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Danny

           Then,puttinghishandfirmlyontopofthebowlsoitwouldn’tslip,hewentoutintothehall.

           "Comingtobed,Jack?"Wendyasked.

           "Comingtobed,Daddy?"

           "Havetogodownstairsforaminute,"hesaid,makinghisvoicelight.

           Howhadithappened?HowinGod’sname?

           Thebombsurehadn’tbeenadud.Hehadseenthethickwhitesmokestarttopuffoutofitwhenhehadpulledthering.Andwhenhehadgoneuptwohourslater,hehadshakenadriftofsmalldeadbodiesoutoftheholeinthetop.

           Thenhow?Spontaneousregeneration?

           Thatwascrazy.Seventeenth-centurybullshit.Insectsdidn’tregenerate.Andevenifwaspeggscouldmaturefull-growninsectsintwelvehours,thiswasn’ttheseasoninwhichthequeenlaid.ThathappenedinAprilorMay.Fallwastheirdyingtime.

           Alivingcontradiction,thewaspsbuzzedfuriouslyunderthebowl.

           Hetookthemdownstairsandthroughthekitchen.Inbacktherewasadoorwhichgaveontheoutside.Acoldnightwindblewagainsthisnearlynakedbody,andhisfeetwentnumbalmostinstantlyagainstthecoldconcreteoftheplatformhewasstandingon,theplatformwheremilkdeliveriesweremadeduringthehotel’soperatingseason.Heputthepuzzleandthebowldowncarefully,andwhenhestooduphelookedatthethermometernailedoutsidethedoor

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