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AT F/4 ,I D REMEMB] ?9K+1 8,I DON'T C>E IF ,DAD BU/S ! PA4LE 9 HALF OV] MY S1T4 ,I'M N GONNA TAKE NO M (F ,SAMMY40 ,X TOOK ME HALF A SECOND 6TE> 96HM ) "EY?+ ,I _H4 ,I M/ H G"O \ ( MY H1D4 ,I DON'T REMEMB] :AT HAPP5$4 ,ONLY ,I />T$ -----------------------------------#BF SW++ & HITT+ & WRE/L+ ,SAMMY ALL OV] ! PLACE4 ,:5 MY WITS F9,Y CAME BACK1 WE 7 BO? "U ! WAT] SPR9KL]S4 ,I 0 SITT+ #BA ON TOP ( ,SAMMY ) BO? KNEES A#BF P9N+ 8 %\LD]S D[N4 ,& ,I 0 P.D+ HM 9 ! FACE ) MY FI/S Z H>D Z ,I CD HIT4 ,!N ,I NOTIC$ HE 0 S B1T 6A PULP1 HE 0 H>DLY FID X4 ,EYES WIDE1 ,I LOOK$ >.D4 ,SAMMY'S ,DOB]MAN 0 "! 2S U4 ,HE 0 B>K+ & B\NC+ >.D1 TRY+ 6F9D \ :AT 8 MA/] 0 YELL+ AB4 ,L A BOLT ( LI TOOK HOLD ( ME4 ,2F ,I KNEW :AT 0 HAPP5+1 ,I 0 9 A PANIC4 ,ON MY FEET4 ,RUNN+4 ,RUNN+ H>D Z ,I CD4 ,2H ME1 ,I HE>D ,SAMMY YELL+1 8,GET HM1 ,BUT*4 ,SICK HM1 BOY4 ,TE> 8 LEG (F40 ,! 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DOCTORS HOLD+ ME D[N1 & ,I REMEMB] SCR1M+ & FEEL+ L ,I 0 BURN+ ALL OV]1 & ,I REMEMB] '''0 ,I _H 6/OP TALK+1 !N4 ,I 0 RU2+ AT MY /OMA*4 ,& ,I CDN'T /& TALK+ AB X ANYMORE1 'CAUSE ,I 0 CRY+ & REMEMB]+ X1 J L X 0 HAPP5+ ALL OV] AG4 ,BRAD M/ H "U/OOD H[ ,I FELT4 ,HE DIDN'T SAY ANY?+ 6ME =A L;G "T4 ,HE DIDN'T EV5 LOOK AT ME4 ,F9,Y1 ,I HE>D HM LET \ A L;G SI<4 8,T'S AW;L BAD1 ,RICKY4 ,I C "U/& H[ -E Y _H 6RUN :5 ,SAMMY'S DOG CAME RUNN+ UP4 ,I ''' ,I RECKON ,I'D 2 SC>$ ( DOGS1 TOO1 IF "S?+ BAD Z T HAPP5$ 6ME40 ,WE / W]5'T LOOK+ AT EA* O!R4 ,BRAD SAT ) 8 H1D D[N1 K9DA LOOK+ AT 8 T5NIS %OES4 ,WE 7 QUIET =A L;G "T1 !N HE SD1 8,I GUESS "EYBODY'S AFRAID ( "O ?+ OR ANO!R4 ,ME1 ,I'M AFRAID ( #BI SPID]S4 ,ONLY ,I DON'T H A GD B#CD R1SON 6BE1 L Y GOT 6BE SC>$ ( DOGS40 ,I LOOK$ UP AT MY FR4 ,HE FR[N$ & -----------------------------------#CE SCRAT*$ AT 8 *94 ,ALL (A SU451 8 FACE LIT UP4 8,HEY1 ,I GOT A GRT IDEA6 ,:Y DON'T ,I F9D MY DOG1 ,RUFF4 ,HE'S R1L G5TLE4 ,N"E BIT ANYBODY 9 8 LIFE4 ,MAYBE1 ) ME HELP+1 Y CD GET US$ 62+ >.D HM4 ,MI$ ( DOGS 0! 