W wate S
rara ta*»
CHAPTER XVII
Dios Bendiga a Vd.
A week later Caleb sat with Betty
In tie tw ilig h t on the broad bilsslon
bench In the patio at El Nldo. In the
big room Stella Carqulnez was at the IMPORTANT JOBS
oy J .A L L A N D U N N
piano, playing softly. Carquinez him
IN CHICKEN YARD
self had been forced to go to Golden
AUTHOR. « / '
CHEMICAL WILL
BUTTER MAKING
to discuss a commission. Their child
There
are
three
Jobs
with
the
farm
had gone to bed. Marla was softly
CONTROL
BORERS
DURING WINTER
crooning a lullaby a, the far end of poultry that need to be done early,
the
earlier,
the
better.
the pntlo garden, putting Mary Mor
Paradichlorobenzene Is something
A number of important changes In
Right now la the time to cull the
gan’s baby—o f which she had not
more
than a hard name to pronounce. the production of dairy products dur
hens, dip both hens and pullets to
been ashamed—to sleep.
It's a chemical that is very valuable ing the period from 1917 to 1925 have
Caleb and Bptty were silent. He destroy their lice und transfer the in controlling borers In peach trees
been noted by T. IL Pirtle, dairy mar
pullets
to
the
laylngRiouse.
was trying to find words for what he
and may be used effectively and efll ket specialist o f the United States
Culling is a simple Job.
wanted to tell her In Utting language,
Department of Agriculture. One of
To see a culling demonstration, It ciently at little cost
and finding It difficult. His emotions
“ Thousands of pounds of this chem
confounded him In this supreme Issue. appears to consist of a lot of fuss ical are beiug used each year to con these changes of Importance to the
The nearness of her, the consciousness und frills, but the amateur w ill do a trol peach-tree borers," says C. I I . milk producer is the Increase In
creumery-butter production of 79.2 per
thut to gain her was everything, to pretty efficient Job If he culls out at
Brannon, extension entomologist at cent during the period. Only 17.8 per
lose her meant all the Joy taken ou, this time of year the hens that have
the North Carolina State college. " If cent of the total milk production of
of success and life, now and to come, yellow shanks nnd beaks and that al
CHAPTER XVI— Continued ' chilled hy the crawling horror of that set his heart pounding till he thought ready have their new feathers for the material is .applied according to the United States was used In the
directions governing its use it w ill give manufacture of creamery butter In
shriek, the cry of a coward facing
—24—
that she must surely hear It, sapped winter.
The yellow shanks and beaks Indi from 90 to 100 per cent control. It 1917, whereas, the amount was In
“ When I got here he wns nt the I death. It was not refloated. There his confidence.
must be applied each year regulnrly, creased to 25.54 per cent lu 1923.
wheel I wna sure then.
I shouted was ho sound at all In the hot gulch
“ Betty," he said a, last, "you saved cate that the hens ure not laying
I ’-benzene can be used on trees four
while
the
new
feathers
generally
In
«t him and he pnld no attention. I where no leaf stirred.
In this connection It Is interesting
my life. What do you wunt to do
Then he heard an exclamation In with It?”
could hear the wnter pounding down
dicate that they w ill not lay—until years of age and older with safety, to note that the seasonal trend of
states Mr. Brannon. However, i f the creamery-butter production has varied
Into (lie tunnel nnd I tried to drag Spanish—“ Reina Sanctlsslma I"—and
She did not affect to nilsunderstnnd spring.
him away. I did once und tried to plunged ahead through the tangle to him. He had known she would not
While the weather Is still warm Is trees two and three years of age are during the period. I f the year Is di
badly Infested, one-half an ounce can vided Into two parts, namely the feed
Iwlst hack the wheel hut he Jumped come out In a tiny clearing.
do that. There was something estab tlie time to dip all the chickens.
A live oak grew by a slab of gray
Rt me nnd we fought, lie was too
Don't think your liens have no lice— be used with slight injury to the tree. ing season (November- to April, in
lished
between
them,
a
bond
that
had
strong for me nml he flung me ofT at rock on which, as on Rome savage made their silence fillad with magnet all liens have them und don't wait For trees four and five years o f age clusive), nnd the grass season (May
Brannon
recommends three- to October, Inclusive), It njipenrs that
last He was crazy, beside himself, a altar, lay Baxter, the sunlight drifting Ism. Caleb hoped that It was lovi
until It Is so cold you w ill have to Mr.
fourths of an ounce to each tree, and the trend has been toward an In
madman. It wasn’t Just the liquor. down through the gnarled boughs of with her, as It was with him. As he dust them.
