第6节 (第2/2页)

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    safe.

    norisk.justaninnocuoushello.

    sheaople”uhhuh.”shewas

    blushingstill,pushingdirtylaundryfroheuthofherlaundrybag

    intotheuthofthewasher.

    heihensaid,”hedryer.”itwas

    probablytheduestlinehedeverhandedaan.butheuldnt

    tellherthatsheestogetherintoher

    e.heuldntaskiftheredss,bras,orbriefs.he

    uldntevenlookdirectlyatthosethings,becauseshewouldhave

    beenrtified.besides,heuldnttakehiseyesfroers.they

    ehananyhehadseen.

    ”youreoberyersta,”shesaidasshefilledthesende

    hthingsthatoutfitwas

    ivebyparison.”areyoutrainingtotea

    inarture.”shesled.”really””really,”hesaid,sling

    back.shereallyilinglikethat.thesness

    reinedevenouthandlooked

    arou,right,dok.

    jackretuedtohisownpossessionsandofferedherhisboxofsoap

    powder.

    heurred”thanks.”when

    shehadbothesfilledhsoap,fedhquarters,andstarted,

    sheasked,”kindofthingsdoyoutobuild”thequestion

    usuallycafroisparentsandhs.

    butrachelkeatsseedgenuinelyied.

    ”hos,forstarters,”hesaid.”iefrottown,one

    littleboxafteranother.iusedtopassthoselittleboxesontheway

    tosyintosothingfiner.

    thosedoodlesdidhgradech.”

    ”no.ithinkit.”sheshotaglahetextthatlay

    openonhisdryer.”isthebookonhodesigns””.right

    nooarches.

    doyouknoanydifferentkindsofarchestherearethereare

    flatarches,roundarches,triangulararches,pointedarches.there

    arehandarkarches,groinarches.therearedepressed

    arches.therearedinishedarches.therearehorseshoearches.”

    shehesoundasgentleashereyes.”idontthinki

    eofthoseare.”shepausedforthebriefest

    ti,saidalstshyly,”ioo.”helikedthe

    shyness.

    itdehieelsafe.”henatlanta,thennew

    york.ydadtakesoldbusinessesandtus

    theround.oveyou””on.you

    akeitontops.did

    youdoodle””oh,people,birds,anils,fish,anythingthat

    ves.

    ilikedoingeradoes,capturinganinstant.”

    ”areyoustilldoodling”heaskedinrespooheruseofthe

    presenttense.

    sheliftedashoulder,shy,ybedest.”iliketothinkits

    re.

    iopingtopaintforaliving.”

    ”horhoutadayjob”jackasked.theaverageartistbarely

    eaedenoughtoeat.unlessrachellybetterthan

    average,sheepayingthebills.

    she

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