Maria wanders the house.<\/p>\n
She pores over Amelia\u2019s notes. She teaches the children glad songs of space. Once, when a lizard-alligator bursts in from the sewers, she subdues it and makes the children boots.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t help feeling like I\u2019m betraying my cold-blooded kindred somehow,\u201d says Tom, wiggling his toes and experimentally stomping around the house in his new boots. He isn\u2019t saying it, but they\u2019re extremely comfortable.<\/p>\n
\u201cChildren, children,\u201d says Maria. \u201cYou\u2019re all <\/i>animalistic Earth-beasts when seen from space<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tom grins at her. The sentiment appeals to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cMine are shinier,\u201d he teases Jane and Linus.<\/p>\n
Linus sticks his tongue out at Tom. Jane can\u2019t seem to get her feet in. Edmund shrugs and the black dog pants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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