Alba_FW Ultimo_FW knew_VVD people_NN claimed_VVD they_PPHS2 'd_VHD seen_VVN Mary_NP1 Magdalene_NP1 and_CC the_AT Virgin_NN1 Mary_NP1 and_CC even_RR Jesus_NP1 Christ_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB this_DD1 was_VBDZ Alba_NP1 ,_, an_AT1 ordinary_JJ girl_NN1 from_II Ricardo_NP1 Flores_FW ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD on_II shorts_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 pale_JJ blouse_NN1 ,_, and_CC her_APPGE face_NN1 was_VBDZ conflicted_VVN with_IW desire_NN1 ._. 
"_" Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 make_VVI a_AT1 fire_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY must_VM be_VBI cold_JJ ._. "_" 
Ultimo_FW Vargas_NP2 had_VHD been_VBN in_II Hatch_NP1 ,_, New_NP1 Mexico_NP1 ,_, only_RR six_MC months_NNT2 ,_, since_CS March_NPM1 ,_, and_CC already_RR he_PPHS1 owned_VVD his_APPGE own_DA business_NN1 to_TO compete_VVI with_IW Netflix_NP1 ,_, delivering_VVG DVDs_NP1 and_CC video_NN1 games_NN2 to_II ranchers_NN2 and_CC people_NN who_PNQS lived_VVD within_II 20_MC miles_NNU2 of_IO town_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD worked_VVN out_RP a_AT1 deal_NN1 with_IW Seora_NP1 Gaspar_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS owned_VVD the_AT video_NN1 store_NN1 ,_, to_TO pay_VVI him_PPHO1 90_MC percent_NNU of_IO the_AT delivery_NN1 fee_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS he_PPHS1 took_VVD out_RP more_DAR than_CSN 50_MC videos_NN2 in_II a_AT1 week_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 premium_NN1 on_II the_AT extras._NNU ultimo_FW had_VHN a_AT1 moped_JJ ,_, which_DDQ made_VVD it_PPH1 feasible_JJ ._. 
Gas_NN1 prices_NN2 were_VBDR high_JJ ,_, and_CC delivery_NN1 and_CC pickup_NN1 saved_VVD customers_NN2 money_NN1 ._. 
Also_RR ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ convenient_JJ --_NN1 they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI to_TO wait_VVI till_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD an_AT1 errand_NN1 in_II town_NN1 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO the_AT customers_NN2 were_VBDR Mexican_JJ families_NN2 who_PNQS worked_VVD the_AT land_NN1 for_IF Anglos_NN2 ,_, or_CC Anglos_NN2 who_PNQS owned_VVD cattle_NN2 or_CC pecan_NN1 groves_NN2 ._. 
ultimo_FW organized_VVD his_APPGE schedule_NN1 to_TO avoid_VVI random_JJ trips_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO riding_VVG on_II the_AT moped_JJ ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 liked_VVD the_AT terrain_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT low_JJ hills_NN2 ,_, the_AT bare_JJ mountains_NN2 ,_, pale_JJ blue_NN1 in_II the_AT day_NNT1 and_CC silhouetted_VVD in_II the_AT evenings_NNT2 ,_, the_AT vast_JJ sky_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 liked_VVD seeing_VVG the_AT fields_NN2 of_IO onions_NN2 and_CC chiles_NN2 ,_, the_AT pecan_NN1 trees_NN2 ,_, the_AT alfalfa_NN1 growing_VVG ,_, the_AT cattle_NN2 grazing_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 saw_VVD hawks_NN2 ,_, antelope_NN1 ,_, badgers_NN2 ,_, and_CC deer_NN ,_, and_CC learned_VVD their_APPGE habits_NN2 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD most_DAT of_IO his_APPGE customers_NN2 --_NN1 the_AT Gallegos_NP1 family_NN1 out_RP on_II Castaneda_NP1 Road_NNL1 ,_, who_PNQS grew_VVD green_JJ chiles_NN2 ,_, the_AT Brubakers_NN2 farther_RRR on_RP ,_, the_AT widow_NN1 woman_NN1 ,_, Seora_NP1 Obregon_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS still_RR ran_VVD the_AT Bar_NN1 SW_ND1 ranch_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Michaels_NP2 family_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 mile_NNU1 east_ND1 ,_, the_AT Garcias_NP2 were_VBDR on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO Interstate_NN1 25_MC --_JJ they_PPHS2 owned_VVD the_AT bakery_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC Tom_NP1 Martinez_NP1 lived_VVD in_II the_AT turquoise_JJ trailer_NN1 a_AT1 mile_NNU1 past_RL ._. 
