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Rob nodded "You help us and we help you A fair exchange"

And the great task Rob’s been looking for, Kaitlyn thought, so the world,a little part of it

She didn’t knohat to say She was re Canada, the lush beauty of the rain forest, the open vastness of the sky The wild blue ocean

"Of course, the rest of you children can stay here," Joyce was saying "Not at the Institute-that will be closed for good But I think I could arrange for you to have your scholarships after all Mr Zetes had the money put aside in a special account; he had to, for the lawyers"

Yes, that was the sensible thing to do School and then college Her father would want that And Gabriel was a city boy Kaitlyn’s fingers tightened on his- and then she felt his thought

Well, we could just take a vacation, couldn’t we? he asked His gray eyes were sparkling

Happiness flooded Kaitlyn to her fingertips

We could-yes, we could, she told Rob and Anna and Lewis We could make up the time at school next year And meanwhile, it would be very educational

And ouldn’t break the web, Rob said, and she re on her full lips

"I cauy who healed me," she said "And all of you"

"All of them were in it," Tony said proudly He had a shirt on today, Kaitlyn noticed, and he looked as if soed Marisol, and then she had to stand back so Rob could do it And then Lydia was coht hate thes Those who couldn’t hug Marisol hugged one another

And Joyce, with her aqua had already begun

"We brought you your kitten, too," Tony said to Anna

"So now everybody’s here," Anna said, pressing the kitten to her cheek, then to Rob’s

"Hey, yeah-everybody’s here! Wait aHe was back in a ether by the door Soet down The rest lean in! Get closer!"

I think we’re already about as close as we can get, Gabriel said, and Kaitlyn was surrounded by silent laughter

"That’s it! Hold that smile!" Lewis shouted, and snapped their picture

could feel his joy, too He and Gabriel were s at each other

Of course, we’ll have to break it soo around this way forever

Of course not, Anna agreed solees

But just for nowLewis said

Just for now, they all agreed, together

Talk was going on around the, "What’s that?" Lydia was ruot to show you Look what I found!" she said to Lewis She was holding two things: an alarm clock shaped like a cow-and his caet that? That’s precious!" Lewis said, taking the cow

"I knoant you to shohat it does" Lydia smiled at him, her new shy smile, and Lewis beamed back He reached out and squeezed her aret alone," he said wickedly, "I will"

"Kaitlyn! Rob!" Joyce was calling frohter and tears

"There’s someone here to see you, and I don’t think you should keep her waiting!"

They all went, Kaitlyn and Gabriel and Rob and Anna, with Lewis and Lydia following, and Taot to the porch she stopped in astonishment

"Oh"was all she could say Then she said, "Oh, Marisol"

It was Marisol, thin and rather wobbly on her legs, supported on Tony’s arany hair was the same as Kaitlyn