The_AT Lacuna_NP1 In_II the_AT beginning_NN1 were_VBDR the_AT howlers_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 always_RR commenced_VVD their_APPGE bellowing_NN1 in_II the_AT first_MD hour_NNT1 of_IO dawn_NNT1 ,_, just_RR as_CSA the_AT hem_NN1 of_IO the_AT sky_NN1 began_VVD to_TO whiten_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM start_VVI with_IW just_RR one_MC1 :_: his_APPGE forced_JJ ,_, rhythmic_JJ groaning_NN1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 saw_NN1 blade_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 aroused_JJ others_NN2 near_II him_PPHO1 ,_, nudging_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO bawl_VVI along_II21 with_II22 his_APPGE monstrous_JJ tune_NN1 ._. 
Soon_RR the_AT maroon-throated_JJ howls_NN2 would_VM echo_VVI back_RP from_II other_JJ trees_NN2 ,_, farther_RRR down_RP the_AT beach_NN1 ,_, until_CS the_AT whole_JJ jungle_NN1 filled_VVN with_IW roaring_VVG trees_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT beginning_NN1 ,_, so_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ every_AT1 morning_NNT1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
The_AT boy_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE mother_NN1 believed_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ saucer-eyed_JJ devils_NN2 screaming_VVG in_II those_DD2 trees_NN2 ,_, fighting_VVG over_II the_AT territorial_JJ right_NN1 to_TO consume_VVI human_JJ flesh_NN1 ._. 
The_AT first_MD year_NNT1 after_II moving_VVG to_II Mexico_NP1 to_TO stay_VVI at_II Enrique_NP1 's_GE house_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 woke_VVD up_RP terrified_JJ at_II every_AT1 day_NNT1 's_GE dawn_NNT1 to_II the_AT howling_JJ ._. 
Sometimes_RT she_PPHS1 ran_VVD down_RP the_AT tiled_JJ hallway_NN1 to_II her_APPGE son_NN1 's_GE bedroom_NN1 ,_, appearing_VVG in_II the_AT doorway_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE hair_NN1 loose_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE feet_NN2 like_II iced_JJ fish_NN in_II the_AT bed_NN1 ,_, pulling_VVG the_AT crocheted_JJ bedspread_NN1 tight_RR as_II a_AT1 web_NN1 around_II the_AT two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, listening_VVG ._. 
It_PPH1 should_VM have_VHI been_VBN like_II a_AT1 storybook_NN1 here_RL ._. 
That_DD1 is_VBZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 'd_VHD promised_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, back_RP in_II the_AT cold_JJ little_JJ bedroom_NN1 in_II Virginia_NP1 North_ND1 America_NP1 :_: if_CS they_PPHS2 ran_VVD away_RL to_II Mexico_NP1 with_IW Enrique_NP1 she_PPHS1 could_VM be_VBI the_AT bride_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 wealthy_JJ man_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE son_NN1 would_VM be_VBI the_AT young_JJ squire_NN1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 hacienda_NN1 surrounded_VVN by_II pineapple_NN1 fields_NN2 ._. 
The_AT island_NN1 would_VM be_VBI encircled_VVN with_IW a_AT1 shiny_JJ band_NN1 of_IO sea_NN1 like_II a_AT1 wedding_NN1 ring_NN1 ,_, and_CC somewhere_RL on_II the_AT mainland_NN1 was_VBDZ its_APPGE gem_NN1 ,_, the_AT oil_NN1 fields_NN2 where_RRQ Enrique_NP1 made_VVD his_APPGE fortune_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT storybook_NN1 was_VBDZ The_AT Prisoner_NN1 of_IO Zenda_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 young_JJ squire_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE mother_NN1 after_II many_DA2 months_NNT2 was_VBDZ still_RR no_AT bride_NN1 ._. 
