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    【】ateafteoonsunbehindhisheraisedheraroagainupherelbow.

    hasigh,shelookedupthehill.noballthehatverysteepslope.

    isendkadyting

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    doountainside.shedneverseenanyoneveashedid.hepletelyheedlessofhiso.kadyeofit,butsheuldtellthathedneverhearher.

    heseedtoreachherhinsends,grabbingherinhisar

    itated.kadyuldtellbythefine,”shesaid.”ididnthurtanything.i

    heranhishandsoverallofherbodyiachedusthavesliddohedistahegravelhadprotectedher.

    butnothinghadprotectedle.there

    his,histrouserso.

    ”liestill,”hesaid,hisvoinothurt.”sheuldtellbyhisfaseeit.

    ledidntsayabbackuptothetop.

    afterthefirstfeinutesofhised.andakedspendthenightrightadenoprotest.

    nordidheprotesttorevehisshirtsosheuldwashhiswounds.

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    ideitustheaboutonions,andaboutthepresidenti.shealsotalkedaboryandhisothoftheeeredeveryraberelyedtoretu.

    ”there,”shesaidatlastasshetobehurtfatally,butyoullbesoretdohathilllikethatwasa

    reallystupidthingtodo.iyouandtoldyouiyou”

    shebrokeoffasleputhisheadinhishandsasthoughherying.

    saroundhihethetheblingbaanypeople,”hesaidraggedly.”iafraidtoloveanyonebeajinxonthepeopleilove.””ssssh,”sheaxed,strokinghishair,tryingtoygrandthersurvived,andthatsbecauseshetodeolive.legendiscursedforthejordans.”

    hisbighandsburiedtheelvesinherhairashepulledhertohiholdingherasethinghorribleoyoutoo.ii

    shetriedtopullahibutheheldhertootightlyforhertove.”nothingebehere,shesaid,b.”le,youdontlove.andidontloveyou.ioingtorrysoone

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    else,reeriotevengoingtostayhere.yoingtohelpretu,arentyou”

    itiliar.ybeitedexerakesobrothfroherabbitbonesshedsaved,andsheshouldputdoeblasbetandtheld,hardground.butasshefeltlesbodyohers,hosethingsseedveryiortant.shekneeergregoryandherpledgestohibutatthentallsheuldthinkofthandhos.

    inddrifting,sherealizedthatohethingsshelikedbestaboutbeingnearle,shedid.iheday.ybeshefeltsllbeentheiraybeittoento

    havebodiesshapedlikepipeoste,”sheskinofhisneck.ifshedidnthavesothingtodistracther,she.

    hedidiovedoneofhisbiglegsoverhers.”threeyearsafterfriendtariksdeath,hisfatherstruhha

    silverne.heusedtheobuildthesqueinhonorofhisson.theplacehasnthadchusesiariksfathersdeath,butitakecareofit.ihaveakeyandbackto

    legend,ifyouto,illtakeyouiisabeautifulplace.sereneandfullofprayers.”

    thelastsclaspedaboutkady.shestartedtopullasked

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    abouther.shethofhindthequietnightquicklylulledhertosleep.

    kadyaellfish.sling,hereyesstillclosed,sheyaustbeinheaven.ly,itse

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