LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
[ JED WAS WATCHING RUTH ... LOOKING OFF OVER THE WATER ]
[ "JED," SHE ASKED, "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN AVIATOR?" ]
[ THERE WAS A MOMENTARY GLIMPSE OF A BRINDLE CAT WITH A MACKEREL CROSSWISE IN ITS MOUTH ]
[ "AND IS HE GOING TO TELL?" SHE WHISPERED ]
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