Childcare_NN1 The_AT cold_NN1 came_VVD late_RR that_DD1 fall_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT songbirds_NN2 were_VBDR caught_VVN off_RR21 guard_RR22 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 the_AT snow_NN1 and_CC wind_NN1 began_VVD in_II earnest_JJ ,_, too_RG many_DA2 had_VHD been_VBN suckered_VVN into_II staying_VVG ,_, and_CC instead_II21 of_II22 flying_VVG south_ND1 ,_, instead_CS21 of_CS22 already_RR having_VHG flown_VVN south_ND1 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR huddled_VVN in_II people_NN 's_GE yards_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE feathers_NN2 puffed_VVD for_IF some_DD modicum_NN1 of_IO warmth_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG for_IF a_AT1 babysitting_NN1 job_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 student_NN1 and_CC needed_VVD money_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 would_VM walk_VVI from_II interview_NN1 to_II interview_NN1 in_II these_DD2 attractive_JJ but_CCB wintry_JJ neighborhoods_NN2 ,_, past_II the_AT eerie_JJ multitudes_NN2 of_IO robins_NN2 pecking_VVG at_II the_AT frozen_JJ ground_NN1 ,_, dun_NN1 gray_NN1 and_CC stricken_JJ --_NN1 though_CS what_DDQ bird_NN1 in_II the_AT best_JJT of_IO circumstances_NN2 does_VDZ not_XX look_VVI a_RR21 little_RR22 stricken_JJ --_NN1 until_CS at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, late_RR in_II my_APPGE search_NN1 ,_, at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 week_NNT1 ,_, startlingly_RR ,_, the_AT birds_NN2 had_VHD disappeared_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX want_VVI to_TO think_VVI about_II what_DDQ had_VHD happened_VVN to_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Or_CC ,_, rather_RR ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ an_AT1 expression_NN1 --_NN1 of_IO politeness_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 false_JJ promise_NN1 of_IO delicacy_NN1 --_NN1 for_IF in_II fact_NN1 I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD about_II them_PPHO2 all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 :_: imagining_VVG them_PPHO2 dead_JJ ,_, in_II stunning_JJ heaps_NN2 in_II some_DD killing_NN1 cornfield_NN1 outside_II21 of_II22 town_NN1 ,_, or_CC dropped_VVN from_II the_AT sky_NN1 in_II twos_MC2 and_CC threes_MC2 for_IF miles_NNU2 down_RP along_II the_AT Illinois_NP1 state_NN1 line_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG in_II December_NPM1 for_IF work_NN1 that_CST would_VM begin_VVI in_II January_NPM1 ,_, at_II the_AT start_NN1 of_IO the_AT spring_NN1 term_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD finished_VVN my_APPGE exams_NN2 and_CC was_VBDZ answering_JJ ads_NN2 from_II the_AT student_NN1 job_NN1 board_NN1 ,_, ones_NN2 for_IF "_" childcare_NN1 provider_NN1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 liked_VVD children_NN2 --_NN1 I_PPIS1 did_VDD !_! --_JJ or_CC ,_, rather_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 liked_VVD them_PPHO2 O.K._RR They_PPHS2 were_VBDR sometimes_RT interesting_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 admired_VVD their_APPGE stamina_NN1 and_CC candor_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ good_JJ with_IW them_PPHO2 ,_, in_CS21 that_CS22 I_PPIS1 could_VM make_VVI funny_JJ faces_NN2 at_II the_AT babies_NN2 and_CC teach_VV0 the_AT older_JJR children_NN2 card_NN1 tricks_VVZ while_CS speaking_VVG in_II the_AT theatrically_RR sarcastic_JJ tones_NN2 that_CST disarmed_VVD and_CC enthralled_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX especially_RR skilled_JJ at_II minding_VVG children_NN2 for_IF long_JJ spells_NN2 ;_; I_PPIS1 grew_VVD bored_JJ ,_, perhaps_RR like_II my_APPGE own_DA mother_NN1 ._. 
