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harm, The day had not bees frit, as was only
‘ature consdeng the sean, that ‘of the very last
leeks twas none the le the rtm, 0 what ma
fer, the return, unseated, slayer for wonder
Whit happened? Is tht the question? An encounter?
Bang! No. Level wi the farm ofthe Graves beter a
‘ref halt opposite the lamplit window. A glow, red,
lara night i winter, thats worth having hat amt
eve bez wath ig Te de, nde thre
‘nd there A far memory, fat fo the lst i
sible, the legs seem to be sill working A pity hge
dea No, How on boped above, on and olf With what
ave 1 was going to sy Ive al that What matter
sets apeking Smo ld wht mates wh pak
Ing Theres png tobe a departre, Ibe thee, 1
won't mas it wont be me I be ine, Tsay Tim
ie tom hwo bm, Two my tng
theres gong obo s story someon going &
tals sy Yn more denn al a, hore
te, understood, Sore nothing, no more phrases,
Tet os be dope deper of every tise sad tess, ot
{Ps dnc alpaca done, and the ves rae, is
nly vos, oly les, Here, deprt om bere and
Sisley bere, bat coming ad going Start By
Storing thre mast be « boy, at of oT dt deny
{io move dently Il say Tn body, trig bak and
Fon up and down, as ried. With « clathor of
Tumby and organs, allt i nwded to Te agin to
Sot at ite ie, eal at ig. Tso
i get stating 1 op thinking, Te oo by
“ag sting, slog sanding, string abot, holding
cut getting to lomomow, tomow wed, that wil be
Simla eck wll be spl, week Sn sping, that
oe th azn you Te enoagh ow wi tl
Tres body, wil me # hea, « ithe strength, hie
ouage Tim sting now, a week son erved, then
‘uke this inescabl place fr from the day, the
far day its not going to be easy” And why, come fo
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think no vem me af ht, on sen to
alkane ta sald aloe nee nd oa
“a yon ow on go oe gyn my or
sea yrs | per ober gt th
Sour p yor a sao ti wean
tnt hay then thes the ler soe
Jou rng te nly tint ee te
Mipen wat Kis eman the hs bet ot
SE Caltren yu ley dof Sent
igen s wks wert esas oad Bas
ou fou da be mod $e a
Sipe my Sar hw na i ap
poking no da tg yn nase segs
‘Estar S's ce goby bil you plans wal
Song i Ue Lh Agee of Go yee at
{Sethe wat rp remo lowe
‘ths fm po Taw ne oe
Sun the ong ee thn mand
Sete Tite any Tb er tp sel
Gree is nnd w enol Sead ae
So cen ie pod Tat qt ss aan
‘cr an cn yeu Tite W os ak
Seo Foyt drape bee
Shar shy tne Gomes tance eye
Te m cago set fe ae eer
tally, her ame wl be Bibby, 1 cll hee Bibby. if
oni iout be Ie tat. Cat tay s tne r
Snags Whe tpt ns Tse ain oe
a Wandayean heed tal fate t e
{Sylmar Than tnt bt toe
oe hokey tet kmwlage sere he bo
[tithes nd of wont weeps
3 Soom Inne ol me Lae ed go
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time og, to sy so anyway, ae moment bas com's
fot howe why. What mater hoor you desrbe 9
Sal re or ekowbere, Bed or mobile, waht form
Tames thor sco, +
Etre weight or tavensble spre. 1 tl owing
the of Clif cling a the Sect the mil of
Tova that Tod noe, give up Tae dhe road
pu at cut ne op here, he etc eo fll
Gh wise ado Thats so th never st uy
Tall on eri tine doe, smog evry tee
Sti at it
No'no Tl spat ow of tho for TH speck
fats wen Lt yo te aight mye
Tonmanow yt on ny dk bei wth theyll
Sta, and yt fom when ight war ps: Quick gulok
icine I werp i ave t coy, my owe tag
then tops law werr wel see Ou omg
SMT ape or sehen Quick gic Hell ave
Sve the any, peop ur Jolie, ws wor
ing tte aval fs blind a eel of Cains,
ih angucbue We be stg hats espe
Ith pret og er poste ast
inter balla We wooder what wil cary of
Inthe ead et oe nthe wd a the rotate
fiber fe ony eich other any hn be enn me,
‘Sennally Cate ysl, talded was en
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ps gu, iting tte» on who oom