Many_DA2 of_IO the_AT families_NN2 grew_VVD chiles_NN2 --_NN1 that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ Hatch_NP1 was_VBDZ famous_JJ for_IF --_NN1 and_CC marketed_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II the_AT co-op_NN1 in_II Albuquerque_NP1 or_CC along_II the_AT town_NN1 highway_NN1 ,_, pickled_VVD or_CC fresh_JJ ,_, in_II jellies_NN2 or_CC as_CSA ristras_NN2 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 knew_VVD ultimo_FW ,_, too_RR ,_, the_AT chico_NN1 loco_NN1 on_II his_APPGE moped_JJ ._. 
The_AT more_DAR people_NN knew_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, the_AT more_DAR people_NN knew_VVD about_II his_APPGE business_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ strong_JJ ,_, had_VHD a_AT1 good_JJ smile_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ a_AT1 natural_JJ salesman_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 talked_VVD to_II the_AT Mexican_JJ families_NN2 in_II Spanish_JJ ,_, asked_VVD where_CS their_APPGE relatives_NN2 came_VVD from_II ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ left_VVN in_II Hermosillo_NP1 or_CC Juarez_NP1 or_CC Oaxaca_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 talked_VVD to_II the_AT Anglos_NP2 to_TO improve_VVI his_APPGE English_NN1 and_CC to_TO show_VVI he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 serious_JJ businessman_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 expected_VVD great_JJ things_NN2 of_IO himself_PPX1 one_MC1 day_NNT1 ._. 
Ultimo_FW 's_GE English_NN1 was_VBDZ passable_JJ ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD worked_VVN almost_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 in_II Deming_NP1 before_CS he_PPHS1 came_VVD to_II Hatch_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD washed_VVN dishes_NN2 at_II Si_FW Seorita_NP1 from_II six_MC to_II two_MC ,_, and_CC at_II four_MC he_PPHS1 mopped_VVD floors_NN2 at_II the_AT elementary_JJ school_NN1 ._. 
In_RL21 between_RL22 he_PPHS1 spent_VVD his_APPGE off_JJ hours_NNT2 at_II the_AT Broken_JJ Spoke_VVD ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 met_VVD people_NN ,_, even_RR some_DD women_NN2 ,_, like_II Brenda_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ a_AT1 hairdresser_NN1 ,_, then_RT unemployed_JJ ._. 
At_II eleven_MC one_MC1 night_NNT1 ultimo_FW was_VBDZ walking_VVG home_RL to_II his_APPGE trailer_NN1 ,_, and_CC Brenda_NP1 stopped_VVD in_II her_APPGE Trans_NP2 Am_RA with_IW the_AT muffler_NN1 dragging_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 ride_NN1 ,_, and_CC one_MC1 thing_NN1 led_VVN to_II another_DD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 fixed_VVD Brenda_NP1 's_GE muffler_NN1 and_CC relined_VVD the_AT brakes_NN2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 fucked_VVD him_PPHO1 like_CS there_EX was_VBDZ no_UH tomorrow_RT ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 month_NNT1 ,_, Brenda_NP1 wanted_VVD to_TO get_VVI married_VVN --_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pregnant_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD --_JJ and_CC ultimo_FW said_VVD why_RRQ not_XX ._. 
