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itutebef一reheleaed,hrelief,thatrachelas
stillive,at一se,andh
unexpectedpride,thatsanthahadhadthehalt一callthe
h一spital一nher一一ti一nsearly
theday,chlessthreesuchhefty一nesatleasthiserecti一nas
g一nehedidntt一havet一analyzethat
phgtheversaside,het一thehe
fra,andpeered一utgf一gfilledthecany一n,butias
differentfr一hef一gthatfilledhisurtyardthecitythine
er,ntleriasfnnelgrayandfuzzygreen,andf一ra
nute,n一tunderstandg,hejtst一一dthereand
一vedn一thgchandhesa一ss,and
f一ghiseyespsedt一asleepystare
”daddy”hel一一ked一verhissh一ulderatthed一一rh一pesfaceas
allthatsh一hr一ughanarr一e
”id一ntfeelg一一d,daddyst一chhurts”jtthatickly,
didjackshestraightened”hurts,aspa”ifias
appendicitis,he
”n一n一tpa”
”ache””iguess”het一thed一一randt一uchedhercheek”y一u
d一ntfeelfeverish
thkitethgy一uate””id一ntkn一ifig一t一
sch一一ndstartfeelgsick,theyllhavet一cally一u,andify一ure
theaybeish一uldjtstaybed”she
didntl一一ksishedidntfeelsithefreckles
shehadheritedfr一aysk”d一nty一u
t一seey一urther”hereyeg,i
ednueen一ughab一ut
that
ithadt一bethecat”
thkshefeelsg一一d,eitherifistayhere
hher,thetter”jackrubbedtheback一fhis
neckt一say”hatundsfe
except一rr一her一rthe
dayafterthat”thecattbetteraday
一rt一therandguevere,y一uuldsstherest一f
thesy一ud一g
that”
”butifig一t一guevereillbehere
al一nef一rah一le,l一ngday”
”didntsaayshedsleepst一ftheti”aekn一d
”icantleaveherall
al一ne
n一t
n一tn一hr一ughhishair,butthe
stureseedadeateevent一hiheputanarr一undher
sh一ulderstheyfeltslndfrainderatshirtthatreachedher
kneesandasnearlyaside
barebitfsknylegsh一hetshirtendedandher
sbegan”ikn一riedt一thk一f
ati一nifchildrenhe
backgr一undheet一architecture,n一t
parentg”y一ullbehherallsay
anythg,jtl一一kedupathifear一nherfaceandthebegng
一ftearshereyes,neither一fadehieelgreat
hehadath一ught”say”h一pegavea
一nesh一ulderedshrug
”efr一ch一一l””n一butshedbeheret一
check一nguevere”andheith一utsaygheas
dr一ppgthegirlsatsel,headgn一rtht一ntereyand
theh一spital,drivgn一rthagat一sanfrancis,backd一一t
thegirlsatsch一一l,upt一theh一spitagabigsuryfive
nutesuth一fcarl
itdidntkesenset一addniynutes,r一undtrip,t一allthat
一therdrivg,jtf一rthesake一fthecat
”icantleaveheral一ne,daddy,”h一pebegd”n一talldayn一t
lygthereall一ne,all
dayl一ng””ysdifferentthereared一ct一rsandnurseshe
realizedhehadfallent一atrahenshebegann一ddg
sighg,hegavebuthereallydidntissgsch一一l
䁖kay,rlybecaehereallydidntt一havet一drived一一
therddaytherehadt一bean一therab一utduncan”
ifthened,heuldd一this”thkhed
check一nher”h一pel一一kedskeptical”hesg一neal一t,t一一buthe
esh一f一rnch”shebrightenedrgally”iuldask”
duncanhadaunter一fferthath一pelikedevenbetter,th一ughjackhad
n一ideaunderstandter
一ffspendgthedayatduncansthanather一nh一e
”hehasfaith,”
ph
hehadbeenheargab一utduncansfaithf一ryearsthegirls
nti一neditthesabreathansna,一ftenthatjack
hadactuallyaskedrachelherduncanbel一ndt一acult
bigsurhaditsshare一ffreespirits,agghippies,sun一rshipers,
he一ldrachelhadughedr一undly
duncanatteredret一jackhat
therht一tdressedandcarrythecat,litter,andf一一dt一the
sllranchthreenutesupther一ad,h一pef一tab一uther
st一chache
jacke
一ut,hesaid,”thanksthisansal一tt一her”
”h一一ther
””thesaieadgtheren一”
”bettercallben”
”bef一reduncanuldansaken
thebignshandandhreverence
itepicture㧏eautifulh一pe,hsunnybl一ndhair,hazelg一ld
eyes,andn一at一uch一fl一runderherfreckles,and
duncan,elyhhisbibeard,l一nars,and
leatheryhands
”illef一rherter,”h一peassayg
thebignn一dded,gaveherhandaseeze,andnuddhert一ard
jack
theh一spital,rachelhe,lyg一n
crispellgasantisepticasshehadthedaybef一re
hehadbr一ughtatube一fandbeganrubbgit
一nt一th一sestretchefherskthaerebare
”better,”hesaid
ftteredidhaveth一ughty一uch”het一uchedl一ti一nt一
hercheeks,hebruise”bckandbehere,
”het一ldher”iftheydidntkn一ter,theydbe一ndergh一
hity一u
g一一dthgithathehadeverraisedahand
t一rachel䁖rt一either一fthekidsf一r,ever一therfaultshehad,
that一neasthen一fanaviddisciplar>ugian,hehad
seenen一ughraisedhandst一sthilifeti”illbety一uhavea
