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           "Amazing!"saidtheunseenwoman.

           LeoAuffmannblushed."Whatanunderstandingwife."

           AndtheninsidetheHappinessMachine,LenaAuffmannbegantoweep.

           Theinventor’ssmilefaded.

           "She’scrying"saidNaomi.

           "Shecan’tbe!"

           "Sheis,"saidSaul.

           "Shesimplycan’tbecrying!"LeoAuffmann,blinking,pressedhiseartothemachine."But...yes...likeababy..."

           Hecouldonlyopenthedoor.

           "Wait."Therehiswifesat,tearsrollingdownhercheeks."Letmefinish."Shecriedsomemore.

           LeoAuffmannturnedoffthemachine,stunned.

           "Oh,it’sthesaddestthingintheworld!"shewailed."Ifeelawful,terrible."Sheclimbedoutthroughthedoor"First,therewasParis..."

           "What’swrongwithParis?"

           "InevereventhoughtofbeinginParisinmylife.Butnowyougotmethinking:Paris!SosuddenlyIwanttobeinParisandIknowI’mnot!"

           "It’salmostasgood,thismachine."

           "No.Sittinginthere,Iknew.Ithought,it’snotreal!"

           "Stopcrying,Mama."

           Shelookedathimwithgreatdarkweteyes."Youhadmedancing.Wehaven’tdancedintwentyyears."

           "I’lltakeyoudancingtomorrownight!"

           "No,no!It’snotimportant,itshouldn’tbeimportant.Butyourmachinesaysit’simportant!SoIbelieve!It’llbeallright,Lee,afterIcrysomemore."

           "Whatelse?"

           "Whatelse?Themachinesays,‘You’reyoung.’I’mnot.Itlies,thatSadnessMachine!"

           "Sadinwhatway?"

           Hiswifewasquieternow.