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    ds,butjanehadplantedaseedofdoubtinkadyshead.

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    ”stopit”kadysaidagaihistiinaorefronyoneabouthoylovefory.”

    ovedtoputhisarroundher.”youree”

    kadypushedhisarffhershoulders.”youarenothusband””yesia”lesaidsagain,thistinotalloaynotbean;illbedeadthen,butistcertainlyaourhusbandnow.”

    hetightly.”kady,akeyouseethatihatethisnyousayyouloveillsayanything,doanythingtodisplease”

    forafeontskadysheadotions.shedneverbeehosegirlsentryingtoiressher,fallingallovertheelvestoinviteherout.shedalpandshy,andshedhadverylittlentae,”shesaidsoftly,herheadpressedagairo.”andhedbuyahehehousein”

    kadyuldalaugh.”youareaan,”shesaid.

    hetippedherfa.”no,inanafraididshtandputhiutofhissery.””thenthey,feelinghissoftbreathonherlips.atthispretregorywas.

    anditadeherpushherselfoutofhis

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    ar.”goodness,”shesaidbrightly.”itsstoppedraining,soyselfsoch.”

    aslelaughed,hedealuograbkadysarbutsheeludedhindderthetarp.”uld,handsonhips.”yes,ofurse,”leanslyashebegantorepack.”iliveonlytograntyoureverydesire.”

    ertheyostsuresheheardthehoughtaboutdefendingherself,butinstead,sheputheoseintotheairandlookedattheseryasthoughlejordananyhepla.

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    stheyasshepausedfrequentlytopickplants,exaningeae,

    seargherrytorecallallthatshedleaedinschoolaboutplantsthatgrerainingtobeachefduringtheday,shedoftentakenursesinbotanyataloiversityduringthenight.theinoffoodsaing”offtheland”hadaledher.shealsohadadeepbeliefthatforeveryillnesson

    earth,thereeohadtofindthesourceof

    thatcure.

    suddenly,shestoppedeplantsbythesideofthetrail:tall,sonearlysixfeet,okes”shesaidunderherbreath,blinking,thenshakingherheadaupleoftistop,”shesaid.”arijuana”

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    ”tsayasihave.isitanotherofyoure””no,ithinkillpassonthisone.”

    lestarted.”eaboutthisabisofyours”hesaidoverhisshoulder.”alyisitgoodfor”

    laughing,kadytalkedastheyorethahetiethtury.

    alittleaftersurailinfrontofher,leputuphishandinantlyshehaltedandlistened,butheardnothing.

    bending,leainhereande

    is.”

    houthesitation,kadydidashesaid,slippingintotheshadoeboulders,bothpacksatherfeet.

    leadjustedthequiverofarroeoutuntiliretu,”hesaid.”butenstupidenoughtogete.”alookthattoldegoodbyeforlove”heasked.”onlyyfingerscrossed,”shesaidsly,retuinghisgrin.

    le.”urredagainstherlips,thenpulledhere””ishallenjoythepeace.”

    sheuldhearhislaughasheslippedintothedarkhenuteleher,hearirangenightsounds,andrealizedthatolewasgone,she

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    ethinghappeohinkif

    slippingfrohebouldersassilentlyassheuld,shetiptoeddoblingnoinutesshesaingfroroundabend,andaredinshesaw.

    aallraviainofrooftherock,levelhkady,

    ainsofaddensataroundit,tinffeecupsintheirhands.

    aovedfroehinda

    treesosheuldseebetter,shesahere,theirhugewingslifeless.

    kadydidntthinkaboutsheandin

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