no.quot;

    quot;And you are a bloodsucker.quot;

    I coughed, making my consciousness known.

    quot;;

    Zanzara put  my fore;Let me get you someto eat. A cup of tea, maybe?quot;

    quot;You been asleeping a long time, kid. ts  for going out ;

    I looked around t as usual at midday, every-one else was gone.

    quot; day is it?quot; I asked.

    Zanzara flicked out ongue, tasting t;Id say tuesday.quot;

    quot;No, I mean ;

    quot;Kid, Im not even sure  is.quot;

    Ragno interrupted. quot;Must be getting to;

    quot;Did I miss Cmas?quot; I felt  time in ages.

    their shoulders.

    quot;Did I miss Santa Claus?quot;

    quot;;

    quot; out of ;

    Ragno pointed to a patwo evergreens.

    quot;;

    turned around and skipped a like crying, but tears  come. A fierce gale ble, puss, I observed troubles, until ttering ook no more notice of me tarted a small fire by striking a flint until a spark cauged pantry and dug out our meager fare, neatly skinning a partially frozen squirrel  strokes of a very so our old teapot and filled it er draern. Coasted pine nuts on a flat griddle. t engaged in cooking took off t ss, excerdays gear, noine proceeded  fuss and  conversation; t. As t, Smaolaco co discover me a.

    quot;Aniday, youve come back from t;

    o my feet. e embraced, but  my sides aco ted me ic sneer, and Igel s my inued ing to be served, arms crossed at . e set to ts, tite of all assembled. After