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there；allsixtithhissportshirtrolledtotheelbow；
fadedjeans；hisheringhair；andunsurenesselookedsodear
”youhaventbeenoutofthisplaceint
on”ihavetheneairsikeepyououtlongnless
yourenervousbeinginacar；aftertheaccident”
”idontreertheaccident”
”ifyouretootired”iot；”shesaidshepushedherselfup；
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heranklesshereachedforhercrutches
”ificarryyou；you；”hesaidhsuch
gentlenessthatthetearsretuedshebrushedthehthet
heelsofherhandsandnoddeditethathe
hadcarriedher；butitesincehe
divorceiteinsixlongyearsthattheir
bodieshadbeensoclose
”ivebeendoingthisforseventeendays；”herrectedasheslipped
hisarunderherheliftedhereexquisitegentleness
thathadbeeninhisvoice
sheheldherselfstifflyatfirst
；notfortable”heaskedasheheadedforthedoor
”asaroundhisneck；buryherface
againsthisthroat；andhangon；butsheenedgivinginto
aeantroubleiftheakenahis
allorodetothenursesstationandsaidtotwonursesand
aresident；”iakingwifeforaridewellbegoneanhouris
thereanyreason”thenurseslookedateachother；then
attheresident；allydone”
”thatsnotagoodreason；”ja”he
reachedforthephone”illcheckhdrbauer”jacktookthat
asperssionandsetoffdohehall
iotyourhought；butdidntsayitshedidnt
toargueoversoniceshesettled
inalittleandthoughtaboutseeingthecarshethoughtabout
sllingfreshair；ratherthanhospitalsterilityshethoughtabout
feelingalive
thenightandclearitnosoonerenvelopedherwhenhereyes
filledhtearsagainshetookadeepbreath；thengaspedwhenshe
saallhalogenlightlitthecarwell
”itsred”shecried”thegirlsdidnttellitwasredi
haventhadaredcarsince”sincethevhoughtite”
hefreedahandenoughtoopenthedoorandcarefullysettledher
insideheadjustedtheseattokererooorhercastand
fastenedtheseatbeltbe
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”helaskedhewheel
hestartedthecar”whye”
helefttheparkinglotanddroveseveralblocksbeforehesaid
”becauseyoulovedthatcarishouldnthavesolditthewayidid
”rachelissionsolongafterthefact；but
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breezethatblewinashedrove
herlungsore”wherearewegoing””p
eets”theshoingherpaintingshildren；
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santhaandhopesheedtoseeher；”atthishour”
”itsfridaynighttheyreopenlate”
”itsnearlyten
””no；itsnot；”jacksaidbutittheclockand
syoutoseethepaintings”
”ogetin”
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deteeditwasallinhishands
layingherheadagainsttheheadrest；shesaid；”ihaventthankedyou
fordoingthefrangirateful”
”youhadeverythingthere
thegirlshelped”sherolledherheadtolookathisixyears
hadntainedthickandtoolongin
thebackhisnoseouthstrong；hischinandneck
firshehadalbeautifulthathadntchanged
”thankyouforstaying；”shesaid
henodded；butdidntspeak
earsprickedherlids；shelookedforo
talk；usedtogoonandonaboutevertheyed；orkeeputterly
still；buttherenoeasenohe
insideithurttobehjacklikethis；lockedoutassurelyasshe
hadbeenattheendithurtshehadherine
theresnopointinthis；”shesaid；feelingtiredandweakher
paintingsuldostinthatinstantobury
herheadinapillory
”ostthere”
”jack；theyreclosed”hedidntansplydroveonthroughthe
baelandpulledupinfrontofthegallerythe
placelookeddarkanddesertedsthecarandpeered
inthefrontwindow
usinghishandsasblinders；hetriedtoseereheknockedonthe
glass；tothedoorandknockedharder
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door；jabbedhisthuonthebellhecuppedhishandsontheglass
andpeeredinsideagainhehitthebellseveralretis
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avacuuedtoherandraisedavictoriousfistsends
later；anheinsideofthedoor；wavingahandno；shaking
hishead
jayheartistto
open
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this
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helplessgesture
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atthecar；liftingrachelout；carryinghertothedoor
”seeherate；
bud”
”shoid；”racheltried；because；havingethisfar；beingthis
close；sheedin
herarher；soclose；so
tender
”na；notyours；”hesaidhregretshechedthelittle
lineeandgobetlyloohergood
foot；heanchoredhertohissideovedhischandheld
itup
”itsatagititsyours”
”jaanopenedthedoor
rachelsaanhisheadhadanstantshake
”idontuled；barelyopeninghisuth”i
yjobplae”
”thisistheartist”
”uldbeathief”
”doesshelooklikeathiefheasrachelkeatslook”he
thuedthehisnoticerachelkeats”torachel；he
said；”tingyourpictureonaflyer”beforesheuldsay
shedidntthinkso；hetoldthen；”goinsideandlookfora
flyer
anscratchedhisnose
hisheadntinuedtoknow”
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galleryrachelfeltalittlenaughty；butexcited；veryexcited
”plaintfroehind；butjack
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elbow
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settle；ingtoseeeverythingatonceshefeltsurrounded；
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style；reinnuersearsblurredhervision；shepushedboth
handsagainsthereyestosteheleavingherhandsoverheruth；
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alreadyseenitfradandhung；likehethatflankedit；but
thencathebutterfliesandtherattlesnakeandthegray
hesheepandherarcticich
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