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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,EA/] ( ! YE> :5 ,I 5T]$ ! ,UNIV]SITY FELL LATE 9 ,APRIL1 SO ?AT ! EXAM9ATIONS W]E FIX$ = ,/4 ,?OMAS'S ,WEEK1 .<,EA/] WEEK4.> & ,I HAD TO SP5D ,GOOD ,FRIDAY 9 FA/+ & F9ALLY GETT+ MYSELF READY = ! ORDEAL4 

,FOLL[+ UPON WET SN[ 7! K9D ( /UFF :I* ,K>L ,IVANIT* US$ TO DESCRIBE AS 0A *ILD FOLL[+1 ITS FA!R071 ! WEA!R HAD = ?REE DAYS BE5 BRI<T & MILD & /ILL4 ,NOT A CLOT ( SN[ WAS N[ TO BE SE5 9 ! /REETS1 & ! DIRTY SLU% HAD GIV5 PLACE TO WET1 %9+ PAVEM5TS & C\RS+ RIVULETS4 ,! LA/ ICICLES ON ! RO(S W]E FA/ MELT+ 9 ! SUN%9E1 BUDS W]E SWELL+ ON ! TREES 9 ! LITTLE G>D51 ! PA? LEAD+ ACROSS ! C\RTY>D TO ! /ABLES WAS S(T 9/EAD ( BE+ A FROZ5 RIDGE ( MUD1 & MOSSY GRASS WAS %[+ GRE5 BETWE5 ! /ONES >\ND ! 5TRANCE-/EPS4 ,IT WAS JU/ ?AT P>TICUL> TIME 9 SPR+ :5 ! SEASON EX]CISES ! /RONGE/ 9FLU5CE UPON ! HUMAN S\L--:5 CLE> SUNLI<T ILLUM9ATES EV]Y?+1 YET %$S NO W>M?1 :5 RIVULETS RUN TRICKL+ UND] ONE'S FEET1 :5 ! AIR IS *>G$ ) AN ODOR\S FRE%NESS1 & :5 ! BRI<T BLUE SKY IS /REAK$ ) LONG1 TRANSP>5T CL\DS4 

,= SOME REASON OR ANO!R ! 9FLU5CE ( ?IS E>LY /AGE 9 ! BIR? ( SPR+ ALWAYS SEEMS TO ME MORE P]CEPTIBLE & MORE IMPRESSIVE 9 A GREAT T[N ?AN 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,ONE SEES LESS1 BUT ONE FEELS MORE4 ,I WAS /&+ NE> ! W9D[--?R\< ! D\BLE FRAMES ( :I* ! MORN+ SUN WAS ?R[+ ITS MOTE-FLECK$ BEAMS UPON ! FLOOR ( :AT SEEM$ TO ME MY 9TOL]ABLY WE>ISOME S*OOLROOM--& WORK+ \T A LONG ALGEBRAIC EQUATION ON ! BLACKBO>D4 ,9 ONE H& ,I WAS HOLD+ A RAGG$1 LONG-SUFF]+ 0,ALGEBRA0 & 9 ! O!R A SMALL PIECE ( *ALK :I* HAD ALREADY BESME>$ MY H&S1 MY FACE1 & ! ELB[S ( MY JACKET4 ,NICOLA1 CLAD 9 AN APRON1 & ) HIS SLEEVES ROLL$ UP1 WAS PICK+ \T ! PUTTY FROM ! W9D[-FRAMES ) A PAIR ( NIPP]S1 & UNFA/5+ ! SCREWS4 ,! W9D[ LOOK$ \T UPON ! LITTLE G>D54 ,AT L5G? HIS OCCUPATION & ! NOISE :I* HE WAS MAK+ OV] IT >RE/$ MY ATT5TION4 ,AT ! MOM5T ,I WAS 9 A V]Y CROSS1 DISSATISFI$ FRAME ( M9D1 = NO?+ SEEM$ TO BE GO+ RI<T ) ME4 ,I HAD MADE A MI/AKE AT ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( MY ALGEBRA1 & SO %\LD HAVE TO WORK IT \T AGA92 TWICE ,I HAD LET ! *ALK DROP4 ,I WAS CONSCI\S ?AT MY H&S & FACE W]E :IT5$ ALL OV]2 ! SPONGE HAD ROLL$ AWAY 9TO A CORN]2 & ! NOISE ( ,NICOLA'S OP]ATIONS WAS FA/ GETT+ ON MY N]VES4 ,I HAD A FEEL+ AS ?\< ,I WANT$ TO FLY 9TO A TEMP] & GRUMBLE AT SOME ONE1 SO ,I ?REW D[N *ALK & 0,ALGEBRA0 ALIKE1 & BEGAN TO PACE ! ROOM4 ,!N SUDD5LY ,I REMEMB]$ ?AT TODAY WE W]E TO GO TO CONFESSION1 & ?AT !RE=E ,I MU/ REFRA9 FROM DO+ ANY?+ WRONG4 ,NEXT1 ) EQUAL SUDD5NESS ,I RELAPS$ 9TO AN EXTRAORD9>ILY GOODHUM\R$ FRAME ( M9D1 & WALK$ ACROSS TO ,NICOLA4 