Enrique_NP1 was_VBDZ their_APPGE captor_NN1 ,_, surveying_VVG their_APPGE terror_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 cool_JJ eye_NN1 while_CS eating_VVG his_APPGE breakfast_NN1 ._. 
"_" That_DD1 howling_JJ is_VBZ the_AT aullaros_NN2 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 would_VM say_VVI ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 pulled_VVD the_AT white_JJ napkin_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 its_APPGE silver_NN1 ring_NN1 into_II his_APPGE silver-ringed_JJ fingers_NN2 ,_, placing_VVG it_PPH1 on_II his_APPGE lap_NN1 and_CC slicing_VVG into_II his_APPGE breakfast_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 fork_NN1 and_CC knife_NN1 ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 howl_VV0 at_II one_PPX121 another_PPX122 to_TO settle_VVI out_RP their_APPGE territories_NN2 ,_, before_CS they_PPHS2 begin_VV0 a_AT1 day_NNT1 of_IO hunting_NN1 for_IF food_NN1 ._. "_" 
Their_APPGE food_NN1 might_VM be_VBI us_PPIO2 ,_, mother_NN1 and_CC son_NN1 agreed_VVD ,_, when_CS they_PPHS2 huddled_VVD together_RL inside_II the_AT spiderweb_NN1 of_IO bedspread_NN1 ,_, listening_VVG to_II a_AT1 rising_JJ tide_NN1 of_IO toothsome_JJ roars_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY had_VHD better_RRR write_VVI all_DB this_DD1 in_II your_APPGE notebook_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, the_AT story_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ happened_VVD to_II us_PPIO2 in_II Mexico_NP1 ._. 
So_RR when_CS nothing_PN1 is_VBZ left_VVN of_IO us_PPIO2 but_CCB bones_NN2 ,_, someone_PN1 will_VM know_VVI where_RRQ we_PPIS2 went_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD to_TO start_VVI this_DD1 way_NN1 :_: In_II the_AT beginning_NN1 were_VBDR the_AT aullaros_NN2 ,_, crying_VVG for_IF our_APPGE blood_NN1 ._. 
Enrique_NP1 had_VHD lived_VVN his_APPGE whole_JJ life_NN1 in_II that_DD1 hacienda_NN1 ,_, ever_RR since_CS his_APPGE father_NN1 built_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC flogged_VVD the_AT indios_NN2 into_II planting_VVG his_APPGE pineapple_NN1 fields_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN raised_VVN to_TO understand_VVI the_AT usefulness_NN1 of_IO fear_NN1 ._. 
So_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ nearly_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 before_CS he_PPHS1 told_VVD them_PPHO2 the_AT truth_NN1 :_: the_AT howling_JJ is_VBZ only_JJ monkeys_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX even_RR look_VVI across_II the_AT table_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 said_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, only_RR at_II the_AT important_JJ eggs_NN2 on_II his_APPGE plate_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 hid_VVD a_AT1 scornful_JJ smile_NN1 under_II his_APPGE moustache_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 good_JJ hiding_NN1 place_NN1 ._. 
"_" Every_AT1 ignorant_JJ Indian_NN1 in_II the_AT village_NN1 knows_VVZ what_DDQ they_PPHS2 are_VBR ._. 
You_PPY would_VM too_RR ,_, if_CS you_PPY went_VVD out_RP in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 instead_II21 of_II22 hiding_VVG in_II bed_NN1 like_II a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO sloths_NN2 ._. "_" 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ true_JJ :_: the_AT creatures_NN2 were_VBDR long-tailed_JJ monkeys_NN2 ,_, eating_VVG leaves_NN2 ._. 
How_RRQ could_VM such_DA a_AT1 howling_JJ come_VV0 from_II a_AT1 thing_NN1 so_RG honestly_RR ordinary_JJ ?_? 
But_CCB it_PPH1 did_VDD ._. 
The_AT boy_NN1 crept_VVD outdoors_RL early_RR and_CC learned_VVD to_TO spot_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, high_JJ in_II the_AT veil_NN1 of_IO branches_NN2 against_II white_JJ sky_NN1 ._. 
