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Lily never stopped being surprised by how perceptive children can be. Everyone had been quiet and sad all day now, and Emmy had been quiet and sad too, but she didn't really understand why. Not long after they went to bed, Emmy started to cry, a low, whining wail, and Lily got out of bed in her nightgown and went to fetch her.
"Look who we've got, Eddie," she said, settling a teary, sniffling Emmy in between the two of them.
"Look who we've got, Eddie," she said, settling a teary, sniffling Emmy in between the two of them.