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           Rachelslappedherfaceuntilitbegantotingle,andstillshekeptnoddingoff.Onceshesnappedfullyawake(shewasinPittsfieldnowandhadtheturnpikealltoherself),anditseemedtoherforasplitsecondthatdozensofsilvery,mercilesseyeswerelookingather,twinklinglikecold,hungryfire.

           Thentheyresolvedthemselvesintothesmallreflectorsontheguardrailposts.TheChevettehaddriftedfaroverintothebreakdownlane.

           Shewrenchedthewheeltotheleftagain,thetireswailing,andshebelievedsheheardafainttick!thatmighthavebeenherrightfrontbumperjustkissingoffoneofthoseguardrailposts.Herheartleapedinherchestandbegantobangsohardbetweenherribsthatshesawsmallspecksbeforehereyes,growingandshrinkingintimewithitsbeat.Andyetamomentlater,inspiteofhercloseshave,herscare,andRobertGordonshouting"RedHot"ontheradio,shewasdrowsingoffagain.

           Acrazy,paranoidthoughtcametoher."Paranoid,allright,"shemutteredundertherockandroll.Shetriedtolaughbutshecouldn’t.Notquite.Becausethethoughtremained,andintheeyeofthenight,itgainedaspookykindofcredibility.Shebegantofeellikeacartoonfigurewhohasrunintotherubberbandofagiganticslingshot.Poorguyfindsforwardmotionharderandharder,untilatlastthepotentialenergyoftherubberbandequalizestheactualenergyoftherunner...inertiabecomes...what?...elementaryphysics...somethingtryingtoholdherback...

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