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her,painthadpeeled,tinroofssofeverydaylifeinthispartoftheengines,fishingsusedasderation,ropesandchainsusedtokeepstrangersatbay
sohosorethanshaoverinsostokeeptheroivingpletely:ncreteblocksorstackedbricks;tbelochopsticks
butthereesthatlookedabandonedasheran,hesaokebillochieysandenandenveringringhadbeguntofilltheair
hetuedatthenextblock,checkedthestreetsign,andranonafeinuteslater,hetuedontothestreetberthirtyfour
hepassednuereighteen,thentashejoggedby,theireyesontlater,hereae,tryingnottobeobviousasheglancedto
itelikestoftheothersalongthestreet:
notexactlyeatebetanandnatureintheirbattleoverthehouseatleasthalfacenturyold,thehouseshadstreakedtheaslights
toalloutbuildingtheshadoanerged,carryingabucket
thefigurestaringitavisit,nordidhetodothisinrunningclothesinstead,heraisedhischinagainstthebreeze,tuedatthenexter,andtriedtofindhisearlierpace
itageofthenstayed,kinghieelsluggish,eaehefinished,therehinsheenofsonhisface
hetheroad,heuldseethatthelightinthekitchenhadbeentuedon
knoeant,hesled
,gladtheyee
thoughherfatheruldntansadearrangentstohavegail,oneofthenurses,ans,andshedpickeduponthesendring
“rightonti,”gailsaid“iinute”
“hooday”
“hesalittletired,butotherthanthat,hesfineholdonthephonebyhisear,okay”
antlater,hersraspybreaths,adrienneclosedhereyes
“hi,daddy,”shestarted,andforseveralnutesshevisited,justassheshetoldhibouttheinnandthebeaentionpaul,sheetrerinhervoie
pauldehisaofbanfilledtheair,asifinghioantlater,adriennepushedthroughtheswingingdoors
sheoinglight,theyofcrystalskiesinspring
“youuckingaloosestrandofhairbehindherear
topaul,thegestureseedoddlysensual,andheyrunoutoftheherestofthedaystarts”
“diditgookay”
“ivefeltbetter,butatleastitsdone”heshiftedfronefoottotheother“itsllsgreatinhere,bytheway”
“istartedbreakfastotionedoverhershoulder“doyoutoeatnoalittle”
“idliketosho,ifthatsokay”
“itsfineiakinggrits,inutesanyyoureggs”
“scraled”
“ithinkiontlonger“letgetthebanbeforeitbus,”shefinallysaid“seeyouinafew”
“sure”
afterbedthestepstohisrooshakinghishead,thinkinghoeon
heshoovedaroundher,heineshaooshedusedonherhairthating
“ihopeyoudontndifijoinyouagain,”shesaid
paulpulledoutherchair,“notatallinfact,iotionedforhertosit
shelethiushhereigotthere”
“iotsurprisedthereoingiguesseveryonessgoingtobetoday”
“itdoesntlookchhanitdidyesterday”
“thatsbecauseyoudontlivehere”
“youdontlivehere,either”
“no,butivebeeninabigstoreforeinfaeiington”
adriennelaughed“andyousoldthatstory”
“iguessitsingeasieoyonegoodstoryeverythingelseisboring”
“idoubtthatfro,ihinkingthatyourlifehasbeenanythingbutboring”
hesled,unsureifshem
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her,painthadpeeled,tinroofssofeverydaylifeinthispartoftheengines,fishingsusedasderation,ropesandchainsusedtokeepstrangersatbay
sohosorethanshaoverinsostokeeptheroivingpletely:ncreteblocksorstackedbricks;tbelochopsticks
butthereesthatlookedabandonedasheran,hesaokebillochieysandenandenveringringhadbeguntofilltheair
hetuedatthenextblock,checkedthestreetsign,andranonafeinuteslater,hetuedontothestreetberthirtyfour
hepassednuereighteen,thentashejoggedby,theireyesontlater,hereae,tryingnottobeobviousasheglancedto
itelikestoftheothersalongthestreet:
notexactlyeatebetanandnatureintheirbattleoverthehouseatleasthalfacenturyold,thehouseshadstreakedtheaslights
toalloutbuildingtheshadoanerged,carryingabucket
thefigurestaringitavisit,nordidhetodothisinrunningclothesinstead,heraisedhischinagainstthebreeze,tuedatthenexter,andtriedtofindhisearlierpace
itageofthenstayed,kinghieelsluggish,eaehefinished,therehinsheenofsonhisface
hetheroad,heuldseethatthelightinthekitchenhadbeentuedon
knoeant,hesled
,gladtheyee
thoughherfatheruldntansadearrangentstohavegail,oneofthenurses,ans,andshedpickeduponthesendring
“rightonti,”gailsaid“iinute”
“hooday”
“hesalittletired,butotherthanthat,hesfineholdonthephonebyhisear,okay”
antlater,hersraspybreaths,adrienneclosedhereyes
“hi,daddy,”shestarted,andforseveralnutesshevisited,justassheshetoldhibouttheinnandthebeaentionpaul,sheetrerinhervoie
pauldehisaofbanfilledtheair,asifinghioantlater,adriennepushedthroughtheswingingdoors
sheoinglight,theyofcrystalskiesinspring
“youuckingaloosestrandofhairbehindherear
topaul,thegestureseedoddlysensual,andheyrunoutoftheherestofthedaystarts”
“diditgookay”
“ivefeltbetter,butatleastitsdone”heshiftedfronefoottotheother“itsllsgreatinhere,bytheway”
“istartedbreakfastotionedoverhershoulder“doyoutoeatnoalittle”
“idliketosho,ifthatsokay”
“itsfineiakinggrits,inutesanyyoureggs”
“scraled”
“ithinkiontlonger“letgetthebanbeforeitbus,”shefinallysaid“seeyouinafew”
“sure”
afterbedthestepstohisrooshakinghishead,thinkinghoeon
heshoovedaroundher,heineshaooshedusedonherhairthating
“ihopeyoudontndifijoinyouagain,”shesaid
paulpulledoutherchair,“notatallinfact,iotionedforhertosit
shelethiushhereigotthere”
“iotsurprisedthereoingiguesseveryonessgoingtobetoday”
“itdoesntlookchhanitdidyesterday”
“thatsbecauseyoudontlivehere”
“youdontlivehere,either”
“no,butivebeeninabigstoreforeinfaeiington”
adriennelaughed“andyousoldthatstory”
“iguessitsingeasieoyonegoodstoryeverythingelseisboring”
“idoubtthatfro,ihinkingthatyourlifehasbeenanythingbutboring”
hesled,unsureifshem
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