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Even before <strong>Pearl</strong> was born, the family knew she was not going to be quite like other children. <strong>Pearl</strong> needed help with everything. To Jacob, the saddest thing of all was to see how sick his sister felt sometimes. At such times, the big brother would put his little chair next to <strong>Pearl</strong>’s crib and stroke her from between the crib’s bars. “It’s all right. It’s just me, Jacob. Listen, I learned a new song at school.” When her brother started singing, <strong>Pearl</strong>’s moaning quieted. She seemed to focus on listening, even though every now and then, she turned her head restlessly from side to side. Her big eyes looked somewhere far away. 5