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Stapleton Airport, Denver

           Noonescreamed,butHallorannheardseveralsetsofteethclickingviolentlytogetherlikegypsycastanets.

           Thentheturbineenginesrosetoahowl,brakingtheplane,andastheydroppedinvolumethepilot’ssoftsouthernvoice,perhapsnotcompletelysteady,cameovertheintercomsystem."Ladiesandgentlemen,wehavelandedatStapletonAirport.Pleaseremaininyourseatsuntiltheplanehascometoacompletestopattheterminal.Thankyou."

           ThewomanbesideHallorannclosedherbookandutteredalongsigh."Welivetofightanotherday,Mr.Hallorann."

           "Ma’am,wearen’tdonewiththisone,yet."

           "True.Verytrue.Wouldyoucaretohaveadrinkintheloungewithme?"

           "Iwould,butIhaveanappointmenttokeep."

           "Pressing?"

           "Verypressing,"Hallorannsaidgravely.

           "Somethingthatwillimprovethegeneralsituationinsomesmallway,Ihope."

           "Ihopesotoo,"Hallorannsaid,andsmiled.Shesmiledbackathim,tenyearsdroppingsilentlyfromherfaceasshedidso.

           ***

           Becausehehadonlytheflightbaghe’dcarriedforluggage,HallorannbeatthecrowdtotheHertzdeskonthelowerlevel.Outsidethesmokedglasswindowshecouldseethesnowstillfallingsteadily.Thegustingwinddrovewhitecloudsofitbackandforth,andthepeoplewalkingacrosstotheparkingareawerestrugglingagainstit.

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