After_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD spent_VVN too_RG much_DA1 time_NNT1 playing_VVG their_APPGE games_NN2 ,_, my_APPGE mind_NN1 grew_VVD peckish_JJ and_CC longed_VVD to_TO lose_VVI itself_PPX1 in_II some_DD book_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD in_II my_APPGE backpack_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ever_RR hopeful_JJ of_IO early_JJ bedtimes_NNT2 and_CC long_JJ naps_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD come_VVN from_II Dellacrosse_NP1 Central_JJ ,_, from_II a_AT1 small_JJ farm_NN1 on_II the_AT old_JJ Perryville_NP1 Road_NNL1 ,_, to_II this_DD1 university_NN1 town_NN1 of_IO Troy_NP1 ,_, "_" the_AT Athens_NP1 of_IO the_AT Midwest_NP1 ,_, "_" as_CS21 if_CS22 from_II a_AT1 cave_NN1 --_NN1 like_II the_AT priest-child_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Colombian_JJ tribe_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VM read_VVI about_RP in_II Anthropology_NN1 203_MC ,_, a_AT1 boy_NN1 made_VVD mystical_JJ by_II being_VBG kept_VVN in_II the_AT dark_NN1 for_IF the_AT bulk_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE childhood_NN1 and_CC allowed_VVD only_JJ stories_NN2 --_NN1 no_AT experience_NN1 --_NN1 of_IO the_AT outside_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
Once_RR brought_VVN out_RP into_II light_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 perpetual_JJ ,_, holy_JJ condition_NN1 of_IO bedazzlement_NN1 and_CC wonder_VV0 ;_; no_AT story_NN1 could_VM ever_RR equal_VVI the_AT thing_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
And_CC so_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 had_VHD really_RR prepared_VVN me_PPIO1 ._. 
Not_XX the_AT college_NN1 piggy_NN1 bank_NN1 in_II the_AT dining_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, the_AT savings_NN2 bonds_NN2 from_II my_APPGE grandparents_NN2 ,_, or_CC the_AT used_JJ set_NN1 of_IO World_NN1 Book_NN1 encyclopedias_NN2 ,_, with_IW their_APPGE beautiful_JJ color_NN1 charts_NN2 of_IO international_JJ wheat_NN1 production_NN1 and_CC photographs_NN2 of_IO Presidential_JJ birthplaces_NN2 ._. 
The_AT flat_NN1 ,_, green_JJ world_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE parents_NN2 '_GE hogless_JJ ,_, horseless_JJ farm_NN1 --_NN1 its_APPGE dullness_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE flies_NN2 ,_, its_APPGE quiet_JJ ripped_JJ open_JJ daily_RR by_II the_AT fumes_NN2 and_CC whining_NN1 of_IO machinery_NN1 --_NN1 twisted_VVD away_RL and_CC left_VVD me_PPIO1 with_IW a_AT1 brilliant_JJ city_NN1 life_NN1 of_IO books_NN2 and_CC films_NN2 and_CC witty_JJ friends_NN2 ._. 
Someone_PN1 had_VHD turned_VVN on_II the_AT lights_NN2 ._. 
Someone_PN1 had_VHD led_VVN me_PPIO1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT cave_NN1 of_IO Perryville_NP1 Road_NNL1 ._. 
My_APPGE brain_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II fire_NN1 with_IW Chaucer_NP1 ,_, Sylvia_NP1 Plath_NP1 ,_, Simone_NP1 de_NP1 Beauvoir_NP1 ._. 