•I’m going to drown him,’ he said. the tree and gilding a face the color sat, hands on knees, leaning toward
Dusting is all right If one lias a for trees six years of age a fu ll ounce creased production o f butter during
of the chemicul should he applied. For the winter feeding season. In 1917
•Drown him like a rat.’ Ami hr cursed of clay, a dropped Jaw that showed her In the dusk, trying to rend her gas mask and plenty of time.
the
white
teeth
amid
the
untrimmed
nt me first nnd then—threatened me.
Sodium fluoride Is the stuff to use very old trees with large trunks on6 the proportion of creamery butter
face, he felt his fingers trembling
ounce and a fourth should he upplled. made in the feeding season was 38.1
“ I was desperate. I saw a wrench heard, eyes rolled ap. already glazing, Every atom of him longed for her, in the dip.
Break the crust around the tree and per cent and In the grass season G3.9
on the sent and I struck him with It the face In a snarl. Inhuman. Bending reached ou, for her In nn ardor that
Eacli year, many excellent early-
on the lack of his head, lie went above him, shrinking bnck n little seemed to belong to another Caleb hatched pullets ure thrown Into a smooth off the soli with a hoe. Get l>er cent. In 1925 the production In
down, staggering—and I got to the with his knife upraised, stood Padilla, Warner, lately created.
molt because the owner delays too the d irt on a level above the topmost the feeding season had Increased to
wheel. When the roar of the water lie seemed to have recoiled from his
“ What do you want me to do w ith long getting them transferred to the hole made by a borer because B-ben- 39.9 per cent of the total output, leav-
ended I knew you were sure. I sup deed, while ready to deliver a second It?” she nsked.
zene is heavier than a ir and w ill not Ing 00.1 per cent for the grass season.
laying house.
blow.
pose I fainted. You came, . .
When pullets get to laying, It penetrate borer holes above tlie point
“
Share
It,
Betty.
All
ways
nnd
al
These figures Indicate that winter
Caleb leaped nnd caught the wrist
For the pair of them, for the mo
ways."
doesn't take much of a fright to throw o f application. Mr. Brannon states dulrylng for butter production Is In
of
the
hand
that
held
the
blade.
Pa
ment. as their eyes met, there was no
also that it Is necessary to scrape creasing. There was a sound reason
“ All ways?" She had risen, stand them into a m olt
one else In the gatehouse.
Burns dilla turneil to him a face that was ing hy one of the posts of the pergola.
Bullets thnt have been roosting In away the gum from tlie trunk nnd for this change, gays Mr. Pirtle. In
hard
to
rend.
There
was
disappoint
stooped to the floor nml picked up a
the trees often molt when tliey are then apply the crystals In a continu Minnesota, for example, the average
ment In It, slow dying fury—nnd nwe. Jasmine wreathed. Now he stood op
tool.
ous ring about an inch wide and about price of a balanced ration sufficient
posite to her. close and looking down transferred to the laying house.
"Señor." he said. " I did not touch
“There's blood on the wrench." h*
an inch from tlie trunk. Tlie crystals to produce u pound of butter In 1917,
at
her
upturned
fnce.
The
curves
of
said under his hrenflr to fo x . "Iley, heem ! See, rny*knlfe Is clean. There hpr mouth maddened him. He clenched
should not be placed too fur from the was 24.90 cents, and In 1925, 21.8
Fall and Winter Eggs
Is no blood upon pet. I did not touch
where’s that Mexlcnn going?"
