t. as a long time ago, and Im not really sure w was or w;

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    quot;ts t and give o one anotisnt o be too attaco any s people.quot;

    Mystified by Smaolacottered off to my neurned over ts, and looked at ried to picture my mot recall to me as my name. tiful  just as muc merely read about in books, remains unknoo me. A moto a sleepy caire. A pair of lovers unbutton one anotumble into bed. Unreal as a dream.

    I did not confess to Smaolacation. Speck  abandoned our friendso some er ed o making our ne eaco o a deep sleep early eac. Sayed in  Marcracing out an intricate design on a rolled parc, and  and aloof. Early mornings, Id see  tern edge of camp, clad in  coat, sturdy s, pondering t time ever, s my toucurned to face me, srembled as if so cry.

    quot;s tter, Speck? Are you okay?quot;

    quot;Ive been oo  sno; Sook my ;ell steal off at t flurries.quot;

    er, I s. Se flakes gat;Its time,quot; sly as te susurrus trails, taking care to be ed at t nearest to arrive. t, and ts of tricked us into going too soon. e squeezed into our space only to fall overo close for t. to stay , ing  and respiration, and t from o sleep, too, and ogetc t to our books.

    Speck er evens. But I could not concentrate on ractions, and instead stared at o tell  te, incomplete, and per not friend in t a greater desire for more  rationalize or explain it a. Speck  Bear It A arm propped up he floor, her hair obscuring her face.

    quot;Speck, I o tell you.quot;