Twice_RR a_AT1 week_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 young_JJ professor_NN1 named_VVD Thad_NP1 ,_, dressed_VVN in_II jeans_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 tie_NN1 ,_, stood_VVD before_II a_AT1 lecture_NN1 hall_NN1 of_IO stunned_JJ farm_NN1 kids_NN2 like_II me_PPIO1 and_CC spoke_VVD thrillingly_RR of_IO Henry_NP1 James_NP1 's_GE masturbation_NN1 of_IO the_AT comma_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ riveted_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD never_RR before_RT seen_VVN a_AT1 man_NN1 wear_VVI jeans_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 tie_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Colombian_JJ cave_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, had_VHD produced_VVN a_AT1 mystic_NN1 ;_; my_APPGE childhood_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, had_VHD produced_VVN only_JJ me_PPIO1 ._. 
In_II the_AT corridors_NN2 ,_, students_NN2 argued_VVN over_II Bach_NP1 ,_, Beck_NP1 ,_, Balkanization_NN1 ,_, bacterial_JJ warfare_NN1 ._. 
Out-of-state_JJ kids_NN2 said_VVD things_NN2 to_II me_PPIO1 like_II "_" You_PPY 're_VBR from_II the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
Is_VBZ it_PPH1 true_JJ that_CST if_CS you_PPY eat_VV0 a_AT1 bear_NN1 's_GE liver_NN1 you_PPY 'll_VM die_VVI ?_? "_" 
They_PPHS2 asked_VVD ,_, "_" Ever_RR know_VV0 someone_PN1 who_PNQS did_VDD you-know-what_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 cow_NN1 ?_? "_" 
Or_CC "_" Is_VBZ it_PPH1 an_AT1 actual_JJ fact_NN1 that_CST pigs_NN2 wo_VM n't_XX eat_VVI bananas_NN2 ?_? "_" 
What_DDQ I_PPIS1 did_VDD know_VVI was_VBDZ that_CST a_AT1 goat_NN1 would_VM not_XX really_RR eat_VVI a_AT1 tin_NN1 can_VM :_: it_PPH1 just_RR liked_VVN to_TO lick_VVI the_AT paste_NN1 on_II the_AT label_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB no_PN121 one_PN122 ever_RR asked_VVD me_PPIO1 about_II that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 fumbled_VVD in_II my_APPGE bag_NN1 again_RT for_IF my_APPGE resume_NN1 ,_, and_CC found_VVD it_PPH1 folded_JJ and_CC bent_VVN but_CCB handed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II Sarah_NP1 anyway_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 spoke_VVD ._. 
"_" My_APPGE father_NN1 supplied_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 of_IO the_AT restaurants_NN2 around_RP here_RL ._. 
A_AT1 few_DA2 years_NNT2 back_RP it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ._. "_" 
Sarah_NP1 Brink_NN1 looked_VVN at_II my_APPGE resume_NN1 ._. 
"_" Are_VBR you_PPY related_VVN to_II Bo_NP1 Keltjin_NP1 --_JJ Keltjin_NN1 potatoes_NN2 ?_? "_" 
It_PPH1 startled_VVD me_PPIO1 to_TO hear_VVI my_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE potatoes_NN2 --_JJ Kennebecs_NP2 ,_, Norlands_NP2 ,_, Pontiacs_NP2 ,_, Yukon_NP1 golds_NN2 ,_, some_DD the_AT size_NN1 of_IO marbles_NN2 ,_, some_DD grapefruits_NN2 ,_, depending_II21 on_II22 drought_NN1 and_CC digging_JJ times_NNT2 and_CC what_DDQ the_AT beetles_NN2 were_VBDR up_II21 to_II22 --_NN1 summed_VVD up_RP and_CC referred_VVN to_II that_DD1 way_NN1 right_NN1 here_RL in_II her_APPGE living_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ my_APPGE dad_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Why_RRQ ,_, I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 your_APPGE father_NN1 very_RG well_RR ._. 
His_APPGE Klamath_NN1 pearls_NN2 were_VBDR famous_JJ ._. 
Also_RR the_AT yellow_JJ fingerlings_NN2 ._. 
