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GeneWolfe

WhenZozz,homefromthepit,hadlickedhisfurclean,hehowledbefore

JohnBannanosdoor.Johnswife,Teresa,openeditandlethimin.Shewas

athin,stoopedwomanofthirtyorthirty-five,herblackhairshotwithgray;she

didnotsmile,buthefeltsomehowthatshewasgladtoseehim.Shesaid,

Hesnothomeyet.Ifyouwanttocomeinwevegotafire.

Zozzsaid,Illwaitforhim,and,six-leggingpolitelyacrossthethreshold,

satdownoverthestoneBananashadrolledinforhimwhentheywerenew

friends.MariaandMark,yingsomesortofgamewithbeer-bottlecapson

squaresscratchedonthefloordirtsaid,Hi,UncleZozz,andZozzsaid,Hi,

inreturn.Bananasoldmother,whomZozzhadbroughtherefromthepads

inhisrustypowerwagonthedaybefore,lookedathimwithpiercingeyes,

thenfledintotheotherroom.HecouldhearTeresarelax,thewheezing

outpuffedbreath.

Hesaid,halfhumorously,IthinkshethinksIbumpedheronpurpose

yesterday.

Shesnotusedtoyouyet.

Iknow,Zozzsaid.

Itoldher,MotherBannano,itstheirworld,andtheyrenotusedtoyou.

Sure,Zozzsaid.Agustofwindoutsidebroughtthecoldintorece

theodorofthegog-hutchontheothersideoftheleftwall.

Itellyouitshelltohaveyourhusbandsmotherwithyouinaceas

smallasthis.

Sure,Zozzsaidagain.

Mariaannounced,Daddyshome!ThedoorrattledopenandBananas

cameinlookingtiredandcheerful.Bananasworkedintheslaughtering

market,andthoughhischeekswerebluewithcold,thecuffsofhistrousers

wereredwithblood.HekissedTeresaandtousledthehairofbothchildren,

andsaid,Hi,Zozzy.

Zozzsaid,