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hadntbeennytistothe
pointoflosingntrol;andthisone;buthetakingany
chances
verydeliberately;hetuckedhishandsinhispocketshadhebeenhis
father;hetotakethesfullookoff
santhasfacetherehadtobeabetterway
”haveyoueverdraree”heasked
”everyonesdrarees”
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strodetohefrontdoor
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didnttalk;didntlookback;didntstopuntiltheyhewoods
andstandingfacetofacehthetrunkofoneofthelargestofthe
redoneofthegiantsequoiasthatgreheorth
andinland;justaastreditwoulddofine
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overthecrohatstraightblondhair;”doyousee””bark;
”shesnapped
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”okay;lorisit””red;”shesaid;thenslowly;
pedantically;”thisisaredwood”
”brightredbriaroon””idontknow
ever”
”ifyouakeitbrightred
brick”answer;hesqueezedashoulder
”darkerthanthat;”shettered
”hogany””ybe”
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hogany””yes;”shebitout
hereleasedoneshoulder;reachedoverit;andtouchedapieceofthe
bark”butaboutthispartthehelighthits;itsdarker
byashadeortovedhisfinger”thispartsashadeortwo
darkerthanthat”andagain”thispartsalstblackcanyousee
that””yes;icanseeit”
”ifyoupainttheahogany;youlllosethetexture”he
sthepadsofhisfingersoverthebark”lookattheshapeof
thispiece;op;taperingdohehisonewaves
backandforthandthissickleshapedpieceyoudlosetheseshapes
ifyoudidthehingonelor”helookedhigher”andup
thereakesthebarkreorangethan
redsoyoudssthat;too;ifyoudidtheahogany”
helookedwayup
”notheneedles”
”youvedeyourpoint”
”lookatthenyingherheadhhishandsand
usingonlyenoughpressureasotipitup”theneedles
arefeatheryrichgreennoorebluegreeninthislight;i
think
er;alstli;hesunhits”hepaused”isitthe
needlesthatsllsogood;orthebark””idontknoy
faultthatiheonlyoneinthisfalydrak
hequestionth
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第40节
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away
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froenfeetaeanyoupaintedpartofpicture
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divorcedyoushepedoff;
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knoythershehasntlivedhherinsixyearsno;
longer
heore”
”a;hesnotthatbad”
”youdonthavetolive
yourenottheoneheseyoudontseehibr 》
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yourthersehesaidhe
usedtohelptherpaint;andiike;sheevertellus
thatandhedoesnthaveananswer
iiaroundicantdoanythingrightwhenhes
here
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andsilentandobedientlikehopebutiotlikehopeidont
tobelikehope”
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looksatitsdifferent”
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”thatheedyoutothinkit
””heseereallyother””yeahbecauseifshe
doesntgetbetter;hellbestuckhus
thatdcrahisstyleyoudont
knoeettheanhedatesjilljack
andjill
akeyousick”
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long;hesoutlookingforbetter”
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tobefriend;lydiaholdon
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brendananthawas
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doldbrendanstraightout
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sheo”
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her”
”brendantell”
”herparentsarestayingho;”heblurtedout
”””lydialetitslipthattheguysingbackafterward;
too;sotheychangedtheirplanstheyregonnabethereallnight”
”lydialetitslip”santhasighedindisgust”hoouldshedo
that””sooftheotherparentsstartedcallingherparents;so
theystartedaskingherquestions;anditslippedout”
”ishouldhaveknofriendsincethird
grade;butlatelysheoosoftallalongshehadbeennervous
aboutthepartysheeonehrowup;her
parentsheonepunishedsonow
everyoneissout”sheisadhewhole
thing
”thebeer;ifherparentsarethere”
”yeah;buttherthoughtherparentsobethereall
along;sonogetintroublebesides;theyllstayinthe
otherrooitbesobad”
”oh;yukyoureaspatheticaslydiais”hingtosay
aboutthat;shedeagutturalsound”thisprosgoingtobe
totallyboringiotsureitogo”heforalong
nute”ean””iynotgo”heshouldhave
protestedifithadbeenher;shethatwasasking
toochofbrendaninstead;afteranothersilence;hesaid;”
about””ithinkyoushouldtakejana;”shedecided
”youdo””yes”shep
”youreallydonttogo””ireallydontcalljana”he
uldntthinkofathingtosaytothatbutaweak”ohokaysee
youtorroanthahungupthephoneandfudshehadbeen
;forlisandallnightpartiesandbeer
shehadbeentoazilliondancesifshedthoughtthiso
beanotherone;shedhaveboughtthedorkybluedressherfather
likedbutthis
itobedifferent
thankyou;lydiathankyou;brendanneitheroftheadanyguts
neitheroftheadasenseofadventuretheywerebigbabies
heonlyone
shekneherpersonpickingupthephone;she
pressedinhisnuershekneany
tis
before;shehadntdoneanythingbutlistentohisvoice
herpulseracedetoheoeen
yearold”lo””hi;teagueitssanthayouknothe
sootharoundasle”ithinkiknow
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””betteoe”she
grinned”iean;igotodad;ireally
totakethebus;andhegoes;butitodriveyoursister;andshe
stuckinthecar”
”heyontha
said;feelingiortant”sheeleone
hitherthecarofftheroadandoverthecliffshewas
undererforages
theygotherbreathingagain;butshesinaa;andtheydontknow
ifshesgoingtoinuteanin
herhospitalroo”
”isitgross”santhastraightenedh