And_CC his_APPGE purple_JJ Peruvians_NN2 and_CC Rose_NN1 Finns_NN2 were_VBDR the_AT first_MD to_TO be_VBI sold_VVN in_II those_DD2 little_RR netted_VVD berry_NN1 pints_NNU2 ,_, like_II jewels_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM rush_VVI out_RP to_II the_AT farmers_NN2 '_GE market_NN1 at_II 6_MC A.M._RA to_TO get_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
Come_VV0 April_NPM1 ,_, I_PPIS1 should_VM put_VVI those_DD2 back_RP on_II the_AT menu_NN1 ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG dreamy_JJ ._. 
Still_RR ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ nice_JJ to_TO hear_VVI my_APPGE father_NN1 spoken_VVN well_RR of_IO ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX really_RR respected_VVN as_II a_AT1 farmer_NN1 back_RP home_RL :_: he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 hobbyist_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 truck_NN1 farmer_NN1 ,_, with_IW no_AT real_JJ acreage_NN1 ,_, just_RR some_DD ducks_NN2 (_( that_CST every_AT1 fall_NN1 raped_VVN one_PPX121 another_PPX122 in_II a_AT1 brutal_JJ fashion_NN1 we_PPIS2 never_RR got_VVN used_JJ to_II )_) ,_, a_AT1 dog_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 tractor_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Web_NN1 site_NN1 (_( a_AT1 Web_NN1 site_NN1 ,_, for_IF Christ_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 !_! )_) ,_, and_CC two_MC decorative_JJ ,_, brockle-headed_JJ cows_NN2 of_IO dubious_JJ dairiness_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 had_VHD also_RR once_RR had_VHN an_AT1 ebullient_JJ pig_NN1 named_VVD Helen_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS would_VM come_VVI when_RRQ you_PPY called_VVD her_APPGE name_NN1 and_CC smiled_VVD like_II a_AT1 dolphin_NN1 when_RRQ you_PPY spoke_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT we_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI her_PPHO1 for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 ,_, and_CC one_MC1 morning_NNT1 over_II bacon_NN1 and_CC eggs_NN2 my_APPGE brother_NN1 said_VVD ,_, "_" Is_VBZ this_DD1 Helen_NP1 ?_? "_" and_CC I_PPIS1 dropped_VVD my_APPGE fork_NN1 and_CC said_VVD ,_, "_" This_DD1 is_VBZ Helen_NP1 ?_? 
Is_VBZ this_DD1 Helen_NP1 ?_? !_! "_" 
The_AT next_MD pig_NN1 we_PPIS2 got_VVD we_PPIS2 never_RR met_VVN ,_, and_CC its_APPGE name_NN1 was_VBDZ No_UH ._. 
WK3746_FO ._. 
"_" Yeah_UH ,_, his_APPGE potatoes_NN2 have_VH0 a_AT1 rep_NN1 --_NN1 at_RR21 least_RR22 in_II certain_JJ places_NN2 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 hastened_VVD to_TO add_VVI ._. 
"_" Even_RR my_APPGE mother_NN1 admires_VVZ them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO please_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO call_VVI them_PPHO2 pommes_NN2 de_FW terre_FW de_FW l'air_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ funny_JJ ,_, "_" Sarah_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 feared_VVD that_CST Sarah_NP1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 women_NN2 who_PNQS ,_, instead_II21 of_II22 laughing_VVG ,_, said_VVD ,_, "_" That_DD1 's_VBZ funny_JJ ,_, "_" or_CC ,_, instead_II21 of_II22 smiling_VVG ,_, said_VVD ,_, "_" That_DD1 's_VBZ interesting_JJ ,_, "_" or_CC instead_II21 of_II22 saying_VVG ,_, "_" You_PPY are_VBR a_AT1 stupid_JJ blithering_JJ idiot_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD ,_, "_" Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_RR21 little_RR22 more_RGR complicated_JJ than_CSN that_DD1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 never_RR knew_VVD what_DDQ to_TO do_VDI around_II such_DA people_NN ,_, especially_RR the_AT ones_NN2 who_PNQS ,_, after_CS you_PPY spoke_VVD ,_, liked_VVD to_TO say_VVI ,_, enigmatically_RR ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ._. "_" 
Usually_RR I_PPIS1 just_RR went_VVD mute_JJ ._. 
