t, I retired to templation. On my second Camel, I ang veered off tailing to a stop. to t t out of to a ponytail, a pair of rose-colored glasses perco a broad grin. Mary and Elizabeted  ook tairs in tood directly in front of me, expecting a heros welcome. e shook hands.

    quot;elcome back from t;

    quot;Man, you kno tell if oned or just .

    Mom burst til urned red. Not able to restrain t longer, my sisters joined in, nearly tackling chem unpeel one by one.

    quot;tell us all about it,quot; my mot;ould you like a drink? Let me get you an iced tea.quot;

    ctan. Unable to decide upon a sister, Jimmy slumped onto ttee, and t my post at turned, Mom sat beside Jimmy, beaming at him as if he were her own son.

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    quot;Oers of grace defend us.quot;

    quot;ts  ;As if Oscar miged out of  believe elling t to take to ttle Oscar  to be buried, tack, man, and Libby ouc are you? Can you speak to me? And to , and s.quot;

    tical beings, one dead, the child.

    quot;All tors and nurses freaked out, too. Speaking of nurses,   ot;

    t was no boy.

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    A big storm darkened in tern skies. In t, tures ed an underground  campsite, a maze of tunnels t sered ther.

    quot;But you o kno