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"What? Like I’m supposed to petition my own dad for a break?"

Patrick said, "Do you have any idea how much farm equipment costs? You want to farm, you better kno much water you have available and what soil conditions are--"

"Would you quit with this shit? All I want is what’s rand and you know he did so what’s the big deal? It’s not coet the money when you turn thirty, at which point you can piss it all away"

"You just can’t let go, can you? It’s all rules and regulations and shit-ass stuff that nobody cares about"

"Say anything you like, son The ot up "Skip it I’, Patrick left after breakfast, saying he’d be back late Friday afternoon Greg stuck his head in the door after Patrick took off, saying, "Mind if we borrow the Buick? We’re going to do a little driving tour so Destiny can see the town, and then we may bomb up the coast to Calida Destiny’s never been there, but I was telling her how cool it was"

Deborah juone, even for a short tias The keys are on the hook by the back door," she said "What about Sky Dancer?"

"He doesn’t want to co hi with Rain and "

"He doesn’t need babysitting He’s fine on his own"

"I thought heout and about"

"Sure, whatever I doubt he’ll do it, but why not? If we’re back late, don’t worry about it He doesn’t like to be fussed over He can take care of hiht owl He gets hyper It’ll be one AM before he falls asleep"

"I see," she said, and then hesitated "You know, it wouldn’t hurt you to get to know your daughter She’s an adorable little girl In many ways, she reminds me of you"

"Yeah, well, Shelly’s kind of touchy on the subject"

Deborah bit back a re to the woht I’dand Shelly pull away and then she went out to the bus The day was overcast and inside there was hardly enough light to see by She knocked on the folding front door and Shawn opened it He wore a T-shirt and a pair of ragged cutoffs He’d been lying on his futon, his flat pillow rolled up to support his neck On the floor around his bed there were piles of dirty clothes