"_" Potatoes_NN2 are_VBR grown_VVN from_II the_AT eyes_NN2 of_IO other_JJ potatoes_NN2 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, apropos_RR of_IO God_NP1 knows_VVZ what_DDQ ._. 
"_" Yes_UH ._. "_" 
Sarah_NP1 looked_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 searchingly_RR ._. 
"_" Your_APPGE father_NN1 seemed_VVD like_II a_AT1 nice_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
How_RGQ old_JJ is_VBZ he_PPHS1 now_RT ?_? "_" 
"_" Forty-five_MC ._. "_" 
"_" Forty-five_MC !_! 
Why_RRQ ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM forty-five_MC ._. 
That_DD1 means_VVZ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM old_JJ enough_RR to_TO be_VBI your_APPGE ..._... "_" 
She_PPHS1 took_VVD a_AT1 breath_NN1 ,_, still_RR processing_VVG her_APPGE own_DA amazement_NN1 ._. 
"_" To_TO be_VBI my_APPGE dad_NN1 ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
Sarah_NP1 Brink_NN1 laughed_VVD ,_, a_AT1 quasi-laugh_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 socially_RR constructed_VVN laugh_VV0 --_NN1 a_AT1 collection_NN1 of_IO predetermined_JJ notes_NN2 ,_, like_II the_AT chimes_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 doorbell_NN1 ._. 
"_" So_RR here_RL 's_VBZ the_AT job_NN1 description_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD when_RRQ the_AT laugh_NN1 was_VBDZ through_RP ._. 
Walking_VVG home_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO remember_VVI everything_PN1 that_CST Sarah_NP1 Brink_NN1 had_VHD said_VVN to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 mile_NNU1 back_RP to_II my_APPGE apartment_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 replayed_VVD long_JJ snippets_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE voice_NN1 ,_, though_CS the_AT cold_JJ air_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT sort_NN1 that_CST bullied_VVD a_AT1 walker_NN1 into_II mental_JJ muteness_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ an_AT1 incredibly_RR important_JJ position_NN1 for_IF us_PPIO2 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 we_PPIS2 are_VBR hiring_VVG at_II the_AT last_MD minute_NNT1 ._. 
If_CS we_PPIS2 hire_VV0 you_PPY ,_, we_PPIS2 would_VM like_VVI you_PPY to_TO be_VBI there_RL with_IW us_PPIO2 for_IF everything_PN1 ,_, from_II the_AT very_RG first_MD day_NNT1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 would_VM like_VVI you_PPY to_TO feel_VVI like_II part_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE family_NN1 ,_, since_CS ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, you_PPY will_VM be_VBI part_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY 're_VBR welcome_JJ ,_, "_" Amber_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
When_CS we_PPIS2 all_DB walked_VVD out_RP to_II the_AT parking_NN1 lot_NN1 ,_, the_AT probation_NN1 officer_NN1 followed_VVD ._. 
An_AT1 American_JJ flag_NN1 was_VBDZ flapping_VVG noisily_RR next_II21 to_II22 the_AT Perkins_NP1 sign_NN1 ;_; the_AT air_NN1 was_VBDZ picking_VVG up_RP wind_NN1 and_CC snow_NN1 ._. 
The_AT probation_NN1 officer_NN1 walked_VVD to_II his_APPGE car_NN1 and_CC got_VVD in_RP but_CCB did_VDD not_XX start_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Amber_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 was_VBDZ completely_RR lit_VVN up_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 saw_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fantastically_RR in_II love_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX concentrating_VVG on_II any_DD of_IO us_PPIO2 ,_, and_CC something_PN1 about_II this_DD1 provoked_VVD Sarah_NP1 ._. 
