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om me,
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sket
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,
andwal
kedof
fwi
pi
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s.Iwant
edhert
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st
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yi
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d.Whywoul
dIbet
her
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ches?Whowast
hi
s
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l
,
whoy
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ange,
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el
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erknewt
hi
swoul
dhappent
o
me,
butIwast
her
e,
wi
shi
ngshewoul
dcomeback.Wi
shi
ngIcoul
dmeet
heronceagai
n.
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ookedatt
hepi
eceofsket
ch,
l
ef
ti
nmyhand.Herar
twasbeaut
i
f
ul
,
but
notmor
et
hanher
.Herwat
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r
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nf
r
ontofme.Iwant
edt
omeether
,
j
ustonce.
Ther
ewassomet
hi
ng,
shel
ef
tf
orme.It
ur
nedt
hepi
eceofsket
ch,
and
t
her
ei
twas."
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v
ehi
m.Butonl
yi
fIcoul
dt
el
l
hi
m.ThoughImayf
al
l
shor
ton
wor
ds,
f
orhowcanamut
esaysomet
hi
ng,
Iwi
shheget
si
tt
hr
ough my
l
anguage.
"
Si
ncet
hatday
,
t
hei
ncompl
et
ear
tl
i
esi
nmypocketofmyshi
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t
,
al
way
s
cl
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omyhear
t
.IknewIl
ov
edher
,
butcoul
dn'
tmeether
.ButIbel
i
ev
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t
hatal
l
l
ostl
ov
er
sgett
hatchance.Ial
way
swal
kal
ongt
hi
spat
h,
st
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ng
byt
hepi
l
l
ar
,
ki
cki
ngi
ti
nt
hehopeshewoul
dcomeandgi
ggl
eov
eri
tonce
agai
n.Iknowshewi
l
l
comesomeday
,
whenourpat
hswi
l
l
cr
oss.Because
t
heduski
sy
ett
of
al
l
!
ByHar
shJai
n
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