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aboutthingsshesses
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talkthingsthroughh”
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”ybehegidstleshehadtoyouaround;and
littlekidsneediediateresponsebigkids;bigproblerequire
rethought
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upattheairportanddrovehibr 》
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第62节
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logicsaidheshould”doesrachelhavethateverh
ben
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shestillthinksaboutthatshethinksaboutitalot”sodidjack;
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riskhersayingthatrachelplyanalyzingandunderstandingthe
past;ratherthanfeelingitinthepresent
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becausethefacthathedidfeelthingsnohingsevery
tihetouchedher;orexercisingher
lishefeltthingslookingatheruth;oratthosefrecklesthat
prosedsuchspirithefeltthingshehospital
rridorandtuinginatherrooanticipationpurpose
rightness
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tissake;butthetruthhathestillfeltannectionh
rachelunfinishedbusiness;hehadtoldjillhewas
rethanthatoneofthethingshehadlovedstaboutrachelwhen
theyfirstthe
illuld
sohesathherfolloalkhkatherine;andthoughhe
didntdeliberatelythinkaboutindhereonits
orachel;holdingherhand;hebegantotalkoutthe
ntanaproject;andsuddenlyhesayno;it
theonehehadoriginallyed;oranyoneofhissubsequent
revisions;butyes;itwouldwork
fearfulthatheghtloseitonceheleftrachel;hepulledupapad
andquicklysketchedouthisthoughts;thenbooteduphislaptopand
dretherehesavedhedreooklongerstudyingit;but
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right
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studioagsunthatnightheoingthis
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doheroadtothebusstop;tocall
thehospitalforanupdateonrachel;andtofaxthene
hislaptoptotheoffiailfroavid;hebackto
bedandsleptuntilteneventhen;hetookthetitodrinka
leisurelycupofffee;sittingonthefallenloginrachelswoods;
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thelikesofagineokingandcarving
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therketforadozenterbottlesofassortedsodasand;feeling
anotherbitofaatsefor
hopesclasspiicthenheonterey
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thatshehadnes
chapterfifteen
jackazedoriakeatsshelookedyounger
eachtinditotherinlaade
hihinkthatitshehanwhenhe
hadseenherlast;butshedidntlookanuteofithereyeswere
brightandoothhefiguredshehird
faceliftsheherun;henceoned;andnotonly
hadieccabletasteinclothesbutrefusedtobelievethattrendiness
hadeitherageorbusinesslitsshehicwrapdressina
jerseyprint;producedbyadesignerakinga
draticebacktheprintk;andbeige
sheockingsandstylishbrownheelsherhairwasa
tastefulplatinudraoaknotatthenapeofheeckher
facehadaisturizedgloickteringral
sheparisontotheplain
anstandingatthefootofrachelsbed
”jaetugathis
heartthathefelteachtihesaexpectyouhere”
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her;becauseyouedtosparehertherachelis;after
all;herdaughterinlaotherofhergrandchildreneunice
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oldherabouttheaccidentthatsheinsistedon
etinghere”jackother;whorarely
leftoregon;hadnagedtogettontereyonherooria
said;”lookasbadasithoughtshes
anastyscrapeonherface;butitlookstobehealinghe
doeherlegfineitlookslikeshes
sleeping”shepattedrachelsar”aheadand
sleep;darling;thatsthebestthingforyouthedoe
itsonlyatterofdaysbeforeyoullbeahenyoullhave
tofaighthavebeenaswl
ifherfacehadoothstretchofherskin
ayintopuzzlent”youlooklikesothingthecat
draggedinyouknoethatascanbe
psychological”theyhadtoldjackthat;tooeverythingaboutrachel
suggestedthatsheheydidntknohyshe