Two_MC weeks_NNT2 after_II the_AT wedding_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 found_VVD out_RP there_RL was_VBDZ no_AT baby_NN1 ,_, and_CC Brenda_NP1 ran_VVD off_RP to_II California_NP1 with_IW a_AT1 wine_NN1 salesman_NN1 ._. 
To_TO pay_VVI off_RP Brenda_NP1 's_GE debts_NN2 ,_, ultimo_FW used_VVD his_APPGE meager_JJ savings_NN2 and_CC took_VVD a_AT1 third_MD job_NN1 unloading_VVG freight_NN1 at_II the_AT train_NN1 yard_NN1 ,_, though_CS he_PPHS1 still_RR was_VBDZ n't_XX making_VVG enough_DD money_NN1 ,_, or_CC sleeping_VVG enough_RR ,_, either_RR ._. 
One_MC1 evening_NNT1 ,_, after_II ultimo_FW was_VBDZ threatened_VVN with_IW eviction_NN1 from_II Brenda_NP1 's_GE apartment_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE boss_NN1 at_II the_AT school_NN1 found_VVD him_PPHO1 dozing_VVG at_II a_AT1 teacher_NN1 's_GE desk_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ finished_VVN in_II Deming_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 walked_VVD north_ND1 with_IW his_APPGE thumb_NN1 out_RP ,_, but_CCB no_PN121 one_PN122 picked_VVD him_PPHO1 up_RP ._. 
In_II two_MC days_NNT2 ,_, 46_MC miles_NNU2 later_RRR ,_, with_IW nothing_PN1 but_II the_AT clothes_NN2 he_PPHS1 wore_VVD and_CC a_AT1 blanket_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD brought_VVN from_II home_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 staggered_VVD past_II Las_NP1 Uvas_NP1 Dairy_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 few_DA2 broken-down_JJ adobe_NN1 houses_NN2 and_CC into_II Hatch_NP1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 saw_VVD a_AT1 Help_NN1 Wanted_VVD sign_NN1 in_II the_AT window_NN1 of_IO the_AT Frontera_NP1 Mercado_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 went_VVD in_RP and_CC got_VVD a_AT1 job_NN1 stocking_NN1 groceries_NN2 ._. 
Hatch_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT fertile_JJ cottonwood_NN1 corridor_NN1 along_II the_AT banks_NN2 of_IO the_AT Rio_NP1 Grande_NP1 River_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT interstate_JJ to_II the_AT east_ND1 and_CC open_JJ country_NN1 in_II every_AT1 other_JJ direction_NN1 --_NN1 ranches_NN2 ,_, pasture_NN1 ,_, rangeland_NN1 ._. 
The_AT days_NNT2 were_VBDR getting_VVG warmer_JJR by_II then_RT ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 slept_VVD in_II the_AT brush_NN1 along_II the_AT river_NN1 ,_, shaved_VVN and_CC washed_VVN himself_PPX1 there_RL ,_, and_CC ate_VVD for_IF breakfast_NN1 whatever_DDQV he_PPHS1 had_VHD scavenged_VVN from_II the_AT mercado_NN1 the_AT day_NNT1 before_RT ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX working_VVG ,_, he_PPHS1 spent_VVD sunny_JJ mornings_NNT2 in_II the_AT park_NN1 and_CC rainy_JJ ones_NN2 in_II the_AT library_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT Seora_NP1 Gaspar_NP1 hired_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO work_VVI the_AT morning_NNT1 shift_VV0 at_II the_AT video_NN1 store_NN1 ,_, checking_VVG in_II rentals_NN2 ,_, cleaning_VVG ,_, replenishing_VVG the_AT stock_NN1 of_IO candy_NN1 bars_NN2 and_CC popcorn_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 established_VVD a_AT1 more_RGR efficient_JJ check-in_NN1 ,_, organized_VVD a_AT1 better_JJR window_NN1 display_NN1 ,_, and_CC built_VVD a_AT1 new_JJ sign_NN1 from_II construction_NN1 waste_NN1 :_: Gaspar_NP1 's_GE Movies_NN2 ,_, and_CC in_II smaller_JJR letters_NN2 ,_, Pregunte_NP1 sobre_FW nuestro_NN1 servicio_NN1 de_NP1 mensajeria_NN1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ delivery_NN1 ?_? "_" 
Seora_NP1 Gaspar_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
"_" Our_APPGE delivery_NN1 ,_, "_" ultimo_FW said_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 bought_VVN a_AT1 moped_JJ from_II Tom_NP1 Martinez_NP1 ._. "_" 
Some_DD of_IO his_APPGE customers_NN2 ordered_VVD movies_NN2 for_IF the_AT company_NN1 ultimo_FW gave_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
Seora_NP1 Obregon_NP1 ,_, 55_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, had_VHD lost_VVN her_APPGE husband_NN1 and_CC wanted_VVN someone_PN1 to_TO talk_VVI to_II ._. 