Hunched_JJ ,_, woolly_JJ bodies_NN2 balanced_VVN on_II swaying_VVG limbs_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE tails_NN2 reaching_VVG out_RP to_TO stroke_VVI the_AT branches_NN2 like_II guitar_NN1 strings_NN2 ._. 
Sometimes_RT the_AT mother_NN1 monkeys_NN2 cradled_VVD little_JJ babes_NN2 ,_, born_VVN to_II precarious_JJ altitudes_NN2 ,_, clinging_VVG for_IF their_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
So_RR there_EX were_VBDR n't_XX any_DD tree_NN1 demons_NN2 ._. 
And_CC Enrique_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX really_RR a_AT1 wicked_JJ king_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR a_AT1 man_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD like_II the_AT tiny_JJ man_NN1 on_II31 top_II32 of_II33 a_AT1 wedding_NN1 cake_NN1 :_: the_AT same_DA round_JJ head_NN1 with_IW parted_JJ ,_, shiny_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, the_AT same_DA small_JJ moustache_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT boy_NN1 's_GE mother_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT tiny_JJ bride_NN1 ,_, and_CC of_RR21 course_RR22 there_EX is_VBZ no_AT place_NN1 on_II that_DD1 cake_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Enrique_NP1 wanted_VVD to_TO ridicule_VVI him_PPHO1 after_II that_DD1 ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX even_RR need_VVI to_TO mention_VVI devils_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 only_RR rolled_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 up_RP at_II the_AT trees_NN2 ._. 
"_" The_AT devil_NN1 here_RL is_VBZ a_AT1 boy_NN1 with_IW too_RG much_DA1 imagination_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 usually_RR said_VVD ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 mathematics_NN1 problem_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 gave_VVD the_AT boy_NN1 a_AT1 headache_NN1 because_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX work_VVI out_RP which_DDQ was_VBDZ the_AT wrong_JJ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT equation_NN1 :_: being_VBG a_AT1 Boy_NN1 ,_, or_CC being_VBG Imaginative_JJ ._. 
Enrique_NP1 felt_VVD a_AT1 successful_JJ man_NN1 needed_VVD no_AT imagination_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
Here_RL is_VBZ another_DD1 way_NN1 to_TO begin_VVI the_AT story_NN1 ,_, and_CC this_DD1 one_PN1 is_VBZ also_RR true_JJ ._. 
The_AT rule_NN1 of_IO fishes_NN2 is_VBZ the_AT same_DA as_CSA the_AT rule_NN1 of_IO people_NN :_: if_CS the_AT shark_NN1 comes_VVZ ,_, they_PPHS2 will_VM all_DB escape_VVI ,_, and_CC leave_VVI you_PPY to_TO be_VBI eaten_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 share_VV0 a_AT1 single_JJ jumpy_JJ heart_NN1 that_CST drives_VVZ them_PPHO2 to_TO move_VVI all_DB together_RL ,_, running_VVG away_II21 from_II22 danger_NN1 just_RR before_CS it_PPH1 arrives_VVZ ._. 
Somehow_RR they_PPHS2 know_VV0 ._. 
After_CS weeks_NNT2 lying_VVG in_II bed_NN1 existing_VVG on_II air_NN1 and_CC pink_JJ bananas_NN2 ,_, the_AT Queen_NN1 has_VHZ risen_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 came_VVD down_II the_AT stairs_NN2 ,_, ribboned_JJ and_CC ruffled_VVD like_II a_AT1 Oaxacan_JJ saint_NN1 's_GE day_NNT1 ,_, to_TO reclaim_VVI her_APPGE rightful_JJ place_NN1 in_II this_DD1 house_NN1 and_CC terrorize_VV0 the_AT staff_NN ._. 
