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    goingto.””fairenough,”kadyaoknoherhelasthehasked,soundingas

    thoughshehopedthatkadye.”atthepuzzledlookonruthsfapulse,grabbedtheolderanandhuggedherfrailbody.”thankyou,kady,”ruthygrandson.”pullingaoothedadarkcurlbehindkadysear.

    thankyoufore.iaoingtodoyyoungerson.andybe,ifiethingaboutlegend.”hervoiceloe.”

    kadydidntliketothibythat.uedtinia,ruthjordananyyears.i

    askadystartedtogetoutofthecarriage,ruthtoldjosephtogohher,butkadysaidthatno,sheedtogoalone.sheuld

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    judedeveraux

    tellbyruthseyesthatsheuoodthatkadyountainrendedherofhertihle.

    afteronerepressofherhand,kadytuedandrantoountain,hurryingupitasfastassheuldgo.hertiiansheloved.

    hepetroglyphs,shesurprisedtosee

    ostafaliarsight:theopeningintherockthroughenththeflourtinon

    thefloor,herdirtyktossedah.refusingtoallhtheopening,andinstantly,theholebehindherclosed.

    forantkadystoodaloneinherapartntandlookedaboutit.ithadbeehantuchtihadpassedie

    ntroltothetv,andafterantoflookingattheinstruntasthoughitanotherpla,shekedthetvoallhadpassed.

    againfeelingaainuiding.

    atherfeetoai,ptyflourtin.therech,

    oraphotographofaoncehappyfaly.allthosethingshadbeebehindinlegend.;theyaraordinaryadventure.

    forant,lonelinesssooveredkadythatshethoughtsheghtllapseonthefloorandcry,butshealloodothat.shegoingtoalloogrievefora

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    na.sheethiherwisehavehad.

    sling,shethoughtofsorrohinkaboutittoday,illgocrazy.”

    stillsling,kadyandfellacrossthebed.sheantly.

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    adysfirsteinvirginia,hoinheroeperiod.aant,hory.

    sling,sheeasedherselfoutofthebed,feelingabitstiffandsorefroheexertionofthelastdays.”betteotthinkaboutthat,”shesaidaloudasshedeher,andforaarvelingattheluxuryofadebathroorunningerflushingtoilethoter

    shetookashoassaginglotionontoherbody.usually,sheuethingthishedonistic,buttoday...

    beredthatiteonsundayshewas

    alreadyslippingsothingintotheoven.gregoryandhistherlikedtositdoealsheservedthe

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    legend

    ”hourred,laughingasshealladekadysageroresparse.froplaint,”dontyouhaveanythingsllerthanaustentheseclothesanyhadstoodtheretightlipped,thinkingitforjaotingclothessinceshekadyedtohidethebulkthatsheuld.

    today,asshesortedthroughherfeedtofeeldifferent.ybeiteninloradoarrytheorybeitlesincessantattention.

    leavingthegeste

    earrings.no.

    anhourlaterkadyoonions,andherfirstsighttingatohetables,anee,a

    ffeecupbyhishand.tuingapage,heglancedupatherforjustasendbeforeretuingtohispaper.

    athislook,kadysbreath,andsineaheffee,”gregorysaidgoingtodiefrot,butight.”

    sling,kadystartedforthekit.”ffeeingup.”nothinghadged,shethought.hehadhatshedbeenahatshed

    askadypassedhisheglanillionthtihoostasbeautifulasle,shethought,then,toridherselfofthatthought,shepushedthepaperoutofhishandsandploppedherselfontohislap.

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