BUT_CJC WE_PNP MIGHT_VM0 NEVER_AV0 FIND_VVI THEM_PNP ?_SENT We_PNP 'd_VM0 set_VVI up_AVP the_AT0 scope_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 deck_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP a_AT0 clear_AJ0 autumn_NN1 night_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 last_ORD patches_NN2 of_PRF darkness_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 eastern_AJ0 U.S._NP0 Darkness_NN1 this_DT0 good_NN1 was_VBD hard_AJ0 to_TO0 come_VVI by_PRP ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 much_DT0 darkness_NN1 in_PRP one_CRD place_NN1 lit_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 sky_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP pointed_VVD the_AT0 tube_NN1 through_PRP a_AT0 gap_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 trees_NN2 above_PRP our_DPS rented_AJ0 cabin_NN1 ._SENT Robin_NP0 pulled_VVD his_DPS eye_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 eyepiece_NN1 —_PUN my_DPS sad_AJ0 ,_PUN singular_AJ0 ,_PUN newly_AV0 turning_VVG nine-year-old_AJ0 ,_PUN in_PRP trouble_NN1 with_PRP this_DT0 world_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Exactly_AV0 right_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP might_VM0 never_AV0 find_VVI them_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP always_AV0 tried_VVD to_TO0 tell_VVI him_PNP the_AT0 truth_NN1 ,_PUN if_CJS I_PNP knew_VVD it_PNP and_CJC it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 lethal_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP knew_VVD when_CJS I_PNP lied_VVD ,_PUN anyway_AV0 ._SENT 
But_CJC they_PNP 're_VBB all_DT0 over_AVP ,_PUN right_AV0 ?_SENT You_PNP guys_NN2 have_VHB proved_VVN it_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 exactly_AV0 proved_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ 
Maybe_AV0 they_PNP 're_VBB too_AV0 far_AV0 away_AV0 ._SENT Too_AV0 much_DT0 empty_AJ0 space_NN1 or_CJC something_PNI ._SENT 
His_DPS arms_NN2 pinwheeled_AJ0 as_CJS they_PNP did_VDD when_CJS words_NN2 defeated_VVD him_PNP ._SENT We_PNP were_VBD closing_VVG in_AVP on_PRP bedtime_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ did_VDD n't_XX0 help_VVI ._SENT I_PNP put_VVD my_DPS hand_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS wild_AJ0 auburn_AJ0 mop_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS color_NN1 —_PUN Aly_NP0 's_POS ._SENT 
"_PUQ And_CJC what_DTQ if_CJS we_PNP never_AV0 heard_VVD a_AT0 peep_NN1 from_PRP out_AVP there_AV0 ?_SENT What_DTQ would_VM0 that_DT0 say_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP held_VVD up_AVP one_CRD hand_NN1 ._SENT Alyssa_NP0 used_VVD to_TO0 say_VVI that_CJT when_CJS he_PNP concentrated_VVD ,_PUN you_PNP could_VM0 hear_VVI him_PNP whirring_VVG ._SENT His_DPS eyes_NN2 narrowed_VVD ,_PUN staring_VVG down_AVP into_PRP the_AT0 dark_AJ0 ravine_NN1 of_PRF trees_NN2 below_AV0 ._SENT His_DPS other_AJ0 hand_NN1 sawed_VVD the_AT0 cleft_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS chin_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 habit_NN1 he_PNP resorted_VVD to_PRP when_CJS thinking_VVG hard_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP sawed_VVD with_PRP such_DT0 vigor_NN1 I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 stop_VVI him_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Robbie_NP0 ._SENT Hey_ITJ !_SENT Time_NN1 to_PRP land_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
His_DPS palm_NN1 pushed_VVD out_AVP to_TO0 reassure_VVI me_PNP ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD fine_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP simply_AV0 wanted_VVD to_TO0 run_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 question_NN1 for_PRP another_DT0 minute_NN1 ,_PUN into_PRP the_AT0 darkness_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS still_AV0 possible_AJ0 ._SENT 
If_CJS we_PNP never_AV0 heard_VVD anything_PNI ,_PUN like_PRP ever_AV0 ?_SENT 
