The Hole Chapter 9

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Fairness

"That's not fair!" said Quentin and Quinton, whose childlike senses of justice had been augmented all the more by their being twins.

"You can come back up to the surface, you know," continued Quentin.

"Yeah!" said Quinton. "All those people have probably forgotten about you by now."

"Or they're dead," Quentin added. He knew his brother did not have a firm grasp on the average human lifespan.

"That's probably true, dears," said Mrs. Gnutte, "but there are always more...