Dern, I just asked her name, Jake said. Five minutes later, before he could even untie his tarp, it began to rain. He had slept with his face in the dirt all night and an ant had stung him several times, leaving one eye swollen nearly shut. As a young woman Clara had such grace that just looking at her could choke a man; then, she was always laughing, though her life had not been the easiest.
Years had passed since Augustus had done any serious tracking. Also, you're skinny. Broke her heart, Gus said, many times. And yet he had somehow taken up with a girl who could throw rocks more accurately than most men could shoot.
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