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           OrmaybeitwascominghomeandseeingRachelallthewayoveronhersideofthebed.Territoryisthatwhichdefinesallelse,hadn’thereadthatinsomecollegehistorycourse?

           Everythingdone,theeveningputneatlyaway,hewenttobed...butcouldn’tsleep.Therewassomethingelse,somethingthatnaggedathim.ThelasttwodayswentaroundandaroundinhisheadashelistenedtoRachelandGagebreathingnearlyintandem.GEN.PATTON...HANNAHTHEBESTDOGTHATEVERLIVED...MARTAOURPETRABIT...Ellie,furious.Idon’twantChurchtoeverbedead!...He’snotGod’scat!LetGodhaveHisowncat!Rachel,equallyfurious.Youasadoctorshouldknow...NormaCrandallsayingItjustseemslikepeoplewanttoforgetit...AndJud,hisvoiceterriblysure,terriblycertain,avoicefromanotherage:Sometimesittooksupperwithyouandsometimesyoucouldfeelitbiteyourass.

           Andthatvoicemergedwiththevoiceofhismother,whohadliedtoLouisCreedaboutsexatfourbuttoldhimthetruthaboutdeathattwelve,whenhiscousinRuthiehadbeenkilledinastupidcaraccident.Shehadbeencrushedinherfather’scarbyakidwhohadfoundthekeysinaPublicWorksDepartmentpayloaderanddecidedtotakeitforacruiseandthenfoundouthedidn’tknowhowtostopit.Thekidsufferedonlyminorcutsandcontusions;hisUncleCarl’sFairlanewasdemolished.Shecan’tbedead,hehadrepliedinanswertohismother’sbaldstatement.

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