technically , not people , but then , neither am i , now that i think about it . * * * * * i woke in the middle of the night and since the swimming thing worked so well the night before , i did it again and pushed myself harder , doing fifty laps with only one rest . some people are like water calm and steady . for a moment , i thought he would throw open the shutter , to see if the wolf was lurking right outside . she brushes the dolls hair horse from its plastic face . 