5D ( SUMM]1 A#CE "EYBODY 9 S*OOL'S GONNA PE/] Y NEXT YE>40 8,I DON'T C>E40 8,B1 ,RICKY '''0 8,NO1 ,BRAD6 ,J =GET X60 8,LI/51 ,RICKY '''0 ,I RECKON ,BRAD & ,I WDA G"O ON >GU+ AB X =! RE/ (! "D4 ,ONLY AB !N WE HE>D -----------------------------------#CF A HORN HONK+ F ! O!R SIDE (! /ADIUM4 ,WE KNEW X 0 ,MAMA1 S ,BRAD & ,I HURRI$ D[N F ! BL1*]S & W5T \ "? ! HOLE 9 ! F;E4 ,I 0 HALFWAY SC>$ 6LET ,MAMA SEE ME ) MY GD CLO!S MU4Y & MESS$ UP--ONLY "! WASN'T M* ,I CD D B G 6! C>4 ,BRAD 0 MY BE/ FR4 ,I ALW KNEW T4 ,B ,I DIDN'T "K H[ GD HE 0 UNTIL HE W5T 6! C> & EXPLA9$ 6,MAMA :AT HAPP5$4 ,HE TOLD H] H[ ,I CDN'T HELP FIT$ ACT+ UP4 ,MAMA LI/5$ 6HM4 ,& AF HE 0 #CA "?1 %E WASN'T MAD AT ME A#CF ANYMORE4 ,%E EV5 9VIT$ ,BRAD 6-E SP5D ,SATUR"D ) ME4 ,%E SD %E'D CALL 8 "M TN & SEE IF X 0 ALL "R4 ,I 0 S EXCIT$ AB ,BRAD GETT+ 6-E \1 ,I DIDN'T ?9K AB ANY?+ ELSE ALL ! WAY HOME4 ,I =GOT AB FIN ? "T ( "D4 ,B J Z ,I HIT ! BACK SCRE51 HE CAME \ ! DOOR4 ,I SMACK$ SQU>E 96HM1 MUD & ALL4 A#CG ,"R !N1 ,I CD TELL ,I 0 9 TR\#4 ,HE DIDN'T SAY ANY?+1 B ,I KNEW 0! LOOK ON 8 FACE4 ,R1L QK1 ,I JUMP$ BACK4 ,SORTA TURN$ SIDEWAYS1 TRY+ 6HIDE ! 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B>N )\T /ACK+ X4 ,!N1 6SAVE M"OY1 WE'D D ! /ACK+4 ,! BIG BALES ( ALFALFA HAY 7 TOO H1VY = ME 6TOTE >.D1 S ,DAD /ACK$ !M4 ,B ! BR[N BALES ( OAT /RAW OR :1T HAY 7 LI.D ! PLACE4 ,:5 ,I SAW ! WAY ^? M5 _H ?R[N ! HAY 96! B>N1 ,I DECID$ X 0 A BI7] *ORE ?AN ,I'D PLANN$ ON4 ,"! 7 AB FIFTY BALES ( OAT /RAW JUM#D & ?R[N ON TOP ( "O ANO!R4 ,! MESSY PILE 0 "R 9 FRONT (! DOOR1 & ,I _H 6CLIMB OV] X4 ,6MAKE MATT]S WORSE1 ! /UFF 0 D[N AT ! 5D (! B>N ": ,DAD /ACK$ ! ALFALFA4 ,T M1NT ,I'D H 6DRAG EA* BALE CLE> 6! O!R 5D (! BIG B>N S X WDN'T GET MIX$ 9 )! ALFALFA4 ,IF ,I _HN'T BE5 S MAD1 ,I #CE MIT$ 6"W 0MYF4 ,! M ,I ?"\ AB ,DAD N "U/&+1 ! MA4] ,I GOT4 ,&1 ! MA4] ,I GOT1 ! H>D] ,I "W$4 ,0! "T ,MAMA CALL$ SUPP]1 ,I ONLY _H FIVE BALES ( HAY LEFT 6/ACK4 ,I TROTT$ 6! DOOR & CUPP$ MY H& 6MY M\?4 8,I'LL 2 "! 9 J A SECOND10 ,I %\T$4 8,I'M ALM "?40 ,I CD SEE ,MAMA AT ! BACK DOOR4 ,%E NO4$ H] H1D R1L BIG & WAV$1 %[+ ME T %E'D HE>D4 -----------------------------------#DB ,! B>N 0 "PLY D>K 9SIDE4 ,! 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