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etynooneparlorhadnopeopleinit,nordidithaveanythingtoeattheiilkorcreainfact,even
theicewasgone
heranpastthejordanlineuptoparadiselane,butheuldseethatthechurchandlibraryptyastherestofthetown
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he,sendingtheothflying,andthelittlebeerbarrelonnedsshoulderigonnatotellherdaationbutidontthinkt4ereareanyrefullbarrels”
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le,toobeove,staredattheladder”thehellispasta”hesaidunderhisbreath,thengrabbedthelantenedhadleftbehindanduptheladder
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hestoppedbeeifyoueveranpastaagain,youlldoisay”
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nediddleofastory,goinonedirection,thenbacktrackandgoinanotherratherlikeheryingtodrahoughtas
hetriedtopiecetogether
itseedthatkadyhaddecidedtooccupyherselfduringherhusbandsabsencebyokingfortheiledindulgently,butasthestoryexpanded,helicardthingsthathedidntlike”shekissed
le,andnoneofthensbreathhasbeenknoofellhorses”
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thoughkadyuglyhepausedlongenoughtokesurehehadlesattention”sheolinaandoliveoilandstaranise”
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