I_PNP nodded_VVD encouragement_NN1 to_PRP my_DPS scientist_NN1 —_PUN easy_AJ0 does_VDZ it_PNP ._SENT Stargazing_NP0 was_VBD finished_VVN for_PRP tonight_AV0 ._SENT We_PNP 'd_VHD had_VHN the_AT0 clearest_AJS evening_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 place_NN1 known_VVN for_PRP rain_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 full_AJ0 Hunter_NP0 's_POS Moon_NN1 hung_VVD fat_AJ0 and_CJC red_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 horizon_NN1 ._SENT Through_PRP the_AT0 circle_NN1 of_PRF trees_NN2 ,_PUN so_AV0 sharp_AJ0 it_PNP seemed_VVD within_PRP easy_AJ0 reach_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Milky_AJ0 Way_NN1 spilled_VVD out_AVP —_PUN countless_AJ0 speckled_AJ0 placers_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 black_AJ0 streambed_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP held_VVD still_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP could_VM0 almost_AV0 see_VVI the_AT0 stars_NN2 wheel_NN1 ._SENT 
Nothing_PNI definitive_AJ0 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ ._SENT 
I_PNP laughed_VVD ._SENT He_PNP made_VVD me_PNP laugh_VVI once_AV0 a_AT0 day_NN1 or_CJC more_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP good_AJ0 stretches_NN2 ._SENT Such_DT0 defiance_NN1 ._SENT Such_DT0 radical_AJ0 skepticism_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 me_PNP ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 her_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP agreed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Nothing_PNI definitive_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Now_AV0 ,_PUN if_CJS we_PNP did_VDD hear_VVI a_AT0 peep_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 would_VM0 say_VVI tons_NN2 !_SENT 
"_PUQ Indeed_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 would_VM0 be_VBI time_NN1 enough_AV0 another_DT0 night_NN1 to_TO0 say_VVI exactly_AV0 what_DTQ ._SENT For_PRP now_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD bedtime_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP put_VVD his_DPS eye_NN1 up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 barrel_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 telescope_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 last_ORD look_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 shining_AJ0 core_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Andromeda_NN1 Galaxy_NN1 ._SENT 
Can_VM0 we_PNP sleep_VVI outside_AV0 tonight_AV0 ,_PUN Dad_NN1 ?_SENT 
I_PNP 'd_VHD pulled_VVN him_PNP from_PRP school_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 week_NN1 and_CJC brought_VVD him_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 woods_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 had_VHD been_VBN more_DT0 trouble_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS classmates_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP needed_VVD a_AT0 time-out_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 very_AV0 well_AV0 bring_VVI him_PNP all_DT0 the_AT0 way_NN1 down_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 Smokies_NP0 only_AV0 to_TO0 deny_VVI him_PNP a_AT0 night_NN1 of_PRF sleeping_VVG outside_AV0 ._SENT 
We_PNP went_VVD back_AVP in_PRP to_PRP outfit_NN1 our_DPS expedition_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 downstairs_NN1 was_VBD one_CRD great_AJ0 paneled_AJ0 room_NN1 smelling_VVG of_PRF pine_NN1 spritzed_VVN with_PRP bacon_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 kitchen_NN1 reeked_VVD of_PRF damp_AJ0 towels_NN2 and_CJC plaster_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 scents_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 temperate_AJ0 rain_NN1 forest_NN1 ._SENT Sticky_AJ0 notes_NN2 clung_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 cabinets_NN2 :_PUN Coffee_NN1 filters_NN2 above_PRP fridge_NN1 ._SENT Use_VVB other_AJ0 dishes_NN2 ,_PUN please_AV0 !_SENT A_AT0 green_AJ0 spiral_AJ0 folder_NN1 of_PRF instructions_NN2 spread_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 battered_AJ0 oak_NN1 table_NN1 :_PUN plumbing_NN1 quirks_NN2 ,_PUN fuse_NN1 box_NN1 location_NN1 ,_PUN emergency_NN1 numbers_NN2 ._SENT Every_AT0 switch_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 was_VBD labeled_VVN :_PUN Overhead_AV0 ,_PUN Stairs_NN2 ,_PUN Hallway_NN1 ,_PUN Kitchen_NN1 ._SENT 
