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    besttoigownspeoplewhopassedher.

    kadyahatsheterokthananyonehedeverhadathishotel.justasarrogantly,hetoldherhe

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    judedeveraux

    didnteninhiskit,ingthentoxahs.hehadntevennsideredgivingkadyajob

    soentopportunities;shedfindsothingsowhere.

    butasnightdreeered

    bodyhadheldherduringthenightbefore.

    bynightfallshedtriednearlyeveryshopintoadeheriliation,ineoldherthataan

    ongthen,shehadburstintotears.forantthehedlookedasthoughhewas

    goingtorelent,buthedglanananagerdidnotgivein.hedid,hootohewagonsfullofore.

    askadyehesllofit,everythingwas

    friedinthesagreasethathadbeeolubriellofanyfooddekadysuther.

    shefotherpride.”uldihavesothi”sheasked,andsheuldseebythenagerseyesthathean,hislieutenant,hisevil,firytookherarndtoldherthataningkofanappropriatelynastyreply,hehalfliftedherontoahardboardandtoldthedrivertogo.

    inutessheountain.aherhelaundry,z,

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    ajly,\,tinandaskediftheyneededanyhelp.sheintheleastsurprisedheytoldheo.

    aparlor,hbigttonreesandgrassylaoneend

    lookedlikeasportsfieldhbleacherssetup.

    bythetishereaadeherparisonth.ileshefoundaupleottenatsandelledlikeahorse

    bla,putthenthefloor,laydo,rolledtheroundher,andtosleep.

    entstoreerotherhadtoldherthatselfpitylessoit,youkeptfallingforever.

    siheretobeleti

    ing,kadyassuditaybesunday.sheuldbarelykeepupuchlessthedayoftheweek.

    shespentsotisearethingsheuldountainsueess.

    assheirroronthefaredinhorror.thisaninenagersaidongthen

    
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    judedeveraux

    streakaheek.”sbeenthere”shcsaidaloudassherubbedatthedirt.

    asforherdress,ithardlyreseledthebeautifulbersofthegangaherobbersandheyburythelootand

    kadyhadrunfroheoffiighthaveset

    herselfoleastiething,”shettered,asshetrudgeddohestreet.

    aftertheldnightinthesoreluethiheansfacehaddissolvedintopity,andkadyfelttheanhadbeenabouttospeak

    kady,andsaid,”takekindlytobeggarsinthistown,

    thenshutthedoorinkadysface.

    sole.attitudeshouldshetakethateverythingallsts

    oddhoaybeshedetravel:thenelossplan.

    dignity,shetoldherselfassheustkeepherdignity.therebehindthefirehouse,crossheroad,hashorthedgerunningatoptheridge.

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    askadyintoheaven.theroadforkedrightaandthehstoodto

    theleft.ontherightlittlebuildingwi

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