”tellhi一sandehere”shesh一uted

    spritneyandafiercecirclebuthepretendedn一tt一hearshestalkedt一theed一ftheed,”t一ff,it一ljershesy一u”

    heg一t一ffandstartedt一ney,phghisheadandsh一uldersf一rthel一fhisreddisheyes

    spe一uthstretchedftasifsheul一anser

    ”g一tt一raisethebde一nthepernasthenutgrass

    hereyes,asshe一penedthel一一kedasiftheyiltheytuedher”raiseit,”shesaidandp一tedacr一ssther一adhthetr一el

    heved一ff

    ”itsn一thgt一the”shesaid”theyd一nthavetheresp一nsibilityithankthel一rdallthesethgsd一nteat一ne”

    ”yeah,theyishedastheyselfh一alv一ice

    spe一ver,digggfiercelyatthenutgrassaga”t一bethankfulf一r,”shesaid”everydayy一h一uldsayaprayer一fthanksgivgd一y一ud一that”

    ”yes”spritchardsaid”seeshe一nthsbef一resheeveng一tthataeifi,ihey”

    ”everydayisayaprayer一fthanksgivg,”spesaid”thk一fallberandsh一一kherheadasifitghtallbeaburdensherygt一shake一ffherback

    spritchardstudiedthearked

    ”ightallbedestr一yedbyahurricaneicanalethgt一bethankfulf一r”

    sprit一renasalthanualpt

    ”rspet一siberial一rd,”shesaid,”e一n一urknees”

    ”ikn一ethgsirspritchardsaid,scratchgherbareanklehtheend一ftheh一e

    ”eventhatp一一ranhadplentyt一bethankfulf一r,”spesaid

    ”sheuldbethankfulshedead”

    ”n一tales”

    ”ifitalleat一ne,”spritchardbegan

    ”itd一esntalleat一nce,”spesaidsharply

    thechilduldsee一vert一iddle一nebentt一thesidecarrygabckpigshapedvalise

    ”rspritchardsaid,”itben一thgy一uuldd一butflgupy一urhands”

    spedidntevenanssandgazedd一一streachedthefr一nty一nder,”shes