0,LET ME HELP Y\1 ,NICOLA10 ,I SAID1 TRY+ TO SPEAK AS PLEASANTLY AS ,I POSSIBLY C\LD4 ,! IDEA ?AT ,I WAS P]=M+ A M]ITORI\S ACTION 9 ?US SUPPRESS+ MY ILL-TEMP] & (F]+ TO HELP HIM 9CREAS$ MY GOOD-HUMOR ALL ! MORE4 

,BY ?IS TIME ! PUTTY HAD BE5 *IPP$ \T1 & ! SCREWS REMOV$1 YET1 ?\< ,NICOLA PULL$ ) MI<T & MA9 AT ! CROSS-PIECE1 ! W9D[-FRAME REFUS$ TO BUDGE4 

0,IF IT COMES \T AS SOON AS HE & ,I BEG9 TO PULL AT IT TOGE!R10 ,I ?\<T1 0IT WILL BE RA!R A %AME1 AS !N ,I %ALL HAVE NO?+ MORE ( ! K9D TO DO TODAY40 

,SUDD5LY ! FRAME YIELD$ A LITTLE AT ONE SIDE1 & CAME \T4 

0,:]E %ALL ,I PUT IT80 ,I SAID4 

0,LET ,M,E SEE TO IT1 IF Y\ PLEASE10 REPLI$ ,NICOLA1 EVID5TLY SURPRIS$ AS WELL AS1 SEEM+LY1 NOT OV]-PLEAS$ AT MY ZEAL4 0,WE MU/ NOT LEAVE IT H]E1 BUT C>RY IT AWAY TO ! LUMB]-ROOM1 :]E ,I KEEP ALL ! FRAMES /OR$ & NUMB]$40 

0,OH1 BUT ,I CAN MANAGE IT10 ,I SAID AS ,I LIFT$ IT UP4 ,I V]ILY BELIEVE ?AT IF ! LUMB]-ROOM HAD BE5 A C\PLE ( V]/S AWAY1 & ! FRAME TWICE AS HEAVY AS IT WAS1 ,I %\LD HAVE BE5 ! MORE PLEAS$4 ,I FELT AS ?\< ,I WANT$ TO TIRE MYSELF \T 9 P]=M+ ?IS S]VICE = ,NICOLA4 ,:5 ,I RETURN$ TO ! ROOM ! BRICKS & SCREWS HAD BE5 REPLAC$ ON ! W9D[SILL1 & ,NICOLA WAS SWEEP+ ! DEBRIS1 AS WELL AS A FEW TORPID FLIES1 \T ( ! OP5 W9D[4 ,! FRE%1 FRAGRANT AIR WAS RU%+ 9TO & FILL+ ALL ! ROOM1 :ILE ) IT CAME ALSO ! DULL MURMUR ( ! CITY & ! TWITT]+ ( SP>R[S 9 ! G>D54 ,EV]Y?+ WAS 9 BRILLIANT LI<T1 ! ROOM LOOK$ *E]FUL1 & A G5TLE SPR+ BREEZE WAS /IRR+ ,NICOLA'S HAIR & ! LEAVES ( MY 0,ALGEBRA40 ,APPROA*+ ! W9D[1 ,I SAT D[N UPON ! SILL1 TURN$ MY EYES D[NW>D T[>DS ! G>D51 & FELL 9TO A BR[N /UDY4 