She_PPHS1 announced_VVD a_AT1 hundred_NNO people_NN are_VBR coming_VVG for_IF the_AT Feast_NN1 of_IO the_AT Kings_NN2 tomorrow_RT ._. 
Later_RRR she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" Really_RR only_RR sixteen_MC are_VBR coming_VVG ,_, but_CCB cook_VV0 for_IF one_MC1 hundred_NNO in_RR21 case_RR22 ._. "_" 
Chalupas_NN2 ,_, flautas_NN2 ,_, tacos_NN2 ,_, gaznates_NN2 ,_, and_CC macaroons_NN2 ._. 
The_AT dining_NN1 room_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT only_JJ place_NN1 Candelaria_NP1 and_CC Olunda_NP1 can_VM sit_VVI to_TO cut_VVI up_RP vegetables_NN2 without_IW poking_VVG out_II one_PPX121 another_PPX122 's_GE eyes_NN2 ._. 
And_CC the_AT rosca_NN1 :_: the_AT mistress_NN1 started_VVD screaming_VVG when_RRQ she_PPHS1 remembered_VVD that_CST ,_, "_" Tell_NP1 Cesar_NP1 to_TO get_VVI the_AT car_NN1 and_CC take_VVI you_PPY into_II the_AT city_NN1 to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 rosca_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 'll_VM all_DB be_VBI gone_VVN already_RR from_II the_AT bakeries_NN2 here_RL in_II San_NP1 Angel_NP1 ._. "_" 
But_CCB Candelaria_NP1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 we_PPIS2 have_VH0 one_PN1 already_RR :_: "_" This_DD1 boy_NN1 knows_VVZ how_RRQ to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
Seora_NP1 gawked_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 a_AT1 fish_NN had_VHD arrived_VVN in_II her_APPGE home_NN1 ,_, wearing_VVG an_AT1 apron_NN1 ._. 
"_" Insolito_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR as_CSA I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR the_AT oddest_JJT egg_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 boy_NN1 who_PNQS makes_VVZ rosca_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Odd_JJ egg_NN1 ,_, go_VV0 upstairs_RL and_CC get_VV0 me_PPIO1 a_AT1 bowl_NN1 ,_, "_" commanded_VVD Olunda_NP1 ,_, rolling_VVG her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD argued_VVN against_II making_VVG a_AT1 rosca_NN1 in_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 ._. 
(_( Too_RG much_DA1 trouble_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX enough_DD space_NN1 ._. )_) 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 insisted_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT Pilzintecutli_JJ to_TO hide_VVI in_II the_AT cake_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Candelaria_NP1 retrieved_VVD the_AT porcelain_NN1 figure_NN1 from_II a_AT1 storage_NN1 chest_NN1 ,_, Olunda_NP1 stomped_VVD out_RP ._. 
Now_RT the_AT Christ_NP1 Child_NN1 himself_PPX1 was_VBDZ contradicting_VVG her_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 new_JJ year_NNT1 in_II a_AT1 house_NN1 turned_VVD upside_RL21 down_RL22 ._. 
The_AT mistress_NN1 hangs_VVZ bright_JJ ,_, fluttery_JJ paper_NN1 banderas_NN2 over_II the_AT Bauhaus_NP1 windows_NN2 ,_, making_VVG the_AT house_NN1 embarrassed_VVD ,_, like_II a_AT1 plain_JJ girl_NN1 in_II too_RG much_DA1 makeup_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT heads_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE Azteca_NP1 idols_NN2 she_PPHS1 puts_VVZ red_JJ carnations_NN2 ,_, turning_VVG them_PPHO2 into_II altars_NN2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 sets_VVZ the_AT table_NN1 the_AT way_NN1 a_AT1 priest_NN1 prepares_VVZ the_AT tabernacle_NN1 :_: white_JJ lace_NN1 tablecloth_NN1 from_II Aguascalientes_NP1 reverently_RR unfolded_VVN from_II the_AT cupboard_NN1 ,_, blue_JJ or_CC yellow_JJ plates_NN2 set_VV0 out_RP ,_, each_DD1 one_PN1 blessed_VVD by_II her_APPGE fingertips_NN2 ,_, then_RT the_AT Kahlo_NP1 grandmother_NN1 's_GE silverware_NN1 ._. 
