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    【】tosavethen.heseedtobreathingallrightnobatoahospital,sheset

    aboutkingacaforthenight.

    shehadsearchedthroughthesaddlebagsforahingsheegoodatsincesheddoneagreatdealofoutdrillinginherlife.

    inutesshedboiledaneveryniansheadontoherlapaettheliquiddohroat.

    hedfoughtheruntilshedspokenquitesharplytohindtoldhiheself.herstevoibecausehegriced,buthedrank.after

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    hileeponaboulderafeariedtothinkabouthadhappeoherihours.

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    thingtodohhadhappeoher.

    itdidnttakeanlyingonthegroundbeforehere.hedopenedhiseyesoodrink,andshedseeiithattheyweredarkblue,likesapphires.

    but,ofurse,itpossibleforthisheboyiobecausethatpicturewasoverahundredyearsold.ifhewere

    theboyio,thenthateanthatenipulation.h,ofurse,possible.

    afteraanaosearoney,andtheiheeighteeies.thereterin&saddlebagdatedjuly1873,sayingthatlejordanoydollarsforcattle.theinitialsonthesaddle.j.

    iossible,shethoughtassheshovedtheitebatothesaddlebags.bettertostopthinkingofthis.

    thesunakingkadyshiverinherrsetanddraaothrashaboutahing.oratleasthetriedtosaysothing,buthisthroatagedtokeoise.

    askadyleanedoverhisheranherhandoverhisforehead.”itsallright,”shesaidsoftly.”iere,andyouresafe.nooneisgoingtohurtyouanyre.”

    sheuldntigiuediftheyhegood

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    guysandthisnurdererandthatybeheddohingreallytrulyhorribletohoutatrial.

    butasshestrokedtheblondnsforehead,hebegantoshiver,ahoughshetu,hestilltreled.soshedidtheonlyotherthingshekne.

    iediately,hisstrongarenledher,dra,ashethreuchsllerofirstkadystartedtoprotest,butthenfatigueovertookher.shedbeenaanaliketosleepcloseto

    aherareoasionsan

    there.infaaybeheuldevensleepfortablyuhehorse.

    atthatthoughtshegiggled,andthen,hisfad

    breathnearhers,sledinhissleep.hesaidsothing,butshesurethesoundedlike”angel.”

    andtosleep.

    sheaeonekissinghersoftlyonthelips,andfullyailedandkissedhiack.hishandwas

    runningupherthigh,overherovedherlegsohisthighovedfor.hiskisseseintheworld,

    hislipsvedtoheeured,tryingtoget.

    itthehorsethatdeheropenhereyesfora

    itioent,then.isendsheopehestcertainly,andthose

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    treesountainsinthebackgrouainlypartofthevirginialandscape.

    andifthisandthisansgregory.

    ar,shepushedathisshoulders,buthisfaceereasonwerenearlyfullyexposedand

    rye”shehalfshoutedtothetopofthensblondhead.

    instantly,hestoppedkissing,buthetookhistibeforeliftinghisheadtolookather.indedherselfasshereeredhislipsonherskin.”youarebeautiful,”hesaid,thenthepaininhisthroat.

    kadyfroeeingherlookofshobreshedheardlastnightfroerarabianprine”shesaid,pushingathi.sshoulderssialstdeherslidebas.

    butshentrolledherselfandrolledaw

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