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    【】oulders,kiuba.”thatisoneyispent,arentyoua.look,iorry.illokyouadihatearsto

    youreyes.youllsee.”

    agaiuedherbacktoheopening,slosteadilypushio.

    steppedthroughtheopening,sheuldsee

    thatherlegent.leshandswere

    pressingdoanonthehorse,apushing.

    atlastsheent,leshandsnolongeronhershouldersauedba.forantherbreathcaughtihroat,asshefearedthatshedseeonlytheheillthere,lookingather,thesunshiningonhisblondhair.

    assheeallerandleseedtobegettingfartheraedthatathousandigeseeredhiressedasaneagle.shethoughtoftheribboiedtotheouthouseandhohforheratthehs.hedraceddohesideofacliffhoughtshewasinjured.

    noaller,shelookedintohiseyes,butsheuldhehishandtoherellihathelovedherellihatheneededherandedherasnoone

    elseintheoldher

    asshelookedathishesaobecause

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    heaybeproteasehedidu.

    kadydidntthinkaboutpingthroughabuinghoop,shedovethroughthelethats.”kady,”aosayasheheldhersotightlyherribsnearlyked.”areyousureareyousure””idontknotoknoore.”sheandbleedingand”

    hepulledaebaynurse”shelookedintohiseyes.”ireallydontknoeback.istilllove”

    tokeepherfroayingthena,hekissedher.”ybeyoullindlater,butilltakeeellittogoaway”

    tuinginhisar,kadylookedbaessageestillon.”youstillgo,”lesaidsoftly.”iforceyoutostayhere.”

    tighteninghergriponhisheputherheadagainsthisneo,ithinkillstay,”shesaid.”atleastuntiligetboredhyou.”

    atthathelaughed.”aslongasihavehinkyououpyyourself.””isthatoney””ofurse,”hesaid.”isntthatenlikeaboutiiie””thisanilikethechugigainsther.youarearat,”shesaidasshekissedhisneck.

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    ”eosgoho;iungry.””ohandore

    becausekadyandpullinghiootheground.

    behiheopeningintherolosed.

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    ”kadyrredoverherffeeehanyoneelse.

    soakelovetohersoouthstage.thatsarrygregory,evenifshearriedtole.orsothinglikethat.”itseerathersinfuljusttosithere,”shesaid,lookingouttheountains.

    raisinghisheadfroisotothinkofathing,”shesaidoderolledbytheclodthe

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    dar.shedidntkdayoftheeasing.”ouldgoforaride.”

    ”no,”shesaidasshegotuptorefilltheirethingandouldgoonapiic.”

    atthatkadylaughed.”ithiosuretheydo,”heans,theyhadretuedtothejordanranhisproperty.atthat

    nthedbeehatedniry.thatisuntiljuanhadsteppedinandthreateoshootanyoneplainedbe”juanhadasked,kinglerollhis

    eyes,gladkadyhadhatnt.

    juanfinishedokingaook

    euured,lookingoutthee,”shesaid.”they.”

    lestaredather.”eantheyfouideeeythe

    neagazines.foraaidenfever,asitalled.”

    ore,legrabbedherhandatightly,eerehikersfoundthegoldinalittlean.

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    anddontyoudareaskhatis,becaus

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