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"Wewaited.Wegoticecream!"
Movingtowardtheporch,hecouldfeelhiswife’ssmilethereinthedark.
Fiveminutespassedincomfortableeatingsilence,then,holdingaspoonfulofmoon-coloredicecreamupasifitwerethewholesecretoftheuniversetobetastedcarefullyhesaid,"Lena?WhatwouldyouthinkifItriedtoinventaHappinessMachine?"
"Something’swrong?"sheaskedquickly.
GrandfatherwalkedDouglasandTomhome.Halfwaythere,CharlieWoodmanandJohnHuffandsomeotherboysrushedbylikeaswarmofmeteors,theirgravitysohugetheypulledDouglasawayfromGrandfatherandTomandswepthimofftowardtheravine.
"Don’tgetlost,son!"
"Iwon’t...Iwon’t..."
Theboysplungedintodarkness.
TomandGrandfatherwalkedtherestofthewayinsilence,exceptwhentheyturnedinathomeandTomsaid,"boy,aHappinessMachine—hotdiggety!"
"Don’tholdyourbreath,"saidGrandpa.
Thecourthouseclockstruckeight.
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