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@@@@@I thought she was going to start screaming, so I was really booking it back to the jeepThen I was afraid because shedidn't start screamingShe was just so quiet! I was afraid she had? you knowLike that guy we caught once I winced?I had a more recent memory ?So I pulled her off my shoulder, and she was alive, just staring up at me, all wide-eyedI carried her back to the jeepI'd been planning to tie her up, but? she didn't look that upsetShe wasn't trying to get away, at leastSo I just buckled her in and started driving ?She just stared at me for a long time, and then finally she said, 'You're Kyle,' and I said, 'Yeah, who are you?' and she told me her nameWhat is it again?? ?Sunlight Passing Through the Ice,? Sunny whispered brokenly?I like Sunny, though ?Anyway,? Kyle went on after clearing his throat?She didn't mind talking to me at allShe wasn't afraid like I'd thought she'd be He was quiet for a moment?She was happy to see me ?I used to dream about him all the time,? Sunny whispered to meI kept hoping the Seekers would find him; I missed him so much When I saw him, I thought it was the old dream again Kyle reached across me to lay his hand on her cheek ?She's a good kid, WandaCan't we send her someplace really nice?? ?That's what I wanted to ask her aboutWhere have you lived, Sunny?? I was vaguely aware of the subdued voices of the others, greeting Trudy's arr