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    afteranthegreandresudbrushing.”ikeepselfprivatebeeexey.idohavealife,a

    veryprivateoho.””ohatyourapartntinnehosethatisawiswhereyoulive”

    atthathekled.”her.theplastine”helookedat

    heryshoent.11

    ”isee.herapartnt,yourbuilding.””jealous”hesaidhhopeinhisvoice.

    sheighequestion.”thenoushouse.””sthekitlike”

    tarikodeledpletely,buti.”tellaboutyourhouseandaboutyou.youveale,butiknohingeveraboutyou.”

    asherealizedthatsheidentified.duringtheiroresheheardabouthislife,thereshethoughtittoberaisedbystrangers.”thehouseiherwasalwaysgoneandso

    ihatdoesntanthatchildrenshouldberaisedthathatheher.again.

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    ,,dayou”shehalfshouted.”youreasbadaslehewas

    ,&,,ayslaughingatandale.”,ohandhorickyou”ilehadhiseyesdoasheedoutthehairbrush,andhi,voifact,thatkady

    didntcattohewasdoing.

    shedsaidthatshegoing,totalkabouthappenedin

    l.”bythetiishoarry

    hihatheevenhadthehderated,”shesaid.”you

    iniagiarvedinthi””soundsasthoughyouaskedhiorryyou,nottheotherwayaround.”

    shehadbeenbendihefiretostirit,andshelookeda.”areyoutakinghissideareyousayingthathee”iayingthatidontblathenfordoinganythiotokeepfroosingyou,”hesaidsoftly.

    kadytuedahistonebecauseallofittheclose

    helittlecave,thegloan

    shedidanddidnotknorathertired,”shesaid,thenglahiervously,agaiswouldbe.

    hedidntsoofthebigpadeepi,andkadygaveanaudiblesigh

    ofrelief.

    tarikgaveheraonesidedgrin.”isthatasighofreliefret””relief,”sheahinkhebelievedher,auedawaysohe

    uldntreadhereyes.

    uedback,hehadspreadthet,ohersideofthefire,and,shehadtolookao

    keepfrosherevedhisshirtandjeans.when

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    heuscularlegsexposed,anditakeherselflookaway.

    asforherself,shehadtoforontshensideredgoingtobeduchaslookinginherdire.

    pretendingthatshedidnthaveahehi

    forallthatthere,kadyfeltvery.andthatfeelingannoyedherbeeninlife”shesaidylifettertoyouent.

    hedidntsayanythingforapletely.”thekitaybe.andasisaidbefore,thekit””alarder.”

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    aeatld.isthereadraininthe

    ,akethelllnoonebig,dekitallroohaveapurposeand”shedreyilisiness,ofurse.”shetookanothergbreath.”does,,lietodohtheinaprivatejacuzzi.shestinbouldersand

    1113keitanaturallandscape.””aprittreesarenatural.”thetrees.”

    kadylayonherbacklookingatthefirelightflickeringontheeiling,thinkingofthehorrorofdestroyingsuchbeauty.”.hing.thatss

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