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don't they？”
David tried to grab it back； but my father said； “We'll
take it outside later。 The wind will blow it for you；” and pressed the puzzle back in his hands。
As the wrapping paper fell in shreds on the floor； I leaned in to see what sort of puzzle my
father had bought him and gasped。 Three thousand
pieces！ And the image was simply white clouds and blue sky。 No shading； no trees—nothing
but the clouds and the sky。
My father pointed to a spot in the center of the ceiling。 “I thought it would fit just right over
there。”
Uncle David looked up and nodded； then lunged for his pinwheel and said； “Owsiiide？”
“Sure。 Let's go out for a walk。 Feel like going down to McElliot's for a birthday ice cream？”
Uncle David's head bobbed up and down。 “Yaaah！”
We checked out through Josie； then headed down the street。 David can't walk very fast
because his body seems to want to move inward instead
of forward。 His feet pigeon…toe and his shoulders hunch in； and he seemed to lean on my
father pretty heavily as we moved along。
But he kept that pinwheel in front of him； watching it spin； crying every now and then；
“Oange； oange！”
McElliot's turned out to be a drugstore with an ice cream parlor inside。 There was a red…and…
white…striped awning over the ice cream counter；
and there were little white tables and chairs set in an area with red…and…white…striped
wallpaper。 It was very festive…looking； especially for being
inside a drugstore。
Dad got us all cones； and once we were sitting down； Dad and David did talk to each other
some； but mostly David wanted to eat his chocolate
fudge swirl。 My father smiled at me from
