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    【】utritiousalfortheirchildren.andtheenuldleaaskillthatghtgettheffwelfare.”

    forantjaneuldonlystareatherfriend.neverhadsheseenkadyshoreatedthoseknivesofhersasthoughtheywereher

    children,butkadyhadneverbeeypeofpersontofightfora

    ethingshappeoyou,”janesaidsoftly.”noithasnt,”kadysnapped.”itsgregory,isntit””gregoryisjustfitheisan””history”

    iled,jachedherhand.”iveknownyouall

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    yourlifeandyouveneverbeenacrusader.youvealenttostandinthebackgroundaherswalkalloveryou.

    gasping,kadysnatchedherhandae.””hathattherinlawofyours”

    atthatkadystraightenedherback.”ithinkthishasgonefarenough.ithinkidliketoleavenow.”

    janeleaoeantooffendyou.i

    tohelpyouand”

    kadysuthtighteoathinline.”idliketorendyouthatyouarenottherapistnorareyoubusinessnager.ifyouethenkeepyouoseoutofbusiness.areyoureadytogo””yes,ofurse,”janesaidjustasstiffly.”idoihinkitistifoho.”

    kadydidntansarkbutdeheroftherestaurant,tookaleft,andtotheparkinggaragetohercar,janebehiheydrovebacktoonionsinsilence.

    edtobotherher.ihreeandahalflegend,itannouchsheuldhardlystandtoseethean.

    kadytriednottothinkthiseinlegendhadruinedherlife.thingsthatshehadonceliked,sheno

    longerdid.itseedthatinsteadofaeptingtobedifferentinjustafebei

    toing...

    andthat.shedidntknoakinghercrazy.shedtoldjanesheaybeshedid,butthatethingdeeper,thatsheed,andshehadwas.

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    legend

    forohing,herreanshadbeena

    e.hiseyesethingofher;ybeevenpleadinghher.

    ithadbeeofigureoutthatthedarknhadsothingtodos.also,inherheartsheknenboreareselaole.thatnightuchalikethetind,so

    shetriedtotelltheveiledaher.sheeandhalfaneandaupleofkids,andatthirtyyearsoldshekneueoriraveloreappearinginherdrea.

    butifsheknesheedinlife,whydidshefeelso

    restlesseverythinghgregory.hehinga

    anuldan:kind,urteous,eventeered.shehadeverything:aho,therestaurant,virginia,butshekifshedidntbehaveherselfandstopfindingfaultineverylittlethingthathappened,sheoloseitall.

    inthelongrun,atterthatgregoryrarelydelovetoherinthelegend,theydhadoneverybrieftrystinherbedinherapartnt.andatterthatafter

    ofbedandpulledonhisclothesthereoreto

    lifethansex

    butkadykeptthinkingthatshedo.ybeshehadntaberingtheher.ithadfelt

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    legend

    goodtotease,togiggleandhavehievention,adeherfeelbeautifuland,oh,soverydesirable.

    butgregorydeherfeelseu.arryhiutoflht

    butinspiteofallofkadysattetsatreasoerdayshehadtuedory,alstinanger,andsaid,”whydoyou

    torry”

    gregoryhadsled.”isthisohosetrickquestionsatterarryyoubecauseiloveyou.

    thisshouldhavebeenenoughforher,butkadypersisted.”yes,butineedlogicalreasons.reasonsotherthanthatiok.”ithinkyouoliveh.”

    kadyhadtriedtohideherhorror.an,andilikethat.””butyou””suyouchitisking,andidliketoshareintheprofits.”

    forant,gregorylookedupather,hiseyesydear,forantthereyousoundedjustlikethatdradfulfriendofyours,jane.”sling,shakinghishead,helookedbackdohispapers.”if

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