tree and none should touch the trunk. cents. The average price of 92 score
Ids hands until his nails stung his
heem
I
Sangre
dl
Cristo,
he
hear
me
“ It must have been Baxter I
Several shovels of d irt should then butter in New York In 1917 was 42.7
Are
Most
Profitable
desh,
hanging
on
to
himself,
restrain
glimpsed ns I came out of the shaft," coinin', he run weelh his head on his Ing n desire ,o woo her only w ith
Fall and winter months may be he placed over the crystals und pneked
Caleb was saying. "He hail Just come shoulder an', all of a sudden he put kisses. His reason fought with his termed the profit months in poultry In a mound with tlie buck of the cents per pound. In 1925 tt was 45.3
cents. The feed cost had decreased
his hail' to his side, he cry out, twist
to, I suppose, and . . .’’
passion. He knew Betty Clinton was culture for the reason that the big d if shovel. Tear down the mounds in
He broke off nt Burns’ exclamation. roun' nn' fall like you sep. When I not to he won that way alone. Some ference in production between heavy- about six weeks after application of 13.5 per cent while the price of butter
Increased 6.1 per cent for these two
The superintendent pointed to where reach heem he Is muerte Head ! Be thing ran riot In Ids veins. Infecting laying (locks and flocks which are not the chemical.
years.
Padilla was running over the plain cause he Is lixi much afraid.”
Ids being. There wns no congealed prolltnble comes during tlia t season ol
Caleb loosened Baxter’s collar nnd blood
toward the foothills, head low, eyes
there, for all of Baxter's sneer. the year. Almost any healthy hen will
shirt,
slipped
his
hand
In
over
the
searching the ground, like a hound on
Most Strawberry Fields
Young Bulls Need Feed
Anil It affected the girl. He could lay well toward spring.
heart.
trail. Something glittered In his hand.
see her sway a llttlg and he suddenly
It is an established fact that a flock
Grown
Under
Matted
.Row
for Proper Development
"He
Is
dead,
señor—I
mean
to
keel
“ lie's after Baxter," cried Caleb.
caught her In Ids arms.
must average approximately 100 eggs
Whether full or spring planted,
Young bulls need to be liberally fed
"He'll k ill him. I’ve got to stop that. him myself. But eet Is the judgment
“ Yes, all ways, Betty. Lover nnd per lien per year In order to return
of God."
most commercial strawberry fields ure from birth until matured If they are
Mrs. Carqulnez, you’ll go with Miss
mnte nnd pnrtner In everything. You the owner a profit. The difference be grown under what is generally known to give the best results. Bulls that
Caleb
knew
that
It
was
the
“
cham-
Clinton and Marla to El Nldo. I'll
nre the other half of me. To share In tween tlie monthly flock averages of
as the mutted row system. The orig are stunted w ill not reach proper de
get there later. I’ve got to prevent pngne heart" of Baxter, too long all things, joy and sorrow, love and
good flocks and poor flocks comes inal plants are spaced in rows 30 to velopment and therefore w ill no, be a
Padilla committing murder.
You abused, the overtaxed engine of a mis work. Love first, Betty, nnd then we
mainly during tlie fa ll and winter 30 inches a p a rt The plants send out good advertisement for people to look
won’t need me, Cox, go ahead w ith used machine, that had given way at go on together with the work that w ill
months. In order words, tlie owners stolons und form a thick matted row at when selecting breeding stock. In
last. Fright had helped, no doubt:
out me.”
he ours, planned together, done to- of profitable flocks have utilized meth
addition the bull w ill not give good
about 12 to 14 Inches wide. Such
He sprang through the door, hat-
gether—and so to love again."
ods which Increase production at a
results If he Is lacking In vigor that
le-s his wet clothes clinging to limbs
She hnd not resisted Idin. Her hend time of year when fresh eggs nre system gives an excellent bearing sur
nnd body, starting out to run down
had Inin ngnlnst hls shoulder. She scarce and therefore higher In price. face, whether the grower chooses to comes through proper development
cultivate or mulch between the rows,
For the first six months the ration
Padilla before the avenging Mexican
lifted It, searching Ids fnce. Then,
Early hatches of early maturing
closed with his quarry.
