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…and　the　next…　Pulse　firm；　respiration　regular；　pupillary　reactions　normal；　skin　tone　improving。　I'll　tell　you　what　it　is。　It's　a　goddamn　miracle；　that's　what　it　is。〃
　　　　〃e；　now；〃　the　older　man　murmured。　〃I　don't　believe　in　miracles…neither　do　you。〃　He　glanced　at　the　chart；　then　listened　to　Covenant's　heart　and　lungs　for　himself。　〃Maybe　he's　just　stubborn。〃　He　leaned　close　to　Covenant's　face。　〃Mr。　Covenant；〃　he　said；　〃I　don't　know　whether　you　can　hear　me。　If　you　can；　I　have　some　news　which　may　be　important　to　you。　I　saw　Megan　Roman　yesterday…your　lawyer。　She　said　that　the　township　council　has　decided　not　to　rezone　Haven　Farm。　The　way　you　saved　that　little　girl…well；　some　people　are　just　a　bit　ashamed　of　themselves。　It's　hard　to　take　a　hero's　home　away　from　him。
　　　　〃Of　course；　to　be　honest　I　should　tell　you　that　Megan　performed　a　little　legerdemain　for　you。　She's　a　sharp　lawyer；　Mr。　Covenant。　She　thought　the　council　might　think　twice　about　evicting　you　if　it　knew　that　a　national　news　magazine　was　going　to　do　a　human　interest　story　on　the　famous　author　who　saves　children　from　rattlesnakes。　None　of　our　politicians　were　very　eager　for　headlines　like　'Town　Ostracizes　Hero。'　But　the　point　is　that　you'll　be　able　to　keep　Haven　Farm。〃
　　　　The　older　man　receded。　After　a　moment；　Covenant　heard　him　say　to　the　other　doctor；　〃You　still　haven't　told　me　why　you're　in　such　high　dudgeon。〃
　　　　〃It's　nothing；''　the　younger　man　replied　as　they　left　the　room。　〃One　of　our　Florence　Nightingales　suggested　that　we　should　kill　him　off。〃
　　　　〃Who　was　it？　I'll　get　the　nursing　superintendent　to　transfer　her。　We'll　get　decent　care　for　him　from　somewhere。〃
　　　　Their　voices　drifted　away；　left　Covenant　alone　in　his　bed。
　　　　He　was　thinking　dimly；　A　miracle。　That's　what　it　was。
　　　　He　was　a　sick　man；　a　victim　of　Hansen's　disease。　But　he　was　not　a　leper…not　just　a　leper。　He　had　the　law　of　his　illness　carved　in　large；　undeniable　letters　on　the　nerves　of　his　body；　but　he　was　more　than　that。　In　the　end；　he　had　not　failed　the　Land。　And　he　had　a　heart　which　could　still　pump　blood；　bones　which　could　still　bear　his　weight；　he　had　himself。
　　　　Thomas　Covenant：　Unbeliever。
　　　　A　miracle。
　　　　Despite　the　stiff　pain　in　his　lip；　he　smiled　at　the　empty　room。　He　felt　the　smile　on　his　face；　and　was　sure　of　it。
　　　　He　smiled　because　he　was　alive。
　
　
　
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