`` ben , there 's a raccoon on the deck . '' `` there are miles of tubes in antarctica . but when she drew closer and more into the light , he 'd become fascinated with the subtle changes in her appearance . you need to look and listen to me . or do they end up somewhere in particular , inside the house ? now it is a scent , a drying memory , an echo . the girls will never have an opportunity to have an accident . '' `` or she 's so deeply asleep she ca n't hear it . 