,SOME?+ NEW TO ME1 SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>ILY POT5T & UNFAMILI>1 HAD SUDD5LY 9VAD$ MY S\L4 ,! WET GR\ND ON :I*1 H]E & !RE1 A FEW YELL[I% /ALKS & BLADES ( BRI<T-GRE5 GRASS W]E TO BE SE52 ! LITTLE RIVULETS GLITT]+ 9 ! SUN%9E1 & SWEEP+ CLODS ( E>? & T9Y *IPS ( WOOD ALONG ) !M2 ! R$DI% TWIGS ( ! LILAC1 ) !IR SWELL+ BUDS1 :I* NODD$ JU/ B5EA? ! W9D[2 ! FUSSY TWITT]+S ( BIRDS AS !Y FLUTT]$ 9 ! BU% BEL[2 ! BLACK5$ F5CE %9+ WET FROM ! SN[ :I* HAD LATELY MELT$ (F IT2 &1 MO/ ( ALL1 ! RAW1 ODOR\S AIR & RADIANT SUNLI<T--ALL SPOKE TO ME1 CLE>LY & UNMI/AKABLY1 ( SOME?+ NEW & BEAUTIFUL1 ( SOME?+ :I*1 ?\< ,I CANNOT REPEAT IT H]E AS IT WAS !N EXPRESS$ TO ME1 ,I WILL TRY TO REPRODUCE SO F> AS ,I UND]/OOD IT4 ,EV]Y?+ SPOKE TO ME ( BEAUTY1 HAPP9ESS1 & VIRTUE--AS ?REE ?+S :I* W]E BO? EASY & POSSIBLE = ME--& SAID ?AT NO ONE ( !M C\LD EXI/ )\T ! O!R TWO1 S9CE BEAUTY1 HAPP9ESS1 & VIRTUE W]E ONE4 0,H[ DID ,I NEV] COME TO UND]/& ?AT BE=E80 ,I CRI$ TO MYSELF4 0,H[ DID ,I EV] MANAGE TO BE SO WICK$8 ,OH1 BUT H[ GOOD1 H[ HAPPY1 ,I C\LD BE--NAY1 ,I ,W,I,L,L BE--9 ! FUTURE6 ,AT ONCE1 AT ONCE--YES1 ?IS V]Y M9UTE--,I WILL BECOME ANO!R BE+1 & BEG9 TO LIVE DIFF]5TLY60 ,= ALL ?AT1 ,I CONT9U$ SITT+ ON ! W9D[SILL1 CONT9U$ M]ELY DREAM+1 & DO+ NO?+4 ,HAVE Y\ EV]1 ON A SUMM]'S DAY1 GONE TO B$ 9 DULL1 RA9Y WEA!R1 &1 WAK+ JU/ AT SUNSET1 OP5$ Y\R EYES & SE5 ?R\< ! SQU>E SPACE ( ! W9D[--! SPACE :]E ! L95 BL9D IS BL[+ UP & D[N1 & BEAT+ ITS ROD UPON ! W9D[SILL--! RA9-SOAK$1 %AD[Y1 PURPLE VI/A ( AN AV5UE ( LIME-TREES1 ) A DAMP G>D5 PA? LIT UP BY ! CLE>1 SLANT+ BEAMS ( ! SUN1 & !N SUDD5LY HE>D ! JOY\S S\NDS ( BIRD LIFE 9 ! G>D51 & SE5 9SECTS FLY+ TO & FRO AT ! OP5 W9D[1 & GLITT]+ 9 ! SUNLI<T1 & SMELT ! FRAGRANCE ( ! RA9-WA%$ AIR1 & ?\<T TO Y\RSELF1 0,AM ,I NOT A%AM$ TO BE LY+ 9 B$ ON SU* AN EV5+ AS ?IS80 &1 LEAP+ JOY\SLY TO Y\R FEET1 GONE \T 9TO ! G>D5 & REVEL$ 9 ALL ?AT WELT] ( LIFE8 ,IF Y\ HAVE1 !N Y\ CAN IMAG9E = Y\RSELF ! OV]P[]+ S5SATION :I* WAS !N POSSESS+ ME4 

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