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【】e,”saidggie. everyonesaveanneellereohaveagedteioold,sooldiindedgoing,eioold”annehadllapsed,ands.sth,nnieandcattears. ggiestaredattheilentlyassheputthephonedoenandolden,sterileandbroken. ”daneslost,”shesaid.”noonegoingtoro,toralphdebricassart.ifanyonehelpus,he.” .”yourenence,iorrytodisturbyou,butaladyeforher.” ”issheintrouble,father” ”greattrouble,youreneneggieoneill.”hegaveitaliltingfnprosoundinglikegheeonill.”hisfacetoleaveitaseashishair. ”yourenenceareyouill” ”no,father,ierfeyappointntsuntilinotifyyouothereatoobedisturbeduistheholyfather.” thepriestboe,heshouldhavereered.savethatintheadeagravestake,keepingherinencesdearlylovednephers.oneiller. eintotherooolduheonehehadgivenherinhisigination.substituteatrenplativesaintofhisdrea.herbeautyfenoughtosatisfyhiseagerandlovingeggienaturally,hestifflyindihair.”pleasesitdown.” ”thankyou,”shesaid,equallystilted. itedandheuldgazedohathenoticedhoandankleswere. ”ggiehaveyoufloaustraliaatter” ”yes,ididflystraightthrough,”shesaid.”forthepastte,hnothingtodoexceptstareoutthetheclouds,andthink.”hervoiceold. ”atter”herepeatediatiently,anxiousandfearful.sheliftedhergazefroerfeetandlookedathiteadily.thereethihingsodarkandchillingthattheskinonthebakallyheputhishanduptostrokeit. ”daneisdead,”saidggie. hishandslipped,floppedlikearagdollsintohissthesea.” heleanedforsayindistinctly.”danedeadbeautifulboyhetbedeaddaneheheperfectpriestallthatiuldntbe.ilackedhehad.”hisvoicebroke.”healthatperfectpriests.deadoh,dearlord” ”dontbotheraboutyourdearlord,ralph,”saidthestratingoppositehi”youhavereiortantthingstodo.ie.” yethishandsherdeadldheartbouanhas,ethinglikethis. ”hootionstodonthesouldeepguiseofherspiritualunselreeeyinstru,isupposetheythoughthehadnoone,andburiedhi”sheleanedforyboybaetosleepisedjiidkeephindroghedaandiyhandsahrougheverygraveyardonaoforhiralph,notaslongasilivetoputupalegalbattle.hestoeho.” ”nooneisgoingtodenyyouthat,ggie,”hesaidgently.”itsedground,hehasks.itoohaverequestedthatibeburiedheda.” ”ieba,ralph” ”dontbaaynotbeveryquidiately,anddontback.” hishandhadgoothebellrd,butggiesldlyfiercegazestilledit. ”youdontuand,ralph.idontotion.iysonbaysonback.” thereuhiseyes: ...