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           Theshowercurtain,apallidpastelpink,wasdrawnprotectivelyaroundthelongclaw-footedtub.

           (neverthelesstheydidmove)

           Andforthefirsttimehefelthisnewsenseofsureness(almostcockiness)thathadcomeoverhimwhenDannyrantohimshoutingItwasher!Itwasher!desertinghim.Achilledfingerpressedgentlyagainstthebaseofhisspine,coolinghimofftendegrees.Itwasjoinedbyothersandtheysuddenlyrippledallthewayuphisbacktohismedullaoblongata,playinghisspinelikeajungleinstrument.

           HisangeratDannyevaporated,andashesteppedforwardandpushedtheshowercurtainbackhismouthwasdryandhefeltonlysympathyforhissonandterrorforhimself.

           Thetubwasdryandempty.

           Reliefandirritationventedinasudden"Pahl"soundthatescapedhiscompressedlipslikeaverysmallexplosive.Thetubhadbeenscrubbedcleanattheendoftheseason;exceptfortheruststainunderthetwinfaucets,itsparkled.Therewasafaintbutdefinablesmellofcleanser,thekindthatcanirritateyournosewiththesmellofitsownrighteousnessforweeks,evenmonths,afterithasbeenused.

           Hebentdownandranhisfingertipsalongthebottomofthetub.Dryasabone.Notevenahintofmoisture.Theboyhadbeeneitherhallucinatingoroutrightlying.Hefeltangryagain.Thatwaswhenthebathmatonthefloorcaughthisattention.Hefrowneddownatit.

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