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Rebecca heard a hiss and then an orange flame lit up the darkness around her Prudence had found the ht the candle Samantha had left behind fro Prudence needed the encouragement

"It wasn't that hard" Prudence waved the candle around "Oh ht be some to fit you better"

"Maybe"

While Prudence went through the clothes, oohing and ahing at each gar and excite more than to curl up and sleep Molly had already fallen asleep again, likewise spent from the journey

"Are there any baby clothes in there?"

"I don't see anything Most of it is grown-up clothes"

"Oh"

"If only I had a needle and thread I could alter some of these"

"Maybe we can find one later"

"Maybe" Prudence stopped ru from a pile It was a dress ht size for Rebecca The dress looked very different froarments the children on Eternity wore; it had puffy sleeves, lace on the front, and a skirt that bulged outward It was much too impractical to be worn around the island for day-to-day chores But it was better than the saggy tent she noore

Rebecca set Molly on the pile of clothes gently so as not to disturb her She went off to a dark corner so she could strip off her old dress and then put the new one on The new dress was a bit snug, especially around her belly, and the skirt seemed much too short Most of her back was exposed in the dress and so cold and metal touched her skin She toddled out of the darkness, over to Prudence She did a little turn so Prudence could see her

"How do I look?"

"Very pretty Here, turn around so I can get the zipper"

"Zipper?"

"Samantha told arment"

Rebecca heard a hten even more Prudence tousled Rebecca's hair and said, "Now it's closed"

Rebecca looked down at her cute new dress and then absently touched her now-curly hair She had seen herself like this before, in the Fountain of Youth The toddler she had now become had been reflected in the water That toddler had screa?"

"Nothing," she said She handed her old dress to Prudence "It should fit you now"