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possibilitythatsheuckatthatpointfortherestofher
lifeheanthedtoldkatherineheakecareofher
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buedoff;leavingtheearthbeneaththeredahogany
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hung;theneedlesergreenprettypeaceful
hetuedaroundsahthehouseprettypeacefulthefloors
aroonplaidthechurch
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flankedthebenchng
hchaoticallyleggyplants
prettypeacefulbutthehousewasfunandfulloflife;
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custorybrushtouseonasubjectberfivefilbertbristle;
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andthenighttable;searhesearched
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aynothavereseledguinevere;aband
brush;astteringofscrunchies;andapileofas
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betterguardianthanhope
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hiddenundertheedoffabackpanel;pulledouta
velvetbag;andetieditsntentsinhishandtherehepearl
earringsrachelhadtheiroherthenight
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faceandthering
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back
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toinute;hestarted
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inhiscar
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tuonrachel
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andthenversationhty;sittinginherlong
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about;though;alkedabouttheearlycattleranchers
andthoseesltingand
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ansitsanisolatedlife;thatwaywekeepour
privateroadsunpavedandourlivessilethereslittleprivately
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ourselvesfroitoti;butpeopleolivehereare
usuallyselfsufficientsortsartists;yesersranchers;like
us
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celebrations;ings;and
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rachelsfriendsknefaithblighkne
sojackfeltalittleatheechnically;he
hadnorightputtingitonherhandbutheedittherehe
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up
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rightside;hediatelytoherleftsidehetookherhand
henstraightenedholdingherhandclose
tohischest;hehrougharoundofexercises
slippingtheringonotionnotterthatitwas
looserthanithadeverbeenitwason
faithsaall;roundglasses
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thiser;stillstricken;shelookedbackatrachels
face
jae
thatsaysifshedoesnttheringthere;shellopenhereyesand
tellso”
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rachelsfaceheiginedsheissiontospeak
”atthebeginning”heasked
”everyyearonthefourthofjuly”independencedaytheirwedding
anniversary”ber;
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ydays
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rachel;blessher;nevertuedsoursheleaedtolivehthose
ries”
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shoulders”shetold”
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lehitslittleecapthereionwhenshe
spoke;onlyresignation”shesaidsheonyour
akeyoufeel
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she”hepushedhishandsintohishairandlaughed
”god;thatsfunny
vionstrosityofa
aboutsaiarriagebythat;notbyanybaby
victoriadidntcarethatrachelitdidntshownoone
knepandcircutance;
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baby
rachelandibothdidhedevilhinkiwas
forced
”faithsbroenth
soonehungupthephoneandartedthinkingabout
thedisagreentdeassutionsandgeneralizationsaboutthe
person;andbuiltthep;builtthepuntiltheytookonthel
realityofyourangerorhurtthenyousahepersonagain;andit
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