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【】carriedbaggage,noonalled,”porter” theblailing. ”tothetiethfloor,”childansaidinhisharshestvoice.”suiteb.atonce.”heindicatedthebagsarodeontohedoorsofthebuilding.naturallyhedidnotlookback. antlaterhefoundhielfbeing,theirithiere.infaontarilyhehefeesintheelevator. offoally,preparinghielffortheenunterin.tagosoffices. chapter3 atsu,glangup,julianafrinksadohoughtherocketshipofursehadalreadygone. shadotheroadetheirountains.hereandthereacartueditsheadlightson;shesahetsalongthehighs,too,ofagasstation.houses. fornthsnoy,lorado.sheructor. herersysoshehadbeenstanding,ellofuntainair,thequiet.allsheheardnourrfrohehaurgerstanddo,uldbeseenvingabout,puttingontheirleatherjaburgerstand. shethought:didhroselfoutthetsuiaybeioughttodothat.butheretherearaudingholessfrohedesert.anypinervepossibilitiesingrizzledsalivatingadversary.deathinsteadby,say,sniffingcarexhaustinhighhlongholloraw. leaedthat,shethought,froapanese.iiin.butthatsbehind,nohisisprotestantland. itingortheeastepartofnevada,heopeydesertstatesorpasturestates.oherself.ourtinylives.ifatterstous. frohesho.”oh,sorry.” ”itsallright,”julianasaid. ”youknouorethanoutofzeellyou.” ”sliourhipsthezensorry,ssdavis.iering.” ssdavissaid,”didtheyhurtyouch” ”who” ”thejaps.beforeyouleaedtodefendyourself.” ”itthere,o.heyare.” ”iveneverbeenoutsideoflorado,”ssdavissaid,hervoiceflutteringtidly. ”ituldhappenhere,”julianasaid.”theyghtdeupythisregion,too.” ”notthislate” ”youneverknotheyregoingtodo,”julianasaid.”theyhidetheirrealthoughts.” ”akeyoudo”ssdavis,huggingherpurseagainstherbodys,vedcloser,intheeveningdarkohear. ”everything,”julianasaid. ”ohgod.idfight,”ssdavissaid. julianaexcusedherselfandeoneelse. later,shesatinaboothattastyburgers,listlesslyreadihejukeboxplayedsohillbillytueelguitaraionoaning...theairoke.ahepladbright,anditcheeredher.thepresehetruckdriversattheuheakingge. seeingher,charleyapproachedtoself.grinning,hedraissyteanow” ”ffee,”julianasaid,enduringthefryoksrelentlesshur. ”ahso,”charleysaid,nodding. ”asteaksandhgravy.” ”nothaveboaybegoatbrainsfriedinoliveoil”aupleofthetruuscletone;shekdidfure. itallhastodousettheirgaze.danutentinlife. ”stayaher,”thefryokhetruckdrivershahroan.” shesaidtotheyouhetruckdrivers,”” ”ssouri,”bothnsaid. ”areyoufroheuates”sheasked. ”ia”theoldernsaid.”philadelphia.gotthreekidsthere.theoldestiseleven.” ”listen,”julianasaid.”isiteasytogetagoodjobbackthere” theyouruselfhadadarkbroodingfaceesetandbitter. ”hesaansaid. ”ile,andsuddeuedaway. iorry,shethought.butshesaidnothing.ibeingdark.shethoughtoffrank.iehowh ...