Original sentence: Joey's change in mood causes Christine to wonder if he truly is what Grace Spivey claims.The story ends with a slight cliff-hanger as Charlie finds evidence in the buried remains of the family's original dog, which isn’t the boy's dog at all....They are exhausted, Charlie has suffered a gun shot wound to the shoulder and Joey develops a serious illness, including hives to the face and a very pale complexion
Edited sentence: The grave does not hold the remains of Christine's dog but a dog of a different breed, which Charlie finds humorous and concludes that Joey could not be the antichrist.The story ends with Charlie trying to find evidence in the buried remains of the family's original dog.The strange behavior of the bats causes Christine to wonder if her son could have caused the attack.They are exhausted, Charlie has suffered a gun shot wound to the shoulder and Joey develops a serious illness, including hives to the face and a very pale complexion, both caused by exposure to the extreme cold