"_" Well_RR ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, studying_VVG Amber_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 artificial_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
"_" Yes_UH ,_, well_RR ,_, "_" Amber_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, then_RT ,_, "_" Letitia_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Can_VM I_PPIS1 give_VVI you_PPY some_DD advice_NN1 ,_, Amber_NN1 ?_? "_" 
Sarah_NP1 asked_VVD ,_, standing_VVG there_RL ,_, as_CSA Letitia_NP1 clutched_VVD Amber_JJ even_RR tighter_JJR ._. 
The_AT windbreakered_JJ parole_NN1 officer_NN1 gave_VVD a_AT1 wave_NN1 and_CC drove_VVD off_RP ._. 
"_" What_DDQ ?_? "_" 
Amber_NN1 said_VVD to_II Sarah_NP1 ,_, but_CCB to_II me_PPIO1 she_PPHS1 smiled_VVD and_CC said_VVD ,_, "_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ definitely_RR following_VVG me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
"_" When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ your_APPGE age_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD some_DD rebellious_JJ ideas_NN2 ,_, "_" Sarah_NP1 continued_VVD her_APPGE unsolicited_JJ advice_NN1 to_II Amber_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 got_VVD in_II trouble_NN1 now_RT and_CC again_RT ,_, here_RL and_CC there_RL ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 realized_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ because_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG things_NN2 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX any_DD good_JJ at_II ._. 
Look_VV0 at_II this_DD1 ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 tapped_VVD Amber_NN1 's_GE electronic_JJ bracelet_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 gloved_JJ index_NN1 finger_NN1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY 're_VBR eighteen_MC ._. 
Do_VD0 n't_XX sell_VVI drugs_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR no_AT good_JJ at_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Do_VD0 something_PN1 you_PPY 're_VBR good_JJ at_II ._. "_" 
Sarah_NP1 meant_VVD this_DD1 tough-love_JJ speech_NN1 compassionately_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI ,_, but_CCB Amber_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 flushed_VVN with_IW insult_NN1 ,_, then_RT hardened_VVD ._. 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM trying_VVG to_TO do_VDI ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD indignantly_RR ,_, and_CC tore_VVD herself_PPX1 from_II Letitia_NP1 's_GE grip_NN1 ,_, walked_VVD over_RP to_II what_DDQ was_VBDZ apparently_RR Letitia_NP1 's_GE car_NN1 ,_, and_CC got_VVD in_RP on_II the_AT passenger_NN1 side_NN1 ._. 
"_" Yeah_UH ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD dopily_RR ._. 
"_" You_PPY may_VM be_VBI too_RG young_JJ to_TO know_VVI this_DD1 yet_RR ,_, but_CCB eventually_RR you_PPY will_VM look_VVI around_RP and_CC notice_VVI :_: Nazis_NN2 always_RR have_VH0 the_AT last_MD laugh_NN1 ._. "_" 
Then_RT we_PPIS2 were_VBDR wordless_JJ through_II the_AT towns_NN2 of_IO Terre_NP1 Noire_NP1 and_CC Fond_NP1 du_FW Marais_NP1 ,_, places_NN2 named_VVD both_RR whimsically_RR and_CC fearfully_RR by_II French_JJ fur_NN1 traders_NN2 ,_, before_CS the_AT subsequent_JJ flattened_JJ pronunciations_NN2 by_II Scandinavian_JJ farmers_NN2 made_VVD the_AT names_NN2 even_RR more_RGR absurd_JJ :_: "_" Turn_VV0 Ore_NN1 "_" and_CC "_" Fondu_NP1 Morass_NP1 ._. "_" 
"_" You_PPY 'll_VM find_VVI I_PPIS1 say_VV0 about_RG eighty-nine_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 of_IO what_DDQ 's_VBZ on_II my_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, "_" Sarah_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" For_IF the_AT other_JJ eleven_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 use_VV0 a_AT1 sauna_NN1 ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 put_VVD a_AT1 CD_NN1 in_II the_AT car_NN1 player_NN1 ._. 