Deri tha beeps ia esa nt of ce
Sindee We hve well deve footer
Sit gee ws tothe Ina bel we de Wo
‘pond l,i os, ying fo rng toptr in the
‘Ene itt aay of ue ads ee yn
tome out of public verre, weve Ines sind by 3
tore of matron sre ad low, Elngs ooo
fn li ple Tn king orto he sc et fo
tie Ra We pf ofthe yee he ad fr
Boer Bs ken! cs The sto ings oat
‘ain the de to, we baw pba Spins
iy tng opts, Bat we aks Rave 8 ct pt
{ecThe Windus the Hacovsos, Congest Hohe
rollers ting basa fvelgn un, oe wo
ve dig th ing ws Nose 1 be ter
ef sce t wold be quicker He owt abe
“Tite's panic bed ram the ost bck doe
‘ny ult with ac ping: With Wr colton
Inno conor scl of impossible rap
tars, hel prevent Gocoragenent fa ping
founatons"and tea of cmcentting oy ora
ores which might have cated me hem
de ory wu ty ad be ne ay
Hen'Td oy ttm, Come om gneve a th
thnk ove swt aod ts wo thnk no more
Showt,Hetted with hte Ad the lig
ot he'd acy eon
te the ong bal rin hing tof Dag
‘gi thogel ely wie pring nn eveting
{th het ont fb way flee te Bas pen
‘ow hore me ar pots foe opin so moc he
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ester, 20 mach he eter, ot pacts To
{cto remain of incest rvngo shelf a wi
So brave nvlenry ogger of the ods, bed
vad nt Body chu ed hier a eye,
Ith we ern plo wht a
Be of in ie port of plese. With ope haa be
tune sermon, wh the feel of the oer i
inl column, af tempted to breck nto hemp,
oats all memory, es hit older than the food
See whut happening here, where th 0 oe where
ling Kappes, ge oelng haps ere, ae
‘Ste toe hr, em putamen to he ene, ge
“i lnc, of sro sod, «snd of othr vies
“Bhan hse a i and dat of ves al death eey
‘set gin yy ne tn of
franglo I pombe Tape
Hata alag es om, obit ew oe
“wor of se and Woe to Hck my beste with Td bo
The aa could goa tr Ts, no, ant
tk anything, Jost he Beat and the wo leo oe, in
‘Be lil Fa ge Hoping Or jt the Bed ce ad
‘ound, nice and smoh, no Deed of neues, go
{olng. down most «pre pro, that wood
‘wrk all op fram ez, Be ig wnaoiabl,o
"he valet, peck 4 fe anal Js conc:
tie great guna to be covered wth ther. Tost at
from Duggens de, on pring mesg of tan. aod
‘Hin, not knowing youl ver otto evening whats
‘rong with at? weld bo Gay. Tobe bedded en
That ah orn sothr in ha arm hl by 2 Feodly
hand, and in that band, witht arm woot hand
{nd who sal in thos raring so, hough he
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1 geld be, what woud Ty, Thode, who sys
ths saying it ibe? Answer spy, someone snawer
Sly Its the same old stranger as eer, fr whom
Sons acestive I en inthe pt omy testo of
Is of ours thse’ pleaser, Ivo th ie
Ing bel nd oo, ut hat ke he to Hing ae bo
wldered yeu Evng, say what he may. Forge me,
Tinow me nce hat woul be he wise, one ter
tie than he: Why ft sen abit ater sock
‘doco ft eny to dean, that what he says,
bot he doeait nderstand. Tin ot tt Bi head, no
‘wher nis old dy, and yet Ten there, fr bin Tm
thee, with him, henge all de efusin. That sould
Inve bu etgh for bi, fave foun me ase
Tmt ie not, bowants me there, wih a fora and
‘olde han, rapt of, a wm everyting,
Tbs hi who i-othing. And when he fees me vid of
xine He of his be would ave me void, and vce
‘ers, sua, a's ad. The uth re olin For
tne fo le, to haves del shir, dead ie he
Unig: He bres ll al, It Hs 0 lp is Enowrng,
Hr Trdolt koow i Uhsow niing, He potas be
oes econ nd dos nothing but resin cooked,
“at could improve matter. He thinks wards fal hin,
Tie thinks Bees word fa hi son sway to my
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poechleses, to being speches with my specs
ESS he would ee tarbe my Et that ord fall
im ofcourse words fa hi He ls i story evry
Fre mime yng I aot, thre’ cevrnes or
