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【】syoldage,stlythankstojustine.andyou,alittle.andluke,alittle.aup.” ”youveeggie.” ”havei”thesoft,fulluthile.”idontthinkso,really.itsjustthegreatnorthedoessevenveils.orlikeanonion,thesaoldggie,ralph,onlyrenaked.” ”perhapsso.” ”ali,butyouveged,ralph.” ”inyggie” ”asifthepedestalroent.” ”itis.”helaughedsoundlessly.”andtothinkioneggie.theone””happened” ”idontknoyselfforassofpottageagraspingatnothing”hisbroassofhés.itsanold,sour,petrifiedorereal,butyouuldneverseeit.” ”thereighthavebeeern,iflessaugust.butijustuldnt,ggie.oh,iakeyouseethat”herhandstolealonghisbareartenderly.”dearralph,idoseeit.ikhingakesusscrealoudtodie.everyonesinginghisoostheyouseeeourohos,andoptou.allhepain,andtellourselvesithit.” ”thats,hurtinghiounbearably.”adeusadetheadethepain,too.” bob,jack,hughie,jiandpatsyorroher ,evenfollofroheroonrunningdrogheda. ity.daakenafan,hungonhis;shelainjealous. afterthechildrenhadgoairs,helookedatthoseeggie,fee. ”fee,leaveyourdeskforant,”hesaid.”eandsitherehus.itotalktoallofyou.” shestillcarriedherselforeashapiooldagethantoanahairsoppositethecardinal,eggietooneside,ahersonstonebenloseby. ”itsaboutfrank,”hesaid. thenahu,resoundingdistantly.”posedly. ggielaidherknittingdoother,thenatothersposureantlonger. ”frankhasservedalstthirtyyearsinjail,doyourealizethat”askedtheedasnottodistressyouunduly.iholyuldhavedohinkfrankeyearsagohadhenotgainedareputationforviolendinstabilityduringhisearlyyearsingoulbugaol.evenaslateastheeotherprisonersedservice,poorfrankwasrefused.” feeglanper,”shesaidotion.theediffieggie.”ihaventalindfulofyourlives,andiknothedayityou,ivethoughtofselffirst,putselffirst.andylaborsonbehalfoftheber,fee,thattiispoketoyouafterpaddyandstudiedtuergyandvitality,crushed.” ”yes,”saidbobabruptly,hiseyesrivetedonhisther.”yes,thatsit.””frankisbeingparoled,”saidthecardinal.”itheonlythingiulddotoshohatidocare.” ifhehadexpeoutoffeeslongdarkness,heorethanasllflie. ”thankyou,”saidfee. ”baen.”thisishisho,itsentsavefee,edionsoprivatevision. ”heisntthesafrank,”theneehere,andihadtolethino.ifitellyouthathedidnttakeithard,itghtgiveyousoideaoftheg ...