That the
even In the dusk, he saw hers become birds could be set down as one of the A fter the mutted row is formed and which Is given to bulls nped not differ
Mexican would tie Implacable, deaf
softly radiant, ns, satisfied, she most important points In getting heavi the plants become dormant, they from the ration fed heifers. From that
am, dumb am, blind to all hut his
raised her lips to hls, her body, soft er fall and winter production. Bullets should never he cultivated tlie follow time bulls w ill usually need a larger
vengeance against the man who had
nnd Infinitely human, clinging close to thnt start laying during the latter lug spring. To do so excites vege grain ration than females as they
Injured la señorita, Caleb knew. Nev
hls. And. for a time, he knew thnt purt of October are from hatches thnt tative action on tlie part of the plant, spend more time looking around and
which is not conducive to tlie proper less time eating. Unless bulls get a
ertheless Padilla must he stopped
she wns not lacking In the passion
cunie before May first, usually before development of the fruiting spurs. fa irly liberal grain ration in connec
from crlmd nnd the penalty. He
that hnd possessed him.
April first, Tliey are birds that have
thought more of this than of Bnxter I
“ We shall go on together,” she said been well fed and nre fu lly developed. The fleshy crowns of the strawberry tion with good roughages they w ill
probably become stunted.
ns he followed the dusty trail across 1
softly—after quite a while— "always Good birds o f tills character w ill pro plant store up plunt food within the
The time to save feed used for bulls
the plain that led straight toward a
on nnd on, Caleb. Bringing wnter to duce greatly over 100 eggs per year 1, tissues during the growing season,
and after the rest period a patch Is when they are matured. I f mature
wooded arroyo.
thirsty places nnd to thirsty people? tliey ure properly fed und housed.
should not he heavily fertilized or cul bulls are fed a heavy grain ration they
Padilla was nearly halfway to the
Blending work with love to make all
tivated. Heavy fertilizing may cause w ill become heavy, sluggish nnd Inac
foothills before Caleb started hut he
perfect? Anything else would only
the entire Held to turn from fru itin g tive. Mature bulls should never be al
gradually overhauled the Mexican.
All-Mash Feed System
mean stngnntlon In the end.”
into a mass of new plants.
lowed to become f a t Some bulls w ill
He was furious enough, remembering
" I am the Water-Bearer," he said—
Recommended to Some
require more grain than others, hut as
Betty's white skin with the bruises
i he wns a little Inclined to vaunt In hls
The all-mash system of feeding Is
a rule the grain feed w ill need to he
on It. her torn garments, to beat Bax
triumph. “ You remember the sign
to he recommended to people who are Propagate Blackberries
limited to get best results.
ter to a pulp. Baxter, he realized,
of Aquarius?"
must have overheard Feely's report to
“ You must give me mine hack pressed for time. A well-built mash
by
Suckers
or
Shoots
hopper when filled with a good ration
Burns and seized his chance to get
again.”
There nre two methods of propugat- Dehorning Young Calves
even with Caleb.
" I shall. The two fishes. Joined to w ill do a great deal toward securing Ing blackberries. One Is to dig up
by Using Caustic Potash
The thought of Betty swift to his
gether with a ribbon.
Water-crea proper growth on young birds. II the suckers or shoots that come up
A safe way to handle caustic potash
rescue, her Intuition quickened, sure
tures, Betty. You and I, In the same young birds are forced to rustle fo r n near the crowns of the plants and set
large portion of their feed, they w ill
ly by some tie between them, of Betty
element, hound hy love.”
these out. This is a very good way when dehorning small calves hy tills
fighting with the drunken, crazy Bax
The music w ithin became louder, make only slow growth nnd the result of getting new plants for the home method Is to Insert the pencil In a
ter, beating him down with the
ended In a crash of chords. Stella w ill be a lot of undersized pullets for garden, either from plants ulready small rubber tube.
The usual method Is to rub the «-«ry
wrench, was glorious to him In pro
Carqulnez came to the patio entrance. the winter. Such pullets do not make growing on the premises or from
portion to his rage. The only thing
Eet la the Face of a Devll— el Aspec
"W hat are yon two doing? Moon profitable winter layers nor w ill the ueighbor. The second method is that tip of the horn buttons with a stick of
that curbed Ills own anger from the
to del Demonio,
ing In the dark?” she queried. "O h !’’ cockerels bring satisfactory prices of root cuttings. Tlie roots of the de moistened caustic, continually wetting
Mexican's Intent to k ill was, perhaps,
she added softly. “ Honeymooning! I when put on the market
sired variety ure taken In the full und and rubbing until the spots are raw.
the sight of the knife In Padilla’s th" wl1'1 PoumH'Ut panting run with am so glad—my dears. Where are you
Into short lengths, tied In hunches This Is done best when the calf Is
:o » o • <>-o--o: :<> ♦ o-*-o-»o--o:: cut
hand the sudden knowledge of what thp kn"wledge of Padilla sw ift and going, Betty?"
and
stored in moist sand in u cool cel from three to ten days old.
penalty the Mexican would hnve to rolontless upon Idin with lifted am!
