n't know if you got there in time to see how broken up the mouse was or not。〃
Dean shook his head。 〃I saw the blood on the floor； though。〃
I turned to Brutal。
〃That son of a bitch Percy crushed it；〃 he said simply。 〃It should have died； but it didn't。 Coffey did something to it。 Healed it somehow。 I know how that sounds； but I saw it with my own eyes。〃
I said： 〃He healed me； as well； and I didn't just see it； I felt it。〃 I told them about my urinary infection … how it had e back； how bad it had been （I pointed through the window at the woodpile I'd had to hold onto the morning the pain drove me to my knees）； and how it had gone away pletely after Coffey touched me。 And stayed away。
It didn't take long to tell。 When I was done； they sat and thought about it awhile； chewing on their sandwiches as they did。 Then Dean said； 〃Black things came out of his mouth。 Like bugs。〃
〃That's right；〃 Harry agreed。 〃They were black to start with； anyway。 Then they turned white and disappeared。〃 He looked around； considering。 〃It's like I damned near forgot the whole thing until you brought it up； Paul。 Ain't that funny？〃
〃Nothing funny or strange about it；〃 Brutal said。 〃I think that's what people most always do with the stuff they can't make out … just forget it。 Doesn't do a person much good to remember stuff that doesn't make any sense。 What about it； Paul？ Were there bugs when he fixed you？〃
〃Yes。 I think they're the sickness 。。。 the pain 。。。 the hurt。 He takes it in； then lets it out into the open air again。〃
〃Where it dies；〃 Harry said。
I shrugged。 I didn't know if it died or not； wasn't sure it even mattered。
〃Did he suck it out of you？〃 Brutal asked。 〃He looked like he was sucking it right out of the mou