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: f’ T H E N O R T H C O A S T T IM E S E A G L E , M A Y 1990 PA GE 7 WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE T h e s w e e t s h a d e of g i r l s in t h e i r t e e n s , n o b e t t e r p la c e to lie d o w n a n d r e s t . T h e s h a d e is g r e e n , l a c e l i k e , u s e l e s s , th e u n r i p e n e d f r u i t j u s t o u t o f r e a c h . Y o u j u s t c a n 't r e a c h . . . T h e s h a d o w s c o v e r th e g r o u n d , a q u i v e r i n g n e t . T h e ir s m ile s a r e so f a r a w ay . I n s i d e y o u t w i s t s a l o n g in g t h e y 'v e n e v e r k n o w n . T h e y o u n g g i r l s la u g h a n d d a n c e , f lo a tin g o n a i r , e a c h n a m e c a lle d o u t a h id d e n c a re ss. T h e y 'l l m a r r y , b u t t h e y w o n 't m a r r y y o u . A nd m a r r y th e y d o — t r y to s to p th e m . 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