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all
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headhadclearedhestoodabitlonger；savoringthenovelty
then；havinggottenasendintoseeaboutdinner
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hopeoaball；shehadbarely
pulledtheforteroverherheadandbeguntohatrachelwas
thereeoforterback
andantguineverehewoodfloor；
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spanish；andbythetithatotalk
aboutnothingintheannoyinghinkingsheerested
injustthesoundofhisvoice
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getheransshefeltnonfidenceatalldeep
inside；intheplacethatfearedrachelghthavediedduringthe
night”hoy”shesdoingjustfine”santhashopes
soared”sheyet”soisjustfine”
supposedtoansanthathought”thankyou；”shesaidore
disappointntthangrace；andhungupthephone
gnasaroundherkneesand
rosothisent；thisbeingleft
alonehherfatherithepointshehadbeen
tryingtoketheafteoonbefore；thatthoughsanthaght
plainthathertherlethergetatattoo；shehadnoidea
hokyshewas
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havebeendistractedsheherbookgroupbook
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hadntgonebackthereforit；sheheroadtwo
nutessooner；andifshehaddohat；shehavebeenhit
soanthasfault
itfairshestudiedashardassheuldandstillgotbs
insteadofassheuldntplaytheflutelikelydiaorsinglike
shellyshehadbeenbestatgyastics；thenshehadgrownsonow
herlooksrength�ndgooddiditdorachelfoughther
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earsandgettingankletattoostheolestkidsascara
andtighttopstoschoollydia；butsheolpoor；
santhakne
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goingtolikethevenless
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hedbeendreangnoneedrachelherowdy
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door；thenubbyshaherockingchair；thedriedflowersin
avasethatp；green；and�ohelphiertile
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haphazardpileofbooksandgazinesthatsatonthefloorbesidea
hugehandssholdingbaseball
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vintagerachel；buthell；heuldkeephiseyesclosedandseeher
theseatedthesheets
throhephonelick
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oe
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fra；andpeeredoutingfogfilledthecanyon；butitwas
differentfrohefogthatfilledhisurtyardinthecitythisone
er；gentleritwasflannelgrayandfuzzygreen；andfora
nute；notunderstanding；hejuststoodthereand
ovednothingchangedhesaoss；and
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allthatshohroughanarroe
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appendicitis；he
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