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           Justabovehishead,thetreeforked.Hesupposedhecould

           Withoutallowinghimselftothinkaboutitfurther,hereachedintotheforkandpulledhimselfup,scramblingwithhistennisshoesforpurchase,sendingalittleshowerofbarkdowntothesidewalk.Hegotakneeupandamomentlaterhehadonefootplantedsolidlyinthecrotchoftheelm.Ifthepolicecarshouldhappentocomeback,theirspotlightwouldfindanextremelypeculiarbirdinthistree.Heoughttomovequickly.

           Hepulledhimselfupontoahigherbranch,onewhichoverhungtheverytopofthefence.Hefeltabsurdlylikethetwelve-year-oldhesupposedhehadoncebeen.Thetreewasnotstill;itrockedeasily,almostsoothingly,inthesteadywind.Itsleavesrustledandmurmured.Louisassessedthesituationandthen,beforehecouldgetcoldfeet,hedroppedoffintospace,holdingontothebranchwithhishandslacedtogetheroverit.Thebranchwasperhapsalittlethickerthanabrawnyman’sforearm.Withhissneakersdanglingabouteightfeetoverthesidewalk,hepulledhimselfhandforhandtowardthefence.Thebranchdippedbutshowednosignofbreaking.Hewasfaintlyawareofhisshadowfollowingalongonthecementsidewalkbelowhim,anamorphousblackape-shape.Thewindchilledhishotarmpits,andhefoundhimselfshiveringinspiteofthesweatrunningdownhisfaceandneck.Thebranchdippedandswayedwithhismovements.Thefartherouthemoved,themorepronouncedthedipbecame.

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