“How many special people. In the whole country?” “Thousands,” I said. “Hundreds of thousands, possibly as many as a million.” “You don’t know?” “They’re not all as obvious as young Gunter,” I said. “You could have gone to school with half a dozen special people and not known about it.” “In my school?” said Vanessa. “I’d have known—trust me on this.” “You were that nosey?” “Where I come from knowing everybody else’s business is a competitive sport,” she said. “Where are you from?” “Sommerscheid,” she said, and sighed. “Where everyone is a Sommer.” “Everyone?” “Nearly everyone,” she said. “And
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