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Theyhadonlytogoonwaitingwhileweusedupourresources.Firstnomorefuel,thennomorewiretomendthefences...Andthey,ortheirdescendants,wouldstillbewaitingtherewhenthewirerustedthrough......
AndyetShirninghadbecomeourhome.Isighed.
Therewasalightsteponthegrass.Josellacameandsatdownbesideme.Iputanarmroundhershoulders.
"Whatdotheythinkaboutit?"Iaskedher.
"They‘rebadlyupset,poorthings.Itmustbehardforthemtounderstandhowthetriffidswaitlikethatwhentheycan’tseethem.Andthentheycanfindtheirwayabouthere,yousee.Itmust.bedreadfultohavetocontemplategoingtoanentirelystrangeplacewhenyou’reblind.Theyonlyknowwhatwetellthem.Idon’tthinktheyproperlyunderstandhowimpossibleitwillbecomehere.Ifitweren’tforthechildren,Ibelievethey’dsay‘No,’flatly.It’stheirplace,yousee,alltheyhaveleft.Theyfeelthatverymuch."Shepaused,thensheadded:"Theythinkthat—but,ofcourse,it’snotreallytheirplaceatall;it’sours,isn’tit?We’veworkedhardforit"Sheputherhandonmine."You’vemadeitandkeptitforus,Bill.Whatdoyouthink?Shallwestayayearortwolonger?"
"No,"Isaid."Iworkedbecauseeverythingseemedtodependoninc.Nowitseems—ratherfutile."
"Oh,darling,don’t!Aknight-errantisn’tfutile.You’vefoughtforallofus,andkeptthedragonsaway."
"It’smostlythechildren,"Isaid."Yes—thechildren,"sheagreed