Finally_RR ,_, the_AT flowers_NN2 and_CC fruit_NN piled_VVN in_II the_AT center_NN1 of_IO the_AT table_NN1 like_II a_AT1 sculpture_NN1 :_: pomegranates_NN2 ,_, bananas_NN2 ,_, pitahaya_NN1 ,_, everything_PN1 chosen_VVN for_IF color_NN1 and_CC shape_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ finishing_VVG the_AT arrangement_NN1 this_DD1 morning_NNT1 when_RRQ the_AT monkey_NN1 scuttered_VVD in_RP and_CC snatched_VVD out_RP the_AT bananas_NN2 ._. 
The_AT mistress_NN1 bellowed_VVD ,_, tiny_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, and_CC chased_VVD him_PPHO1 out_RP into_II the_AT courtyard_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 mimosa_NN1 branch_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ using_VVG in_II the_AT centerpiece_NN1 :_: "_" Wicked_JJ child_NN1 !_! "_" 
The_AT diagnosis_NN1 of_IO Olunda_NP1 is_VBZ that_CST this_DD1 hairy_JJ child_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT best_JJT the_AT seora_NN1 can_VM hope_VVI for_IF ._. 
Only_RR twice_RR pregnant_JJ in_II six_MC years_NNT2 of_IO marriage_NN1 and_CC both_RR times_II the_AT baby_NN1 bled_VVD out_RP ,_, one_PN1 at_II a_AT1 gringo_NN1 hospital_NN1 ,_, the_AT other_JJ one_PN1 here_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 say_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ because_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 trolley_NN1 accident_NN1 years_NNT2 ago_RA that_CST ruined_VVD her_APPGE woman_NN1 parts_NN2 and_CC is_VBZ "_" too_RG horrible_JJ to_TO discuss_VVI ,_, "_" though_CS Olunda_NP1 and_CC Candelaria_NP1 still_RR manage_VV0 to_TO do_VDI so_RR ._. 
By_II their_APPGE accounting_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT last_MD two_MC years_NNT2 she_PPHS1 's_VHZ had_VHN two_MC miscarriages_NN2 ,_, four_MC surgeries_NN2 ,_, thirty_MC doctor_NN1 visits_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 giant_JJ fit_NN1 over_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE affair_NN1 :_: she_PPHS1 broke_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO the_AT talavera_NN1 crockery_NN1 before_CS she_PPHS1 moved_VVD out_RP ._. 
It_PPH1 took_VVD her_PPHO1 all_DB of_IO last_MD year_NNT1 to_TO forgive_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" And_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ only_RR the_AT affair_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE sister_NN1 Cristina_NP1 ,_, we_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX even_RR counting_VVG women_NN2 outside_II the_AT family_NN1 ._. 
Listen_VV0 ,_, how_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY make_VVI the_AT dough_NN1 shiny_JJ like_II that_DD1 ?_? "_" 
"_" You_PPY brush_VV0 it_PPH1 with_IW softened_JJ butter_NN1 and_CC then_RT the_AT white_NN1 of_IO one_MC1 egg_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Mmph_NP1 ._. "_" 
Olunda_NP1 folded_VVD her_APPGE arms_NN2 across_II the_AT mountain_NN1 range_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE bosom_NN1 ._. 
"_" Where_RRQ did_VDD the_AT seora_NN1 live_VVI ?_? 
Before_CS she_PPHS1 moved_VVD back_RP in_II here_RL ?_? "_" 
"_" An_AT1 apartment_NN1 on_II Insurgentes_NP1 ._. 
Candelaria_NP1 had_VHD to_TO go_VVI clean_JJ it_PPH1 sometimes_RT ._. 
