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    'In a dream��' Henry says�察�and all at once the four of them are back under the maple tree at Hole in the Wall�察�kneeling together in their underwear and shivering in the cold。
    'What��' Jonesy says。 He pulls free to wipe at his mouth�察�and when the contact among them breaks�察�reality es all the way back。 'What did you say�察�Henry��'
    Henry feels the withdrawal of their minds�察�actually feels it�察�and he thinks�察�We weren't meant to be like this�察�none of us。 Sometimes being alone is better。    
    Yes�察�alone。 Alone with your thoughts。    
    'I had a bad dream��' Beaver says。 He seems to be explaining this to himself rather than to the rest of them。 Slowly�察�as if he were still dreaming�察�he unzips one of his jacket pockets�察�rummages around inside�察�and es out with a Tootsie Pop。 Instead of unwrapping it�察�Beaver puts the stick end in his mouth and be ins to roll it back and forth�察�nipping and gnawing lightly。 'I dreamed that´'
    'Never mind��' Henry says�察�and pushes his glasses up on his nose。 'We all know what you dreamed。' We ought to�察�we were there trembles on his lips�察�but he keeps it inside。 He's only fourteen�察�but wise enough to know that what is said cannot be unsaid。 When it's laid�察�it's played they say when they're playing rummy or Crazy Eights and someone makes a goofy´ass discard。 If he says it�察�they'll have to deal with it。 If he doesn't�察�then maybe 。 。 。 just maybe it'll go away。
    'I don't think it was your dream�察�anyhow��' Pete says。 'I think it was Duddits's dream and we all´'
    'I don't give a shit what you think��' Jonesy says�察�his voice so harsh that it startles them all。 'It was a dream�察�and I'm going to forget it。 We're all going to forget it�察�aren't we�察�Henry��'
    Henry nods at once。
    'Let's go back in��' Pete says。 He looks vastly relieved。 'My feet're fre´
    'One thing�察�though��' Henry says�察�and they all look at him nervously。 Because when they need a leader�察�Henry is it。 And if you don't like the way I do it�察�he thinks resentfully�察�someone else can do it。 Because this is no tit job�察�believe me。
    'What��' Beaver asks�察�meaning What now��
    'When we go into Gosselin's later on�察�someone's got to call Duds。 In case he's upset。'
    No one replies to this�察�all of them awed to silence by the idea of calling their new retardo friend on the phone。 It occurs to Henry that Duddits has likely never received a phone call in his life�察�this will be his first。
    'You know�察�that's probably right��' Pete agrees and then slaps his hand over his mouth like someone who has said something incriminating。
    Beaver�察�naked except for his dopey boxers and his even dopier jacket�察�is now shivering violently。 The Tootsie Pop jitters at the end of its gnawed stick。
    'Someday you'll choke on one of those things��' Henry tells him。
    'Yeah�察�that's what my Mom says。 Can we go in�拭�I'm freezing。' They start back toward Hole in the Wall�察�where their friendship will end twenty´three years from this very day。
    'Is Richie Grenadeau really dead�察�do you think��' Beaver asks。
    'I don't know and I don't care��' Jonesy says。 He looks at Henry。 'We'll call Duddits�察�okay ´ I've got a phone and we can bill the charges to my number。'
    'Your own phone��' Pete says。 'You lucky duck。 Your folks spoil you fuckin rotten�察�Gary。'
    Calling him Gary usually gets under his skin�察�but not this morning ´ Jonesy is too preoccupied。 'It was for my birthday and I have to pay the long´distance out of my allowance�察�so let's keep it short。 And after that�察�this never happened ´ never happened�察�you got that��'
    And they all nod。 Never happened。 Never fucking hap´


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A gust of wind pushed Henry forward�察�almost into the electrified pound fence。 He came back to himself�察�shaking off the memory like a heavy coat。 It couldn't have e at a more inconvenient time ��of course�察�the time for some memories was never convenient��。 He had been waiting for Underhill�察�freezing his katookis off and waiting for his only chance to get out of here�察�and Underhill could have walked right by him while he stood daydreaming�察�leaving him up shit creek without a paddle。
