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           HewasstillrunningwhenhereachedLouis’shouse,andstilltryingtoshriekwhenhefinallygothisbikestartedandsluedoutontoRoute15.HeverynearlysideswipedanarrivingfireenginefromBrewer.InsidehisBellhelmet,hishairwasstandingonend.

           BythetimehegotbacktohisapartmentinOrono,hecouldnotpreciselyrememberhavinggonetoLudlowatall.Hecalledinsickattheinfirmary,tookapill,andwenttobed.

           SteveMastertonneverreallyrememberedthatday...exceptindeepdreams,thosethatcomeinthesmallhoursofthemorning.Andinthesedreamshewouldsensethatsomethinghugehadshruggedbyhimsomethingwhichhadreachedouttotouchhim...andhadthenwithdrawnitsinhumanhandattheverylastsecond.

           Somethingwithgreatyelloweyeswhichgleamedlikefoglamps.

           Stevesometimesawokeshriekingfromthesedreams,hiseyeswideandbulging,andhewouldthink:Youthinkyouarescreaming,butit’sonlythesoundoftheloons,downsouth,inProspect.Thesoundcarries.It’sfunny.

           Buthedidnotknow,couldnotremember,whatsuchathoughtmightmean.Thefollowingyearhetookajobhalfwayacrossthecountry,inSt.Louis.

           InthetimebetweenhislastsightofLouisCreedandhisdeparturefortheMidwest,SteveneverwentintothetownofLudlowagain.

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