[that relief he feels every time he wakes up and sees that Eddie's still alive, here? it's multiplied times a million. no, a billion. he's glad he's sitting down, or his knees would have given out, like they did last night in Cabin 2. that seems so far away, now. that terror, the bone-deep fear. it could be in China for all he cares, with Eddie's arms around him. he gives a little breathless laugh]
Yeah, Eds?
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Yeah, Eds?
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