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I followed, then realized that he intended for us to go onto the ice "Whoa, wait a second," I said "I’ve never been ice-skating"

"All the ive it a try"

"But I don’t kno"

"You’ve roller-skated, haven’t you?"

"Yeah, when I was in third grade and had Barbie skates"

"Don’t worry, I won’t let you fall"

I kneouldn’t, and that he hadht That still didn’t make me feel much better "I’ll make a fool out of myself in front of all these people"

"You won’t be the only one" As if to prove hiht onto her behind not too far from where we stood I kneas too nice to have done that to her just to prove a point

"I take it you knohat you’re doing on the ice"

"Yeah, Rod and I used to play hockey ere kids on the pond in the village park"

"See, that’s where I’h or stay cold long enough to freeze any body of water thoroughly enough for it to support a person’s weight, unless it’s a really freaky weather year"