earlyoninthosebottoungdays；sainstayof
survival；theydeafirogethersodayitdegood
businesssensebetheirdifferentstrengths；theirsharedgoals；
andthediversityoftheirculturalbackgrounds；theyveredagood
nybases
fortreinedadreatheyslobedthe
ladder；beingjuniorarchitects；thenprojectarchitectsthen；in
theblinkofaneye；everythingchangedonthedayed
alargepanyintohiringthendependentlyofthefirey
edsungandgillinthethirteen
yearssinindastoake
thefirsuccessndtheyghtstillbejackjustwishedhis
partneroresensitive
”ineedunderstandinghere；daveineedhelp”
”igotchabutforho；and
future”
”daad
”santhadetpatientsyllablesofhisna
heputafingerinhisearandtuedhisback”doyoutocall
brynna；orshouldinoforgetthatquestion”daviduldbe
abrasive
hefearedanghtsaytobrynna”illcallheribr 》
drivinguptorrooingilletakesureshe
understandshastobedone”
”haveyoutalkedhboca””oh；yeahivetalkedhbocathe
probleseansalteringthekin
design”ehis
stochchuedjustthinkingaboutit
”listen；david；ihavetogetoffthephone”todo
thefrontguyhereiheonerunningarounddruingupworki
needtoknoakingprogressonsothing
youarehere；arentyouthegirl
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第39节
sareinschoolall
**inday；andthereisntahellofalotyoucandoforrachel”
foranute；jackoholdhistonguewhenhewasin
ntrolagain；hesaid；”actually；thereisicanpainthey；
daughteeedsthephoneihavetogo；davelater”hehungupthe
phone
”paintanthaasked；tossingherhairbackinagesturethat
etinegligentandpowerful
”yourstuff；”heanswered
shescresstuffis
hersyoucants**”thephonerangagainhebeatherto
it”yes””itsvictoriahoydaughter””youcant；”
santhainsisted
”shesthesa；”hetoldhistherinlauingthefingerto
hisear”thedoctorsthinkthatsgoodnews”
”idonttherestbesothingtheycandoivebeenasking
peoplehere；andtheyallagreeyoudontjustsitaroundand
iberofhorrorstories；horrorstories；ive
heardabouttisiontakenthatshouldhavebeen
taken
ifiyselfsixnthsfroow
lookingbackandregrettingthatididntpushdidntnhaveany
suggestions””nohatthedoctorshere”
”thedoctorsthere
huhtheoneitalkedhtheotherdaysoundedtooyoungtoknow
chidliketonsulteoneinnewyork
illbebacktherelatertorroyboardwassendingflowersdid
theyarrive””afeinutesago；butshesintheicu；victoria
itdbebestifyouaskedpeoplenottosendthingswellonlyhave
togivethetheruth；butheenvisioned
victoriaspreadingtheaterializingin
ra
”youtoldnottoe；jackhasthatchangedisthereanythingi
anthatuggedathisarouthed；then
saidtovie”
”hasyourtherbeendown
””ihaventtalkedhher”
”shedoesntknosterrible；jackgiveheracallshe
shouldbetoldillorroeanti；you
knoe”
”itisntright；”santhasaidashehungupthephone
”tellaboutit；”hettered；thinkingabouttherlydevotionif
vietoseerachel；sheallupatreeand
hisootheraphonecallehoeway
sheehiortheaccident
”soyouanthaasked
”sedgears”i
planningtos**ioyinghtheidea
offinishingafehosepiecessothatbencangoaheadhthe
show”
”sheyoudoingthat”
”ohdidyouask”santhadeaface”thateanthingto
say”
”otherisinaa；eansthat
noneofuscanask；soknoshesshedidthis
shoanthagruntedhetooktobea
no
”andbensaystheshobepostponed；soareo
do””soofherpicturesarefinishedtheycanbeintheshow”
andfyourtherdoesnteveraybenow
oever；toots；heperincheck
”knoeadow”
”ofurseikno；”shesaidindisgust”anyonewhosbeenin
