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years old, an African American kid with a handsome, sharp little face. He was slender, and was dressed
in jeans and a bright T-shirt and beat-up sneakers. Handsome his face was, but also expressionless, flat
and as still as a mask, his eyes looking only at the ground. He held his body tilted slightly forward, and
he went past Kit fast, breaking almost into a run as he headed through the doors out into the cold, gray
day.

Kit turned and followed him back outside. The teachers helped the other kids into the van: Darryl was
the last one in. One of the teachers was helping him with his seat belt. This took some moments. And
while the teachers were sitting down, while the van driver came back to let the school door close again,
Darryl began, very slowly and steadily, to bang his head against the window of the van.

KitтАЩs heart seized. Next to him, Ponch stood looking. The driver started up the van, and slowly drove
away.

That was him, Ponch said.

тАЬThat was him,тАЭ Kit said softly. But whatтАЩs the matter with him? Though he thought perhaps he had a
clue. The manual would be able to confirm itтАж now that Kit knew what kinds of questions he needed to
ask.

тАЬDid you get a scent on him?тАЭ Kit said.

Yes. I can find him again, wherever he goes. Even when heтАЩs not here, like a few moments ago, Ponch
added.

Kit gave his dog a look. тАЬWhat? He was right in front of us.тАЭ


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Some of him. Not all.

Ponch wasnтАЩt given to making cryptic statements without reason: He was still developing the language
skills to tell Kit what he was perceiving, and there were sometimes misunderstandings as a result.
тАЬOkay,тАЭ Kit said. тАЬWeтАЩll figure out what that means later. For the moment, at least we know what he
looks likeтАж and we can start making a plan to find a way to talk to him.тАЭ

If he can talk at allтАж

He glanced at the timekeeper inside the front cover of the manual. тАЬCome on,тАЭ Kit said. тАЬI have to get
back to school.тАЭ

And you have to feed me.

Normally Kit would have laughed at this, yet another of PonchтАЩs stratagems to get an extra meal. But the
laughter had been knocked out of him by the unexpectedness of what heтАЩd just seen. Since when do the
Powers That Be dump an autistic kid into an Ordeal?

тАЬCome on,тАЭ Kit said to Ponch. They went home.