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【】adeupstlyofgroses.asshestarteduptheflagstohshethought,iactuallybethereisthisthehighcastleorsandstoriesthehouseaintainedandthegroundstehereentdriveway. ulditbethetheatgreeley. shesteppedupontothepor,anuerofpersonsstandingabout,veianblindsontheallydressed. aboy,tousled,aboutthirteen,andjeans,flungthedoorwide.”yes” shesaid,”is.abendsenhoishebusy” speakingtosoonebehindhinthehouse,theboycalled,”shestoseedad.” besidetheboyappearedaahhlypetentandrerselessthatjulianakneingcarolineabendsen. ”icalledlastnight,”julianasaid. ”ohyesofurse.”hersleineforyou;theseareafe,toabedrooanuderstoodbetazing ”idrovealongway,”julianasaid. ”yes,youdid.no.”,toen.”dear,”shecalled,”eoverhere.thisisoneofyourreadersosayafeoyou.” ohegroupved,detaeallnedpurpleorbroentedhisshouldershnolinesofitsoquitelikeit;shefoundherselfstaringinfasation. rs.frinkdroveallthecity,lorado,justtotalktoyouaboutgrasshopper.” ”ithoughtyoulivedinafortress,”julianasaid.bendingtardher,hailedaditativesle.”yes,itostand.” shedidnotuand. carolineexplained,”hathatheisgoingtositdogoingtostand.” thehy,julianareered.”soyougaveupthehighcastleandvedbatotown,”shesaid. ”idliketopouryouadrink,”hawthoesaid. ”allright,”shesaid.”butnotanoldfashioned.”shehadalreadygotagliseofthesideboardixer,cherriesandeslices.shepanyingher.”justi..doyouknoheoracle” ”no,”hawthoesaid,ashefixedherdrinkforher. astounded,shesaid,”thebookofges” ”idont,no,”herepeated.hehandedherherdrink. carolineabendsensaid,”dontteaseher.” ”ireadyourbook,”julianasaid.”infactifihisevening.hohat,abouttheothereabout” hahing;herubbedhisknuckleagainsthisupperlip,staringpastherandfrowning. ”didyouusetheoracle”julianasaid. haher. ”idonteakingsothingtyoutofit.” self,ronearbyhadbeesilent,andjuliananotiuhi ”thatsahardquestiontoanswer,”abendsensaidfinally. ”noitisnt,”julianasaid. nohadbeesilent;theyallchedjulianastandinghcarolineandhawthoeabendsen. ”iorry,”abendsensaid,”itansaoaeptthat.” ”thehebook”julianasaid. inditablejustholdeverythingtogether” ”arklikethatitschildish.” haine.youshouldreadbookandaeptitonfacevalue,justasiaeptrubberpadding.isntthatpartoftrustingiureofpeopleanded,shethought,irritableandflusterednoiliirely. ”inyourbook,”julianasaid,”youshoeant” ”out,”heechoedironically. julianasaid,”youvedofor;no.orpursue.” hefacedher,jigglinghisglass,studyiheresagreatdealinthisyopinion.” ”iuandind,”julianasaid.toheritiliarexpressiononansface,butitdidnotup ...