Yo He would toe my fal tat he ba 0
Zor of tome he has no soy, ao reas for
{yin to faut ene ones Th hw he reasons, we
te ar at wide of wha mar, aswer ws a He
are ay things yng snot mtb pondly
Tor yu, he hase sy nothing ay aot me lL
th ray ca If at let he woul gy me wth
{he hed psn, ike i ote ments note, Bel be
‘tated ih pthng less than efor is me, Wen
hed me when be vase he oud et of
(ql enh 1d est coun ave tal hat
Todo tan ot ilo conse 1 intext any oe
Tene dd of ome t wu Kind of fe, now betas
te his kind fife, let him se i if be wants to bo in
pew ito ack Ts fe, what ein, wat
Eee cube that you co fo a, ego nt
1s sot hime what gh, teat him tke at,
Te vulgar Moly. como Milne, nse mee
mort happy moras have heart la hi in hat
“Bit who eter sted, wo rome but, ll things
‘Shs: and what things, nd bow camidred, be
fad only lacy oat of. Thats bow be speak,
‘ening. ow fe base sea, how he spas to iw
Sr he Topeak, there only thieving, bee,
‘uur ata voice that malas nosound bese it
fe towards noe, anda ead sewn wih ams aid
seronand omer Ehtng teh, anda ody, Tne
forge This crening I ay th evening, pags
Fein. Ad al the hg, whet Singh all about
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se, I won't deny them any mor, there's no sense in
{Bok ay mee Its tre prhap i ec nd bids,
{ey go tgiter, wer anda, 20 Sat all my gon,
{dnt ned to iow the deta, perhaps Tim. iting
funder a pal. Ors oso, th fora ll hats
nue to nuke Me coferable, dark, because of
the wal ute the window: What mT ding. talk
tng. having my sents aye only Be mes Spel
ie bs
“Hae yu mo, day :
Tas Be eae ac hs occ, no nel
Te ny, + ory tt company, jt le tas
the lc i, bes
rst ty Tar ol whens Helo nue
“Tar naling propos t we fine, Tl lor to Inep
2 oath St indore Sone sting
‘Sl cope op Ba! be ws smi coma an gp
‘Shige pce w ply even Sugh nating
iSppen to hi tue, wit of Sn? 1 say ee
ag in ating ten fl sting” wets
Sting ison othe ober, + Iyig down, thre
Sather pony often I al ing dwn sone
he Eel lng a csi be
the werd the postr sma Ig oe
Earecdk E tahe all Oat
the ao Blain tole frei compen,
YEnmay ere flere yorel den! on coi ya
Ike tomer about what more Her epen
ul be imgind on kw, Tan image. No
fein der sch cnmatance in sy nme
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{order tam ony ot agin lst, hat
We dat most fe, Yen there are monet He hs
‘Som wn I seo ot resored tothe fe
‘Thon t goes a grand Tm far og, with fa
esp ge wa fae ar for my ny to begin
Wonk a aa vice cate mle Tats
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rm the clk, Hin the sobs, at the bearings of
what cause t know aot, Why wat It be mie, T
Ch at i Thre fe ger ogaln, thas the Est
‘qetion thr evening, Tobe jade and party, witness
{he advoestey and be, att, ladiferest, who sts
Sed nes TEs a ange, ia my else ad, where
SM sleep all dead, oot yot bors dot kao,
tetore my eyes they me the seme te lds eke and
ifs, An lstant ad then they dove aga look
nde the bead, to fy sed fs 9 Tok fr me
there to luk for sma thee, i helene of ets
1 dilation the toa ofthat bse size
sree tobe isto be gully. That is why nating
rpc all lent, one & ghtened tbe boom,
fone wie one wore, aa to begin die. One,
Imeuning me it not the came dig the dark
vere wl in vuin to see there cat be any wing
Teould get op, take Hele tor, Long to. Dnt
‘vont. Know whore Td go, Tgp into te fort Td
ny and seach the forest unlee thas where T a,
Sort hoo where an, tn any cae Tsay. T 500
rat ie iy Usock to be Uke the one sek, fay
ead, that my Bead bck, that 1 bid my Bead eh,
seth te pros, within sel. No, dont pretend to
Seok dont pretend to thi jase vgn, ee ees
Staring Behe the Kl the ear staang for 8 woke
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