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Charlotte waited impassively. Confront it and it will go away, she told herself frantically, but the man remained, three- dimensional, real. What about? Maddy did not answer at once. He needed warmth.

I don't understand, she said, voice hardening. He could see nothing. There is no one else. She said, I'll sit with her now, dear.