A_AT1 Kiss_NN1 of_IO Adventure_NN1 "_" What_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT treasure_NN1 of_IO Timbuktu_NP1 ?_? "_" 
Tillie_NP1 asked_VVD as_II the_AT purple_JJ African_JJ twilight_NN1 gave_VVD way_NN1 to_II an_AT1 onyx_NN1 night_NNT1 ._. 
In_II the_AT secluded_JJ clearing_NN1 she_PPHS1 could_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 hear_VVI water_NN1 lapping_VVG the_AT banks_NN2 of_IO the_AT Niger_NP1 River_NNL1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT mosquitoes_NN2 whining_VVG around_RP her_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC the_AT bullfrogs_NN2 croaking_VVG their_APPGE throaty_JJ love_NN1 songs_NN2 told_VVD her_PPHO1 the_AT river_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX far_RR away_RL ._. 
Graeme_NP1 squinted_VVD once_RR21 more_RR22 down_II the_AT dusty_JJ road_NN1 they_PPHS2 had_VHD followed_VVN ;_; then_RT he_PPHS1 leaned_VVD back_RP against_II the_AT fallen_JJ branch_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 giant_JJ baobab_NN1 tree_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 ._. 
Right_RR now_RT that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX important_JJ ._. 
What_DDQ is_VBZ important_JJ is_VBZ that_CST you_PPY understand_VV0 your_APPGE role_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM listening_VVG ._. "_" 
"_" Two_MC hundred_NNO years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, Mungo_NP1 Park_NN1 left_VVD Scotland_NP1 to_TO explore_VVI this_DD1 river_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 vanished_VVD ,_, leaving_VVG only_RR that_DD1 scrap_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 diary_NN1 you_PPY 're_VBR holding_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 meant_VVD by_II writing_VVG about_II a_AT1 tree-planting_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 an_AT1 idea_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX sure_JJ ._. "_" 
Gently_RR rubbing_VVG the_AT aged_JJ ,_, crumbling_JJ paper_NN1 between_II her_APPGE thumb_NN1 and_CC forefinger_NN1 ,_, Tillie_NP1 pondered_VVD the_AT fragile_JJ mystery_NN1 it_PPH1 held_VVD ._. 
"_" Go_VV0 on_RP ._. "_" 
"_" When_CS I_PPIS1 first_MD found_VVD out_RP about_II the_AT journal_NN1 ,_, the_AT Tuareg_NN1 tribe_NN1 had_VHD it_PPH1 ._. 
One_MC1 Targui_NN1 in_RR21 particular_RR22 :_: Ahodu_NP1 Ag_FO Amastane_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT amenoukal_JJ ,_, the_AT chieftain_NN1 ,_, of_IO a_AT1 large_JJ federation_NN1 of_IO Tuareg_NP1 drum_NN1 groups_NN2 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX someone_PN1 to_TO tangle_VVI with_IW ._. 
Ruthless_JJ and_CC bloodthirsty_NN1 are_VBR the_AT best_JJT words_NN2 I_PPIS1 can_VM think_VVI of_IO to_TO describe_VVI the_AT guy_NN1 ._. "_" 
Tillie_NP1 straightened_VVD on_II the_AT fallen_JJ log_NN1 and_CC listened_VVD for_IF any_DD sound_NN1 of_IO pursuit_NN1 ._. 
"_" Our_APPGE friend_NN1 on_II the_AT camel_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" The_AT same_DA ._. "_" 
"_" But_CCB if_CS the_AT document_NN1 was_VBDZ his_PPGE ,_, why_RRQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 let_VVI the_AT little_JJ boy_NN1 give_VVI it_PPH1 to_II me_PPIO1 ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 the_AT boy_NN1 was_VBDZ sent_VVN to_TO find_VVI out_RP whether_CSW you_PPY 're_VBR the_AT tree-planting_JJ woman_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Yes_UH !_! 