    Only Underhill hadn't gone past。 He was standing on the other side of the fence�察�hands in his pockets�察�looking at Henry。 Snowflakes landed on the transparent�察�buglike bulb of the mask he wore�察�were melted by the warmth of his breath�察�and ran down its surface like 。 。 。
    Like Beaver's tears that day�察�Henry thought。
    'You ought to go in the barn with the rest of them��' Underhill said。 'You'll turn into a snowman out here。'    
        Henry's tongue was stuck to the roof of his mouth。 His life quite literally depended on what he said to this man�察�and he could think of no way to get started。 Couldn't even loosen his tongue。
    And why bother�拭�the voice inside inquired ´ the voice of darkness�察�his old friend。 Really and truly�察�why bother�拭�Why not just let them do what you were going to do to yourself�察�anyway��
    Because it wasn't just him anymore。 Yet he still couldn't speak。
    Underhill stood where he was a moment longer�察�looking at him。 Hands in pockets。 Hood thrown back to expose his short dark´blond hair。 Snow melting on the mask the soldiers wore and the detainees did not�察�because the detainees would not be needing them�察�for the detainees�察�as for the grayboys�察�there was a final solution。
    Henry struggled to speak and could not�察�could not。 Ah God�察�it should have been Jonesy here�察�not him�察�Jonesy had always been better with his mouth。 Underhill was going to walk away�察�leaving him with a lot of could´have´beens and might´have´beens。
    But Underhill stayed a moment longer。
    'I'm not surprised you knew my name�察�Mr 。 。 。 Henreld�拭�Is your name Henreid��'
    'Devlin。 It's my first name you're picking up。 I'm Henry Devlin。' Moving very carefully�察�Henry thrust his hand through the gap between a strand of barbed wire and one of electrified smoothwire。 After Underhill did nothing but look at it expressionlessly for five seconds or so�察�Henry pulled his hand back to his part of the newly drawn world�察�feeling foolish and telling himself not to be such an idiot�察�it wasn't as if he'd been snubbed at a cocktail party。
    Once that was done�察�Underhill nodded pleasantly�察�as if they were at a cocktail party instead of out here in a shrieking storm�察�illuminated by the newly installed security lights。
    'You knew my name because the alien presence in Jefferson Tract has caused a low´level telepathic effect。' Underhill smiled。 'Sounds silly when you say it right out�察�doesn't it�拭�But it's true。 The effect is transient�察�harmless�察�and too shallow to be good for much except party games�察�and we're a little too busy tonight for those。'
    Henry's tongue came finally�察�blessedly�察�unstuck。 'You didn't e over here in a snowstorm because I knew your name��' Henry said。 'You came over because I knew your wife's name。 And your daughter's。'
    Underhill's smile didn't falter。 'Maybe I did��' he said。 'In any case�察�I think it's time we both got under cover and got some rest ´ it's been a long day。'
    Underhill began walking�察�but his way took him alongside the fence�察�toward the other parked trailers and campers。 Henry kept pace�察�although he had to work in order to do it�察�there was nearly a foot of snow on the ground now�察�it was drifting�察�and no one had tramped it down over here on the dead man's side。
    'Mr Underhill。 Owen。 Stop a minute and listen to me。 I've got something important to tell you。'
    Underhill kept walking along the path on his side of the fence ��which was also the dead man's side�察�did Underhill not know that�殖��察�head down against the wind�察�still wearing that faintly pleasant smile。 And the awful thing�察�Henry knew�察�was that Underhill wanted to stop。 It was just that Henry had not�察�so far�察�given him a reason to do so。
    'Kurtz is crazy��' Henry said。 He was still keeping pace but he was panting audibly now�察�his exhausted legs screaming。 'But he's crazy like a fox。'
    Underhill kept walking�察�head down and little smile in place under the idiotic mask。 If anything�察�he walked faster。 Soon Henry would have to run in order to keep up on his side of the fence。 If running was still possible for him。
    'You'll turn the machine´guns on us��' Henry panted。 'Bodies go in

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