Ceiling-high_AJ0 windows_NN2 opened_VVN onto_PRP what_DTQ ,_PUN tomorrow_AV0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN would_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 rolling_AJ0 expanse_NN1 of_PRF mountains_NN2 beyond_PRP mountains_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF pilled_AJ0 rustic_AJ0 sofas_NN2 flanked_VVD the_AT0 flagstone_NN1 fireplace_NN1 ,_PUN emblazoned_VVN with_PRP parades_NN2 of_PRF elk_NN1 ,_PUN canoes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC bears_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP raided_VVD the_AT0 cushions_NN2 ,_PUN brought_VVD them_PNP outside_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC laid_VVD them_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 deck_NN1 ._SENT 
Can_VM0 we_PNP have_VHI snacks_NN2 ?_SENT 
"_PUQ Bad_AJ0 idea_NN1 ,_PUN buddy_NN1 ._SENT Ursus_NP0 americanus_AJ0 ._SENT Two_CRD of_PRF them_PNP per_PRP square_AJ0 mile_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP can_VM0 smell_VVI peanuts_NN2 from_PRP here_AV0 to_PRP North_NP0 Carolina_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
No_ITJ way_NN1 !_SENT He_PNP held_VVD up_AVP a_AT0 finger_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC that_DT0 reminds_VVZ me_PNP !_SENT 
He_PNP ran_VVD inside_AV0 again_AV0 and_CJC returned_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 compact_AJ0 paperback_NN1 :_PUN Mammals_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Smokies_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Really_AV0 ,_PUN Robbie_NP0 ?_SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ pitch-black_AJ0 out_AVP here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP held_VVD up_AVP an_AT0 emergency_NN1 flashlight_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 kind_NN1 you_PNP charge_VVB by_PRP cranking_VVG ._SENT It_PNP fascinated_VVD him_PNP when_CJS we_PNP arrived_VVD that_DT0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP 'd_VHD demanded_VVN an_AT0 explanation_NN1 of_PRF how_AVQ the_AT0 magic_NN1 worked_VVD ._SENT Now_AV0 he_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 get_VVI enough_DT0 of_PRF making_VVG his_DPS own_DT0 electrons_NN2 ._SENT 
We_PNP settled_VVD into_PRP our_DPS makeshift_AJ0 base_NN1 camp_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP seemed_VVD happy_AJ0 ,_PUN which_DTQ had_VHD been_VBN the_AT0 whole_AJ0 point_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 special_AJ0 trip_NN1 ._SENT Lying_VVG down_AVP on_PRP beds_NN2 spread_VVN out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 slats_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 sagging_AJ0 deck_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP said_VVD his_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS old_AJ0 secular_AJ0 prayer_NN1 out_AVP loud_AV0 together_AV0 and_CJC fell_VVD asleep_AJ0 under_PRP our_DPS galaxy_NN1 's_POS four_CRD hundred_CRD billion_CRD stars_NN2 ._SENT 
I_PNP NEVER_AV0 BELIEVED_VVD THE_AT0 DIAGNOSES_NN2 the_AT0 doctors_NN2 settled_VVN on_PRP my_DPS son_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS a_AT0 condition_NN1 gets_VVZ three_CRD different_AJ0 names_NN2 over_AVP as_PRP many_DT0 decades_NN2 ,_PUN when_CJS it_PNP requires_VVZ two_CRD subcategories_NN2 to_TO0 account_VVI for_PRP completely_AV0 contradictory_AJ0 symptoms_NN2 ,_PUN when_CJS it_PNP goes_VVZ from_PRP nonexistent_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 country_NN1 's_VBZ most_AV0 commonly_AV0 diagnosed_VVN childhood_NN1 disorder_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 course_NN1 of_PRF one_CRD generation_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS two_CRD different_AJ0 physicians_NN2 want_VVB to_TO0 prescribe_VVI three_CRD different_AJ0 medications_NN2 ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ something_PNI wrong_AJ0 ._SENT 
