“I am practicing for the Paralympics today,” Madelyn tells us. She just appeared on the deck of Bonny’s Revenge and came down to our small home on the island, where Joy is sitting with Charlie and Justin and eating breakfast. “Do you want to come? Justin? Zhoy? Charlie? Suzy? Walt?”

Madelyn is going to participate in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics with her team, and she’s been practicing every day.

“I would like to see that,” I raise my hand.

“I want to–” Joy says with her mouth full, then clams up, looking guilty of something.

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