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he,glaring.”getonthatsideoftheblaanddontenear.”

forsoreason,thisdeadehiaughasheandpulledoutalongstringoftrout.

ishallskethekadythought,theedherself.shewas

goinghoaoskefish.”buildafire;illgogetaskilletandsoaa”sheheardhiayassheraadeherselfstop.sheakeanything.

befirkady,shetoldherself.youstdendthatletakeyoutotherockstorroustgobyyoursev.evenasshethoughtthis,sherealizedthatshedidntknouchlesstheoabunarvedrocks.

bythetishegotbackhtheskillet,lehadthefiregoingandhebla,eatinglookedtobehisthirdbutteredbiscuit.rightaicedthathehadntbotheredto

thefish,butthatier,shehadthefishinherhandsandhadglankupthehilltob.”aknife.””blade”

shesledathisquestion.nsideringthelazywayhewas

lounging,ittooffertoretutotheand

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getaknifeforher,notthatshedseenanythingthereexilingsgly.lethirytofindthat

asendlater,aknifeherhand.startled,shelookedupathisilentlyquestioningefro

lelookedailetellihatheexpectedhertoask.

butkadyation.”thanks,”shesaid,theaboutboningthefishandsligthepotatoes.

anyyearshadtaughthertobefastahathsaut6edpotatoesflavoredhlyokedtrout,touchedhasplashofvinegarandraisinsontop.

thelooklegaveherhissheuldget,shepulledherkoherchestandhuggedtheitananonotonous,bla.lehadlookedatherfoodasthoughitbrosia,fitonlyfods.

shesatinsileetributetoaokbyinghisplate.

heskilletpty,hesetitdoaredatherprofile.”iastedanythinglikethat,”hesaid,ae.