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ifshesgoingtoinuteanin
herhospitalroo”
”isitgross”santhastraightenedhershoulders”itsactually
fineafteraachinesandtubesthey
ustotalkhher；sothatsheysayshehearsus
andthatifanythingcanbringherback；itsourvoices”
”ol”
”thethingisthativebeensoobsessedyndthehospital
thatihaventbeenthinkingaboutanythingelse；butdadsaidthat
togotoprotssaturdaynightnlyi
haventaskedanyoneyetsodoyouthinktogoh
”””herheartfell
teagueel
”itsatsurredandracedon；”butthethingisthatwe
donthavetostaytherelongian；itsgoingtobeadulittle
probutifthere；ithinkishouldgoihavea
gorgeousblaeoneage；
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hichshouchheknotogo””sure”his
voiiledback”ae”
hopesatonherbedrooloorabooklayopenbesideher；butshewas
studyingheradeher；hadifferent
onthguineverep
littleball；kingpreciousfewsounds
carefullycradlingthecat；sheroseandoutinherstockingfeet
tofindherfatherheorthekitchen；
othersbedrooshefoundhin
thestudio
hesfoldedhewas
deepinncentration；studyingcanvasesthathehadlineduponthe
oppositesideoftheroo
shestoodquietlybythedoor；tellingherselfthatybesheshould
leaveandebacklaterbutsheneededtotalk
”hi；sie；”hesaidandlookedatherfeet”he
boots
””inrooareyoudoing”sheasked
”lookingatyourthersstuffshesgood”
”areyoureallygoingtofinishherpictures””idontknowas
justathoughtotherbeangrye
ifidid”hopedidntthinksoshehadnteverheardrachelsay
anythingbadaboutjacksaoldhershejustlistening；but
shewas
”daddy””；sorrohink
ysgoingtosjusttakinglongerthanihad
hopeditwould”
”uchtheyreing；tootheyre
pleasedthatshesnotgettinghatifrachel
gettinghenthebadstuffsheodoh
hercatsheraisedherarsothatsheuldrubherfacein
guineveresfuritething
right
”guineveresgettinge
anyreiclap；andshedoesnteventuherheadshesgoingto
diesoon；daddy”hepushedathe；and
rubbedguineverebetheears”issheinpain””noshed
ohroathurtshehadtoforce
the”daddy；llidohoughtfora
nute”youllbesadyoullgrieveforher”that
hopeant”ean；icantjust
throlikeshehickenbones”helookedcross”you
shouldntbeplish
anythingthiselikeshesreadytodie”but
hopefelttheurgencyofit”sheisikno；daddyicanfeel
it”
”yourejustscared”
”no；”sheinsisted”itshappening
soigoingtodo”hefrouchcrossnowas
unsure”doyoutodo””itoburyher”he
sinutesheuld
seethathedidntknoanthahedidnt
thinktheheydid
”okay；”hesaid；surprisingher”youcanburyhertherestbea
petceterysohopedidntapet
ceteryshedidnttohavetogodrivingtoseeguinevereshe
edthecatnearby；edguineveretoknohatshewasnearby
”orheforest；”jacksaid；glancingoutthe
window
”souch；hope
thought；nodding
”done；”hesaidandpulledherclose
shedidntsayanythingforanutebecauseherthroathurtagain
thistiitwaswronghedid
understand
thatanthecared
”daddy”shehear”youleaveus
alone；
annoyedhinough；heuldanddoesntwakeupand
youhavetogobacktothecitytoeoostay
here”
”i”
”doyouprose””iprose”shesighed
evenresoftly；allestbitofbreath；shesaid；”ilove
you”hedidntansshefelthischeekagainstthetopofher
head；andinthatinstant；theclocktuedbackandshebelieved
ovedfrohespot
herthenightbeforefrightened；sheleanedclose；
closeenoughsothatthecath”guin”she
hecatscheekhafingertipthe
sllestventagainstherfinger；sheletoutabreath
shedrapedanarightlyaroundthecatandlayclose；thinking；i
loveyou；guinevere；iloveyou；andheardthewhisperofananswering
purrthenitstoppedforseveralnutes；hopedidntve
”guin
”sherokedthecatsheadandedforapurr；
strokedagain；edagainherehing；sheburiedher
headinguineveresolingfurandbegantocry
”hope”jackcalled；ingtothedoor”areyouup”gulping
sobsbubbledupfronside；theyonly
greloser；hopingshewaswrong；hoping
shetersheuldjeelit；agiant
etiness；abighole；ahugealoneness
”sie”hetouchedherhead”hope；isit”hetouchedthe
cat；lefthishandthereanute；andjusthinkingthat
shedidntknosheodobecauseeverythingsheloved
alsaroundherandguinevereboth；and
leanedoverclose
hedidntsayanything；justsatthereshelteringtheandwhen
santhacainaskinghey
goingtodayguineverejustdied”
”iorry；hope；”santhasaid；softlynoloseby
”oldher”totakethebus
today
”hopedidnthearanansartedcryingagain；because
theantha
theonesheedjustthentheonesheedwasholding
hertight
ifanyonehadtoldjackthataandhisfirbr 》
tingfireoplankstobuilda
tinyffinforacat；hettedbutitseed
likethebestthingtodo
hopesatonthegroundnearbyguineverehewashwo
babyafghanthatrachelhadcrochetedandthathopehadslepthfor
thefirsteightyearsofherlifetattersandall；itwasherprized
possessiononceshe；shestoppedcryingshe
heldherbundleasthoughitweregold
jarto
nail
allffinwasfinished；hedugagr
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ave；dugdeeperthanwas
probablynecessary；buthedidntalsdiggingitup
beside；itfeltgoodtogoodtobuildupasandbreathe
hard
theexertionalsotiredhiutenoughsothatedher
littlebundleintheffinandhenaileditshut；putitinthehole；
andbeganveringithdirt；hedidntfeelquitesoraw
hopecrieditablejackheldheragainsthissideandlet
hergetitalloutthentheysat；justsatforabitndagainitwas
absurdthelastthingjackhadtiforheforest
onandayinghehadtoshorachel；thendriveon
intothecitytoedtotodothisandhe
hadtoadtthereoit
theysatsidebysidefacingguineveresgraveafterati；ina
voicethatheldthereantsoftears；andreverence；hopesaid；”know
here””nohevieed
”seethroughthetreesthatdropoffthatsthecanyonopening
up
”jackfollohelineofherfingerand；yes；sahedropoff
beyond；givendepthanddistancebyaist；teof