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Her cries subsided She was breathing in shallow, rapid jerks The trip would be unbearable for her; each jostle would bring fresh waves of torture As Caleb hoisted the bars of the wheelbarrow, he saw another proble balanced would take every ounce of his strength

Give ned

Caleb shook his head firmly The baby

I’ll stop if I’m tired

Caleb didn’t want to, but Pim wouldn’t be deterred They rolled Dory to the door As sunlight fell across her, her whole body recoiled, sending the wheelbarrow tipping dangerously to the side

It’s her eyes, Pined They must be burned

She returned to the barn and came back with a cloth, which she moistened in the bucket and then draped over the upper half of the woned

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It took alet Dory back to the house, by which time the woman had lapsed into a merciful unconsciousness Kate rushed out to meet them When she saw Dory, she turned back toward the door, where Elle and Bug were standing watchfully, curious about all the excites like a puppy

"Get back in the house," she ordered "And take your cousin with you"

"We want to look!" Elle whined

"Now"

They faded inside Kate crouched next to Dory "Dear God"

"We found her in the barn," Caleb explained

"Her husband?"

"No sign of hiirls shouldn’t see