My_DPS Robin_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 always_AV0 sleep_VVI well_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP wet_VVD the_AT0 bed_NN1 a_AT0 few_DT0 times_NN2 a_AT0 season_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP hunched_VVD him_PNP over_AVP with_PRP shame_NN1 ._SENT Noises_NN2 unsettled_VVD him_PNP ;_PUN he_PNP liked_VVD to_TO0 turn_VVI the_AT0 sound_AJ0 way_NN1 down_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 television_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 low_AJ0 for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 hear_VVI ._SENT He_PNP hated_VVD when_CJS the_AT0 cloth_NN1 monkey_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 on_PRP its_DPS perch_NN0 in_PRP the_AT0 laundry_NN1 room_NN1 above_PRP the_AT0 washing_NN1 machine_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP poured_VVD every_AT0 dollar_NN1 of_PRF allowance_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 trading_NN1 card_NN1 game_NN1 —_PUN Collect_VVB them_PNP all_DT0 !_SENT —_PUN but_CJC he_PNP kept_VVD the_AT0 untouched_AJ0 cards_NN2 in_PRP numeric_AJ0 order_NN1 in_PRP plastic_NN1 sleeves_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 special_AJ0 binder_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP could_VM0 smell_VVI a_AT0 fart_NN1 from_PRP across_PRP a_AT0 crowded_AJ0 movie_NN1 theater_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VM0 focus_VVI for_PRP hours_NN2 on_PRP Minerals_NN2 of_PRF Nevada_NP0 or_CJC the_AT0 Kings_NN2 and_CJC Queens_NN2 of_PRF England_NP0 —_PUN anything_PNI in_PRP tables_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP sketched_VVD constantly_AV0 and_CJC well_AV0 ,_PUN laboring_AJ0 over_PRP fine_AJ0 details_NN2 lost_VVN on_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Intricate_AJ0 buildings_NN2 and_CJC machines_NN2 for_PRP a_AT0 year_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 animals_NN2 and_CJC plants_NN2 ._SENT 
His_DPS pronouncements_NN2 were_VBD off-the-wall_AJ0 mysteries_NN2 to_PRP everyone_PNI except_PRP me_PNP ._SENT He_PNP could_VM0 quote_VVI whole_AJ0 scenes_NN2 from_PRP movies_NN2 ,_PUN even_AV0 after_PRP a_AT0 single_AJ0 viewing_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP rehearsed_VVD memories_NN2 endlessly_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC every_AT0 repetition_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 details_NN2 made_VVD him_PNP happier_AJC ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP finished_VVD a_AT0 book_NN1 he_PNP liked_VVD ,_PUN he_PNP 'd_VM0 start_VVI it_PNP again_AV0 immediately_AV0 ,_PUN from_PRP page_NN1 one_CRD ._SENT He_PNP melted_VVD down_AVP and_CJC exploded_VVD over_PRP nothing_PNI ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP could_VM0 just_AV0 as_AV0 easily_AV0 be_VBI overcome_VVN by_PRP joy_NN1 ._SENT 
On_PRP rough_AJ0 nights_NN2 when_CJS Robin_NP0 retreated_VVD to_PRP my_DPS bed_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI on_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 farthest_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 endless_AJ0 terrors_NN2 outside_PRP the_AT0 window_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL His_DPS mother_NN1 had_VHD always_AV0 wanted_VVN the_AT0 safe_AJ0 side_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT )_PUR He_PNP daydreamed_VVD ,_PUN had_VHD trouble_NN1 with_PRP deadlines_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC yes_ITJ ,_PUN he_PNP refused_VVD to_TO0 focus_VVI on_PRP things_NN2 that_CJT did_VDD n't_XX0 interest_VVI him_PNP ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP never_AV0 fidgeted_VVD or_CJC dashed_VVD around_AVP or_CJC talked_VVD without_PRP stopping_VVG ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP could_VM0 hold_VVI still_AV0 for_PRP hours_NN2 with_PRP things_NN2 he_PNP loved_VVD ._SENT Tell_VVB me_PNP what_DTQ deficit_NN1 matched_VVD up_AVP with_PRP all_DT0 that_DT0 ?_SENT What_DTQ disorder_NN1 explained_VVD him_PNP ?_SENT 
