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Outside 217

           "Ithoughtyou’dlovethatplace,withasandboxforyourtrucksandall."

           Heswallowedandthefoodwentdownhisthroatinalumpthatwasdryandhard."MaybeIwill,"hesaid,turningtotheradioandfiddlingwithit.

           "Andallthoseneathedgeanimals,"shesaid,takinghisemptyplate."Yourfather’sgottogetoutandtrimthemprettysoon."

           "Yeah,"hesaid.

           (Justnastythings…onceithadtodowiththosedamnhedgesclippedtolooklikeanimals…)

           "IfyouseeyourfatherbeforeIdo,tellhimI’mlyingdown."

           "Sure,Mom."

           Sheputthedirtydishesinthesinkandcamebackovertohim."Areyouhappyhere,Danny?"

           Helookedatherguilelessly,amilkmustacheonhislip."Uh-huh."

           "Nomorebaddreams?"

           "No."Tonyhadcometohimonce,onenightwhilehewaslyinginbed,callinghisnamefaintlyandfromfaraway.DannyhadsqueezedhiseyestightlyshutuntilTonyhadgone.

           "Yousure?"

           "Yes,Mom."

           Sheseemedsatisfied."How’syourhand?"

           Heflexeditforher."Allbetter."

           Shenodded.JackhadtakenthenestunderthePyrexbowl,fulloffrozenwasps,outtotheincineratorinbackoftheequipmentshedandburnedit.Theyhadseennomorewaspssince.

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