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    【】buthusbandandsonhadiliesintolegend,andtherelivihen.theyhadplantedgardensandrepairedhouses;theyhaddehosfortheelvesandtheirfalies.”

    kadysatiilldarknessfiheragethatruthseviusthavecaused.sothinglikea

    sllerversionofthecherokeestrailoftears.

    hspoke,hervoice.”therewasa

    ierresidentsoflegenddied,iosoftheirdeadchildren.they

    pausing,ruthtookadeepbreath.”theyeoreetandsaidshehopeddeadgrandsonhauntedforever.andshehopedohate.”

    asgoosebusroseonkadysar,sherubbedthesheetrue,”ruthsaid.”lehauntsthistoylivingson”

    kadylistenedprisonedheryouson,hoapersonptstokeephiafe.

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    edasthoughsheore,kadysaid,”yhatredoflegendyloveforhihesaidihadalloygriefforthedeadtooverridelovefortheliving.”

    ruthlookedatkady.”iedlegendfortakianotherlovedonefroe,butasthenths,thentheyearspassed,iysonyonlyreininghikadyasked.”yes.iheardnothingforyears,thensixnthsagohee

    aletter.hesinneakealifeforhielf.he

    ;actually,he.he

    ”angry,”kadysaid,tryingtoigineachildprisonedbyaanobsessedysonisvery,veryangry.”

    htuedtolookather,kadyinstinctivelykhananythingiohearit.ruthjordanoaskkadyforhelp.sheoaskhertohelphthepeopleoflegendandto

    helphherangryyoungson.

    butbeforeruthuldspeak,kadyputupherhand.”ithinkishouldtellyouaboutself.ithinktherearethingsyoushouldknoe.ididntehere,idontyoaniloveiediately,,

    there,shethought,thatageoryandofonions.sheeeraputers.

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    judedeveraux

    rightnoicedsafeparedtobloodfeudsinvolvingcursesandghosts.

    throughallofe,aoknoanan.rightoonythingsabouthihatshedetolove.nonosherre.sheanan,notasaghost,anotherhadbeenaybeafeen.”doyouhavelotsofney”kadyaskedasshepausedinpaasses.””theintotheplaaybethatsbacktothisplace,toseeleedandtotellyouaboutit.”

    rutharchedaneyebroountains”

    atthatkadysled.”ybeishouldtellyouaboutdoakethetoeandpladtobeiliartoher.

    hhadbeenovingaboutsorestlessly.”

    kadyhadnotnotiachedoutonaupleofblathefarendoftheporoensleepily.kadysatbathechair.

    ruthtookherhandandsqueezedit.”iotgoingtoaskyouto

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    legend

    stay.eyouygranddaughterinlayhardheadedgrandsonwas

    holdingyouprisohreissiveirash.overtheyearsihavebeeusedtosueanelipping.”i

    froovanishintotheuntain.notra.”yearslateranshothebankinlegendanditwas

    ruredthatheurderedhispartners.nooneuldproveanythingandhehadatalentforbuyingthesilenceofanyiigators.”

    ruthlookedatkady.”threedaysagothenneverfiredashot.hesilentlyslippedhansstudy.onthensdesk

    icipationintheholdupinlegen

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