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"Peter's changed," she said."Let's not talk about him," said Ender."All right."She crawled onto the boat, not as deftly as Ender. He used a paddle to maneuver them slowly toward the centerof the private lake. She noticed aloud that he was sunbrowned and strong."The strong part comes from Battle School. The sunbrowning comes from this lake. I spend a lot of time on thewater. When I'm swimming, it's like being weightless. I miss being weightless. Also, when I'm here on the lake,the land slopes up in every direction.""Like living in a bowl.""I've lived in a bowl for four years.""So we're strangers now?""Aren't we, Valentine?""No," she said. She reached out and touched his leg. Then, suddenly, she squeezed his knee, right where he hadalways been most ticklish.But almost at the same moment, he caught her wrist in his hand. His grip was very strong, even though htshands were smaller than hers and his own arms were slender and tight. For a moment he looked dangerous; thenhe relaxed. "Oh, yes," he said. "You used to tickle me."In answer, she dropped herself over the side of the raft. The water was clear and clean, and there was no第 247 页 共 340 页http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原 版 英 语 阅 读 网