"The brothers said we would see changes in her every day," said Elizabeth just now. Yesterday Josie's ears curved toward each other like a ballerina's arms; now they are stiffer. We've changed, too: we're much more diligent about what's on the floor: rubber bands, bits of wool, onion skin, marbles, dust bunnies have been swept out of the kitchen, out from under the piano, and out of the livingroom corners.