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reintitetheybecafourclosefriends﨑inah,katherine,jan,andraalefriends,reniscingaboutthingstheyhadshared
”ojacksquestion,but
oblivioustohiooreadialwayshave”
”youostavidofus,”katherinesaid”hosea
bookeauthor”
”iidated,”jannfessed”ifeltliketheduybecauselifeeso
eetingchanged
esbeforehand”
”youdidnt”
”ididbutineededtotalkaboutthatbookreerit””beloved”
”iissedstoftheaning”
”hauntingbook”
”strong”
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ffthchild
””youagain”
”nioresults”
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”thatkatherinehanod
dinahchuckled”boy,didyouletgo”
”ibarrassed”
”butitgavetherestofusperssiontodothesa,”katherinesaid
”ididiteany,hhad
nothingtodoedirectly”shefrohatbook”
”iting,”dinahsuggested”byronhadjustletyoudownyouneededtovent”
”iventedallright”shetouchedrachelshair”diditforrachel””ontiger”
”anontheedgeofti”butkatherinewasshakingherhead”exittherainker
””ohgod”janlaughed”aboutthellegepresidentdisappearedonedayihaventthoughtofthatoneinages””agreatdiscussion”katherinenodded”her
oofourlivesanddisappear
likehedid
reerrachelsaid”jacklistenedaskatherinesvoicegrewsofter,lyriore
thanahandfulofstoresbackeduptotheshoreofalaketherewerehugepineforests,longdirtroadsleadingtocabinsinthewoods,andskiessoclearyouuldseethenorthelightsshesaidshewouldliveinoneofthosecabinsandknoohoughtit
plest,stbeautifullife”dinahsnorted”not
eeray
havesaidre,butjackdidnthearhehadgoothewindowandontereycypress,realizing
thatthebirdshehadfoundononeofthosecanvasesingtobefinishedinrachelsstudio
iediatelybecausehisndheast,nottheeast
ntionofthenorthelightshadshiftedhissights,becausehehadseenthoselights,thatskytheloonsinetheyhadbeenfloatingontheglassysurfaceofthelakeatduskoneveryoneofthesevennightsheandrachelhadspentinthesllcabininthepinesthathadbeentheirhoneyonsuite
hebeganpaintingateightheoing,
layeringrachelscanvasallcenterisland,
itsborderoftrees,andanearlyeveningskyshothawhisperofgreenandpinkirrorofthelakecalledforreflections,hedetheighterthanreallife,anditworked
doped
legsoneatati,andsteppedbackfroheeasel,hiseyewasdrawnrestronglythanevertorachelsloons
ituch
beforehecraorachelsbedheerthreehoursof
sleep,openedtheheliftingfogheired,
butpleasantlysohehadfelt
assatisfiedinalong,longwhile
heshohekitchen,
santhaandingattheunterdrinkingffeeshelookedlikesothingfrogazine,alltighttopandjeans,silkystraighthair,andeyeslinedinblue
”youlooksogroe,”hesaid,aningeveryhe
defiancehesafroellinghertogetridoftheeyeliner”isthatallyourehavingforbreakfast”heaskedinstead”breakfastisleastfavoriteal”
”sinceeandevenherdefiance
wasdown”daddy
can””isyoursisterup””upandgone”
”gonewhere”heasked,fearing
santhadidnthavetodorethanlookinthedirectionofduncans,andsuddenlyjackdeforthedoorheknehathopewouldshowupintitoleave,butshehadgooduoonya
nigglinginthebaindsaidthatheoreof
hehadlostonechild,perhapsbecauseofhisoiaheuldntletithappenagainifhedidntgoafterhope,andsheinanyre,hewouldnever
forgivehielf
chapterfourteen
jackanissionashestrodeupthehillhefeltlittleoftheearlyingchill,satleofthesunthatrisinghighenoughtocrestthehillsintheeast,andifthefragranceoftheairhadanypofroutright
paniinutesittookhioreachduncanblighs
cabin,hisiginationehenjuredallkindsof
uglyiges,allkindsofperverseabusequickeninghisstep,hesselfrepeatedlyfootactingsooner
thecabinighthavefitneatlyintoaerofthe
adjacentpenthebabehinditwaslargerandnewersheepclusteredbetasheneared
hecrossedtheporchandpoundedonthedoorhandsonhiships,heclenchedhisjaedanopenedup,hesaidangrily,”idontknoy
daughter,andiheourbedhichbotheredjack
allthere﨑uncansshshedhiafingerandglancedintotheinteriorofthecabink
bargedpasthihehadnttakenrethanahandfulofstepswhenhestoppedshort
thefirstthinghesahhahealthyfireradiatingththesenditing
agethinghethirdthinghesawas
anutebeforeheidentifiedasllfigureinahair”abouttiyoutfaith,”duncanttered,walkingpas
