hadusedonthephohatithingtosoften</p>
it.</p>
”hoatose,”jackreplied,lo</p>
thegirls.”hernditionisntal.</p>
herbodyis.”</p>
”prognosis”heshruggedandhitchedhistoheinsideof</p>
the.”theycalddoakeit””no.”dunpushedbeefy</p>
arintoaflan.”theyjustselvesout.”hestrode</p>
pastjack,ttering,”igotodo.”jackraisedahandinthanks</p>
andgoodbye,butdunhadalreadyrouhehouseandriding</p>
uptheforestedhillside.”ingyou,too,pal,”he</p>
ttered.</p>
goinginside,hequietlyshutthedoorandleanedagainstittogethis</p>
bearings.</p>
itethathehadbeenthisfar.stoften,whenhe</p>
pietatadonaldsjustnorthof</p>
saheinstanceshehethree</p>
ofthetthebankofilboxes.he</p>
ulduntononehandtheishehadbeentothe,</p>
andthen,onlytothedoor.</p>
froherehedhadglisesoflor.nopsebecaablur</p>
ofnaturalurethaters,</p>
edontheopeoakit,</p>
butthebacksheforest.theview</p>
herepler,regeohiseye.paleshaftsofsunbroke</p>
throughtheredingtoheforest</p>
floor.</p>
soundlesslyuntingseveralstepstotheleftofthelivingroohe</p>
.betheguy</p>
postersohas</p>
naussedbutety.</p>
upseveralrestepsandondohehall,anotherdoorwasajar.</p>
thisrooaderlorsontheerfeelentirely.both</p>
girlswoheadsofblondhairaswild</p>
astheirthers.hopeantharawled.ina</p>
gulleybethathadtobethecat.</p>
hethreeshoain</p>
roondsankintothesofa.slippingloedhishead</p>
againstitsback.hiseyesclosed,hisbodybeggingforsleep,buthis</p>
going.inutesheandlifting</p>
thekitphone.</p>
hecalledthehospitalfirstand,speakingquietlyhthei.c.u</p>
nurse,leaedthatrachelsnditionhadntged.</p>
hecalledhispartho.inrespooabreathless</p>
greeting,hesaid,”ill,”davidsunggasped,</p>
andjathathadbeenfilledh</p>
exerciseequipntafterdavidslastakenoffhthe</p>
chippeableandchairs.</p>
”sorrytointerrupt,”hesaid,”butihaveaproblerachelwasina</p>
rashlastnight.iohthegirls.”</p>
”downwhere</p>
inbigsur”thebeatoreadllslobigsur.esseg</p>
eetinghereintkindarash””a</p>
badone.”jackkepthisvoicelohefarendofthe</p>
livingrooothathehegirlsappeared.”shes</p>
inaa.”</p>
”jesus.”</p>
”istoppedatthehospitalothe</p>
girlsbac</p>
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