She_PPHS1 reminded_VVD ultimo_FW of_IO his_APPGE abuelita_NN1 in_II Mexico_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 often_RR made_VVD the_AT ranch_NN1 his_APPGE last_MD stop_NN1 of_IO the_AT evening_NNT1 so_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD time_NNT1 to_TO sit_VVI on_II her_APPGE porch_NN1 and_CC listen_VVI to_II her_APPGE stories_NN2 ._. 
Her_APPGE husband_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN killed_VVN two_MC winters_NNT2 before_RT ,_, when_RRQ ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ feeding_VVG the_AT cattle_NN2 in_II a_AT1 blizzard_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 1,500-pound_FO bull_NN1 slipped_VVD on_II a_AT1 patch_NN1 of_IO ice_NN1 and_CC crushed_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 'd_VHD lost_VVN 100_MC head_NN1 in_II that_DD1 storm_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE children_NN2 were_VBDR in_II Wichita_NP1 ,_, Denver_NP1 ,_, and_CC Salt_NP1 Lake_NP1 City_NN1 ,_, two_MC sons_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 daughter_NN1 ,_, and_CC none_PN of_IO them_PPHO2 wanted_VVD anything_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW the_AT ranch_NN1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 visited_VVD ,_, Seora_NP1 Obregon_NP1 dressed_VVD well_RR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 ultimo_FW 's_GE presence_NN1 meant_VVD something_PN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 offered_VVD him_PPHO1 steak_NN1 and_CC potatoes_NN2 ,_, and_CC always_RR leftovers_NN2 to_TO take_VVI with_IW him_PPHO1 afterward_RL ._. 
Another_DD1 person_NN1 who_PNQS ordered_VVD movies_NN2 was_VBDZ the_AT Garcias_NP2 '_GE daughter_NN1 ,_, Isabel_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 17_MC ,_, had_VHD bronzed_JJ skin_NN1 ,_, short_JJ black_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 good_JJ body_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 day_NNT1 in_II June_NPM1 ,_, she_PPHS1 called_VVD the_AT store_NN1 and_CC ordered_VVD Babel_NP1 ,_, "_" pronto_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
ultimo_FW was_VBDZ alone_JJ ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 put_VVD a_AT1 CERRADO_NN1 sign_NN1 in_II the_AT window_NN1 and_CC took_VVD off_RP on_II his_APPGE moped_JJ ._. 
Isabel_NP1 came_VVD to_II the_AT door_NN1 in_II a_AT1 tank_NN1 top_NN1 ._. 
"_" Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 find_VVI the_AT money_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX invite_VVI him_PPHO1 in_RP ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 paraded_VVD around_II the_AT room_NN1 pretending_VVG to_TO look_VVI so_RR ultimo_FW could_VM see_VVI the_AT sunlight_NN1 on_II her_APPGE body_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 found_VVD the_AT money_NN1 and_CC came_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
"_" Come_VV0 again_RT ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC handed_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 $5_NNU bill_NN1 &hellip;_... &hellip;_... 
