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    【】ouldget,shepulledherkoherchestandhuggedtheitananonotonous,bla.lehadlookedatherfoodasthoughitbrosia,fitonlyfods.

    shesatinsileetributetoaokbyinghisplate.

    heskilletpty,hesetitdoaredatherprofile.”iastedanythinglikethat,”hesaid,ae.

    kadyjustsled,thenhebasketto,”haverooorpeachbbler”

    letookhistionthebbler,andarriedyou,idaskforyourhandnoakingkadylaugh.

    asshebusiedherselfhingtheskilletandhandingle

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    lillofthelearcreekedo

    j,,aveiogofindtherockethrou,gh

    nlienledidntansightenedherlips,thento

    5itontheblabyhipreparingherselfft.shekhathedidogo.

    kady,”hebegan.”ilikeyou.iveaanwhose

    panyienjoyaschasyours.youhaveaart,yourebeautiful.and...andthis...”he

    thebasket,asthoughherokingwere

    indescribable.”iveanyonelikeyou.pleasestayhereeforjustafeback.ishat

    illdoove

    hea\,ehtogetyouback.justgivethesefesalliask.”

    kadykionofanwho

    sayshelikesyoursenseofhurandthinksyouresrtuedis,ofno...ofnory.”iightbelookingfor.””youdontknoonthsortenyears,alifetieveepthroughthatroentwillhavepassed.”

    itstruaionsaboutherstatentthatsheaiperiod.hehadneveraskedforverification,andshehadobelievethatifsheuldfindtherocks,shee.””thenuhellbedoublygladtoseeyou.”

    jiakadysaid.”threehundredeny

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    pla.shejustsitsthereandstaresathi””and,ifthatsean.””.soundsabitasthoughyoudo.areyouafraidofhi”afraidory”sheshatsabsurd.gregora.”shefor.”idontaory.”

    letookanttoansoing,”hesaidsloovealeafthathadfallenonthebackofherhair.

    butashenearedher,kadyjuedasthoughheakeyoufeelthatyouherhair.

    forantledenoreaark,then,toherutterastonishnt,shesauedpale.”hooldyou”

    kadyeidontknoyouretalkingabout.”

    ledidntsayanythingashebegantohastily,alstangrily,gatheruptheokinggear,andkadyuldntfigureoutsorry,”shesaid,.”idontknoue,”hesaidijusttbearitenfindout.iknohinkthis

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    ishorl1h1f,butilikeitanlikeyoupullsainfearofightbeseekingfroer.ihatethee.theytreat

    likeanirlfriend.”

    kaegroahetookaynhood.””youryour...tshetriedtostopherself,butsheuldnthelpglangdotheforkofhislegs.

    lelookedaher.”thebullets...these,”hesaid,pointingtothefivedeep,uglyarredtheupperhalfofhisbody.”theyhittheloybodytoo,”hesaidsoftly.

    kadysatbaeanyout”letuedaakechildrenno,iot.thisisthirtythreeandnot

    rried.theene,andtheen

    ,eneninbabies.”

    tuing,heglaredather.”inthisanisiotent.beuanding.,kind,aleseedtoheadthelist.”areyoujustiileorareyou,ah,iotentaswell”

    aquie,butithoughtofnyarguntstotrytopersuadeyou.evenifyouakethenwholoves

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