thishouseknoforyearsits
favorite”
”right；”hesaid；gainingstrength”doyouknohatihelpedpaint
it”herheringlooksaidthatnotonlydidntshekno；but
thatshedidntbelieveitforanute”youweresixyearsold
yourtherandiountainsnotfarfroerewhen
eback；thathepicturesed”
”like；anthacked”atree”there
hadntbeennytistothe
pointoflosingntrol；andthisone；buthetakingany
chances
verydeliberately；hetuckedhishandsinhispocketshadhebeenhis
father；hetotakethesfullookoff
santhasfacetherehadtobeabetterway
”haveyoueverdraree”heasked
”everyonesdrarees”
”yeah”catchingherinahatlocked；he
strodetohefrontdoor
”e”shecried”ihavethingstodo”he
didnttalk；didntlookback；didntstopuntiltheyhewoods
andstandingfacetofacehthetrunkofoneofthelargestofthe
redoneofthegiantsequoiasthatgreheorth
andinland；justaastreditwoulddofine
draanthainfrontofhiheheldherrigidshouldersandsaid
overthecrohatstraightblondhair；”doyousee””bark；
”shesnapped
”else””bark”
”okay；lorisit””red；”shesaid；thenslowly；
pedantically；”thisisaredwood”
”brightredbriaroon””idontknow
ever”
”ifyouakeitbrightred
brick”answer；hesqueezedashoulder
”darkerthanthat；”shettered
”hogany””ybe”
”allofit””ean””allofit
hogany””yes；”shebitout
hereleasedoneshoulder；reachedoverit；andtouchedapieceofthe
bark”butaboutthispartthehelighthits；itsdarker
byashadeortovedhisfinger”thispartsashadeortwo
darkerthanthat”andagain”thispartsalstblackcanyousee
that””yes；icanseeit”
”ifyoupainttheahogany；youlllosethetexture”he
sthepadsofhisfingersoverthebark”lookattheshapeof
thispiece；op；taperingdohehisonewaves
backandforthandthissickleshapedpieceyoudlosetheseshapes
ifyoudidthehingonelor”helookedhigher”andup
thereakesthebarkreorangethan
redsoyoudssthat；too；ifyoudidtheahogany”
helookedwayup
”notheneedles”
”youvedeyourpoint”
”lookatthenyingherheadhhishandsand
usingonlyenoughpressureasotipitup”theneedles
arefeatheryrichgreennoorebluegreeninthislight；i
think
er；alstli；hesunhits”hepaused”isitthe
needlesthatsllsogood；orthebark””idontknoy
faultthatiheonlyoneinthisfalydrak
hequestionth
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第40节
athelethergoed
away
”andjustbecauseyouknolors；”sheblurtedout；tuing
froenfeetaeanyoupaintedpartofpicture
ifyoudid；she
divorcedyoushepedoff；
leavingjackfeelingetyagain
”fatherisajerk；”santhatoldlydiashehinghard
”hinkheis；barginginhereandtakingoverhedoesnt
knoythershehasntlivedhherinsixyearsno；
longer
heore”
”a；hesnotthatbad”
”youdonthavetolive
yourenottheoneheseyoudontseehibr 》
tryingtotakeovereverythingyourenottheoneborrow
yourthersehesaidhe
usedtohelptherpaint；andiike；sheevertellus
thatandhedoesnthaveananswer
iiaroundicantdoanythingrightwhenhes
here
knoetoshutupheetobes
andsilentandobedientlikehopebutiotlikehopeidont
tobelikehope”
”idontthinkhesthatdidheeversayit””hesay
itbutiknoheherandthewayhe
looksatitsdifferent”
”ithoughthetynice”
”thatheedyoutothinkit
””heseereallyother””yeahbecauseifshe
doesntgetbetter；hellbestuckhus
thatdcrahisstyleyoudont
knoeettheanhedatesjilljack
andjill
akeyousick”
”ishegonnarryher””poorher；ifhedoeshesficklebefore
long；hesoutlookingforbetter”
”isthato”
divorced
”callingclicked”akinghissideyouresupposed
