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           SteveMastertoncamearoundthecurvejustbeforeLouis’shouseandsawthesmokeimmediatelynotfromLouis’splace,butfromthehousethatbelongedtotheoldduckacrossthestreet.

           HehadcomeoutthismorningbecausehehadbeenworriedaboutLouisdeeplyworried.CharltonhadtoldhimaboutRachel’scallofthedaybefore,andthathadsethimtowonderingjustwhereLouiswas...andwhathewasupto.

           Hisworrywasvague,butititchedathismindhewasn’tgoingtofeelrightuntilhehadgoneoutthereandcheckedtoseeifthingswereokay...orasokayastheycouldbeunderthecircumstances.

           Thespringweatherhademptiedtheinfirmarylikewhitemagic,andSurrendrahadtoldhimtogoahead;hecouldhandlewhatevercameup.SoStevehadjumpedintohisHonda,whichhehadliberatedfromthegarageonlylastweekend,andheadedoutforLudlow.Maybehepushedthecyclealittlefasterthanwasstrictlynecessary,buttheworrywasthere;itgnawed.Andwithitcametheabsurdfeelingthathewasalreadytoolate.Stupid,ofcourse,butinthepitofhisstomachtherewasafeelingsimilartotheonehe’dhadtherelastfallwhenthatPascowthingcroppedupafeelingofmiserablesurpriseandalmostleadendisillusion.

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