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    【】loabletoreerthehusband,oatonic.

    shejustsatthereinarogchair,refusioreventocry.

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    shestaredouttheadeknoightasoo.”

    ruthtookabreath.”theonlypersoalivean.asdarkasfalyoredhedseduyhusband,andalalthateadealeaptoputhielfinfrontofthe.dayslaterthelegoved,andforahoughthedlive,butthenhiseyesstartedbuinghfever,andikhe,too,odie.”

    ruthlookedatkady,hereyesashotasthoughshe,too,hadafever.”heylastlinkyfaly.allihadtodoatteroftibeforesheodie.”

    ruthprehend,kadyhedruthshand.

    alopenedhisarto,i,andakinglove.theinghehfever,andheneverregainedlucidity.terhewasdead.”

    ruthkeptherprofiletokadyasthoughsheesorship,butkadyonlysqueezedherhandtighter,enuragiontinue.”adeachildthatnight.”

    ruthkeptverystill,asthoughentonher,butatanlookedatthingsdifferentlythah7turyfeledid.”abirl”kadyasked.

    onlythetiofslesshohatruthefulfor

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    kadysnotpassingjudgnt,andthereeihoughtnansnanednorl.andsihadbeenthirtytylastpregnancy,ididhesytoveryyer.”

    finally,ruthtuedtolookatkady,aringatherhedbythestory.wherewassheleading

    hsaore.”ifinallyto

    thedoctorthebabykick.”

    drealy,ruthlookedoffintothedistanilyinheaven.”

    shetuedbacktokady.”butileftthedoehthoughtsoflife.ihadfottenthatgodgivesasakes.”

    kadystilldidntspeakbecausesheuldtellthatthis

    theendofthestory.ifruthhadgivenbirthtoababyandeveryonehadlivedhappilyeverafter,kadyesidstofthissituation.”ihavedenystakesinlife,”ruthsaidsoftly,”butnretaschasididhatiohaveababy.”

    shegrabbedkadyshandsohardthatkadynearlyyfalyurdered,ib.ididntcareifilivedordied.theree,nothatred,notlove,aainlynotthoughtsofrevenge.”

    abruptlyreleasingkadyshand,ruthlookedbatothenight.

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    theokadyhadneverfeltlesssleepyinherlife.

    ruthntinued.”.”

    ruthslipstightened.”firstofallidehouseindeoafortress.noprisonyhouseandgarden.ardguardsenyproperty,andservaeringandleavinghhly.”

    forantruthpausedasshethoughtbaaybeishouldhavehatedtheoutla.theyneverfiredashotioos,halfoftheadneverusedthebutthatdaytheysapttokeeptheirbloodysilver.”

    ylife.ihadtoproteade.ian,nhtnd.”

    kadyhopedsheneverleaedthisfroxperieitakeapersondoirrationalthings.”didyoudo””ishutdoyhusband

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    andsonhadheldontoeveryinchoflandinthehopesofcreatinga

    utopia.ihadthenesbloptytouchasavagranttolivethere.”

    ittookkadyanttodigestthisinfortion.”andhappehepeoplewholivedinlegend”

    foraoon,takiibeforeaohateaschasihatedtheoh,notthesaloonohegirlsor

    eventheheyuldgetajobanywhere;

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