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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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7,BAS$ ON A /ORY BY ,VICTOR ,HUGO7 

,9 A FI%+ HUT1 ,JEANNA1 WIFE ( A FI%]MAN1 SITS BY ! FIRE & REPAIRS AN OLD  
SAIL4 ,\TSIDE1 ! W9D :I/LES & H[LS1 & WAVES RUMBLE >E SPLA% &  
BREAK AGA9/ ! %ORE4 ,! Y>D IS D>K & COLD1 ! SEA IS /ORM+1 BUT IT  
IS W>M & COZY 9 ! FI%+ HUT4 ,E>!N FLOOR IS SWEPT CLEANLY2 ! FIRE IS  
/ILL ON 9 ! /OVE2 CLEAN DI%ES GLITT] ON ! %ELF4 ,ON ! B$ ) L[]$  
:ITE CANOPY1 FIVE *ILDR5 SLEEP ) ! S\NDS ( ! H[LS ( /ORMY SEA4  
,! HUSB&1 A FI%]1 S9CE ! MORN+ W5T \T ON A BOAT TRIP 9 ! SEA  
& HAS NOT RETURN YET4 ,! WOMAN HE>S ! RUMBLE & ! RO> ( !  
WAVES4 ,JEANNA IS FE>FUL4 

,OLD WOOD5 CLOCK ) A SQUEAKY BEAT /RUCK T51 ELEV5444 ,HUSB& HASN'T  
RETURN$ YET4 ,JEANNA POND]S4 ,H] HUSB& DOES NOT SP>E HIMSELF1 GOES TO  
CAT* FI% 9 ! *ILL & 9 ! /ORM4 ,%E1 FROM MORN+ TILL EV5+1 IS  
BUSY ) H] WORK4 ,& SO :AT8 ,!Y B>ELY FE$ !MSELVES4 ,& KIDS  
/ILL HAVE NO %OES1 & RUN >\ND B>EFOOT BO? IS SUMM] & 9 W9T]2  
& EAT BREAD NOT EV5 ( :EAT1 BUT HAPPY TO HAVE 5\< ( RYE4 ,! ONLY  
SEASON+S TO !IR FOOD !Y HAVE IS FI%4 0,WELL1 ?ANK ,GOD1 *ILDR5 >E  
HEAL?Y4 ,!RE'S NO?+ TO COMPLA91 - ? 9K S ,JEANNA & AGA9 LI/5S TO !  
/ORM4 - ,:]E IS HE N[8 ,DE> ,LORD1 SAVE HIM 1 SAVE & HAVE M]CY60 - ,%E  
SAYS & CROSSES H]SELF4 

,IT'S TOO E>LY TO SLEEP YET4 ,JEANNA RISES1 PUTS A ?ICK %AWL ON H] HEAD1 LI<TS  
UP ! LANT]N & GOES \TSIDE TO LOOK1 :E!R ! SEA BECAME QUIET]1  
:E!R IT DAWNS1 & :E!R !RE'S LI<T AT ! LI<?\SE1 & :E!R %E  
CAN SEE H] HUSB&'S BOAT4 ,BUT Y\ CAN'T SEE ANY?+ 9 ! SEA4 ,! W9D IS  
RIPP+ (F H] %AWL & ) SOME?+ DETA*$ KNOCKS ON ! DOOR ( !  
NEI<BOR'S H\SE1 & ,JEANNA REMEMB]S ?AT S9CE EV5+ %E WANT$ TO GO  
VISIT H] ILL NEI<BOR4 0,!RE IS NO ONE TO LOOK AFT] H]10 - ,JEANNA ?\<T &  
KNOCK$ AT ! DOOR4 ,LI/5$444 ,NOBODY ANSW]S4 

0,BAD IS ?IS WID['S BUS9ESS10 - ?9KS ,JEANNA1 /&+ ON ! DOOR/EP4 - 0,AL?\< !RE >E FEW *ILDR5 - ONLY TWO1 BUT /ILL NE$ TO TAKE C>E (  
EV]Y?+ ALONE4 ,& !N !RE'S A DISEASE6 ,AH1 POOR WID['S CASE4 ,I'LL  
COME 9 TO SEE H]40 

,JEANNA KNOCK$ AGA9 & AGA94 ,NO ONE ANSW]$4 

- ,HEY1 NEI<BOR6 - ,JEANNA SCREAM$4 0,I HOPE NO?+ BAD HAS HAPP5$10 - %E  
?\<T & PU%$ ! DOOR4 

,9 ! H\SE IT WAS DAMP & COLD4 ,JEANNA RAIS$ H] LANT]N TO EXAM9E  
:]E ! SICK WAS4 ,& ! FIR/ ?+ H] EYES CAU<T WAS ! B$ /&+  
DIRECTLY OPPOSITE ! DOOR1 & ON ! B$ WAS H] NEI<BOR1 LY+ ON H]  
BACK SO QUIET & MOTIONLESS AS ONLY ! DEAD LIE4 ,JEANNA BR\<T ! LANT]N  
EV5 CLOS]4 ,YES1 IT'S H]4 ,! HEAD IS PIVOT$ BACKW>D2 ON A COLD1 BLUI%  
FACE WAS ! CALMNESS ( DEA?4 ,PALE DEAD H&1 AS IF /RET*$ = SOME?+1  
FELL & HANG$ D[N4 ,& IMM$IATELY1 NOT F> FROM ! DEAD MO!R1 TWO  
SMALL *ILDR51 CURLY & PLUMP-*EEK$1 COV]$ ) AN OLD DRESS1 SLEPT1  
C[]$ & HUDDL$ TOGE!R ) !IR BLOND HEADS4 ,APP>5TLY1 MO!R1  
BE=E DY+1 /ILL MANAG$ TO WRAP !IR LEGS ) AN OLD %AWL & COV]$  
!M ) H] DRESS4 ,!Y BREA!D EV5LY & QUIETLY1 SLEPT SWEETLY &  
S\NDLY4 

