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           Buthervoicewascomposedenoughasshereplied."Doctor,Idon’tknow.We’veneverhadasituationlikethisbeforeinmytimeattheMedicalCenter."

           Louisthoughtasfastashecould."Callthecampuspolice.Wecan’twaitforEMMCtosendouttheirownambulance.Iftheyhaveto,theycantakehimuptoBangorinoneofthefireengines.Atleastithasasiren,flashers.Godoit,Joan."

           Shewentoutbutnotbeforehecaughtherdeeplysympatheticglanceandinterpretedit.Thisyoungman,whowasdeeplytannedandwell-muscledperhapsfromasummerworkingonaroad-crewsomewhere,orpaintinghouses,orgivingtennislessonsanddressednowonlyinredgymshortswithwhitepiping,wasgoingtodienomatterwhattheydid.Hewouldbejustasdeadeveniftheirambulancehadbeenparkedoutfrontwiththemotoridlingwhenthepatientwasbroughtin.

           Incredibly,thedyingmanwasmoving.Hiseyesflutteredandopened.Blueeyes,theirisesringedwithblood.Theystaredvacantlyaround,seeingnothing.Hetriedtomovehishead,andLouisexertedpressuretokeephimfromdoingso,mindfulofthebrokenneck.Thecranialtraumadidnotprecludethepossibilityofpain.

           Theholeinhishead,ohChrist,theholeinhishead.

           "Whathappenedtohim?"heaskedSteve,awarethatitwas,underthecircumstances,astupidandpointlessquestion.Thequestionofabystander.Buttheholeintheman’sheadconfirmedhisstatus;abystanderwasallhewas.

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