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I remember that I felt cold.
A kindly faced man stood leaning over me. "Hello, boy!" said he.
"Where did you come from ?" I was frightened and confused, but his gentle voice reassured me. "Uncle Peabody!" I called, as I arose and looked about me and began to cry. The man lifted me in his arms and held me close to his breast and tried to comfort me.
I remember seeing the Silent Woman pass while I was in his arms. "Tell me what's your name," he urged. "Barton Baynes," I said as soon as I could speak. "Where is your father ?" "In Heaven," I answered, that being the place to which he had moved, as I understood it. "Where do you live ?" "In Lickitysplit." "How did you get here ?" "Dug Draper brought me.
Do you know where Sally Dunkelberg lives ?" "Is she the daughter of Horace Dunkelberg ?" "Mr.and Mrs.Horace Dunkelberg," I amended. "Oh, yes, I know her.
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