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Nately’s Old Man

           Thetwelve-year-oldgirllookedtoNatelylikeapluckedchickenorlikeatwigwiththebarkpeeledoffhersaplingbodyembarrassedeveryoneinherprecociousattemptstoimitateherelders,andshewasalwaysbeingchasedawaytoputclothesonandorderedoutintothestreettoplayinthefreshairwiththeotherchildren.Thetwosisterssworeandspatateachothernowsavagely,raisingafluent,deafeningcommotionthatbroughtawholecrowdofhilariousspectatorsswarmingintotheroom.Natelygaveupinexasperation.Heaskedhisgirltogetdressedandtookherdownstairsforbreakfast.Thekidsistertaggedalong,andNatelyfeltliketheproudheadofafamilyasthethreeofthematerespectablyinanearbyopen-aircafé.ButNately’swhorewasalreadyboredbythetimetheystartedback,andshedecidedtogostreetwalkingwithtwoothergirlsratherthanspendmoretimewithhim.Natelyandthekidsisterfollowedmeeklyablockbehind,theambitiousyoungstertopickupvaluablepointers,Natelytoeathisliverinmooningfrustration,andbothweresaddenedwhenthegirlswerestoppedbysoldiersinastaffcaranddrivenaway

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