He_PPHS1 might_VM have_VHI looked_VVN for_IF his_APPGE father_NN1 in_II California_NP1 ,_, but_CCB where_RRQ ?_? 
Or_CC ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI gone_VVN home_RL ,_, but_CCB in_II Ricardo_NP1 Flores_FW he_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX do_VDI the_AT great_JJ things_NN2 he_PPHS1 expected_VVD of_IO himself_PPX1 ._. 
Then_RT ,_, on_II a_AT1 dark_JJ morning_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ lying_VVG in_II bed_NN1 ,_, dozing_VVG ,_, waking_VVG ,_, pondering_VVG ,_, when_CS Alba_NP1 came_VVD again_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT doorway_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE bedroom_NN1 ,_, embracing_VVG the_AT wooden_JJ jamb_NN1 ,_, hiding_VVG her_APPGE breasts_NN2 from_II view_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD up_RP and_CC pulled_VVD his_APPGE blanket_NN1 up_RP to_TO cover_VVI his_APPGE chest_NN1 and_CC shoulders_NN2 ._. 
Alba_NP1 's_GE expression_NN1 was_VBDZ no_RR21 longer_RR22 conflicted_VVN ,_, but_CCB wanton_JJ and_CC eager_JJ ._. 
ultimo_FW called_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 softly_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX come_VVI closer_RRR ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 stood_VVD up_RP to_TO go_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 disappeared_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 interpreted_VVD this_DD1 vision_NN1 of_IO Alba_NP1 as_II a_AT1 sign_NN1 to_TO stop_VVI moping_VVG ,_, and_CC that_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 he_PPHS1 asked_VVD Seor_NP1 Garcia_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 job_NN1 in_II the_AT bakery._NNU ultimo_FW had_VHN to_TO go_VVI in_RP at_II 4_MC a.m._RA ,_, and_CC each_DD1 day_NNT1 he_PPHS1 understood_VVD his_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE desperation_NN1 ._. 
How_RRQ had_VHD she_PPHS1 endured_VVN the_AT long_JJ journey_NN1 to_II Chihuahua_NP1 to_TO sell_VVI baskets_NN2 ?_? 
What_DDQ had_VHD she_PPHS1 thought_VVN ,_, leaving_VVG her_APPGE children_NN2 behind_RL ?_? 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT Garcias_NP2 was_VBDZ there_RL ,_, Mercedes_NP or_CC Alfonso_NP1 ,_, and_CC ultimo_FW helped_VVD prepare_VVI the_AT dough_NN1 ,_, knead_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC put_VV0 it_PPH1 into_II the_AT pans_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 learned_VVD to_TO make_VVI dulces_NN2 and_CC churros_NN2 and_CC cinnamon_NN1 rolls_NN2 ,_, and_CC at_II six_MC ,_, they_PPHS2 opened_VVD the_AT store_NN1 ._. 
ultimo_FW brewed_VVD the_AT coffee_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR three_MC tables_NN2 for_IF sitting_VVG inside_RL ._. 
At_II eleven_MC ,_, Mercedes_NP or_CC Alfonso_NP1 ,_, whoever_PNQV was_VBDZ there_RL ,_, took_VVD a_AT1 break_NN1 for_IF lunch_NN1 and_CC left_VVD ultimo_FW alone_JJ for_IF an_AT1 hour_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX allowed_VVN to_TO sit_VVI at_II the_AT tables_NN2 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 might_VM drink_VVI coffee_NN1 in_II the_AT back_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, from_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 could_VM watch_VVI the_AT store_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 day_NNT1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ behind_II the_AT counter_NN1 gazing_VVG at_II the_AT street_NN1 ,_, Isabel_NP1 Garcia_NP1 touched_VVD his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 jumped_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD come_VVN in_RP through_II the_AT back_NN1 door_NN1 from_II the_AT alley_NN1 &hellip;_... .._... 
