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    【】persononthefaberedsothingthathadseriillionsingoldjustlyingthereforthetakingerifairytale.therehadbeeniden

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    legend

    dothes,idenshoes,idenhair.aventsoftherontiananyths.itiostayaon;bothhislegsh,irushedandhehadbeentnipped.asforholdingthehandoftheotherskeleton,itwas

    iseryhehaddiedofthirstillionsingold.asoney.”causedbytheirgreed,”kadyhadsaidatthetiandstillbelieved.

    afterkadyhadproventoherselfthatthelostidennehadnotbeenfound,shestartedtolookintoorediffietrointodiedneers.

    everythingshefoundshoanyadultsandchildrendead.hoherewasno

    ntionthattheresidentsoflegendhadbeenthekillers,notthebankrobbers.

    later,thereovedtodenver,aandahalfnthsafterthatedletarikjordan.

    kadyiednews

    papersuntilshefoundantionofakidnapattetons.ruthjordansyoungson.thereporter,ostbrushedasidethenearlysuessfulkidnapingasthoughitachtuedasthereporterinesblownupandhow

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    shedthrosithadbeensuer,butthatdidertohiheehoanypeopleelivedinlegend.

    daysily.thenin1897,shefouiurderedinhishoindenverandhedanruththoughtlehadkilledooked.

    iyear,1898,kadyfoundruthjordansobituary.itsaidthatsheattendingthefuneral.

    etorencilehhersonbeforeshedied.

    kadyreadontofindthatthefuneralhadbeen”sparselyattended”andtherehadbeensounpleasahathadtodoethingthathadhappenedlongago.

    afterruthsobituary,kadyfoundonlybitsaboutthejordanfaly.thejordannsihlahentodownin1926.

    shesearchedtheoldneoriesbutuldfindnothingonc.t.jordanorlejordan,leavingkadytohadhappeoruthssonwhohadbeensofullofanger.

    aftertheizedatofruthsclosingoflegend.ily,noakeyours”hecaption.

    neverinherlifehadkadyedtodestroyabook,butsheedtodestroythatosliesandpoison.sheclosedthe

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    bookanaherirowned.

    hesunabouttorise,kadyfeltatjlossastosheshoulddo.asfarassheuldtell,heraventureinlegendsheshoulddonoo

    hed,sleepforafeorroailheearlyfottenr6susandtrytostartanewlife.

    butkadyuldntseeo,soinstead,shepushedhalfadozenpagesofnotesoffthesofaandstretchedoutonit.sheantly.

    aeshe.atfirsteverythiheveiledhingesheseedtobevingahiaellbytheexpressionihatheekadyheardhisvoice.itofitusteobea

    nd,butatthesatiite

    u.”

    hthosepty.”whereare

    you”she,lookingforsoclueastoogo.”hooyouifidontknoingandfranticallytuingabout,lookingforanythingthatellherwhereshewas.

    sheahastart,andherfacepla

    theuontshedidhedreabutthenitktoheroneysheogetajob,ogetonhreallife.

    oniulseshetothehathadonceopenedand

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    dearahing,butyougivenohelp.”

    itontthatsheheardruthjordansvoisideherhead.”iys

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