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    siftheresapurposetolifeafterallthatsbeentheylife.”shesledbriskly,deplyithasnhttotheonlynaitlibertytogiveit.theverythoughtofsleepingakesill,butilldoit.idsleepselfifituldhelpthisbabysfuture.thenioinghheda,andihopeineverseelukeagain.”shetuedfrohet.”etoseeusdroghedaalforfriends.”

    ”onanyyearsasyoullhaveus.luddieanditoseejustinegrowup.”

    onlythethoughtofralphsbabykeptggiessaggingurageupasthelittlerailtorroilestoinghahaditnotbeenfortheesinagainstherself;butforralphsbabysheaprheooshreoodeeplyinannesnfidence.hehadlookedat

    ggiesadly,shakenhishead,andthenproeexissionhadioned,ofurse,butiostpeopleassivetos.

    ”youinagoodod,isntitbestthingis,seehinasaturdaynightorasundayafteritsbeenhisanontheshearingtoteole,andshearersare,youknoerahebarrackskit.”

    itseedtoggielatelythatshehadgonealongblushingdays;shelookedatluddiesteadilyhoutgoingtheleastbitpink.”uldyoufindouthereany,ifyout”

    ”oh,shesapples,”hesaidybraheoldgrapevine.illfindout.”

    itidsaturdayafteoonpubthatlookedthestrespeall,theoatingdrunkenfaessageberelayedtohihathis,.seeingherfear,thepublihher,ailheheardhertuthekey.

    ggieleanedagainstthedoor,lieantshedidagainuntilshe.lu,sosheoughttobeabletokethatjoueyohoughtherlegsothebedandsatonit,herheadboherquiveringhands.

    alltheingtoliveathielhoorethanthat,thedesiretobebaedher.

    shiveringirysugaryairshetookoffherhefeillontheirfeetoonotiythingfartherahantheirbeerglasses.

    luddiehadbeenexaarysaturdaynightbiheprospeeggieselfe,andheile.butashetothepubeofhisantiistshopsotheateippledeggiejuednervouslyoffthebedandpaddedovertothedoor.

    ””shecalled.

    ”luke,”e.

    shetuedthekey,opehedooratinyoshut,andstoodlookingathihelookedather;atthebreastsoreentithebaby.ifhehadbeeninneedofstilithey

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