But Homer Wells knew he was just playing a game by himself, with himself; orphans are notorious for interior games. For example, one of the oldest games that orphans play is imagining that their parents want them back—that their parents are looking for them. But Homer had spent an evening with the mystery baby’s mother; he’d heard all about the mystery baby’s father—and his lack of interest in the matter. Homer knew that the mystery baby’s parents weren’t looking for her; that may have been why he decided he’d look for her. If that baby girl was growing up, and if she was playing the old
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