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shefeltsothingtighteninside,knoingkeepingherfaceneutral,shesaidsily:”oh””iarriedonce,too,”hefinallysaid
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hethreself,heeoncere
”hey,sthegarden”ididntexpeesosoon”
”itsbeenprettyslooing,andithoughtidpophoforlunchtoseehowyouweredoing””ieelingalotbetter”
”youthinkitheflu”
”idontknoethingiateaboutanhourafteryouleft,ifeltgoodenoughtodoalittlegardening””icanseethat”
”hoheflouredatafreshlytuedpatchofsoil
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herkneeskneelinginthedirt,andastreakofdranaessyponytail,andherfaceexertion”youlookperfect”
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”ishouldnthavetoldyouaboutherorsoe”
”itsokay,garrettieer”
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”iaiknoather,reer”
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