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           Hewasbynomeansareligiousman(incollegeStevehadbeenamemberoftheAtheists"Societyfortwosemestersandhaddroppedoutonlywhenhisadvisorhadtoldhimprivatelyandverymuchofftherecordthatitmighthurthischancestoobtainamedschoolscholarshiplateron),buthesupposedhefellasmuchheirtowhateverbiologicalorbiorhythmicconditionspassedforpremonitionsasanyotherhumanbeing,andthedeathofPascowhadseemedtosetatonefortheyearwhichfollowed,somehow.Notagoodyearbyanymeans.TwoofSurrendra’srelativeshadbeenclappedinjailbackhome,somepoliticalthing,andSurrendrahadtoldhimthathebelievedoneofthemanunclehecaredforverymuchmightwellnowbedead.Surrendrahadwept,andthetearsfromtheusuallybenignIndianhadfrightenedSteve.AndCharlton’smotherhadhadaradicalmastectomy.Thetoughnursewasnotveryoptimisticabouthermother’schancesforjoiningtheFive-YearClub.StevehimselfhadattendedfourfuneralssincethedeathofVictorPascowhiswife’ssister,killedinacarcrash;acousin,killedinafreakaccidentastheresultofabarroombet(hehadbeenelectrocutedwhileprovinghecouldshinnyallthewaytothetopofapowerpole);agrandparent;andofcourseLouis’slittleboy.

           HelikedLouisenormously,andhewantedtomakesureLouiswasallright.Louishadbeenthroughhelllately.

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