slantedhiknoile.”isntit””illsay.”theywere

higherthahought,lookingintothebellyoftheyonover

thetopsofpinesandfirs.justasspeularhesuessionof

ridgesbeyond.thoseredistaheo,edh

fog.

jackhadtakenhisdaughterstoirorethanondthose

ethingelse.rachelkne

breathtakingant.

theysatonthegroundlookingout,legscrossed,drinkingbottled

un”

heasked.

shechoedonanut.”uhhuh.hloveit.youlookoutandthe

keepsgoing.”jacklookedout,andthekeep

going.theodidthat.

buttherehesenseofendlessfingersofgrachyh

pine,ilesdoheast.

irhavethat.youuldcloseyoureyesaend,

butite.thelose.here,itwaseasier

tobreathe,ineveryseheword.

heglahope,abouttosaythat,thenstopped.she,too,was

lookingout,butherbr”hereyesflew

tohis,theuedtothevieinutebefore,quietly,

shesaid,”doyouthinkhereagain”hisinsides

shifted.ittheknottingheusedtofeel,thatter.

thisethinghigher,sothingrecloselytiedtohisheart.

”itothinkso.”

”butyoudontknow.”

”noneofusdo.”

”ifshedies””shesnotabouttodothat.”

”aforyears”tendaysbefore,hewould