That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ he_PPHS1 asked_VVD when_RRQ he_PPHS1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 the_AT amulet_NN1 !_! "_" 
"_" When_CS you_PPY acknowledged_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, the_AT next_MD step_NN1 for_IF the_AT amenoukal_JJ was_VBDZ to_TO abduct_VVI you_PPY from_II Bamako_NP1 ._. "_" 
"_" Why_RRQ ?_? "_" 
"_" Because_II21 of_II22 the_AT curse_NN1 ._. 
For_IF some_DD reason_NN1 the_AT Tuareg_NN1 believe_VV0 the_AT document_NN1 is_VBZ cursed_VVN --_JJ and_CC so_RR is_VBZ the_AT treasure_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 can_VM handle_VVI it_PPH1 but_CCB the_AT tree-planting_JJ woman_NN1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD the_AT paper_NN1 ,_, refolded_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC slipped_VVD it_PPH1 into_II the_AT locket_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 opened_VVD her_APPGE palm_NN1 and_CC set_VV0 the_AT amulet_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Tillie_NP1 felt_VVD the_AT hair_NN1 rise_VVI on_II the_AT nape_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE neck_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE eyes_NN2 lifted_VVD to_TO meet_VVI his_PPGE ._. 
"_" Me_PPIO1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 whispered_VVD ,_, slightly_RR stunned_VVN ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM the_AT tree-planting_JJ woman_NN1 in_II the_AT legend_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Nothing_PN1 happensTillie_NN1 Thornton_NP1 slipped_VVD her_APPGE hands_NN2 into_II the_AT pockets_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE pale_JJ blue_JJ cotton_NN1 skirt_NN1 and_CC frowned_VVD ._. 
"_" You_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, Mama_NN1 Hannah_NP1 ?_? 
My_APPGE life_NN1 here_RL is_VBZ always_RR the_AT same_DA ,_, day_NNT1 after_II day_NNT1 ._. 
What_DDQ am_VBM I_PPIS1 doing_VDG ?_? "_" 
"_" You_PPY are_VBR walking_VVG through_II the_AT market_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 to_TO buy_VVI some_DD fruit_NN and_CC perhaps_RR a_AT1 good_JJ yam_NN1 ._. "_" 
Tillie_NP1 glanced_VVD at_II the_AT elderly_JJ African_JJ woman_NN1 --_NN1 her_APPGE companion_NN1 ,_, caretaker_NN1 ,_, and_CC best_JJT friend_NN1 since_CS her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE death_NN1 so_RG many_DA2 years_NNT2 before_RT ._. 
Never_RR tall_JJ ,_, Hannah_NP1 lately_RR had_VHD taken_VVN on_RP a_AT1 pronounced_JJ stoop_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 were_VBDR always_RR walking_VVG into_II a_AT1 strong_JJ head_NN1 wind_NN1 ._. 
Tillie_NP1 knew_VVD that_CST the_AT old_JJ woman_NN1 had_VHD spent_VVN her_APPGE youth_NN1 carrying_VVG hundred-pound_JJ loads_NN2 of_IO firewood_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST beneath_II her_APPGE bright_JJ yellow_JJ scarf_NN1 Hannah_NP1 's_GE forehead_NN1 bore_VVD the_AT indentation_NN1 of_IO the_AT leather_NN1 strap_NN1 that_CST had_VHD steadied_VVN the_AT burdens_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB Tillie_NP1 suspected_VVD her_APPGE ayah_NN1 's_GE stride_NN1 had_VHD less_RRR to_TO do_VDI with_IW weighty_JJ cargo_NN1 than_CSN with_IW an_AT1 unfaltering_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO purpose_NN1 ._. 
Hannah_NP1 never_RR varied_VVN from_II obeying_VVG the_AT God-given_JJ command_NN1 to_TO look_VVI after_II her_APPGE totos_NN2 ,_, the_AT four_MC Thornton_NP1 children_NN2 placed_VVN in_II her_APPGE charge_NN1 ._. 