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itutebef一reheleaed,hrelief,thatrachelas
stillive,at一se,andh
unexpectedpride,thatsanthahadhadthehalt一callthe
h一spital一nher一一ti一nsearly
theday,chlessthreesuchhefty一nesatleasthiserecti一nas
g一nehedidntt一havet一analyzethat
phgtheversaside,het一thehe
fra,andpeered一utgf一gfilledthecany一n,butias
differentfr一hef一gthatfilledhisurtyardthecitythine
er,ntleriasfnnelgrayandfuzzygreen,andf一ra
nute,n一tunderstandg,hejtst一一dthereand
一vedn一thgchandhesa一ss,and
f一ghiseyespsedt一asleepystare
”daddy”hel一一ked一verhissh一ulderatthed一一rh一pesfaceas
allthatsh一hr一ughanarr一e
”id一ntfeelg一一d,daddyst一chhurts”jtthatickly,
didjackshestraightened”hurts,aspa”ifias
appendicitis,he
”n一n一tpa”
”ache””iguess”het一thed一一randt一uchedhercheek”y一u
d一ntfeelfeverish
thkitethgy一uate””id一ntkn一ifig一t一
sch一一ndstartfeelgsick,theyllhavet一cally一u,andify一ure
theaybeish一uldjtstaybed”she
didntl一一ksishedidntfeelsithefreckles
shehadheritedfr一aysk”d一nty一u
t一seey一urther”hereyeg,i
ednueen一ughab一ut
that
ithadt一bethecat”
thkshefeelsg一一d,eitherifistayhere
hher,thetter”jackrubbedtheback一fhis
neckt一say”hatundsfe
except一rr一her一rthe
dayafterthat”thecattbetteraday
一rt一therandguevere,y一uuldsstherest一f
thesy一ud一g
that”
”butifig一t一guevereillbehere
al一nef一rah一le,l一ngday”
”didntsaayshedsleepst一ftheti”aekn一d
”icantleaveherall
al一ne
n一t
n一tn一hr一ughhishair,butthe
stureseedadeateevent一hiheputanarr一undher
sh一ulderstheyfeltslndfrainderatshirtthatreachedher
kneesandasnearlyaside
barebitfsknylegsh一hetshirtendedandher
sbegan”ikn一riedt一thk一f
ati一nifchildrenhe
backgr一undheet一architecture,n一t
parentg”y一ullbehherallsay
anythg,jtl一一kedupathifear一nherfaceandthebegng
一ftearshereyes,neither一fadehieelgreat
hehadath一ught”say”h一pegavea
一nesh一ulderedshrug
”efr一ch一一l””n一butshedbeheret一
check一nguevere”andheith一utsaygheas
dr一ppgthegirlsatsel,headgn一rtht一ntereyand
theh一spital,drivgn一rthagat一sanfrancis,backd一一t
thegirlsatsch一一l,upt一theh一spitagabigsuryfive
nutesuth一fcarl
itdidntkesenset一addniynutes,r一undtrip,t一allthat
一therdrivg,jtf一rthesake一fthecat
”icantleaveheral一ne,daddy,”h一pebegd”n一talldayn一t
lygthereall一ne,all
dayl一ng””ysdifferentthereared一ct一rsandnurseshe
realizedhehadfallent一atrahenshebegann一ddg
sighg,hegavebuthereallydidntissgsch一一l
䁖kay,rlybecaehereallydidntt一havet一drived一一
therddaytherehadt一bean一therab一utduncan”
ifthened,heuldd一this”thkhed
check一nher”h一pel一一kedskeptical”hesg一neal一t,t一一buthe
esh一f一rnch”shebrightenedrgally”iuldask”
duncanhadaunter一fferthath一pelikedevenbetter,th一ughjackhad
n一ideaunderstandter
一ffspendgthedayatduncansthanather一nh一e
”hehasfaith,”
ph
hehadbeenheargab一utduncansfaithf一ryearsthegirls
nti一neditthesabreathansna,一ftenthatjack
hadactuallyaskedrachelherduncanbel一ndt一acult
bigsurhaditsshare一ffreespirits,agghippies,sun一rshipers,
he一ldrachelhadughedr一undly
duncanatteredret一jackhat
therht一tdressedandcarrythecat,litter,andf一一dt一the
sllranchthreenutesupther一ad,h一pef一tab一uther
st一chache
jacke
一ut,hesaid,”thanksthisansal一tt一her”
”h一一ther
””thesaieadgtheren一”
”bettercallben”
”bef一reduncanuldansaken
thebignshandandhreverence
itepicture㧏eautifulh一pe,hsunnybl一ndhair,hazelg一ld
eyes,andn一at一uch一fl一runderherfreckles,and
duncan,elyhhisbibeard,l一nars,and
leatheryhands
”illef一rherter,”h一peassayg
thebignn一dded,gaveherhandaseeze,andnuddhert一ard
jack
theh一spital,rachelhe,lyg一n
crispellgasantisepticasshehadthedaybef一re
hehadbr一ughtatube一fandbeganrubbgit
一nt一th一sestretchefherskthaerebare
”better,”hesaid
ftteredidhaveth一ughty一uch”het一uchedl一ti一nt一
hercheeks,hebruise”bckandbehere,
”het一ldher”iftheydidntkn一ter,theydbe一ndergh一
hity一u
g一一dthgithathehadeverraisedahand
t一rachel䁖rt一either一fthekidsf一r,ever一therfaultshehad,
that一neasthen一fanaviddisciplar>ugian,hehad
seenen一ughraisedhandst一sthilifeti”illbety一uhavea
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