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sleeping
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beendoingitresotisithinksheisntreallysleeping;just
doesnthavetheenergytovelikeshesinaalike”
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scaring”katherineleanedcloserandk;”scaringyou
hoaginedsanddooboutrachel;
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that
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cantsayanythingtodaddy;becausehellgetangryatherandthen
shellgetangryatanditsnotlikeiknohingijustfeel
it”shehunchedhershoulders;adetherestofherlookeven
sller”shellkillifsheknooldyouthisbutidont
anythingelsetohappen”
”tellyou;”katherinesuggested
”hoidropa
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第32节
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saidanythingidonlybedoingoouldbedoing”
”thersbutsano
dothatthatsest”katherinefigureditwould
scarerachel;too”icanhandlethis;”shesaidforthebenefitof
theranddaughterboth”trust”sheaskedhope;justasjack
retuedwhenhopegaveherailedandpulleda
5billfroerpocket”iesperatefortea
aybeyourdadwouldlike
ffee”jackaskedhopeforanythingstrongandblackkatherine
eduntilshehadleftbeforeeyeingthehetable”rachel
saidyou”
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upbeittedtodoexceptforpicking
upthegirls;ivebeenhereallday”katherinehadntexpected
that
”ithoughtyouothecity”hetossedthephoneon
thetable”sodidiichangednd”
”e”hepushedhishandsthroughhishairitlooked
likeheddoneitrethanonitthathe
seedtired;andfeltatrapathyhehadalotreonhis
ndthishanlastedtoaddtoitbuthadno
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afteoon”
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”ybeyoushould;”shesaid;onlyhalfteasing”teenagedgirlsare
”
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experience”katherinewouldhavegladlygonealongshehadshopped
hthegirlsbeforeapparently;though;jackakingthat
responsibilityhehadntionedearlierveryseriouslyfinethen
shefeltlessguilty
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nnerofspeaking;”jacksaid;buthelookedpuzzled”icantgeta
feelforhoyday;youhadaspecificdate;
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goinginthelifroydiashousethegirlsarespendingthenight
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likeabigsleepover
theyvebeendoingsleepoversforyears”
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”shesaysitisshesayslydiasparentshere”
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daughter”
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doesntliketalkingonherphone;orsleepinginrachelsbedor
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causedtheaccident;likeinjoyingallthis;likeishouldsleepon
thesofanightafteightshesgivenlipaboutalsteverything
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abreath”letenjoyitforalittlebit;huh”jackthought
aboutenjoyingitabitashedrovedoheastitthe
firsttihehadusedthoseotheanticsof
santhagillthefirsttieenyearsbefore;whenshewas
fiventhsoldandvehentlyopposedtosleepingthroughthenight
theyhadbeenlivinginsanfrananthainaroobr 》
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tucson;soshedidnthavetheexcuseofastrangeplaceshehadbeen
fedcerealatsix;alongilkthenandagainateleven
itoing;andsheore
thebattlehadbeengoingonfortheyed
jackshophoursasjuniorarchitect
inasanfrancisfirrachelilaronescaringfor
thebaby;doingthelastoftheunpacking;seing
fuitureandhbeendeadtotheworldwhen
santhasthenextroo
ra
jackpressedthepilloohisear”shecantbehungry;”he
led
rachelledback;”sheisntgobacktosleep”butthewailing
on
rachelslippedoutofbedand;redflannel
shirt;thecryingstoppedsheretued
tobedandcurledupagainsthigaintheyhadbarelysettled;
spoonedtogether;ed
jautedthesound;butit
onstillunderthevers;hetuedtofacerachel”shesnot
hungry;”he;sleepydarkthatwouldhavebeen
purplehadalightbeenon”thinkshessick””notsick;”rachel
led”angrypediatriciansaidtolethercry”theylether
cryafterfivenutes;theorepersistent
jackthreheblanketbackandstartedtogetup
”dontyoudarebringherhere;”rachelcried
jackabouttohetouchingthatbabyhehadchangeda
diaperearlieronepereveningit”iakesure
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ofhisshortsoppedatthebabysdoor;rachel
settledagainsthis
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第33节
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polkadotbuers;abilehrachelsfeltcreaturescutandpasted
ineveryloriginable;andbeneathit;hisangrydaughter
thechednohebackedaking
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