Page 38 (1/2)

Genetic

My ht be cheenetic--"

"But who in our family has had any kind of--"

"My randrandmother’s symptoms

Grandmother’s symptoms Grandmother’s doll

Grand his head "It’s nonsense"

"What is?"

Noah closed his eyes, and spoke as if from memory "The idea that some experiences can be stored in our DNA and passed down to future generations," he said "So’s theory of the collective unconscious" He opened his eyes and the corner of his mouth lifted "I’m partial to Freud, myself"

"Why do you know this?"

"I read it"

"Where?"

"In a book"

"What book?" I asked quickly Noah took my hand and we headed for his room

Once inside, he scanned his shelves "I don’t see it," he said finally, his eyes still on the bookcases that spanned the length of his room

"What’s it called?"

"New Theories in Genetics" He tipped out a thick book, then replaced it "By Armin Lenaurd"

I joined in the search "You don’t alphabetize," I said as aze traveled over the spines

"Correct"

There was no order to any of the titles, at least none I could discern "How do you find anything?"

"I just remember"

"You justreood ed a shoulder

So that hy he never took any notes in school

The two of us continued to search Five ave up and dropped down on his pristinely an ai I didn’t expect the book to have all the answers, or any, really, but I wanted to know more about this and was mildly annoyed that Noah didn’t see to read the titles on the bottommost shelf, I found it

"Score," I whispered I tipped the voluer and withdrew it; the book was astonishingly heavy, with faded gold lettering on the clothbound cover and spine

Noah’s brow creased "Strange," he said, watchingit there"

I carried the book to his bed and sat beside hiars can’t be choosers"

"Meaning?"