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It was a little like being in shock. He caught it by the handle like I'd known he would. He was shaking his head. He nodded.

She raised her delicate oval face to me. Micah laid a hand across my shoulders, but managed to put his hand on Nathaniel's shoulder, too. The sense of aching loss that seemed to fill him, like some bitter medicine. The struggles of the animal had excited me, made the kill all the sweeter.