May_NPM1 21_MC ,_, a_AT1 long_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
ultimo_FW had_VHD hardly_RR slept_VVN ,_, because_CS at_II two_MC in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 ,_, something_PN1 made_VVD an_AT1 eerie_JJ ,_, quavering_VVG sound_NN1 in_II the_AT cottonwoods_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stepped_VVD outside_RL with_IW a_AT1 flashlight_NN1 and_CC heard_VVD the_AT unmistakable_JJ buzzing_JJ of_IO a_AT1 rattlesnake_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 found_VVD the_AT snake_NN1 in_II the_AT beam_NN1 of_IO the_AT flashlight_NN1 ,_, coiled_VVD ,_, with_IW its_APPGE head_NN1 raised_VVD ,_, its_APPGE tongue_NN1 flashing_VVG ._. 
ultimo_FW got_VVD to_II his_APPGE knees_NN2 and_CC shone_VVD the_AT light_NN1 into_II the_AT snake_NN1 's_GE eyes_NN2 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 will_VM leave_VVI you_PPY alone_JJ ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" if_CS you_PPY will_VM leave_VVI me_PPIO1 alone_JJ ._. "_" 
The_AT snake_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI ,_, but_CCB ultimo_FW believed_VVD they_PPHS2 had_VHD made_VVN a_AT1 deal_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 heard_VVD the_AT quavering_NN1 again_RT --_JJ like_II a_AT1 saw_NN1 blade_NN1 being_VBG played_VVN --_JJ and_CC he_PPHS1 skirted_VVD the_AT snake_NN1 and_CC walked_VVN to_II the_AT arroyo_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sound_NN1 came_VVD from_II upstream_RL in_II dark_JJ billowy_JJ trees_NN2 ,_, but_CCB each_DD1 time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 reached_VVD the_AT place_NN1 he_PPHS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, it_PPH1 moved_VVD farther_RRR away_RL ._. 
The_AT night_NNT1 was_VBDZ cool_JJ ,_, but_CCB the_AT stars_NN2 were_VBDR out_RP ,_, and_CC as_II ultimo_FW waited_VVD to_TO hear_VVI the_AT sound_NN1 again_RT ,_, he_PPHS1 urinated_VVD into_II the_AT arroyo_NN1 ._. 
Like_II every_AT1 man_NN1 in_II history_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD done_VDN the_AT same_DA thing_NN1 ,_, ultimo_FW felt_VVD the_AT enormity_NN1 of_IO the_AT sky_NN1 ,_, the_AT deepness_NN1 of_IO space_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE own_DA tiny_JJ greatness_NN1 in_II the_AT effort_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN in_II his_APPGE field_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT the_AT quavering_NN1 came_VVD again_RT from_II the_AT trees_NN2 nearby_RL ._. 
Ultimo_FW shone_VVD his_APPGE light_JJ back_NN1 and_CC forth_RR into_II the_AT leaves_NN2 until_CS he_PPHS1 found_VVD the_AT shining_JJ eyes_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 small_JJ owl_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ 30_MC feet_NN2 away_RL and_CC a_RR21 little_RR22 above_II where_RRQ ultimo_FW stood_VVD ,_, and_CC ultimo_FW made_VVD a_AT1 deal_NN1 with_IW the_AT owl_NN1 ,_, too_RR ,_, never_RR to_TO die_VVI ._. 
Ultimo_FW lowered_VVD the_AT light_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT bird_NN1 flew_VVD deeper_RRR into_II the_AT trees_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 set_VVD the_AT water_NN1 and_CC went_VVD back_RP to_II bed_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 still_RR could_VM n't_XX sleep_VVI ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 felt_VVD the_AT air_NN1 move_VVI through_II the_AT house_NN1 ,_, sweet_JJ air_NN1 ,_, humid_JJ with_IW the_AT earth_NN1 's_GE smell_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 got_VVD up_RP when_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ still_RR dark_JJ and_CC went_VVD to_TO bake_VVI bread_NN1 ._. 
