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           "Itrolledoutofthejetwayat11:40.I’msorry,ma’am.Youmadeahelluvagoodtry,ifthat’sanyconsolation."Hepointedoutthewideglasswindows.Rachelcouldseeabig727withDeltamarkings,itsrunninglightsChristmas-treebright,startingitstakeoffroll.

           "Christ,didn’tanyonetellyouIwascoming?"Rachelcried.

           "Whentheycalledupherefromdownstairs,104wasonanactivetaxiway.IfI’dcalledherback,shewouldhavegottencaughtintheparadegoingouttoRunway30,andthatpilotwouldhavehadmybee-hindonaplatter.Nottomentionthehundredorsopassengersonboard.I’mverysorry.Ifyou’dbeenevenfourminutessooner"

           Shewalkedaway,notlisteningtotherest.Shewashalfwaybacktothesecuritycheckpointwhenwavesoffaintnessrodeoverher.Shestumbledintoanothergateareaandsatdownuntilthedarknesshadpassed.Thensheslippedhershoesbackon,pickingasquashedLarkcigarettebuttoffthetatteredsoleofonestockingfirst.MyfeetaredirtyandIdon’tgiveafuck,shethoughtdisconsolately.

           Shewalkedbacktowardtheterminal.

           Thesecurityguardeyedhersympathetically."Missedit?"

           "Imissedit,allright,"Rachelsaid.

           "Wherewereyouheaded?"

           "Portland.ThenBangor.

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