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           "

           "Sometimesthatpetcemeteryistheirfirsteyeball-to-eyeballwithdeath,"Judsaid."TheyseepeopledieonTV,buttheyknowthat’spretend,liketheoldWesternstheyusedtohaveatthemoviesonSaturdayafternoons.OnTVandintheWesternmovies,theyjustholdtheirstomachsortheirchestsandfallover.PlaceuponthathillseemsalotmorerealtomostofemthanallthosemoviesandTVshowsputtogether,don’tyouknow."

           Louisnodded,thinking:Tellmywifethat,whydon’tyou?

           "Somekidsitdon’taffectatall,atleastnotsoyoucanseeit,althoughI’dguessmostofemkinda...kindatakeithomeintheirpocketstolookoverlater,likealltheotherstufftheycollect.Mostofemarefine.Butsome...yourememberthelittleHollowayboy,Norma?"

           Shenodded.Icechatteredsoftlyintheglasssheheld.Herglasseshungonherchest,andtheheadlightsofapassingcarilluminatedthechainbriefly."Hehadsuchnightmares,"shesaid."DreamsaboutcorpsescomingoutofthegroundandIdon’tknowwhatall.Thenhisdogdiedatesomepoisonedbaitwasallanyoneintowncouldfigure,wasn’tit,Jud?"

           "Poisonedbait,"Judsaid,nodding."That’swhatmostpeoplethought,ayuh.Thatwas1925.BillyHollowaywasmaybetenthen.Wentontobecomeastatesenator.RanfortheU.S.HouseofRepresentativeslateron,buthelost.ThatwasjustbeforeKorea."

           "Heandsomeofhisfriendshadafuneralforthedog,"Normaremembered.

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