Shoulders_NN2 bowed_VVN and_CC neck_NN1 arching_VVG forward_RL ,_, she_PPHS1 strode_VVD Bamako_NP1 's_GE dusty_JJ streets_NN2 with_IW no_AT less_DAR determination_NN1 than_CSN a_AT1 mother_NN1 hen_NN1 with_IW chick_NN1 in_II tow_NN1 ._. 
At_II twenty-five_MC ,_, Tillie_NP1 was_VBDZ certainly_RR no_AT fledgling_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 fact_NN1 that_CST mattered_VVD not_XX at_II all_DB to_II the_AT older_JJR woman_NN1 ._. 
Hannah_NP1 's_GE high_JJ cheekbones_NN2 ,_, ebony_NN1 skin_NN1 ,_, and_CC large_JJ earring_NN1 holes_NN2 testified_VVD to_II her_APPGE Kikuyu_NN1 heritage_NN1 ,_, yet_RR she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ every_AT1 bit_NN1 a_AT1 mother_NN1 to_II the_AT four_MC ivory-skinned_JJ siblings_NN2 she_PPHS1 had_VHD reared_VVN ._. 
Practical_JJ ,_, pedantic_JJ ,_, God-fearing_JJ ,_, and_CC blessed_VVN with_IW a_AT1 wry_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO humor_NN1 ,_, Hannah_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN the_AT serene_JJ eye_NN1 in_II every_AT1 storm_NN1 that_CST had_VHD whipped_VVN across_II the_AT family_NN1 through_II the_AT years_NNT2 ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN many._NNU "_" 'When_NN1 the_AT whirlwind_NN1 passes_NN2 ,_, the_AT wicked_JJ is_VBZ no_AT more_RRR ,_, '_" "_" she_PPHS1 liked_VVD to_TO remind_VVI the_AT children_NN2 ,_, "_" 'but_VV0 the_AT righteous_JJ has_VHZ an_AT1 everlasting_JJ foundation_NN1 ._. '_" "_" 
Solomons_NP proverbs_NN2 were_VBDR nourishment_NN1 to_II Hannah_NP1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 doled_VVD them_PPHO2 out_RP like_II precious_JJ cups_NN2 of_IO water_NN1 to_II the_AT thirsty_JJ ._. 
Looking_VVG over_RP a_AT1 box_NN1 of_IO yams_NN2 in_II the_AT Bamako_NN1 market_NN1 ,_, the_AT old_JJ woman_NN1 squinted_VVD and_CC tilted_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 first_MD one_MC1 way_NN1 and_CC then_RT the_AT other_JJ ._. 
"_" Small_NP1 and_CC mealy_JJ ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 pronounced_VVD ._. 
"_" Come_VV0 ,_, Tillie_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 shall_VM search_VVI until_CS we_PPIS2 find_VV0 better_JJR yams._NNU 'The_NN1 Lord_NN1 will_VM not_XX allow_VVI the_AT righteous_JJ to_II hunger_NN1 ._. '_" "_" 
A_AT1 heady_JJ scent_NN1 ,_, sweet_JJ and_CC overripe_JJ ,_, saturated_VVN the_AT dry_JJ air_NN1 in_II the_AT marketplace_NN1 ._. 
Rows_NN2 of_IO stalls_NN2 displayed_VVD pyramids_NN2 of_IO fruit_NN and_CC vegetables_NN2 ,_, sacks_NN2 of_IO yellow_JJ and_CC white_JJ corn_NN1 ,_, lumps_NN2 of_IO peanut_NN1 paste_NN1 ,_, rocks_NN2 of_IO salt_NN1 ,_, heaps_NN2 of_IO fragrant_JJ herbs_NN2 and_CC spices_NN2 ._. 
Like_II fat_JJ black_JJ raisins_NN2 ,_, flics_NN2 seeking_VVG moisture_NN1 stuck_VVN to_II everything_PN1 ._. 
