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           Heandhisbrotherhadcomeuponahugenestofgroundwaspsjustnorthoftheirfarm.Ithadbeentuckedintoahollowbetweentheearthandanoldlightning-blastedtree.Hisbrotherhadhadabigoldniggerchaserinthebandofhishat,savedallthewayfromtheFourthofJuly.Hehadlighteditandtosseditatthenest.Ithadexplodedwithaloudbang,andanangry,risinghum-almostalowshriek-hadrisenfromtheblastednest.Theyhadrunawayasifdemonshadbeenattheirbeels.Inaway,Hallorannsupposedthatdemonshadbeen.Andlookingbackoverhisshoulder,ashewasnow,hehadonthatdayseenalargedarkcloudofhornetsrisinginthehotair,swirlingtogether,breakingapart,lookingforwhateverenemyhaddonethistotheirhomesothatthey-thesinglegroupintelligence-couldstingittodeath.

           Thenthethingintheskywasgoneanditmightonlyhavebeensmokeoragreatflappingswatchofwallpaperafterall,andtherewasonlytheOverlook,aflamingpyreintheroaringthroatofthenight.

           ***

           Therewasakeytotheequipmentshed’spadlockonhiskeyring,butHallorannsawtherewouldbenoneedtouseit.

           Thedoorwasajar,thepadlockhangingopenonitshasp.

           "Ican’tgointhere,"Dannywhispered.

           "That’sokay.Youstaywithyourmom.Thereusedtobeapileofoldhorseblankets.Probablyallmoth-eatenbynow,butbetterthanfreezintodeath.

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