Give_VV0 me_PPIO1 those_DD2 dried_JJ figs_NN2 ,_, mi'ija_NN1 ._. 
Tell_VV0 him_PPHO1 about_II the_AT mess_NN1 ,_, Candi_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ even_RR harder_JJR to_TO clean_VVI up_RP over_II there_RL than_CSN here_RL ._. "_" 
"_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ because_II21 of_II22 the_AT paintings_NN2 ,_, "_" Candelaria_NP1 explained_VVD ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 painted_VVD ,_, in_II her_APPGE apartment_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" No_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. "_" 
"_" The_AT Mistress_NN1 Rivera_NP1 is_VBZ also_RR a_AT1 painter_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" If_CS you_PPY can_VM call_VVI it_PPH1 that_DD1 ._. "_" 
Olunda_NN1 was_VBDZ shredding_VVG chicken_NN1 breasts_NN2 for_IF the_AT chalupas_NN2 ,_, grunting_VVG as_CSA she_PPHS1 worked_VVD ,_, settling_VVG an_AT1 old_JJ grudge_NN1 with_IW those_DD2 hens_NN2 ._. 
Candelaria_NP1 said_VVD once_RR she_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II the_AT selora_NN1 's_GE apartment_NN1 and_CC found_VVD a_AT1 sheet_NN1 of_IO metal_NN1 covered_VVN with_IW blood_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD cut_VVN herself_PPX1 while_CS setting_VVG it_PPH1 up_RP on_II the_AT easel_NN1 ,_, or_CC else_RR murdered_VVN someone_PN1 ._. 
Probably_RR her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, considering_VVG ._. 
But_CCB then_RT the_AT mistress_NN1 sat_VVD down_RP with_IW her_APPGE red_JJ pigments_NN2 ,_, whistling_VVG ,_, and_CC happily_RR applied_VVD more_DAR blood_NN1 on_II the_AT picture_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Enough_DD gossip_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Olunda_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ clearly_RR jealous_JJ not_XX to_TO have_VHI seen_VVN this_DD1 sight_NN1 herself_PPX1 ._. 
"_" Candi_NP1 ,_, you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO peel_VVI every_AT1 tomato_NN1 in_II that_DD1 bucket_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY ,_, Odd_JJ Egg_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO see_VVI you_PPY chopping_VVG onions_NN2 until_CS tears_NN2 come_VV0 out_II21 of_II22 your_APPGE ass_NN1 ._. "_" 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ two_MC in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 ,_, and_CC bright_JJ as_CSA day_NNT1 outside_RL ._. 
The_AT paved_JJ street_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 watery_JJ shine_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT trees_NN2 lined_VVN up_RP along_II both_DB2 banks_NN2 like_II the_AT canals_NN2 of_IO Xochimilco_NP1 ._. 
The_AT moon_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX quite_RG full_JJ :_: perfect_JJ down_II the_AT left_JJ side_NN1 but_CCB a_RR21 little_RR22 ragged_VVN on_II the_AT right_NN1 ,_, so_RR waning_VVG ._. 
C_NP1 for_IF Cristo_NP1 means_VVZ it_PPH1 is_VBZ dying_VVG away_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX sleep_VVI tonight_RT so_RR sat_VVD up_RP to_TO meet_VVI our_APPGE birthday_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 must_VM have_VHI fallen_VVN into_II a_AT1 dream_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ,_, because_CS you_PPY were_VBDR here_RL in_II my_APPGE room_NN1 just_RR now_RT ,_, in_II your_APPGE wheelchair_NN1 ,_, your_APPGE hair_NN1 all_DB done_VDN up_II ._. 