A dime’s worth of caustic potash Is
" I am going to tell Marin.” she said
lar
where
tliey w ill not freeze. In
pay for murder, of Marla nnd Betty's glittering knife
Baxter had burned as she sw iftly passed them. Caleb
the spring these cuttings are planted enough to dehorn ten or fifteen calves.
sorrow. Bat he was not going to let
attempt to mod- saw tears on her fnce as she went
: o -«-<>» o «- o » o b In shallow furrows to grow until the It should not be so wet that the liquid
Baxter off scot free If he got at him ,fy the
statement. He put through the door. He knew they were
runs as this w ill burn the skin of the
More
than
mere
abundance
Is need following autumn or spring when they
Only the one thought heat against the
own handkerchief over the face, tenrs of happiness.
calf. With the rubber tubing for the
ed
In
the
poultry
ration.
w
ill
he
ready
to
transplant
It
w
ill
wrath that exulted already at the
" ,11' horrible terrltde! There was
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"You nre lucky, but tnrdy,” Mm.
be the most practical for the average protection of the person's fingers there
Idea of getting Baxter w ithin reach : " " " p ,,” f th* of, quoted "|ieace of Carqulnez said to Caleb. " I don't
Much enrly molting Is caused hy Im gardeuer to secure new plants by the w ill be no burns.
of tils hands, the remembrance thnt •B’ntt»
upon It.
The eyes stared,
know that you deserve her. You dis proper feeding as well ns by poor first method.
punishment must stop short of mur klassy and wild. The livid lips were
> 5 0 -»0-»0<-0«O K -0»0*< >«-0»-C
appointed me Inst month, at our little laying quality.
der There his New England sanity '’ rHwn back to show the teeth and the
• • •
celebration."
fought for restraint.
He had won ” " ,rl
,h" 1
,hp
features so
“ I wanted to finish my work,” said
One should encourage chicks to
Betty
lie must not lose her
frig h tfu lly bestial. It was as If the
Caleb simply.
roost at the earliest opportunity. As
A little stream sometimes babbled '" " ll
Bnxter had departed utterly
Stella Carqulnez laughed softly.
long ns they roost on the floor, dan :
o —o » o : ;o » o - o —
o —<
Continue to feed grain to milking
down the arroyo where Padilla a when lie had fumed the wheel of the
“ Dios! Once a Yankee always a ger from crowding Is ever present.
out to pasture.
- w ir e d yards ahead of Caleb still, w," ' ‘r “ "lle ry with murder In his heart Yankee! But you’re well mated. Bet-
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For plant lice anywhere use nico cows when turned
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_ appeared In a Jangle of buckeye " ni' n" w- ” n'-v
brute that dwelled
t j here she comes with Marla, after
Never let your drinking founts get tine sulphate spray.
Since water Is the cheapest milk-
mot nianziinlta. Footprints of them 1,1 *'le subconscious was revealed—In all."
slimy.
Scald them out nnd give a
both were plain In the s till moist earth
mad face.
Doctor
You ought to hag ti f ' grapes to producing feed we can find, can we
"Senor." said Mnrla. stately for all good cleaning every few days,
for a few paces nnd then abruptly | *p'*ls theory had awful testimony
not afford to give the cow plenty of
• • •
hnve some extra chef
s. Simply
her weight, " It Is very well. You
It?
dlaappi ired. Bnxter had taken to the | ,“ ‘rp
tie
a
paper
bag
over
hunch and
»•III make my senorlta happy an' she,
The greater the egg production per
• • •
sld i'lilll and the thicker undergrowth.
hate died out In Caleb. Here
ah senor. the good God Is very kind to hen the greater the labor Income, It’ll ripen up In a way i.i water your
AU
dairy
herd
Improvement due to
Cali'Ii loilted perplexed
He had lit I WH'* 11 n,ni' *'” <1 dead. An atavism. yon! An' now I am to make Luis
cash receipts, and cash returns above mouth—und a little earlier thuu the
better breeding tends to Increase prof
tle breath left for the call to Padilla, sol ( produced mid self annihilated.
others.
happy, my senorlta says.
