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file:///E|/Funny%20&%20Weird%20Shit/75%20-%20Stephen%20King%20Books/Stephen%20King%20-%20Pet%20Sematary.htmHe said patiently, “There’s nothing wrong with a child finding out something about death, Rachel. Infact, I’d call it a necessary thing. Ellie’s reaction—her crying—that seemed perfectly natural to me. It—”“Oh, it sounded natural,” Rachel said, whirling on him again. “It sounded very natural to hear herweeping her heart out over her cat which is perfectly fine-”“Stop it,” he said. “You’re not making any sense.”“I don’t want to discuss it anymore.”“Yes, but we’re going to,” he said, angry himself now. “You had your at-bats——how about giving memine?”“She’s not going up there anymore. And as far as I’m concerned, the subject is closed.”“Ellie has known where babies come from since last year,” Louis said deliberately. “We got her theMyers book and talked to her about it, do you remember that? We both agreed that children ought toknow where they come from.”“That has nothing to do with—”“It does, though!” he said roughly. “When I was talking to her in my office, about Church, I got thinkingabout my mother and how she spun me that old cabbage-leaf story when I asked her where women gotbabies. I’ve never forgotten that lie. I don’t think children ever forget the lies their parents tell them.”“Where babies come from has nothing to do with a goddam pet cemetery!” Rachel cried at him, andwhat her eyes said to him was Talk about the parallels all night and all day, if you want to, Louis; talkuntil you turn blue, but I won’t accept it.Still, he tried.“She knows about babies; that place up in the woods just made her want to know something about theother end of things. It’s perfectly natural. In fact, I think it’s the most natural thing in the w—”“Will you stop saying that!” she screamed suddenly—really screamed and Louis recoiled, startled. Hiselbow struck the.open bag of flour on the counter. It tumbled off the edge and struck the floor, splitting open. Hour puffedup in a dry white cloud.“Oh luck,” he said dismally.file:///E|/Funny%20&%20Weird%20Shit/75%20-%20Ste...%20Books/Stephen%20King%20-%20Pet%20Sematary.htm (37 of 333)7/28/2005 9:21:49 PM