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Authors: Gene Brewer

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H
e
seeme
d
shocked
,
bu
t
onl
y
fo
r
a
moment
.
"I
t
i
s
hi
s
wif
e
an
d
daughter."

"An
d
thi
s
one?"

"Thi
s
i
s
hi
s
mothe
r
an
d
father."

"Gisell
e
i
s
tryin
g
t
o
locat
e
 
you
r
 
mothe
r
 
an
d
 
siste
r
 
i
n
Alaska
.
 
Sh
e
 
i
s
 
goin
g
 
t
o
 
tr
y
 
t
o
 
brin
g
 
you
r
 
mother
here
.
Please
,
prot
,
don'
t
leave
,
unti
l
yo
u
tal
k
t
o
her."

H
e
 
thre
w
 
u
p
 
hi
s
 
hands
.
 
"Ho
w
 
man
y
 
time
s
 
mus
t
 
I
 
tel
l
 
you-
I
 
hav
e
 
t
o
 
leav
e
 
a
t
 
3:3
1
 
i
n
 
th
e
 
morning.
Nothin
g
ca
n
chang
e
that!"

"W
e
 
ar
e
 
goin
g
 
t
o
 
ge
t
 
he
r
 
her
e
 
a
s
 
soo
n
 
a
s
 
w
e
 
can.
"
 
Withou
t
 
lookin
g
 
a
t
 
a
 
cloc
k
 
h
e
 
said
,
 
"Well
,
 
you
hav
e
exactl
y
twelv
e
hour
s
an
d
eigh
t
minute
s
t
o
d
o
i
t
in."

 

THA
T
evenin
g
Howi
e
an
d
 
Erni
e
 
thre
w
 
pro
t
 
a
 
bo
n
 
voyag
e
 
part
y
 
i
n
th
e
 
recreatio
n
 
room
.
 
Ther
e
 
were
man
y
gift
s
 
fo
r
 
thei
r
 
"alien
"
friend
,
 
souvenir
s
 
o
f
 
hi
s
 
visi
t
 
t
o
 
Earth
:
 
records
,
 
flowers
,
 
al
l
 
kind
s
 
o
f
 
fruit
s
 
and vegetables
.
Mrs
.
Arche
r
hammere
d
ou
t
popula
r
tune
s
o
n
th
e
pian
o
accompanie
d
 
b
y
 
Howi
e
 
o
n
 
th
e
 
violin.
Cat
s
wer
e
everywhere.

Chuc
k
 
gav
e
 
hi
m
a
 
cop
y
 
o
f
 
Gulliver'
s
 
Travels
,
 
whic
h
 
h
e
 
ha
d
 
lifte
d
 
fro
m
 
th
e
 
bookshelve
s
 
i
n
 
th
e
 
quiet room
.
 
I
recalle
d
prot'
s
tellin
g
m
e
tha
t
th
e
(Earth
)
stor
y
h
e
like
d
 
bes
t
 
wa
s
 
"Th
e
 
Emperor'
s
 
Ne
w
 
Clothes."
Hi
s
favorit
e
movies
,
incidentally
,
wer
e
Th
e
Da
y
th
e
Eart
h
Stoo
d
Still
,
2001
,
ET
,
Starman
,
and
,
o
f
 
course,
Bambi.

Ther
e
 
wa
s
 
a
 
grea
t
 
dea
l
 
o
f
 
huggin
g
an
d
 
kissing
,
 
bu
t
 
I
 
detecte
d
 
a
 
certai
n
 
amoun
t
 
o
f
 
tensio
n
 
a
s
 
well.
Everyon
e
seeme
d
nervous
,
excited
.
Finally
,
Chuc
k
demande
d
t
o
kno
w
whic
h
o
f
the
m
wa
s
goin
g
t
o
ge
t
to
g
o
 
wit
h
 
him
.
 
Wit
h
 
thos
e
 
crosse
d
 
eye
s
 
I
 
wasn'
t
 
sur
e
 
whethe
r
 
h
e
 
wa
s
 
lookin
g
 
a
t
 
m
e
 
o
r
 
prot
.
 
Bu
t
 
prot answered
,
"I
t
wil
l
b
e
th
e
on
e
wh
o
goe
s
t
o
slee
p
first."

The
y
al
l
line
d
u
p
immediatel
y
fo
r
 
a
 
las
t
 
tearfu
l
 
embrace
,
 
the
n
 
dashe
d
 
t
o
 
thei
r
 
beds
,
 
leavin
g
 
hi
m
alone
t
o
finis
h
hi
s
repor
t
an
d
prepar
e
fo
r
his
,
 
an
d
 
hopefull
y
 
their
,
 
journey
,
 
eac
h
 
tryin
g
 
desperatel
y
 
t
o
 
fal
l
asleep
wit
h
vision
s
o
f
yort
s
dancin
g
i
n
thei
r
heads.

I
tol
d
hi
m
I
ha
d
som
e
thing
s
t
o
do
,
bu
t
woul
d
com
e
t
o
sa
y
 
good-by
e
 
befor
e
 
h
e
 
left
.
 
The
n
 
I
 
retire
d
 
to
m
y
office.

A
t
 
abou
t
 
eleve
n
 
o'cloc
k
 
Gisell
e
 
called
.
 
Sh
e
 
 
ha
d
 
 
foun
d
 
 
Robert'
s
 
 
sister'
s
 
 
addres
s
 
 
i
n
 
Alaska.
Unfortunately
,
th
e
woma
n
ha
d
die
d
th
e
previou
s
September
,
an
d
hi
s
 
mothe
r
 
ha
d
 
gon
e
 
o
n
 
t
o
 
liv
e
wit
h
 
the
othe
r
siste
r
i
n
Hawaii
.
Gisell
e
ha
d
trie
d
t
o
reac
h
her
,
bu
t
withou
t
success
.
 
"It'
s
 
to
o
 
lat
e
 
t
o
 
ge
t
 
he
r
 
t
o
 
New
Yor
k
i
n
time,
"
sh
e
said
,
"bu
t
i
f
w
e
fin
d
her
,
sh
e
migh
t
b
e
abl
e
t
o
cal
l
him."

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