He needs feed.
" I should hnv’ like to keel him," some one to look nfter heem. for he
its to the producer and to decrease
he. fell It was useless before he ut
• • •
said Padilla. "An' you, señor, would Is only a great child. We shall throw
tered It
Hens thnt lose In weight usually
Some varieties of pears have to costa to the consumer.
lie stood alert, listening
To his you hnv' only talk to heem? I weel away those two rugs of the puma go Into a molt. Therefore It Is es hnve other trees and varieties near
When you are feeding 20 pounds of
right, mid ahead, (here sounded a , stay here until you come hack. Per skeen. My knees hnve worn off the sential to wntch the weight of the to set fruit. In other words, they are
sharp crack of dry twigs and he start- ! haps you weel better send the sheriff hair. But we shall still pray—for two hens and see that they nre getting self sterile. Young trees may not set alfalfa hay per day to a dairy cow
ed off again, buffeting Ills way through an* see la señorita, to tell her the now—perhaps, manann, for more. sufficient feed to maintain their body fru it so well until the bearing habit she Is getting as much digestible pro
man who hurt her Is muerte. It Is Qulen sahe? Now she hnv' some one needs.
low houghs mid hrmnhles.
tein as if she were getting 18 pounds
has been developed.
• • •
of bran.
He was certain that Baxter could better I wall here for the sheriff to protect. I," she broke off Into a
• • •
• • •
not elude Padilla. For years the Mex Also . .
On the larger farms culling Is car
torrent o f Spanish, stooped, caught
For orchard sprays use only the best
He pointed upwards. High In the both their hands nnd kissed them, ried on rapidly In the fall and the poor grade stone lime. Otherwise use hy-
ican had guarded his aenorlta under
No matter what pains are taken In
the vow taken by him and Mnrln. that bine, swinging In circles that grad vanished Into the garden
birds go to market by the crate.
drated or builders'lime one-third more clean milk production, there will al
• • •
had held hack their own happiness ually narrowed above the arroyo,
ways be some bacterial contamina
"She sets an excellent example."
by weight
and added fuel to a slowly growing soared a buzzard. Even while they said Mrs. Carqulnez. "Adlos y htienos
tion.
There Is no other fowl or stock that
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• • •
hate that, now the time had come. looked another appeared another.
noches! Dios hendlgn a Vd," she add w ill deteriorate as quickly ns turkey«
The number of apples on an over
Sal, Is essential to all farm animals.
Would give deep knife wounds In ex
"They nre queek," said Padilla. ed softly a, the door
with Inbreeding. This Is one of the loaded tree may be reduced as much
change for the bruises of his mistress “ Soon there weel he more The sher
But they did not hear her benedic great fanlts and the hardest lesson as 25 or even 50 per cent without re See that sal, licks are provided In the
pastures where the animals can have
I ’ nless Caleb could come up with him iff mus' no, And heem disturb'."
tion. They were quite alone before many have had to learn.
ducing the yield.
access to I, every day.
Baxte,- was as good as dead.
The Mexican crossed him self.
Elsie Carqulnez had left the room
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There are people who have the right
(TH E END]
A s trtll cry of agony sounded from
“ You saw his face, seno»," he said
Bearing trees should be cut back
variety of fowls, who house and feed every other year at least One should
To maintain a good milk flow dur
the dense growth Ot the arroyo, no, In a low voice- as If the dead could
them property, and yet who can not ««It until It Is definitely determined ing the fall months extra feeding of
far away, toward the head of the hear "Sangre dl C risto! Eet Is the
O n e Thing M ittin g
'•’lain eggs early in the winter be that there w ill not be a crop that sea- green feed or grain, or both, should
clef,.
face of a devil—el a*|>eeto del do-
The modern • —
•ause thelr fowls are too old
begin now or as soon as pastures be
For a second Caleb stixx, still, 1 m olilo."
rlth everything except the family.
«on, before pruulng heavily.
gin to ge, short.
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