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"Alex was watching his stepfather, Jake, split wood at the edge of the cypress grove." Pg. 1
"Alex's mother was standing close by, under the pear tree. She was wearing fuzzy woolen leg warmers, a huge knitted coat with pictures of reindeer on the back, and a red scarf with the name Virginia on it." Pg. 3
"One of the branches of the pear tree had a glass bottle over the end of it. Inside were some twigs and leaves and two pears." Pg. 3
"Months ago, Virginia had told him that the pears, and the babies, would be ready in the fall." Pg. 5
"Gracefully he lifted his arms and rose up on his toes. He looked like a bird about to take off." Pg. 5
"The air was so cold Jake was breathing steam." Pg. 7
"On his belt buckle was a silver longhorn steer." Pg. 9
"'Well, everybody's chicken of something,'...
This section contains 229 words (approx. 1 page at 400 words per page) |
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