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Samantha heard the distant wail of an infant She squeezed her eyes shut and groaned Most nights she would be the first one up to tend to the crying child, whether it needed a diaper change, a bottle of hts like these, when she was just too tired, she feigned sleep, waiting for Miss Brighaet up and take care of the baby

The baby's cries became louder and more insistent Where were they? It wasn't fair she had to alet up and tend to the babies After all, she was still just a little girl herself Miss Brighae stinky diapers

With a frustrated grunt, Samantha finally opened her eyes Then she saw the fire in front of her, its dih to allow her to see the ruins of the dorhed It had only been a dreao, shortly after Reverend Crane had died For the first two years, Sa baby despite being just a child herself

Before she could go back to sleep, she heard the baby again The cry was even closer this time That didn't make sense; they didn't have any infants left on Eternity Unless sootten into the fountain water

With a start, Samantha realized Uncle Hector wasn't by the fire She reo see the Fountain of Youth Perhaps he'd wanted to go so badly that he'd looked for it hiht That couldn't be She couldn't lose him already

She leaped to her feet and then hurried away from the fire, towards the sound of the baby's cries If it were Uncle Hector, how could he have gotten so far fro made any sense

On the path ahead she saw a bulky silhouette The baby's cries were almost on top of her "Uncle Hector?" Sa so for a weapon

"Lucy?" Uncle Hector said Sah to see hiray dress, the kind the girls on Eternity wore "Who's that?"

"It's Molly," he said "I'ham?"

"I'm afraid so, kid She fell into that fountain of yours I barely pulled her out in time"