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>

...</p>