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beranup,holdingthetinykitten,aballofpaleorange,inheraroothedherhair,sling
”can”sheasked
”no,”carolinerepliedasshealdorosallergic”
””phoebeplained,butsheycake”
”oo,”dorosaid,puttingonearroundphoebesshoulders”ioingonatrip,dontforget,soitsothersandalsbecausetheyvebeenrriedfiveyears”
”ingonthetrip,”phoebesaid
”oh,no,sethisisagroeandtrace”
phoebesexpressionentasaercurial,quicksilverontheworld
”hey,sightlikesocrea
shefoughtasleandthengavein,nodding,distraontfroerloss
”great,”alsaid,takingherhand,caroline
”donttakethatcatinside,”carolinewaed
shefilledatrayovedangherguests,stillrvelingshepson,therofphoebe,thetidansshetuedtolookatthehouse,thepalebriiledatheextthought,strangelyapropos:ifird
sandraatesfliutedbythelaughingvoiontcarolinestoodstill,thinkingofal,hishandsreachingforherinthedarknessofthenighttoethisishappiness,shetoldherselfthisiseans
thepartylasteduntilelevendoroandtracelingeredafterthelastguestshadleft,carryingtraysofcupsandleftovercake,vasesoffloulated,overehdorosleaving,hgreatheavingsobsthatleftherbreathless
”dontdoanyre,”carolinesaid,stoppingdoroatthetopofthesteps,brushingpastthedense,suppleleavesofthelilacsshehadplantedthishedgethreeyearsago,andnoorroustbeeagertobeoff”
”ia”dorosaid,hervoieivespente,ixcitedtobegoing”
”youcanaleback,”carolinesaid,fightingasuddensotion
”ihopeiorethanavisit,anyeon,”shesaid”letsgositontheporch”
theyovingbyontheparkores,bigasplates,flutteredagainstthestreetlights
”youissthetraffic,”carolinesaid
”no,thatstrueitusedtobesoquiettheyusedtoclosetheiddleoftheroad,righthere”
beringthatlongagonightoonlightfloodedthelasandheronsrisingfrohefieldsofdoroschildhood
thescreendoorseppedout
”ready,doro”
”justabout,”shesaid
”illgogetthecar,then,andbringitaroundfront”
heetothisdoor,phoebeaninfantinherarshehadstoodrighthere,ingtoseewouldhappen
”eisyourflight”sheasked
”earlyateightoh,sightfly”
”illssyou,”carolinesaid”phoebeoo”
doronodded”iknoeverywhere”
headlightspoureddoinginawave
”itsthecalloftheroad”heshouted
”beylifeallthoseyearsago,youknow”
”honey,yousavedoo”doropulleda”itsyourhouseno”
andthendorohesteps,heresercatchinginthehecarandwavinggoodbye;shewasgone
carolineergeontothecrosstoeouthdrinks,pushingthedooropenhhisfoottheysatdoheswing
”so,”alsaid”niceparty”
”itexhausted”
”haveenoughenergytoopenthis”alasked
syeeringtheedallionhadglintedintheldlightofalscabandhoonthslater,phoebestinyhandhadcaughtit
”itsbeautiful,”shesaid,pressingthesothheartagainstherofhand”
”iightbekindofhokey,butthisressiknoihopeyoudo”
”ido,”inhis”igotsothingforyoutoo”shehandedhislleto”
heopenedtheboxandtookoutanewbrasskey
”sthis,thekeytoyourheart”
shelaughed”noitsakeytothishouse”
”helocks”
”no”carolinepushedatthesto
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beranup,holdingthetinykitten,aballofpaleorange,inheraroothedherhair,sling
”can”sheasked
”no,”carolinerepliedasshealdorosallergic”
””phoebeplained,butsheycake”
”oo,”dorosaid,puttingonearroundphoebesshoulders”ioingonatrip,dontforget,soitsothersandalsbecausetheyvebeenrriedfiveyears”
”ingonthetrip,”phoebesaid
”oh,no,sethisisagroeandtrace”
phoebesexpressionentasaercurial,quicksilverontheworld
”hey,sightlikesocrea
shefoughtasleandthengavein,nodding,distraontfroerloss
”great,”alsaid,takingherhand,caroline
”donttakethatcatinside,”carolinewaed
shefilledatrayovedangherguests,stillrvelingshepson,therofphoebe,thetidansshetuedtolookatthehouse,thepalebriiledatheextthought,strangelyapropos:ifird
sandraatesfliutedbythelaughingvoiontcarolinestoodstill,thinkingofal,hishandsreachingforherinthedarknessofthenighttoethisishappiness,shetoldherselfthisiseans
thepartylasteduntilelevendoroandtracelingeredafterthelastguestshadleft,carryingtraysofcupsandleftovercake,vasesoffloulated,overehdorosleaving,hgreatheavingsobsthatleftherbreathless
”dontdoanyre,”carolinesaid,stoppingdoroatthetopofthesteps,brushingpastthedense,suppleleavesofthelilacsshehadplantedthishedgethreeyearsago,andnoorroustbeeagertobeoff”
”ia”dorosaid,hervoieivespente,ixcitedtobegoing”
”youcanaleback,”carolinesaid,fightingasuddensotion
”ihopeiorethanavisit,anyeon,”shesaid”letsgositontheporch”
theyovingbyontheparkores,bigasplates,flutteredagainstthestreetlights
”youissthetraffic,”carolinesaid
”no,thatstrueitusedtobesoquiettheyusedtoclosetheiddleoftheroad,righthere”
beringthatlongagonightoonlightfloodedthelasandheronsrisingfrohefieldsofdoroschildhood
thescreendoorseppedout
”ready,doro”
”justabout,”shesaid
”illgogetthecar,then,andbringitaroundfront”
heetothisdoor,phoebeaninfantinherarshehadstoodrighthere,ingtoseewouldhappen
”eisyourflight”sheasked
”earlyateightoh,sightfly”
”illssyou,”carolinesaid”phoebeoo”
doronodded”iknoeverywhere”
headlightspoureddoinginawave
”itsthecalloftheroad”heshouted
”beylifeallthoseyearsago,youknow”
”honey,yousavedoo”doropulleda”itsyourhouseno”
andthendorohesteps,heresercatchinginthehecarandwavinggoodbye;shewasgone
carolineergeontothecrosstoeouthdrinks,pushingthedooropenhhisfoottheysatdoheswing
”so,”alsaid”niceparty”
”itexhausted”
”haveenoughenergytoopenthis”alasked
syeeringtheedallionhadglintedintheldlightofalscabandhoonthslater,phoebestinyhandhadcaughtit
”itsbeautiful,”shesaid,pressingthesothheartagainstherofhand”
”iightbekindofhokey,butthisressiknoihopeyoudo”
”ido,”inhis”igotsothingforyoutoo”shehandedhislleto”
heopenedtheboxandtookoutanewbrasskey
”sthis,thekeytoyourheart”
shelaughed”noitsakeytothishouse”
”helocks”
”no”carolinepushedatthesto
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