The lawyer actually turned around while driving and looked at him. “I didn’t hear that,” she said.
“And I advise you to make sure I don’t hear it again.” “What did my father invent?” Stanley asked.
“Did he find a way to recycle sneakers?” “No, he’s still working on that,” explained Ms. Morengo.
“But he invented a product that eliminates foot odor. Here, I’ve got a sample in my briefcase.
I wish I had more. You two could bathe in it.” She opened her briefcase with one hand and passed a small bottle back to Stanley.
It had a fresh and somewhat spicy smell. He handed it to Zero. “What’s it called?” Stanley asked.
“We haven’t come up with a name yet,” said Ms. Morengo. “It smells familiar,” said Zero.
“Peaches, right?” asked Ms. Morengo. “That’s what everyone says.” A short while later both boys fell asleep.
Behind them the sky had turned dark, and for the first time in over a hundred years, a drop of rain fell into the empty lake.
PART THREE FILLING IN THE HOLES
Stanley’s mother insists that there never was a curse. She even doubts whether Stanley’s great-great-grandfather really stole a pig.
The reader might find it interesting, however, that Stanley’s father invented his cure for foot odor
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