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           Hehadlostthem,mostlikelywhenhehaddroppedfromthetreelimb,hitthegravemarkerwithhisknee,androlledover.Hiskeyswerelyingsomewhereinthegrass,andifhehadhadtroublefindinghisflashlight,howcouldhehopetorecoverhiskeys?Itwasover.Onepieceofbadluckanditwasover.

           Nowwait,waitjustagoddamnminute.Gothroughyourpocketsagain.Yourchangeisthereandifyourchangedidn’tfallout,yourkeysdidn’tfallouteither.

           Thistimehewentthroughhispocketsmoreslowly,removingthechange,eventurningthepocketsthemselvesinsideout.

           Nokeys.

           Louisleanedagainstthecar,wonderingwhattodonext.Hewouldhavetoclimbbackin,hesupposed.Leavehissonwherehewas,taketheflashlight,climbbackin,andspendtherestofthenightinafruitlesshuntfor

           Lightsuddenlybrokeinhistiredmind.

           HebentdownandstaredintotheCivic.Therewerehiskeysdanglingfromtheignitionswitch.

           Asoftgruntescapedhim,andthenheranaroundtothedriver’sside,snatchedthedooropen,andtookthekeysout.InhismindhesuddenlyheardtheauthoritativevoiceofthatgrimfatherfigureKarlMalden,heofthepotatonoseandthearchaicsnap-brimhat:Lockyourcar.Takeyourkeys.Don’thelpagoodboygobad.

           HewentaroundtotherearoftheCivicandopenedthehatchback.Heputinthepick,shovel,andflashlight,thenslammedit.

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