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all th e la n dm ark s a re rig h t . . . li k e th e a str o lo gic al sig ns th e n ig ht b efo re C aesa r w as a ss a ssin ate d , L ouis
th ought m orb id ly —th ey w ere all tir e d an d te n se an d o n ed ge. G ag e w as cu tti n g te eth an d fu ss e d alm ost
c e ase le ssly . H e w ould n ot s le ep , n o m atte r h ow m uch R ach el s a n g to h im . S he o ffe re d h im th e b re ast e v en
th ough i t w as o ff h is s c h ed ule . G ag e k new h is d in in g s c h ed ule a s w ell a s s h e— bette r, m ay be—an d h e p ro m ptl y
bit h er w it h h is n ew t e eth . R ach el, s ti ll n ot e n tir e ly s u re a b o ut t h is m ove t o M ain e f ro m C hic ag o , w here s h e h ad
li v ed h er w hole li f e , b urs t in to te ars . E ile e n p ro m ptl y jo in ed h er. In th e b ack o f th e sta ti o n w ag on, C hurc h
co ntin ued to p ace r e stl e ss ly a s h e h ad d one f o r t h e la st th re e d ay s it h ad t a k en t h em t o d riv e h ere f r o m C hic ag o.
H is y ow li n g f r o m t h e c at k en nel h ad b een b ad , b ut h is r e stle ss p ac in g a fte r t h ey f in all y g av e u p a n d s e t h im f r e e
in t h e c a r h ad b ee n a lm ost a s u nn erv in g.
L ouis h im se lf f e lt a l it tl e l i k e c ry in g. A w ild b ut n ot U nattr a cti v e i d ea s u dden ly c am e t o h im : H e w ould s u ggest
th at t h ey g o b ack t o B an gor f o r s o m eth in g t o e at w hil e t h ey
w ait e d f o r th e m ovin g v an , a n d w hen h is th re e h osta g es to f o rtu ne g ot o ut, h e w ould f lo or th e a cc ele ra to r a n d
driv e a w ay w it h out s o m uch a s a lo ok b ac k , f o ot to th e m at, th e w ag on’s h uge f o ur-b arre l c a rb ure to r g obblin g