While_CS children_NN2 played_VVN in_II the_AT folds_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE skirts_NN2 ,_, women_NN2 in_II flowing_JJ dresses_NN2 and_CC heavy_JJ necklaces_NN2 haggled_VVD over_RP prices_NN2 of_IO silver_NN1 filigree_NN1 rings_NN2 ,_, amber_JJ beads_NN2 ,_, carvings_NN2 ,_, woven_JJ blankets_NN2 ,_, and_CC cotton_NN1 fabrics_NN2 printed_VVN in_II bold_JJ patterns_NN2 and_CC brilliant_JJ colors_NN2 ._. 
Their_APPGE good-natured_JJ bartering_NN1 mingled_VVN with_IW the_AT squawks_NN2 of_IO scrawny_JJ chickens_NN2 and_CC the_AT bleating_NN1 of_IO tethered_JJ goats_NN2 ._. 
Unable_JK to_TO put_VVI aside_RL her_APPGE nagging_JJ discontent_NN1 ,_, Tillie_NP1 touched_VVD Hannah_NP1 's_GE arm_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 where_RRQ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVG today_RT ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
How_RRQ could_VM I_PPIS1 not_XX know_VVI ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ always_RR the_AT same_DA ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 I_PPIS1 'll_VM fill_VVI this_DD1 basket_NN1 with_IW bananas_NN2 and_CC coconuts_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 we_PPIS2 'll_VM walk_VVI back_RP to_II the_AT house_NN1 and_CC cook_VVI supper_NN1 ._. 
Tomorrow_RT morning_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI up_RP and_CC drive_VVI out_RP to_II the_AT compound_NN1 to_TO check_VVI on_II my_APPGE neem_NN1 trees_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM talk_VVI to_II my_APPGE gardeners_NN2 ,_, prune_VV0 the_AT trees_NN2 ,_, plant_VV0 the_AT three_MC new_JJ species_NN that_CST were_VBDR flown_VVN in_RP from_II South_ND1 America_NP1 ,_, eat_VV0 my_APPGE lunch_NN1 --_NN1 "_" From_II down_II the_AT row_NN1 of_IO stalls_NN2 a_AT1 swift_JJ dark_JJ movement_NN1 caught_VVD Tillie_NP1 's_GE eye_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 broke_VVD off_RP ._. 
As_CSA she_PPHS1 turned_VVD ,_, the_AT shadow_NN1 darted_VVD behind_II a_AT1 pyramid_NN1 of_IO long_JJ green_JJ plantains_NN2 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ that_DD1 ,_, Hannah_NP1 ?_? "_" 
"_" What_DDQ ,_, toto_NN1 ?_? "_" 
Her_APPGE companion_NN1 glanced_VVD about_II the_AT market_NN1 ,_, then_RT shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
"_" Your_APPGE peace_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN shaken_VVN by_II the_AT disturbance_NN1 last_MD night_NNT1 ._. "_" 
"_" Disturbance_NN1 ?_? 
Someone_PN1 tried_VVD to_TO break_VVI into_II our_APPGE house_NN1 ,_, Mama_NN1 Hannah_NP1 !_! 
If_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX thrown_VVN my_APPGE shoe_NN1 at_II the_AT window_NN1 and_CC scared_VVD him_PPHO1 off_II --_JJ "_" "_" God_NP1 watches_VVZ over_II us_PPIO2 ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? "_" 
The_AT elderly_JJ woman_NN1 smiled_VVD ,_, her_APPGE face_NN1 softening_VVG into_II a_AT1 familiar_JJ grid_NN1 of_IO gentle_JJ lines_NN2 ._. 
"_" The_AT name_NN1 of_IO the_AT Lord_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 strong_JJ tower_NN1 ;_; the_AT righteous_JJ runs_NN2 into_II it_PPH1 and_CC is_VBZ safe_JJ ._. '_" 
Your_APPGE unease_NN1 disturbs_VVZ me_PPIO1 far_RG more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 thief_NN1 at_II the_AT window_NN1 ,_, Tillic_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY always_RR wanted_VVD to_TO help_VVI people_NN ,_, and_CC now_RT you_PPY are_VBR ._. 
