"Alright," said Si. "Look out for little Pete." And Si began to forge stolidly ahead.Somewhere his mind continued to think, but the thoughts were powerless and very small. He felt the girl's hands on his shoulders, trying to hold him, and masked by the sounds of his own weeping he heard her voice, too:Dara turned away. "I do not listen to your words," she said flatly. "I do not hear you or see you."