Working_VVG at_II an_AT1 easel_NN1 with_IW your_APPGE back_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" Frida_NP1 ,_, look_VV0 ,_, the_AT streets_NN2 have_VH0 turned_VVN to_II rivers_NN2 ._. 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 take_VVI a_AT1 boat_NN1 somewhere_RL ._. "_" 
You_PPY turned_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 with_IW empty_JJ eye_NN1 sockets_NN2 and_CC said_VVD ,_, "_" You_PPY go_VV0 on_RP ,_, Soli_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO stay_VVI ._. "_" 
The_AT radio_NN1 news_NN1 may_VM have_VHI put_VVN me_PPIO1 off_RP sleep_NN1 ._. 
Stalin_NP1 's_GE blockade_NN1 of_IO Berlin_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 horror_NN1 ,_, and_CC not_XX so_RG difficult_JJ for_IF us_PPIO2 to_TO imagine_VVI here_RL ._. 
Asheville_NP1 is_VBZ also_RR under_II siege_NN1 ,_, quarantined_VVN because_II21 of_II22 the_AT polio_NN1 ._. 
Today_RT I_PPIS1 walked_VVD downtown_RL to_TO put_VVI Mrs._NNB Brown_NP1 's_GE wage_NN1 in_II the_AT bank_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 saw_VVD not_XX one_MC1 other_JJ living_JJ soul_NN1 on_II the_AT way_NN1 ._. 
The_AT school_NN1 playgrounds_NN2 ,_, empty_JJ ._. 
The_AT luncheonettes_NN2 dark_NN1 ,_, their_APPGE counters_NN2 attended_VVN by_II lines_NN2 of_IO empty_JJ chrome_NN1 stools_NN2 ._. 
The_AT city_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 graveyard_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE only_JJ compatriots_NN2 today_RT were_VBDR the_AT plaster_NN1 models_NN2 in_II the_AT store_NN1 windows_NN2 ,_, with_IW their_APPGE smug_JJ blind_JJ eyes_NN2 and_CC smart_JJ attire_NN1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, the_AT bank_NN1 was_VBDZ closed_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM imagine_VVI you_PPY here_RL ,_, Frida_NP1 ,_, limp-skipping_NN1 through_II the_AT streets_NN2 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 laugh_NN1 at_II all_DB this_DD1 fear_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 already_RR had_VHN the_AT polio_NN1 ,_, you_PPY have_VH0 your_APPGE leg_NN1 to_TO show_VVI for_IF it_PPH1 ,_, your_APPGE billowing_JJ woe_NN1 and_CC passion_NN1 that_CST ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI chased_VVN indoors_RL for_IF anything_PN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 gift_NN1 to_TO survive_VVI death_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 puts_VVZ us_PPIO2 outside_II the_AT fray_NN1 ._. 
How_RGQ strange_JJ ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 include_VV0 myself_PPX1 ,_, I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 now_RT what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ._. 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ my_APPGE childhood_NN1 disease_NN1 ?_? 
Love_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ susceptible_JJ to_II contracting_VVG great_JJ love_NN1 ,_, suffering_VVG the_AT chills_NN2 and_CC delirium_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 pox_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 seems_VVZ I_PPIS1 am_VBM safe_JJ now_RT ,_, unlikely_JJ to_TO contract_VVI it_PPH1 again_RT ._. 
The_AT advantages_NN2 of_IO immunity_NN1 are_VBR plain_JJ ._. 
People_NN contort_VV0 themselves_PPX2 around_II the_AT terror_NN1 of_IO being_VBG alone_JJ ,_, making_VVG any_DD compromise_NN1 against_II that_DD1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ freedom_NN1 to_TO give_VVI up_RP on_II love_NN1 ,_, and_CC get_VVI on_RP with_IW everything_PN1 else_RR ._. 
Mainly_RR this_DD1 summer_NNT1 my_APPGE everything-else_RR is_VBZ the_AT new_JJ book_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI serious_JJ ,_, Frida_NP1 ,_, and_CC worthy_JJ ._. 
But_CCB at_II any_DD rate_NN1 finished_VVD soon_RR ,_, in_II autumn_NNT1 I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 ._. 
