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           "Itwasjustamongrel,butheloveditwell.Irememberhisparentswerealittleagainsttheburying,becauseofthebaddreamsandall,butitwentofffine.Twoofthebiggerboysmadeacoffin,didn’tthey,Jud?"

           Judnoddedanddrainedhisicedtea."DeanandDanaHall,"hesaid."ThemandthatotherkidBillychummedwithIcan’trememberhisfirstname,butI’msurehewasoneoftheBowiekids.YouremembertheBowiesthatusedtoliveuponMiddleDriveintheoldBrochettehouse,Norma?"

           "Yes!"Normasaid,asexcitedasifithadhappenedyesterday...andperhapsinhermind,itseemedthatway."ItwasaBowie!AlanorBurt"

           "OrmaybeitwasKendall,"Judagreed."Anyways,Iremembertheyhadaprettygoodargumentaboutwhowasgoingtobepallbearers.Thedogwasn’tverybig,andsotherewasn’troombutfortwo.TheHallboyssaidtheyoughttobetheonestodoitsincetheymadethecoffin,andalsobecausetheyweretwinssortofamatchedset,y’see.Billysaidtheydidn’tknowBowserthatwasthedogwellenoughtobethepallbearers."Mydadsaysonlyclosefriendsgettobepallbearers,"washisargument,"notjestanycarpenter."JudandNormabothlaughedatthis,andLouisgrinned.

           "TheywasjustaboutreadytofightoveritwhenMandyHolloway,Billy’ssister,fetchedoutthefourthvolumeoftheEncyclopediaBritannica,"Judsaid.

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