shebrokeoffasleputhisheadinhishandsasthoughherying.

saroundhihethetheblingbaanypeople,”hesaidraggedly.”iafraidtoloveanyonebeajinxonthepeopleilove.””ssssh,”sheaxed,strokinghishair,tryingtoygrandthersurvived,andthatsbecauseshetodeolive.legendiscursedforthejordans.”

hisbighandsburiedtheelvesinherhairashepulledhertohiholdingherasethinghorribleoyoutoo.ii

shetriedtopullahibutheheldhertootightlyforhertove.”nothingebehere,shesaid,b.”le,youdontlove.andidontloveyou.ioingtorrysoone

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else,reeriotevengoingtostayhere.yoingtohelpretu,arentyou”

itiliar.ybeitedexerakesobrothfroherabbitbonesshedsaved,andsheshouldputdoeblasbetandtheld,hardground.butasshefeltlesbodyohers,hosethingsseedveryiortant.shekneeergregoryandherpledgestohibutatthentallsheuldthinkofthandhos.

inddrifting,sherealizedthatohethingsshelikedbestaboutbeingnearle,shedid.iheday.ybeshefeltsllbeentheiraybeittoento

havebodiesshapedlikepipeoste,”sheskinofhisneck.ifshedidnthavesothingtodistracther,she.

hedidiovedoneofhisbiglegsoverhers.”threeyearsafterfriendtariksdeath,hisfatherstruhha

silverne.heusedtheobuildthesqueinhonorofhisson.theplacehasnthadchusesiariksfathersdeath,butitakecareofit.ihaveakeyandbackto

legend,ifyouto,illtakeyouiisabeautifulplace.sereneandfullofprayers.”

thelastsclaspedaboutkady.shestartedtopullasked

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abouther.shethofhindthequietnightquicklylulledhertosleep.

kadyaellfish.sling,hereyesstillclosed,sheyaustbeinheaven.ly,itse

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