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"Well A fine disaster," he said finally, without looking up

"It wasn’t so bad," Dellarobia said, feeling dumb as a cow

"I could have tried to ith her You are always telling me that, ith people Show them we’re not the enemy I know this was i around for his puffy green coat, which had fallen onto the floor near the refrigerator Dellarobia fetched it up and handed it to hi you said is true Technically You didn’t do anything wrong"

"No," he agreed "Except to e with her vehicle Repeatedly"

"But that’s her nickel," Dellarobia said "That’s everybody’s loss I’uys," Dovey said, holding up her phone "Don’t worry, I got it all Posting it now YouTube"

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"March fourth," Dellarobia said

"To where?" Preston asked

She laughed "Not forward march It’s the fourth of March Friday Your birthday is in one exact week"

Preston saze re east, the direction fro in its own good ti surprise for you, you won’t believe it," she added, causing his snificant internal pressure They watched the sun break over one of the stippled backs of the wooded hills that swa through bare trees, quickly gaining the yolk of its sphere, and then they could not look at it directly

"Today set born," he said

"It does Like spring" She closed her eyes and inhaled "What is that, dirt?"

They stood together drawing in the day through their noses At length Preston said, "I think it’s worht So Do you want to see the la born this year, when they come?"

Preston nodded firmly