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“guydontneednosensetobeanietisitjusartguyandheainthardlyeveranicefella”
georgestackedthescatteredcardsandbegantolayouthissolitairehandtheshoesthuddedonthegroundoutsideattheadethe
“iaintgotnopeople,”georgesaid“iseentheguysthatgoaroundontheraheygetantheygete”
“yeah,theygetan,”sligreed“theygetsotheydonttotalktonobody”
“urselenniesagoddanuisane,”saidgeorge“butyougetusedtogoinaround”
“heaintan,”saidsli“icanseelennieaintabitan”
“urseheaintanbuthegetsintroubleallatibendulikeiddleoftuingoveraedandpeeredoveratsli“youtellnobody”
“askedcaly
“youellno,urseyouwouldn”
“askedagain
“bbastardlikeheis,heixedup,andheholdsonovertheheadakehietgohenstrong,youknow”
slieyeshappens”
georgecarefullybuilthislineofsolitairecards“edoutathere”
sliatinsilenont“didnthurtthegirlnone,huh”heaskedfinally
“hell,nohejustsebutheneverhurtherhejuspupsalltheti”
“heaintan,”saidsli“icantellaanguyaleoff”
“urseheaint,andhelldoanydathingi”
lenniecainthroughthedoorheatoverhisshoulderslikeacape,andhehedwayover
“hi,lennie,”saidgeorge“hohepupnow”
lenniesaidbreathlessly,“hesbroejuslikeied”hedirectlytohisbunkandlaydouedhisfacetothewallanddrewuphisknees
georgeputdoely“lennie,”hesaidsharply
lennietedhisneckandlookedoverhisshoulder“huhyou,george”
“itolyouyouuldntbringthatpupinhere”
“pup,georgeiaintgotnopup”
george,grabbedhiytheshoulderandrolledhiverhereacheddoach
lenniesatupquickly“giveuo,george”
georgesaid,“yougetrightupantakethispupbaoutofthenestyoutakehianottoletyouhavehi”
lennieheldouthishandspleadingly“giveuo,georgeilltakeua,georgehonestididntijusalittle”
georgehandedthepuptohi“abaoutnoreyoullkillhithefirstthingyoukno
sliadnotvedhiscalyesfollothedoor“jesus,”hesaid“hesjuslikeakid,ainthe”
“surehesjeslikeakidthereaintnorehahihanakidneither,exoutthere”
itostdarkoutsidenoper,hello,georgedidntneitherofyouplayhorseshoes”
“idontliketoplayeveight,”saidsli
candyon,“eitheryouguysgotaslugoftagutache”
“iaint,”saidsli“iddrinkitselfifihad,aniaintgotagutacheneither”
“gottabadgutantuipsgiveittoikno”
thethieinoutofthedarkeningyardheotheotherendofthebunkhouseandtuedonthesendshadedlight“darkehellinhere,”hesaid“jesus,hohatniggercanpitchshoes”
“hesplentygood,”saidsli
“darightheis,”saidoutahere,candyidontknoout”
sochineveoticehoinks”
“inhere,”saidheaintnogoodtoyou,self,candy”
theoldnsquirdunfortably“solonghadhiincehe”hesaidproudly,“younonsheepdogieverseen”
georgesaid,“iseenaguyintheotherdogs”
rightinthebackofthehead”heleanedoverandpointed,“rightthere,”
toolong”
“hedonthavenofun,”carlsoninsisted“andhestinkstobeathelltellyouforyouthenitwon
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“guydontneednosensetobeanietisitjusartguyandheainthardlyeveranicefella”
georgestackedthescatteredcardsandbegantolayouthissolitairehandtheshoesthuddedonthegroundoutsideattheadethe
“iaintgotnopeople,”georgesaid“iseentheguysthatgoaroundontheraheygetantheygete”
“yeah,theygetan,”sligreed“theygetsotheydonttotalktonobody”
“urselenniesagoddanuisane,”saidgeorge“butyougetusedtogoinaround”
“heaintan,”saidsli“icanseelennieaintabitan”
“urseheaintanbuthegetsintroubleallatibendulikeiddleoftuingoveraedandpeeredoveratsli“youtellnobody”
“askedcaly
“youellno,urseyouwouldn”
“askedagain
“bbastardlikeheis,heixedup,andheholdsonovertheheadakehietgohenstrong,youknow”
slieyeshappens”
georgecarefullybuilthislineofsolitairecards“edoutathere”
sliatinsilenont“didnthurtthegirlnone,huh”heaskedfinally
“hell,nohejustsebutheneverhurtherhejuspupsalltheti”
“heaintan,”saidsli“icantellaanguyaleoff”
“urseheaint,andhelldoanydathingi”
lenniecainthroughthedoorheatoverhisshoulderslikeacape,andhehedwayover
“hi,lennie,”saidgeorge“hohepupnow”
lenniesaidbreathlessly,“hesbroejuslikeied”hedirectlytohisbunkandlaydouedhisfacetothewallanddrewuphisknees
georgeputdoely“lennie,”hesaidsharply
lennietedhisneckandlookedoverhisshoulder“huhyou,george”
“itolyouyouuldntbringthatpupinhere”
“pup,georgeiaintgotnopup”
george,grabbedhiytheshoulderandrolledhiverhereacheddoach
lenniesatupquickly“giveuo,george”
georgesaid,“yougetrightupantakethispupbaoutofthenestyoutakehianottoletyouhavehi”
lennieheldouthishandspleadingly“giveuo,georgeilltakeua,georgehonestididntijusalittle”
georgehandedthepuptohi“abaoutnoreyoullkillhithefirstthingyoukno
sliadnotvedhiscalyesfollothedoor“jesus,”hesaid“hesjuslikeakid,ainthe”
“surehesjeslikeakidthereaintnorehahihanakidneither,exoutthere”
itostdarkoutsidenoper,hello,georgedidntneitherofyouplayhorseshoes”
“idontliketoplayeveight,”saidsli
candyon,“eitheryouguysgotaslugoftagutache”
“iaint,”saidsli“iddrinkitselfifihad,aniaintgotagutacheneither”
“gottabadgutantuipsgiveittoikno”
thethieinoutofthedarkeningyardheotheotherendofthebunkhouseandtuedonthesendshadedlight“darkehellinhere,”hesaid“jesus,hohatniggercanpitchshoes”
“hesplentygood,”saidsli
“darightheis,”saidoutahere,candyidontknoout”
sochineveoticehoinks”
“inhere,”saidheaintnogoodtoyou,self,candy”
theoldnsquirdunfortably“solonghadhiincehe”hesaidproudly,“younonsheepdogieverseen”
georgesaid,“iseenaguyintheotherdogs”
rightinthebackofthehead”heleanedoverandpointed,“rightthere,”
toolong”
“hedonthavenofun,”carlsoninsisted“andhestinkstobeathelltellyouforyouthenitwon
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