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shejustsatthereinarogchair,refusioreventocry.

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shestaredouttheadeknoightasoo.”

ruthtookabreath.”theonlypersoalivean.asdarkasfalyoredhedseduyhusband,andalalthateadealeaptoputhielfinfrontofthe.dayslaterthelegoved,andforahoughthedlive,butthenhiseyesstartedbuinghfever,andikhe,too,odie.”

ruthlookedatkady,hereyesashotasthoughshe,too,hadafever.”heylastlinkyfaly.allihadtodoatteroftibeforesheodie.”

ruthprehend,kadyhedruthshand.

alopenedhisarto,i,andakinglove.theinghehfever,andheneverregainedlucidity.terhewasdead.”

ruthkeptherprofiletokadyasthoughsheesorship,butkadyonlysqueezedherhandtighter,enuragiontinue.”adeachildthatnight.”

ruthkeptverystill,asthoughentonher,butatanlookedatthingsdifferentlythah7turyfeledid.”abirl”kadyasked.

onlythetiofslesshohatruthefulfor

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kadysnotpassingjudgnt,andthereeihoughtnansnanednorl.andsihadbeenthirtytylastpregnancy,ididhesytoveryyer.”

finally,ruthtuedtolookatkady,aringatherhedbythestory.wherewassheleading

hsaore.”ifinallyto

thedoctorthebabykick.”

drealy,ruthlookedoffintothedistanilyinheaven.”

shetuedbacktokady.”butileftthedoehthoughtsoflife.ihadfottenthatgodgivesasakes.”