. On table lay tokens of community spirit—ts, cold fried cato salad, Jell-O salad s, and a tles of soda stood next to gin and scotcub of ice. Floor bubbled madly. My motted  eacs to ticular cooks. Mary sat at one end of t t on , and Elizabete end, c door for visitors. An er  guests siff and formal in ts. One by one, to my mot erment.  me ranger. A couple of old soldiers dropped by, specters from a past t no one else kneing good ole Billy.

    I soon tired of tion reminded me of t-recital gatless. Out on took off my black jacket, loosened my necktie, and nursed a rum and Coke. trees rustled in termittent breeze, and tly ernoon. From ts produced a murmur t rose and fell consistent as ten, a quick peal of laugo remind us t no one is irreplaceable. I lit a Camel and stared at the new grass.

    S my side, redolent of jasmine,  betraying ealtion of trimmed at tis in e couture of Mrs. Kennedy. But tess odeo copy tyle  looking foolis ood at t ty to speak, but s it to me to decide t for conversation.

    quot;It o come. I  seen you since w;

    quot;Im so sorry, ;

    I flicked my cigarette into took a sip from my drink.

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    remembered tess from t nig seen or t of ill a little tomboy. I set doed ure, to a nearby cook t next to me, our knees nearly toucared at rance. S s in second grade, ten me at ty-yard das off to t