The_AT0 suggestions_NN2 were_VBD plentiful_AJ0 ,_PUN including_PRP syndromes_NN2 linked_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 billion_CRD pounds_NN2 of_PRF toxins_NN2 sprayed_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 country_NN1 's_POS food_NN1 supply_NN1 each_DT0 year_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS second_ORD pediatrician_NN1 was_VBD keen_AJ0 to_TO0 put_VVI Robin_NP0 "_PUQ on_PRP the_AT0 spectrum_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 tell_VVI the_AT0 man_NN1 that_CJT everyone_PNI alive_AJ0 on_PRP this_DT0 fluke_NN0 little_AJ0 planet_NN1 was_VBD on_PRP the_AT0 spectrum_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ a_AT0 spectrum_NN1 is_VBZ ._SENT I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 tell_VVI the_AT0 man_NN1 that_CJT life_NN1 itself_PNX is_VBZ a_AT0 spectrum_NN1 disorder_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS each_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP vibrated_VVD at_PRP some_DT0 unique_AJ0 frequency_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 continuous_AJ0 rainbow_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 punch_VVI him_PNP ._SENT I_PNP suppose_VVB there_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 name_NN1 for_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT 
Oddly_AV0 enough_AV0 ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ no_AT0 name_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 DSM_NP0 for_PRP the_AT0 compulsion_NN1 to_TO0 diagnose_VVI people_NN0 ._SENT 
When_CJS his_DPS school_NN1 suspended_VVN Robin_NP0 for_PRP two_CRD days_NN2 and_CJC put_VVB their_DPS own_DT0 doctors_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 case_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP felt_VVD like_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD reactionary_AJ0 throwback_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ was_VBD there_EX0 to_TO0 explain_VVI ?_SENT Synthetic_AJ0 clothing_NN1 gave_VVD him_PNP hideous_AJ0 eczema_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS classmates_NN2 harassed_VVD him_PNP for_PRP not_XX0 understanding_VVG their_DPS vicious_AJ0 gossip_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS mother_NN1 was_VBD crushed_VVN to_PRP death_NN1 when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD seven_CRD ._SENT His_DPS beloved_AJ0 dog_NN1 died_VVD of_PRF confusion_NN1 a_AT0 few_DT0 months_NN2 later_AV0 ._SENT What_DTQ more_DT0 reason_NN1 for_PRP disturbed_AJ0 behavior_NN1 did_VDD any_DT0 doctor_NN1 need_NN1 ?_SENT 
Watching_VVG medicine_NN1 fail_VVB my_DPS child_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP developed_VVD a_AT0 crackpot_NN1 theory_NN1 :_PUN Life_NN1 is_VBZ something_PNI we_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 stop_VVI correcting_VVG ._SENT My_DPS boy_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 pocket_NN1 universe_NN1 I_PNP could_VM0 never_AV0 hope_VVI to_TO0 fathom_VVI ._SENT Every_AT0 one_CRD of_PRF us_PNP is_VBZ an_AT0 experiment_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 even_AV0 know_VVI what_DTQ the_AT0 experiment_NN1 is_VBZ testing_VVG ._SENT 
My_DPS wife_NN1 would_VM0 have_VHI known_VVN how_AVQ to_TO0 talk_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 doctors_NN2 ._SENT Nobody_PNI 's_VBZ perfect_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP liked_VVD to_TO0 say_VVI ._SENT But_CJC ,_PUN man_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP all_AV0 fall_VVB short_AJ0 so_AV0 beautifully_AV0 ._SENT 
HE_PNP WAS_VBD A_AT0 BOY_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 naturally_AV0 he_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 see_VVI Hillbilly_AJ0 Vegas_NP0 ._SENT Three_CRD towns_NN2 jammed_VVN together_AV0 with_PRP two_CRD hundred_CRD places_NN2 to_PRP order_NN1 pancakes_NN2 :_PUN What_DTQ 's_VBZ not_XX0 to_TO0 love_VVI ?_SENT 
