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           Itwasgonealmostassoonashiseyeregisteredit,butithadseemedtohimforthatbriefmomentthathehadseenamancarryingawhitebundle.

           ThatwasLouis,hismindtoldhimwithsuddenirrationalcertainty.ThatwasLouis,andyoubettergettohimquickbecausesomethingdamnbadhashappenedandprettyquicksomethingevenmoredamnbadisgoingtohappenifyoudon’tstophim.

           Hestoodindecisivelyattheheadofthedriveway,shiftingonefootfortheother,hisweightjitterybetweenthetwoofthem.

           Stevebaby,you’rescaredshitlessjustaboutnow,aren’tyou?

           Yes.Hewas.Hewasscaredshitlessandfornoreasonatall.Buttherewasalsoacertain...acertain

           (attraction)

           yes,acreationattractionhere,somethingaboutthatpath,thatpathleadingupthehillandperhapscontinuingonintothewoodssurelythatpathhadtogosomewhere,didn’tit?Yes,ofcourseitdid.Allpathseventuallywentsomewhere.

           Louis.Don’tforgetaboutLouis,youdummy!Louiswasthemanyoucameouttosee,remember?Youdidn’tcomeouttoLudlowtogoexploringthegoddamnwoods.

           "Whatyougotthere,Randy?"thewould-beherocried.Hisvoice,stillshrillandsomehowoptimistic,carriedwell.

           Randy’sreplywasalmostbutnotquiteobscuredbythegrowingwailofthefiresirens."Deadcat."

           "Burntup?"

           "Don’tlookburnt,"Randyreturned.

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