,JEANNA TAKES ! CRADLE ) *ILDR5 &1 HAV+ WRAPP$ !M ) A SC>F1  
C>RIES !M HOME4 ,H] HE>T BEATS /RONGLY2 %E DOESN'T KN[ H[ OR :Y  
%E DID IT1 BUT %E KN[S ?AT C\LDN'T NOT TO DO :AT %E DID4 

,AT HOME1 %E PUTS SLEEPY *ILDR5 TO B$ ) H] [N KIDS & HURRI$LY  
L[]S ! CANOPY4 ,%E IS PALE & EXCIT$4 ,IT'S LIKE H] CONSCI5CE TORM5TS  
H]4 0,:AT WILL HE SAY8 - ,%E SPEAKS TO ITSELF1 - 0,IT'S NO JOKE1 FIVE ( !IR [N  
*ILDR5 - HE HAD 5\< ( TR\BLES TO TAKE C>E ( !M4 ,IS IS HIM844 ,NO1 NOT  
YET6 ,& :Y DID %E ONLY TAKE !M6 ,HE'LL KILL ME6 ,& RI<TLY SO1 ,I DES]VE  
?AT4 ,H]E HE IS6 ,NO644 ,WELL1 ?ANK ,GOD60 

,! DOOR SQUEAK$1 AS IF SOMEONE HAS 5T]$4 ,JEANNA GASP$ & ROSE FROM  
H] *AIR4 

0,NO4 ,AGA9 !RE'S NO ONE6 ,MY ,LORD1 & :Y DID ,I DO IT8 ,H[ AM ,I GO+ TO  
LOOK HIM 9 HIS EYES N[844 ,& ,JEANNA POND]S & = LONG TIME SITS  
SIL5TLY BY ! B$SIDE4 

,! RA9 /OPP$2 IT DAWN$1 BUT ! W9D /ILL BUZZES & ! SEA RO>S AS  
BE=E4 

,SUDD5LY ! DOOR SWUNG OP51 A :IFF ( FRE% SEA AIR 5T]$ ! ROOM1 &  
TALL SW>?Y FI%]MAN1 DRAGG+ BEH9D HIM A WET BROK5 FI%+ NET1 5T]S  
! ROOM ) ! WORDS3 

- ,H]E ,I AM1 ,JEANNA6 

- ,OH1 IT'S Y\6 - ,SAYS ,JEANNA & /OPS1 NOT D>+ TO RAISE H] EYES4 

- ,OH1 :AT A NI<T6 ,NI<TM>E6 

- ,YES1 YES1 ! WEA!R WAS T]RIBLE6 ,WELL1 H['S FI%+8 

- ,RUBBI%1 TOTALLY RUBBI%6 ,CAU<T NO?+4 ,ONLY RIPP$ ! NET4 ,BAD1 BAD644  
,YES1 ,I'LL TELL Y\1 :AT ! WEA!R IT WAS6 ,I CAN'T REMEMB] A NI<T LIKE ?IS4  
,=GET FI%+6 ,?ANK ,GOD1 ,I GOT HOME ALIVE4 4 4 ,WELL1 & :AT DID Y\ DO  
H]E )\T ME8 

,FI%]MAN DRAGG$ ! NET 9TO ! ROOM & SAT D[N BY ! /OVE4 

- ,ME8 - ,JEANNA SAID1 TURN+ :ITE4 - ,:AT AB\T ME444 ,I WAS SEW+444 ,!  
W9D WAS BL[+ SO ?AT IT MADE ME SC>$4 ,WAS AFRAID = Y\4 

- ,YES1 YES1 - MUTT]$ ! HUSB&1 - ! WEA!R WAS PRETTY D>N BAD6 ,BUT  
:AT CAN Y\ DO6 

,!Y BO? W5T SIL5T4 

-,Y\ KN[1 - SAID ,JEANNA1 - \R NEI<BOR ,SIMONA HAS DI$4 

- ,REALLY8 

- ,& ,I DO NOT KN[ :52 PROBABLY1 EV5 YE/]DAY4 ,YES1 IT WAS A DIFFICULT  
DEA? = H] - H] HE>T A*$ = ! *ILDR56 ,AFT] ALL1 %E HAD TWO LITTLE  
*ILDR5444 ,ONE ( !M IS NOT TALK+ YET1 & ANO!R ONE IS JU/ />T+ TO  
CRAWL4 

,JEANNA /OPP$4 ,FI%]MAN FR[N$2 HIS FACE BECAME S]I\S & WORRI$4 

- ,:AT A /ORY6 - ,HE SAID1 SCRAT*+ HIS HEAD4 - ,WELL1 BUT :AT CAN Y\ DO6  
,WE HAVE TO TAKE !M1 BECAUSE :5 !Y'LL WAKE UP1 H[ W\LD !Y FEEL  
NE> ! DECEAS$8 ,?AT'S ,O,K1 WE'LL MANAGE SOMEH[6 ,GO !N1 HURRY6 

,BUT ,JEANNA DID NOT MOVE FROM !IR SEAT4 

- ,:AT'S UP ) Y\8 ,DON'T Y\ WANT TO8 ,:AT IS WRONG ) Y\1 ,JEANNA8 

- ,H]E !Y >E1 - SAID ,JEANNA & OP5$ ! CANOPY4 

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