We_PNP drove_VVD from_PRP the_AT0 cabin_NN1 ,_PUN down_PRP seventeen_CRD winding_AJ0 miles_NN2 along_PRP a_AT0 stunning_AJ0 river_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP took_VVD us_PNP almost_AV0 an_AT0 hour_NN1 ._SENT Robin_NP0 watched_VVD the_AT0 water_NN1 ,_PUN scanning_VVG the_AT0 rapids_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 seat_NN1 ._SENT Wildlife_NN1 bingo_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS new_AJ0 favorite_AJ0 game_NN1 ._SENT 
Tall_AJ0 bird_NN1 !_SENT He_PNP called_VVD out_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ kind_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP flipped_VVD through_PRP his_DPS field_NN1 guide_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD afraid_AJ0 he_PNP might_VM0 get_VVI carsick_NN1 ._SENT Heron_NN0 ?_SENT He_PNP turned_VVD back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 river_NN1 ._SENT Half_DT0 a_AT0 dozen_CRD more_DT0 curves_NN2 and_CJC he_PNP shouted_VVD again_AV0 ._SENT 
Fox_NP0 !_SENT Fox_NP0 !_SENT I_PNP saw_VVD him_PNP ,_PUN Dad_NN1 !_SENT 
"_PUQ Gray_NP0 or_CJC red_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Gray_NP0 ._SENT Oh_ITJ ,_PUN man_NN1 !_SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 gray_AJ0 fox_NN1 climbs_VVZ persimmon_NN1 trees_NN2 to_TO0 eat_VVI the_AT0 fruit_NN0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
No_ITJ way_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP looked_VVD it_PNP up_AVP in_PRP his_DPS Mammals_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Smokies_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 book_NN1 confirmed_VVD me_PNP ._SENT He_PNP groaned_VVD and_CJC slugged_VVD my_DPS arm_NN1 ._SENT How_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP know_VVI all_DT0 this_DT0 stuff_NN1 ,_PUN anyway_AV0 ?_SENT 
Skimming_VVG his_DPS books_NN2 before_CJS he_PNP woke_VVD up_AVP helped_VVD me_PNP keep_VVI one_CRD step_NN1 ahead_AV0 of_PRF him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Hey_ITJ ._SENT I_PNP am_VBB a_AT0 biologist_NN1 ,_PUN are_VBB n't_XX0 I_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Ass_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT trobiologist_NN1 ._SENT 
His_DPS grin_NN1 tested_VVD whether_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD just_AV0 crossed_VVN a_AT0 terrible_AJ0 line_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP gaped_VVD ,_PUN equal_AJ0 parts_NN2 stunned_AJ0 and_CJC amused_AJ0 ._SENT His_DPS problem_NN1 was_VBD anger_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP almost_AV0 never_AV0 turned_VVD mean_AJ0 ._SENT Honestly_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 little_AJ0 meanness_NN1 might_VM0 have_VHI protected_VVN him_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Whoa_ITJ ,_PUN mister_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP just_AV0 missed_VVD getting_VVG a_AT0 time-out_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF your_DPS eighth_ORD year_NN1 on_PRP Earth_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
His_DPS grin_NN1 firmed_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP returned_VVD to_PRP scouting_VVG the_AT0 river_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC a_AT0 mile_NN1 down_PRP that_DT0 winding_AJ0 mountain_NN1 road_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP put_VVD his_DPS hand_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS shoulder_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD just_AV0 joking_VVG ,_PUN Dad_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP watched_VVD the_AT0 road_NN1 and_CJC told_VVD him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Me_PNP ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
