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om　Petra's　body；　making　her　shiver　gently。　Colter　put　his　arm　around　her　shoulder　and　they　walked　together；　their　arms　around　each　other。　There　was　no　hurry；　they　had　nowhere　to　go。
　〃Petra；〃　Colter　said　softly；　not　wanting　to　break　the　feeling　they　were　sharing。　〃Do　you　really　think　anyone　will　ever　dig　that　up？〃
　〃If　Dr。　Piltcher　was　right；　then　the　others　may　be　digging　it　up　right　now。〃
　〃Right　now？　They　disappeared；　remember？〃
　〃I　mean　right　now　in　the　future。〃
　〃Now　in　the　future。　That　makes　no　sense。〃
　〃I　know。　What　I　mean　is　if　the　dinosaurs　came　here　then　the　people　and　things　that　were　here　had　to　go　somewhere。　Maybe　they　went　to　the　future。　If　so；　Ernie　and　Mrs。　Powell　would　know　where　to　go　to　find　our　message。　Maybe　Phat　and　Kenny　too。　We　don't　know　what　happened　to　them。〃
　Colter　walked　on　in　silence；　a　puzzled　look　on　his　face。　Petra　knew　what　he　was　feeling。　It　didn't　all　make　sense　to　her　either…maybe　it　never　would。　But　she　and　Colter　had　to　learn　to　live　with　what　had　happened。　They　had　lost　all　their　close　friends…the　friends　that　made　up　their　support　network。　Colter　still　had　a　family　in　northern　California。　That's　where　they　would　head　next。　Petra　still　had　her　father；　but　there　was　little　support　to　be　found　there。　Still　they　were　lucky；　they　had　each　other。　So　many　had　lost　so　much。
　〃Look；〃　Colter　shouted。
　Petra　followed　his　point　to　see　something　moving　along　the　ocean　shore。　Colter　broke　into　a　run　and　Petra　followed　down　the　path　to　the　wire　fence　along　the　edge　of　the　bluff。　To　the　north　was　a　point　of　land　that　blocked　the　view　farther　up　the　coast。　ing　around　that　point　was　the　biggest　dinosaur　they　had　seen　yet。　It　walked　on　all　four　legs　and　had　a　long　snaking　head　and　dragged　a　long　tail。　It　was　a　brontosaurus；　except　they　remembered　it　was　technically　an　apatosaurus。　Everyone　was　quickly　being　a　dinosaur　expert。
　The　apatosaurus　walked　purposefully　along　the　beach；　its　head　held　high；　its　gait　slow　but　steady。　When　it　cleared　the　point　ing　fully　into　view；　another　appeared　behind　the　first。　The　second　was　only　a　little　smaller　and　walked　with　the　same　steady　pace。　Petra　and　Colter　watched　in　awe　as　the　majestic　monsters　moved　down　the　beach　toward　them；　the　sun　setting　into　the　sea　behind；　creating　an　orange　backdrop。　A　third　apatosaurus　appeared　behind　the　second；　and　then　more；　each　descending　in　size；　all　following　the　mighty　beast　in　the　lead。
　〃It　looks　like　a　bizarre　circus　parade；〃　Petra　said。
　〃Where　do　you　think　they're　going？〃　Colter　asked。
　〃South；　I　guess。　Instinctively　heading　for　the　warm　weather。〃
　〃Should　we　go　too？〃
　〃No；　Colter。　Let's　watch　for　a　while。〃
　Colter　put　his　arm　around　her　shoulder　and　pulled　her　close。　They　stood　like　that　until　dark；　watching　the　new　world　go　by。
　



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