At_II nine_MC o'clock_RA he_PPHS1 drove_VVD his_APPGE new_JJ old_JJ truck_NN1 home_RL and_CC cut_VVN off_II the_AT pump_NN1 and_CC sat_VVN for_IF a_AT1 minute_NNT1 on_II the_AT smooth_JJ stone_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD put_VVN down_RP as_II a_AT1 step_NN1 to_II his_APPGE door_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG the_AT straw_NN1 hat_NN1 against_II the_AT sun_NN1 ._. 
The_AT snake_NN1 's_GE path_NN1 was_VBDZ carved_VVN in_II the_AT dust_NN1 in_II the_AT direction_NN1 of_IO the_AT arroyo_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT cottonwoods_NN2 chattered_VVD in_II the_AT breeze_NN1 ._. 
Because_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX slept_VVN ,_, ultimo_FW felt_VVD part_NN1 of_IO everything_PN1 that_CST lived_VVD nearby_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD his_APPGE mother_NN1 and_CC Lorena_NP1 in_II Ricardo_NP1 Flores_FW ,_, Marta_NP1 in_II Buenaventura_NP1 ,_, his_APPGE father_NN1 in_II California_NP1 ,_, wherever_RRQV he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, and_CC wished_VVD they_PPHS2 all_DB could_VM see_VVI him_PPHO1 at_II that_DD1 moment_NN1 ,_, tired_JJ and_CC exultant_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 closed_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 and_CC leaned_VVD back_RP against_II the_AT door_NN1 ,_, and_CC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 opened_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 again_RT ,_, he_PPHS1 saw_VVD tiny_JJ sprigs_NN2 of_IO green_NN1 coming_VVG up_RP through_II the_AT soil_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD up_RP and_CC ran_VVD into_II the_AT field_NN1 ._. 
The_AT chiles_NN2 were_VBDR coming_VVG up_RP ,_, three_MC feet_NN2 apart_RL in_II the_AT rows_NN2 and_CC 18_MC inches_NNU2 one_MC1 plant_NN1 from_II another_DD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knelt_VVD down_RP in_II a_AT1 wet_JJ furrow_NN1 between_II two_MC rows_NN2 and_CC kissed_VVD the_AT ground_NN1 ,_, and_CC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 looked_VVD up_RP again_RT ,_, Alba_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 few_DA2 feet_NN2 away_RL ,_, gazing_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Though_CS the_AT journal_NN1 continues_VVZ till_II January_NPM1 1803_MC ,_, the_AT conventional_JJ narrative_NN1 of_IO the_AT Grasmere_NP1 Journal_NN1 ends_VVZ with_IW the_AT climactic_JJ and_CC convulsively_RR emotional_JJ account_NN1 of_IO William_NP1 's_GE marriage_NN1 on_II 4_MC October_NPM1 1802_MC which_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT longest_JJT entry_NN1 by_RR21 far_RR22 in_II the_AT entire_JJ journal_NN1 ._. 
Restrained_JJ and_CC reticent_JJ to_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, Dorothy_NP1 Wordsworth_NP1 offers_VVZ a_AT1 challenge_NN1 to_II the_AT reader_NN1 accustomed_VVN to_II the_AT surfeit_NN1 of_IO twenty-first_MD century_NNT1 autobiographical_JJ excess_NN1 ._. 
Gertrude_NP1 Stein_NP1 's_GE speculations_NN2 on_II human_JJ nature_NN1 and_CC the_AT human_JJ mind_NN1 help_NN1 illuminate_VVI the_AT radical_JJ philosophical_JJ and_CC aesthetic_JJ import_NN1 of_IO Wordsworth_NP1 's_GE challenge_NN1 to_II the_AT confessional_NN1 subject_NN1 ._. 
