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He did not even know the plane was approaching Dulles International until the wheels thumped down and woke him up

He came off the shuttle bus from the aircraft into the terminal, reet hiht crew, he certainly knehen the plane was scheduled to arrive Not even Al Giordino aiting at the curb when he walked haltingly toward a taxi stand A clear case of out-of-sight, out-of-mind, he told himself as his mood of depression deepened

It was eight o'clock in the evening when he exited the cab, punched his code into the security systehts that reflected in the mirrored finish and chrome of his collector cars

A tall object that nearly touched the ceiling stood in front of him, an object that hadn't been there when he left

For several moments, Pitt stared in rapt fascination at the toteraced the top Then, in descending order, ca, a wolf, some type of sea creature and a human head at the bottom that remotely resembled Pitt He read a note that was pinned to the ear of the wolf

Please accept this commemorative column in your honor from the Haida people as a token of their appreciation for your efforts in reurement on our sacred island The Dorsett mine has been closed, and soon the anihtful home You are now an honored member of the Haida

Your friend,

Mason Broadmoor

Pitt was deeply nificance was a rare privilege

He felt grateful beyond ift

Then he walked around the tote Disbelief clouded his opaline green eyes Then astonishment was replaced with e in the aisle between the classic cars, was the Marvelous Maeve

Tired, worn and the worse for wear, but there she sat in all her sea-ravaged glory Pitt could not iine how the faithful boat had survived the eruption and had been transported thousands of kiloton It was as if someone had performed a miracle He walked over, and reached out his hand to touch the bow to see if he wasn't hallucinating

Just as his fingertipsfro one wall of the hangar, the rear seats of the automobiles and fro Suddenly, he was surrounded by a crowd of fa "surprise" and "welcome home"

Giordino eently, well aware of Pitt's injuries Admiral Sandecker, never one for e away as tears welled in his eyes

Rudi Gunn was there, along with Hiraer, and over forty of his other friends and fellow ereet hie Pitt of California, and his aunt appearance, but bravely acted as though he looked healthy and fit St Julien Perlresswoman Loren Smith, his close and intimate friend for ten years, kissed hi the dull, world-weary look of pain and exhaustion in his nor eyes