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coll call it ciul jou 1111 M to take tale tills way may fill lit although all 1111 1111 while title here item ans boiling bolling within blin the conscious nem that another ano ther similar nillar Bi to the fourteen behind it would be unendurable and so in spite of lia its cabied abhorrence of the tile coconi rate sentimentality of the write to inich er blurbs nn on the pinte plate gluss glass window ind ow front of 0 the telegraph office to tom found himself on christina eve til on the porch of the house be lie had built for tits isle wife and family in Briar brearcliff cliff aither he had hall rung he the bell or souie one inside had find opined the dor to the crunching of or ilia hi foo steps along the tile cravel 1 bialk lk the of hi file wife mailer smaller than he tie remembered rf it was landing standing in the door doorway viny with a candle in her hand it emote smote tom as laugh able that candle all that wais we needed inow wr was the blinding now to the picture the anal 1 anel touch in tom nam laid his hi wife amest in the manner of one wt ato a had been wait inc ing an fir arrival rival nad had load opened the door to creel him on her words the wind blew out the candle all flirt rous could flad find to waa was lotair our candles rone cone out it its nil till right the she mid staid evenly totne ome la in it was wn only burning for you 0 by b mcclun mea |