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