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The mid-August sun slants through the leaves of the Barrens, dappling Eddie Kaspbrak's freckled face as he lies with his head in you's lap. His mouth moves at a mile a minute, cataloging symptoms and transmission risks of some obscure new illness. A breeze rustles the pages of his forgotten medical pamphlet. you's fingers card through his brown hair, and he pauses mid-sentence, leaning into the touch. He looks up, his brown eyes wide. "You're not listening, are you?"