Planting_VVG trees_NN2 to_TO hold_VVI back_RP the_AT Sahara_NP1 sands_NN2 and_CC put_VVI food_NN1 in_II the_AT mouths_NN2 of_IO the_AT hungry_JJ is_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ thing_NN1 ._. "_" 
Tillie_NP1 stopped_VVD ,_, her_APPGE basket_NN1 of_IO woven_JJ palm_NN1 leaves_NN2 dangling_VVG against_II her_APPGE skirt_NN1 ._. 
How_RRQ could_VM she_PPHS1 explain_VVI the_AT turmoil_NN1 in_II her_APPGE heart_NN1 ?_? 
At_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, dust_NN1 from_II the_AT dry_JJ street_NN1 settled_VVN onto_II her_APPGE sandals_NN2 and_CC bare_JJ skin_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 sucked_VVD in_II a_AT1 deep_JJ breath_NN1 of_IO arid_JJ ,_, ninety-degree_JJ heat_NN1 and_CC brushed_VVN at_II the_AT flies_NN2 dancing_VVG about_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
Lifting_VVG her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 searched_VVD for_IF a_AT1 way_NN1 to_TO make_VVI Hannah_NP1 understand_VVI ._. 
Above_II her_PPHO1 ,_, two-story_JJ houses_NN2 --_JJ crumbling_NN1 whitewashed_VVD memories_NN2 of_IO Mali_NP1 's_GE long_JJ French_JJ occupation_NN1 --_NN1 blocked_VVD what_DDQ little_DA1 breeze_NN1 might_VM drift_VVI from_II the_AT Niger_NP1 River_NNL1 a_AT1 few_DA2 city_NN1 blocks_NN2 away_RL ._. 
Laundry_NN1 strung_VVN overhead_RL from_II balcony_NN1 to_II balcony_NN1 hung_VVD motionless_JJ in_II the_AT still_JJ afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
"_" Yes_UH ,_, planting_VVG trees_NN2 is_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ thing_NN1 ,_, "_" Tillie_NP1 acknowledged_VVD finally_RR ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX deny_VVI that_DD1 ._. "_" 
Though_CS the_AT capital_NN1 city_NN1 lay_VVD in_II the_AT Sahel_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 zone_NN1 just_RR south_ND1 of_IO the_AT Sahara_NP1 Desert_NN1 with_IW the_AT river_NN1 to_TO provide_VVI fish_NN and_CC irrigate_VVI crops_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 knew_VVD the_AT threat_NN1 of_IO famine_NN1 always_RR hovered_VVD ._. 
The_AT few_DA2 native_JJ kapok_NN1 ,_, baobab_VV0 ,_, and_CC shea_NN1 trees_NN2 that_CST studded_VVD the_AT shimmering_JJ landscape_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO cry_VVI out_RP in_II thirst_NN1 ._. 
"_" But_CCB ,_, Hannah_NP1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP ,_, "_" is_VBZ this_DD1 God_NP1 's_GE choice_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Once_CS you_PPY thought_VVD so_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 how_RRQ your_APPGE eyes_NN2 shone_VVD when_CS you_PPY tore_VVD open_RR the_AT letter_NN1 from_II the_AT Pan-African_JJ Agriculture_NN1 Council_NN1 ._. 
When_CS you_PPY read_VV0 that_CST you_PPY had_VHD been_VBN given_VVN a_AT1 job_NN1 in_II Mali_NP1 ,_, you_PPY cried_VVD ,_, Tillie_NP1 ._. 