tobefriend；lydiaholdon
”shepressedthebuttonitally；talkingh
brendananthawas
furioushlydiajustthen；soshetookthecall”lydiasbeinga
doldbrendanstraightout
”soyouknotheparty””kno””didntshetellyou
sheo”
”telleek”ybeyoushouldcall
her”
”brendantell”
”herparentsarestayingho；”heblurtedout
”””lydialetitslipthattheguysingbackafterward；
too；sotheychangedtheirplanstheyregonnabethereallnight”
”lydialetitslip”santhasighedindisgust”hoouldshedo
that””sooftheotherparentsstartedcallingherparents；so
theystartedaskingherquestions；anditslippedout”
”ishouldhaveknofriendsincethird
grade；butlatelysheoosoftallalongshehadbeennervous
aboutthepartysheeonehrowup；her
parentsheonepunishedsonow
everyoneissout”sheisadhewhole
thing
”thebeer；ifherparentsarethere”
”yeah；buttherthoughtherparentsobethereall
along；sonogetintroublebesides；theyllstayinthe
otherrooitbesobad”
”oh；yukyoureaspatheticaslydiais”hingtosay
aboutthat；shedeagutturalsound”thisprosgoingtobe
totallyboringiotsureitogo”heforalong
nute”ean””iynotgo”heshouldhave
protestedifithadbeenher；shethatwasasking
toochofbrendaninstead；afteranothersilence；hesaid；”
about””ithinkyoushouldtakejana；”shedecided
”youdo””yes”shep
”youreallydonttogo””ireallydontcalljana”he
uldntthinkofathingtosaytothatbutaweak”ohokaysee
youtorroanthahungupthephoneandfudshehadbeen
；forlisandallnightpartiesandbeer
shehadbeentoazilliondancesifshedthoughtthiso
beanotherone；shedhaveboughtthedorkybluedressherfather
likedbutthis
itobedifferent
thankyou；lydiathankyou；brendanneitheroftheadanyguts
neitheroftheadasenseofadventuretheywerebigbabies
heonlyone
shekneherpersonpickingupthephone；she
pressedinhisnuershekneany
tis
before；shehadntdoneanythingbutlistentohisvoice
herpulseracedetoheoeen
yearold”lo””hi；teagueitssanthayouknothe
sootharoundasle”ithinkiknow
santhafroheschoolbus；onlyshehasntbeenthereallweek
””beensieuphohings
””betteoe”she
grinned”iean；igotodad；ireally
totakethebus；andhegoes；butitodriveyoursister；andshe
stuckinthecar”
”heyontha
said；feelingiortant”sheeleone
hitherthecarofftheroadandoverthecliffshewas
undererforages
theygotherbreathingagain；butshesinaa；andtheydontknow
ifshesgoingtoinuteanin
herhospitalroo”
”isitgross”santhastraightenedhershoulders”itsactually
fineafteraachinesandtubesthey
ustotalkhher；sothatsheysayshehearsus
andthatifanythingcanbringherback；itsourvoices”
”ol”
”thethingisthativebeensoobsessedyndthehospital
thatihaventbeenthinkingaboutanythingelse；butdadsaidthat
togotoprotssaturdaynightnlyi
haventaskedanyoneyetsodoyouthinktogoh
”””herheartfell
teagueel
”itsatsurredandracedon；”butthethingisthatwe
donthavetostaytherelongian；itsgoingtobeadulittle
probutifthere；ithinkishouldgoihavea
gorgeousblaeoneage；
w
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第41节
hichshouchheknotogo””sure”his
voiiledback”ae”
hopesatonherbedrooloorabooklayopenbesideher；butshewas
studyingheradeher；hadifferent
onthguineverep
littleball；kingpreciousfewsounds
carefullycradlingthecat；sheroseandoutinherstockingfeet
tofindherfatherheorthekitchen；
othersbedrooshefoundhin
thestudio
hesfoldedhewas
de
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