"_" Bach_NP1 's_GE first_MD French_JJ suite_NN1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? "_" 
After_CS some_DD clicking_NN1 and_CC static_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 began_VVD ,_, stately_JJ and_CC sad_JJ ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 so_RR ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, not_XX sure_JJ at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
My_APPGE friends_NN2 had_VHD already_RR begun_VVN to_TO lie_VVI ,_, to_TO bluff_VVI a_AT1 sophistication_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 felt_VVD they_PPHS2 would_VM authentically_RR possess_VVI by_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT ten-second_MD bluff_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX only_RR less_RGR inclined_JJ this_DD1 way_NN1 but_CCB less_RGR skilled_JJ ._. 
"_" Maybe_RR not_XX ,_, though_CS ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 added_VVD ._. 
Then_RT ,_, "_" Wait_VV0 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ ringing_VVG a_AT1 bell_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Oh_UH ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT most_RGT beautiful_JJ thing_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Especially_RR with_IW this_DD1 pianist_NN1 ._. "_" 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ someone_PN1 humming_VVG along_II21 with_II22 the_AT light_JJ dirge_NN1 of_IO the_AT Bach_NP1 ._. 
Later_RRR ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM own_VVI every_AT1 loopy_JJ Glenn_NP1 Gould_NP1 recording_VVG available_JJ ,_, but_CCB there_RL in_II the_AT car_NN1 with_IW Sarah_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 'd_VM ever_RR heard_VVN him_PPHO1 play_NN1 ._. 
The_AT piece_NN1 was_VBDZ like_II an_AT1 elegant_JJ interrogation_NN1 made_VVN of_IO tangled_JJ yarn_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 query_NN1 from_II a_AT1 well-dressed_JJ man_NN1 in_II a_AT1 casket_NN1 ,_, not_XX yet_RR dead_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 proceeded_VVD slowly_RR ,_, like_II a_AT1 careful_JJ equation_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT not_XX :_: if_CS x_ZZ1 equals_VVZ y_ZZ1 ,_, if_CS major_JJ equals_NN2 minor_JJ ,_, if_CS death_NN1 equals_VVZ part_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 and_CC life_NN1 part_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 ,_, then_RT what_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT sum_NN1 of_IO the_AT infinite_JJ notes_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 one_MC1 phrase_NN1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 asked_VVD ,_, answered_VVD ,_, re-asked_VVD ,_, its_APPGE moody_JJ asking_VVG a_AT1 refinement_NN1 of_IO reluctance_NN1 or_CC dislike_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD never_RR heard_VVN a_AT1 melody_NN1 quite_RR like_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Outside_II my_APPGE house_NN1 ,_, Sarah_NP1 put_VVD the_AT car_NN1 in_II park_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 patted_VVD me_PPIO1 on_II the_AT shoulder_NN1 ,_, then_RT let_VV0 her_APPGE hand_NN1 run_VVI down_RP my_APPGE coat_NN1 sleeve_NN1 ._. 
"_" Thanks_NN2 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Phone_VV0 me_PPIO1 when_CS you_PPY get_VV0 back_RP into_II town_NN1 after_II Christmas_NNT1 ._. "_" 
Her_APPGE face_NN1 looked_VVD fantastically_RR sad_JJ ._. 
"_" O.K._RR ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Sounds_VVZ good_JJ ._. "_" 
Sounds_VVZ good_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT Midwestern_JJ girl_NN1 's_GE reply_NN1 to_II everything_PN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 appeared_VVD to_TO clinch_VVI a_AT1 deal_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ somewhat_RR the_AT same_DA as_CSA the_AT more_RGR soldierly_JJ Good_JJ to_TO go_VVI ,_, except_CS21 that_CS22 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ promiseless_JJ --_JJ mere_JJ affirmative_JJ description_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 got_VVD you_PPY away_RL ,_, out_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
