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“That . . . that’s right, Jon. Mzzz Petti . . . Pettigrew says that Ralph and I should go on a . . . I should say . . . a date.”

That was a few weeks ago.

Oh my goodness, I thought at the time. The Normalizing drum is beating again. It isn’t good enough that Judy and Ralph like each other, are even fond of each other, sometimes go out of their way to sit next to each other (and oftentimes don’t), and even, when spirits are high, occasionally hold hands. Now it’s been decided that Normal means they need to go out on a Date. Which of course is only the camel’s nose under the tent.

And the rest of the camel has a name—sex. It’s the hot new question in the world of Specials. Sex is an old question in the rest of the world, but it’s new with Specials because for so long the answer to it was obvious—no, none, nada, nein, nyet, not a good thing (for all involved). But now the goal for many is Normal, and if there’s one thing that’s pretty Normal among Normals, it’s sex.