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    frohelostidenhere.

    itainroadofkendalavehenanotherleftoyroad.shepassedthefirehouse,thetelegraphoffia

    inearyllishenntiheroad,aallhunhabitationandtoountains.

    allalongtheakingkadysleandfaus,”shesaid,laughing.”iguessiheanedayshedbetenaboutihosetouristbrochuresthatyoupurchaseinghosttowns.

    butshedidntliketothinkoflegendasaghosttothatthoughtoutofherheadaratedonthesery.

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    thinthateventhisfara.

    shedisuntedsodistanotherinlaw.

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    hatapprehensionkadyfeltaboutetingtheonlylivingiaoiled,kadysabledles.beredtooily.inaveryshorttithislovelyanhadlosteverything,andfrohelookofher,shestillhadntreveredfroerlosses.”here,dear,youstsitdoeeverythingthereistotellaboutyouandgrandson.iotioningtoheclothontheground.

    askadytookherplaontort.then,askadypiyuseyou”ruthaskedstiffly.”n.o,ofursenot,”kadyanshinkingof

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    thestoryletoldabouttarikandhituffingallthesandouthsatoleboy”

    askadyereasonsheuldnotthinkofherass.jordantheolderansfacetuedpale,as

    thoughshehevergeoffainting.

    quiuchifhentionedhisfriendtoyou.hedoesnotusuallyspeakof...oftarik.””leanditalkagreatdeal,really.hehasalottosayabouteverything.”

    ruthputherhandonkadys.”ianoldan,andihavenotseengrandsoninnyyears,soplease,telleverything.frohebeginning.”

    atthatkadylaughed.”youeifitoldyou.”theatrustthatnothingyoutelleorkedisbelieveyou.istknohing.”

    ithetipofkadystoosaythatifsheedto

    knooreabouthergrandson,thensheshoulds.or,betteryet,live.hus,sherrectedherself.

    butaskadylookedintotheanseyes,sheuldntbringherselftogiveadvice.besides,anhroughthisonehad

    kadytookadeepbreath.”iantoseeifsheo

    sff,butuchasblink,ithougha

    dachshedeoneabouthadhappeoher.

    onust

    havetalkedforhours.ruthhebestlisteheworld,

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    graeitptiedandneveroonsuher.onaileattheahingkadydidnot.

    itekadyfinallyptydishes,shebarrassed.”iseeohaveeatehing,aakenallyourtiustbeanxioustoseele.”shesaidthisasthoughshedidntknohatruthjordanhadvoosetfootinlegend.

    ruthdidinsteadsatontheaskent.

    atthatkadysled.”idoravelisnotsothingthatae,itdid.”

    ruthissal,ringsflashinginthesun.”yourtravelingthroughtiistheeasyparttobelieve.etgrandson.””butet,i.heis,afterall,veryeasytolove.”anddidyoulovehi

    kadylookeddoen”hervoian.”

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