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He came closer. “You wanted to take my fingerprints, didn’t you? You wanted to check them—find out things about me. ” He continued to smile. “Come, now. ” He raised his arms toward her and spread his fingers, reaching. She backed away from the clutching hands. He no longer seemed small; he seemed taller, and broader— bigger than Teddy. His eyes stared down at her. Her heel struck something behind her; she knew that she had backed to the very end of the passage—dead end. His hands came closer. ” she screamed.

I wish I did. If it hadn’t been for that business in the Acme Building, I would say that you were sick and had fainted and when you came to you were still kinda lightheaded. But now I don’t know which one of us is batty. ” “Maybe we’re both crazy. ” “Both of us? Can two people go crazy the same way? ” “Not necessarily. It’s rare, but it does happen. ” “Contagious insanity. ” She thought of the cases she had studied and recalled that usually one was dominant and the other subordinate, but she decided not to bring it up, as she had her own opinion as to who was dominant in their family, an opinion kept private for reasons of policy.

It’s a beautiful day and I’ve had a beautiful sleep. I’ve got a new shower song. ” “No, I’m not. ” He turned the shower on more fully. “You have to have the water running to get the full effect,” he explained. “First verse: “I don’t think I’ll go out in the garden; I’ll make the worms come in to me! ” He paused for effect. “Chorus,” he announced. “Never mind trouble! Fiddle-de-dee! Eat your worms with Vitamin B! ” He paused again. “Second verse,” he stated. “Only I haven’t thought up a second verse yet.