A Tree, A Rock, A Cloud
It AS RAINING t morning, and still very dark. reetcar café finise and in for a cup of coffee. t café oter and stingy man called Leo. After ty street, t: along ter tton mill, and in a corner a man o trap and raised t flap up over tle ear; often as o t look into alking. to him:
quot;Son! ;
urned back and to of th a big nose and faded orange hair.
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t to of the paper sack. his face was shallow, freckled, and his eyes were round child eyes.
quot;Yeaer?quot;
turned o the boy shrank back uneasily.
quot;Say! s t;
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t;I love you.quot;
All along ter t knoo do. er at Leo, and Leo ctle jeer. tried to laug the man was serious and sad.
quot;I did not mean to tease you, Son,quot; ;Sit do;
Cautiously, out of tioned ter to see o t and did not notice a cup of coffee on ter and a little jug of cream.
quot;; Leo said.
to tool. urned flap of t ;It is important,quot; and broug someto see.
quot;Look very carefully,quot; he said.
tared, but to look at very carefully. tograp blurred, so t only t and tood out clearly.
quot;See?quot; the man asked.
ture in anding on a beac. t made omac iced.
quot;Got a good look?quot; ;You ever seen ;
t motionless, staring slant t;Not so I kno;
quot;Very ; tograp to . quot;t ;
quot;Dead?quot; the boy asked.
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ter before t pick it up to drink. Instead doting