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back.shefrohedireoftheation,then

loweredhereyes.

”yeah,”shesaid,suddenlyhule,”itothinkihave.itooka

goodlookatself,andyou.ihaveisntsobad.”

flatteningahandonheroreto

herselfthantohi”apleasedhtheseno.butilive

.ilive.”shedroppedherhand,straightened

herspine,raisedhereyestohis,andsaidination,”ibr>

gonnagiveitashot,riskthatolerejeaybetheres

sothingthatsiled,beingthefriendheed,

needed.”soade

itsoundeasy.hestartedalkingapplesand

es.”

”ialkingtrust,”shesaid,besidehitill.

”christ,katherine,done.

sheknodonehsanfrancis.sheknoaking

careofher.”hestoppedattheelevatorandfacedher.”shehasnt

saidagoddaed,

stareddeep.hefeltgenuinehihea

handonhisar”threeweeksago,idhavesaidyuy

thtoughandthrough.guysdontthink,theydontanalyze,theydont

uand.theyjustdohatever,yoube

rethanaguy,jack.”shesqueezedhisar

”shetalking”shetappedherhead.”think.”shelooked

athinuteloookadeepbreaththatheuldhaveswo

reverberatedhurage,didanaboutfadstartedbackdohe

hall.