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foranute,jackoholdhistongue.whenhewasin
ntrolagain,hesaid,”actually,thereis.ipaint.hey,
daughteeedsthephone.ihavetogo,dave.later.”hehungupthe
phone.
”paintanthaasked,tossingherhairbaagesturethat
etinegligentandpowerful.
”yourstuff,”heanswered.
shescresstuffis
hers.youts**.”thephagaiherto
it.”yes””itsvictoria.hoydaughter””yout,”
santhainsisted.
”shesthesa,”hetoldhistherinlauingthefio
hisear.”thedoctorsthinkthatsgoodnews.”
”idont.therestbesothingtheydo.ivebeenasking
peoplehere,andtheyallagree.youdontjustsitaroundand.
iberofhorrorstories,horrorstories,ive
heardabouttisiohatshouldhavebeen
taken.
ifiyselfsixnthsfroow
lookingbadregrettingthatididntpush.didntnhaveany
suggestions””nohatthedoctorshere.”
”thedoctorsthere.
huh.theoalkedhtheotherdaysouooyoungtoknow
ch.idliketonsulteoneinnewyork.
illbebacktherelatertorroyboardwassendingflowers.did
theyarrive””afeinutesago,butshesinthei.c.u,victoria.
itdbebestifyouaskedpeoplenottosendthings.wellonlyhave
togivethetheruth,butheenvisioned
victoriaspreadierializingin
ra.
”youtoldnottoe,jack.hasthatgedisthereanythingi
anthatuggedathisarouthed,then
saidtovie.”
”hasyourtherbeendown
””ihaventtalkedhher.”
”shedoesntknosterrible,jack.giveheracall.she
shouldbetold.illorroeanti,you
knoe.”
”itisntright,”santhasaidashehungupthephone.
”tellaboutit,”hettered,thinkingabouttherlydevotion.if
vietoseerachel,sheallupatree.and
hisootheraphonecallehoeway
sheehiortheact.
”soyouanthaasked.
”sedgears.”i
planningtos**.ioyinghtheidea
offinishingafehosepiecessothatbengoaheadhthe
show.”
”sheyoudoingthat.”
”ohdidyouask”santhadeaface.”thateanthingto
say.”
”otherisihat
noneofusask,soknoshes.shedidthis
shoanthagruooktobea
no.
”andbensaystheshobepostponed,soareo
do””soofherpicturesarefiheybeintheshow.”
andfyourtherdoesnteveraybenow
oever,toots,heperincheck.
”knoeadow”
”ofurseikno,”shesaidindisgust.”anyonewhosbeenin
thishouseknoforyears.its
favorite.”
”right,”hesaid,gainingstrength.”doyouknohatihelpedpaint
it”herheringlooksaidthatnotonlydidntshekno,but
thatshedidntbelieveitforanute.”youweresixyearsold.
yourtherandiountainsnotfarfroere.when
eback,thathepicturesed.”
”like,anthacked.”atree”there
hadistothe
pointoflosingntrol,andthisohetakingany
ces.
verydeliberately,hetuckedhishandsinhispockets.hadhebeenhis
father,hetotakethesfullookoff
santhasface.therehadtobeabetterway.
”haveyoueverdraree”heasked.
”everyonesdrarees.”
”yeah”catgherinahatlocked,he
strodetohefrontdoor.
”e”shecried.”ihavethingstodo”he
didnttalk,didntlookback,didntstopuntiltheyhewoods
andstandingfacetofacehthetrunkofohelargestofthe
redohegiantsequoiasthatgreheorth
andinland,justaastreditwoulddofine.
draanthainfrontofhiheheldherrigidshouldersandsaid
overthecrohatstraightblondhair,”doyousee””bark,
”shesnapped.
”else””bark.”
”okay,lorisit””red,”shesaid,thenslowly,
pedantically,”thisisaredwood.”
”brightredbriaroon””idontknow.
ever.”
”ifyouakeitbrightred
briswer,hesqueezedashoulder.
”darkerthanthat,”shettered.
”hogany””ybe.”
”allofit””ean””allofit
hogany””yes,”shebitout.
hereleasedoneshoulder,reachedoverit,andtouchedapieceofthe
bark.”butaboutthispartthehelighthits,itsdarker
byashadeortovedhisfihispartsashadeortwo
darkerthanthat.”andagain.”thispartsalstblack.yousee
that””yes,iseeit.”
”ifyoupainttheahogany,youlllosethetexture.”he
sthepadsofhisfingersoverthebark.”lookattheshapeof
thispiece,op,taperingdohehisonewaves
badforth.andthissickleshapedpieceyoudlosetheseshapes
ifyoudidthehingonelor.”helookedhigher.”andup
thereakesthebarkreethan
red.soyoudssthat,too,ifyoudidtheahogany.”
helooked.
”notheneedles.”
”youvedeyourpoint.”
”lookatthenyingherheadhhishandsand
usingonlyenoughpressureasotipitup.”theneedles
arefeathery.richgreen.noorebluegreeninthislight,i
think.
er,alstli,hesunhits.”hepaused.”isitthe
needlesthatsllsogood,orthebark””idontknoy
faultthatiheonlyohisfalydrak
hequestionth
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