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norisk.justaninnocuoushello.</p>
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blushingstill,pushingdirtylaundryfroheuthofherlaundrybag</p>
intotheuthofthewasher.</p>
heihensaid,”hedryer.”itwas</p>
probablytheduestlinehedeverhandedaan.butheuldnt</p>
tellherthatsheestogetherintoher</p>
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beenrtified.besides,heuldnttakehiseyesfroers.they</p>
ehananyhehadseen.</p>
”youreoberyersta,”shesaidasshefilledthesende</p>
hthingsthatoutfitwas</p>
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inarture.”shesled.”really””really,”hesaid,sling</p>
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reinedevenouthandlooked</p>
arou,right,dok.</p>
jackretuedtohisownpossessionsandofferedherhisboxofsoap</p>
powder.</p>
heurred”thanks.”when</p>
shehadbothesfilledhsoap,fedhquarters,andstarted,</p>
sheasked,”kindofthingsdoyoutobuild”thequestion</p>
usuallycafroisparentsandhs.</p>
butrachelkeatsseedgenuinelyied.</p>
”hos,forstarters,”hesaid.”iefrottown,one</p>
littleboxafteranother.iusedtopassthoselittleboxesontheway</p>
tosyintosothingfiner.</p>
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”no.ithinkit.”sheshotaglahetextthatlay</p>
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nooarches.</p>
doyouknoanydifferentkindsofarchestherearethereare</p>
flatarches,roundarches,triangulararches,pointedarches.there</p>
arehandarkarches,groinarches.therearedepressed</p>
arches.therearedinishedarches.therearehorseshoearches.”</p>
shehesoundasgentleashereyes.”idontthinki</p>
eofthoseare.”shepausedforthebriefest</p>
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shyness.</p>
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ves.</p>
ilikedoingeradoes,capturinganinstant.”</p>
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presenttense.</p>
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re.</p>
iopingtopaintforaliving.”</p>
”horhoutadayjob”jackasked.theaverageartistbarely</p>
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