreakithesaid,"Sodoyouthinkyou’llhaveagoodtimeinChicago?"

           "No."

           "No?Whynot?"

           Shelookedupathimwiththatfeyexpression."I’mscared."

           Heputhishandonherhead."Scared?Honey,whatfor?You’renotscaredoftheplane,areyou?"

           "No,"shesaid."Idon’tknowwhatI’mscaredof.Daddy,IdreamedwewereatGage’sfuneralandthefuneralmanopenedhiscoffinanditwasempty.ThenIdreamedIwashomeandIlookedinGage’scribandthatwasemptytoo.Buttherewasdirtinit."

           Lazarus,comeforth.

           ForthefirsttimeinmonthsherememberedthedreamhehadhadafterPascow’sdeaththedream,andthenwakinguptofindhisfeetdirtyandthefootofthebedcakedwithpineneedlesandmuck.

           Thehairsatthenapeofhisneckstirred.

           "Justdreams,"hesaidtoEllie,andhisvoicesounded,tohisearsatleast,perfectlynormal."They’llpass."

           "Iwishyouwerecomingwithus,"shesaid,"orthatwewerestayinghere.Canwestay,Daddy?Please?Idon’twanttogotoGrandmaandGrandda’s...Ijustwanttogobacktoschool.Okay?"

           "Justforalittlewhile,Ellie,"hesaid."I’vegot"heswallowed"afewthingstodohere,andthenI’llbewithyou.Wecandecidewhattodonext."

           Heexpectedanargument,perhapsevenanEllie-styletantrum.

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