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I for Cor the thc world I Is warm and till full ful of fragrance and song of birds birtis an and the lie woods love the sk sky an and the sun loves love the lake amI artl there I Is nothing worth woith a cent but bUI love love and and just there she he brings brings you ou up standing tal again with wIh a word an and next minute makes maks you OU tr try It I nl nil over O an and and and- Until the baskets are full Cul of or ripe strawberries and there is no telling how v ninny you OU have ha and you loIi come conic to the spring that lint feeds the InI Inlet Inlet In I let t. t and It down there anti and eat the bread al and butter buter you OU brought blought from coin the house an and you OU make u a cup of a abig abig big l green leaf lent and bring a drink to the girl in iii the pink gingham singham dress and the oth other r f flo fellow lo Is blundering along long in troubles of his own down where the creek runs tuns over a patch of gravel and white while sand and ant you ou start tart to wonder wOlder what he lie would do 10 It Ir he lie were In iii L your our place and you OU blame yourself for tor or letting an anything alive ball bait al and bad badger er eryou you as ns you ou urn arc being baited and und badgered badgered bag bag- ered cred and you OU cant can't agree wih with her an and dont don't dare contradict and site she makes you 01 touch her hel hul an and then makes maket you OU feel eel as ns If I you had hind taken talen Ib liberties with the communion service or 01 something something some some- thing ten hundred million milon thousand t times me more sacred sacred- Until at last just us as the shadows ore are getting geling thin the lie south edge of the Hel Held field and all you OU come conic all al all alone atone ou two two two-to to the where you cornet corner the tire fire fro burned up UI P Pe le Ste el Stevens's SR fence the he da day he went awa away to the lie war ivar and you OU start star Into th woo wood path ath back acl b by th the wintergreen win lei green swamp Sy nm and for Cor the tho la last t time 9 S. S L L r A L 2 i i f 1 that hittl girl hauls you rOll In II and anti pay you OU out mil miland and But hut But the fib limit has hns to tu come some sonic time and at nt the very climax of her tyranny you jou back baci bak h her up against a hll ahll white oak oaktree tree and anU t II kiss her hor confound her hor right In Int inthe Inthe the mouth and anti then you link arms with with her hor than an any robin or CI rd In winged rod ed blackbird and go up the lane lano to th the hou house wh where rl sh sho hp hell belongs and nil the wheat is IA a sea a of o glory lol and the tw corn I Is whispering with I Its rank ronk green blades hlade an and the C I Is such a dream of or quiet and nd cool and No Xo little boys hoy there Is IR something the lie matter with wIh these new strawberries they are serving el up at nt the le restaurant rant There Is something lacking ln |