We_PNP stood_VVD in_PRP line_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 Ripley_NP0 's_POS Odditorium_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 place_NN1 unnerved_VVD him_PNP ._SENT Kids_NN2 his_DPS age_NN1 ran_VVD all_DT0 over_AVP ,_PUN forming_VVG bands_NN2 of_PRF improvised_AJ0 mayhem_NN1 ._SENT Their_DPS screaming_NN1 made_VVD Robbie_NP0 wince_VVI ._SENT Thirty_CRD minutes_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 horror_NN1 show_NN1 and_CJC he_PNP begged_VVD me_PNP to_TO0 leave_VVI ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD better_AV0 with_PRP the_AT0 aquarium_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 if_CJS the_AT0 stingray_NN1 he_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 sketch_VVI would_VM0 n't_XX0 hold_VVI still_AV0 for_PRP its_DPS portrait_NN1 ._SENT 
After_PRP a_AT0 lunch_NN1 of_PRF french_AJ0 fries_NN2 and_CJC onion_NN1 rings_NN2 ,_PUN we_PNP took_VVD the_AT0 lift_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 sky_NN1 platform_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP almost_AV0 vomited_VVD all_DT0 over_PRP the_AT0 glass_NN1 floor_NN1 ._SENT White-knuckled_AJ0 ,_PUN jaw_NN1 clenched_VVD ,_PUN he_PNP declared_VVD it_PNP fantastic_AJ0 ._SENT Back_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 car_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP seemed_VVD relieved_AJ0 to_TO0 have_VHI gotten_VVN Gatlinburg_NP0 out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 way_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP was_VBD thoughtful_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 drive_NN1 back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 cabin_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 would_VM0 not_XX0 have_VHI been_VBN Mom_NN1 's_POS favorite_AJ0 place_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 face_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 planet_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ No._NN1 Probably_AV0 not_XX0 even_AV0 in_PRP her_DPS top_NN1 three_CRD ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP laughed_VVD ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 get_VVI him_PNP to_TO0 laugh_VVI ,_PUN if_CJS I_PNP chose_VVD my_DPS moments_NN2 ._SENT 
That_DT0 night_NN1 was_VBD too_AV0 cloudy_AJ0 for_PRP stargazing_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC we_PNP slept_VVD outside_AV0 again_AV0 ,_PUN on_PRP our_DPS rustic_AJ0 cushions_NN2 with_PRP their_DPS parades_NN2 of_PRF elk_NN1 and_CJC bear_NN1 ._SENT Two_CRD minutes_NN2 after_CJS Robin_NP0 snapped_VVD off_AVP his_DPS flashlight_NN1 I_PNP whispered_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Your_DPS birthday_NN1 tomorrow_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC he_PNP was_VBD asleep_AJ0 already_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP recited_VVD his_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS prayer_NN1 softly_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 both_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP ,_PUN so_AV0 I_PNP could_VM0 reassure_VVI him_PNP if_CJS he_PNP woke_VVD up_AVP horrified_AJ0 at_PRP forgetting_VVG ._SENT 
HE_PNP WOKE_VVD ME_PNP IN_PRP THE_AT0 NIGHT_NN1 ._SENT How_AVQ many_DT0 stars_NN2 did_VDD you_PNP say_VVI there_EX0 are_VBB ?_SENT 
I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI angry_AJ0 ._SENT Even_AV0 yanked_VVN from_PRP sleep_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD glad_AJ0 he_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 stargazing_VVG ._SENT 
"_PUQ Multiply_VVB every_AT0 grain_NN1 of_PRF sand_NN1 on_PRP Earth_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF trees_NN2 ._SENT One_CRD hundred_CRD octillion_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP made_VVD him_PNP say_VVI twenty-nine_CRD zeros_NN2 ._SENT Fifteen_CRD zeros_NN2 in_AVP ,_PUN his_DPS laughter_NN1 turned_VVD to_PRP groans_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ If_CJS you_PNP were_VBD an_AT0 ancient_AJ0 astronomer_NN1 ,_PUN using_VVG Roman_AJ0 numerals_NN2 ,_PUN you_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI written_VVN the_AT0 number_NN1 down_AVP ._SENT Not_XX0 even_AV0 in_PRP your_DPS whole_AJ0 lifetime_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
How_AVQ many_DT0 have_VHB planets_NN2 ?_SENT 
