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           Butitdidn’t,andshewasmovingnorthagain,exit8withitscomfortingHolidayInnsignslippingbehindher.Anewsigncameinview,reflectivepainttwinklingeerily.NEXTEXITROUTE12CUMBERLANDCUMBERLANDCENTERJERUSALEM’SLOTFALMOUTHFALMOUTHFORESIDE.Jerusalem’sLot,shethoughtrandomly,whatanoddname.Notapleasantname,forsomereason...ComeandsleepinJerusalem.

           Buttherewouldbenosleepforhertonight;Jud’sadvicenotwithstanding,shenowmeanttodrivestraightthrough.Judknewwhatwaswrongandhadpromisedherhewouldputastoptoit,butthemanwaseighty-someyearsoldandhadlosthiswifeonlythreemonthsbefore.ShewouldnotputhertrustinJud.SheshouldneverhaveallowedLouistobulldozeheroutofthehousethewayhehad,butshehadbeenweakenedbyGage’sdeath.ElliewithherPolaroidpictureofGageandherpinchedfaceithadbeenthefaceofachildwhohassurvivedatornadoorasuddendive-bombingfromaclearbluesky.TherehadbeentimesinthedarkwatchesofnightwhenshehadlongedtohateLouisforthegriefhehadfatheredinsideher,andfornotgivingherthecomfortsheneeded(orallowinghertogivethecomfortsheneededtogive),butshecouldnot.Shelovedhimtoomuchstill,andhisfacehadbeensopale...sowatchful...

           TheChevette’sspeedometerneedlehungpoisedjustabittotherightofsixtymilesanhour.Amileaminute.TwohoursandaquartertoLudlowmaybe.Maybeshecouldstillbeatthesunrise

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