Even_RR your_APPGE father_NN1 smiled_VVD at_II your_APPGE happiness_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" And_CC when_CS you_PPY agreed_VVD to_TO come_VVI here_RL with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, everything_PN1 seemed_VVD exactly_RR right_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD prayed_VVN so_RG hard_JJ to_TO find_VVI something_PN1 useful_JJ to_TO do_VDI with_IW my_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 felt_VVD sure_JJ this_DD1 job_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT last_MD piece_NN1 in_II the_AT puzzle_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE plans_NN2 all_DB made_VVD perfect_JJ sense_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Your_APPGE plans_NN2 ?_? 'Many_NN1 are_VBR the_AT plans_NN2 in_II a_AT1 man_NN1 's_GE heart_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT counsel_NN1 of_IO the_AT Lord_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 will_VM stand_VVI ._. "_" '_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD coming_VVG here_RL was_VBDZ God_NP1 's_GE plan_NN1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
What_DDQ could_VM be_VBI more_RGR logical_JJ ?_? "_" 
Tillie_NP1 let_VVD her_APPGE basket_NN1 drop_VVI at_II her_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC held_VVD up_RP her_APPGE left_JJ hand_NN1 to_TO count_VVI in_II the_AT African_JJ way_NN1 Hannah_NP1 had_VHD taught_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 wrapped_VVD her_APPGE little_JJ finger_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 ._. 
"_" First_MD of_IO all_DB ,_, I_PPIS1 grew_VVD up_RP in_II Africa_NP1 ._. 
Even_CS21 though_CS22 Kenya_NP1 is_VBZ on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT continent_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 knew_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM adapt_VVI to_II life_NN1 in_II Mali_NP1 better_RRR than_CSN I_PPIS1 ever_RR did_VDD to_II college_NN1 in_II the_AT States_NP1 "_" She_PPHS1 gripped_VVD her_APPGE ring_NN1 finger_NN1 ._. 
"_" Second_MD ,_, I_PPIS1 speak_VV0 three_MC African_JJ languages_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD sure_JJ I_PPIS1 could_VM learn_VVI another_DD1 ._. "_" 
The_AT middle_JJ finger_NN1 disappeared_VVD ._. 
"_" Third_MD ,_, agroforestry_NN1 is_VBZ my_APPGE passion_NN1 ._. 
Holding_VVG back_RP the_AT desert_NN1 with_IW trees_NN2 to_TO help_VVI people_NN grow_VVI food_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT perfect_JJ vocation_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Then_RT what_DDQ troubles_VVZ you_PPY ?_? "_" 
The_AT elderly_JJ woman_NN1 took_VVD Tillie_NP1 's_GE hand_NN1 and_CC cupped_VVD it_PPH1 inside_II her_APPGE own_DA dark_JJ chocolate_NN1 fingers_NN2 ._. 
"_" You_PPY have_VH0 always_RR been_VBN the_AT surest_JJT of_IO the_AT four_MC totos_NN2 God_NP1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 to_TO bring_VVI up_RP ._. 
You_PPY are_VBR calmer_JJR than_CSN Jessica_NP1 ,_, bolder_JJR than_CSN Fiona_NP1 ,_, and_CC more_RGR faithful_JJ to_II the_AT Lord_NN1 than_CSN Grant_NP1 ._. 
What_DDQ is_VBZ this_DD1 distress_NN1 I_PPIS1 see_VV0 in_II your_APPGE eyes_NN2 ?_? "_" 
Tillie_NP1 picked_VVD up_RP her_APPGE basket_NN1 ._. 
"_" Oh_UH ,_, Hannah_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN here_RL almost_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX touched_VVN a_AT1 single_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX even_RR certain_JJ my_APPGE trees_NN2 will_VM grow_VVI ._. 
PAAC_NP1 wo_VM n't_XX let_VVI me_PPIO1 drive_NN1 up_II north_ND1 to_TO choose_VVI planting_VVG sites_NN2 until_CS I_PPIS1 've_VH0 finished_VVN all_DB my_APPGE experiments_NN2 down_RP here_RL in_II the_AT capital_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 told_VVN them_PPHO2 Bamako_NN1 has_VHZ different_JJ soil_NN1 from_II Timbuktu_NP1 and_CC the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT Niger_NP1 River_NNL1 basin_NN1 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 --_JJ "_" Again_RT ,_, a_AT1 quick_JJ movement_NN1 snared_VVD her_APPGE attention_NN1 ._. 
The_AT shoppers_NN2 in_II the_AT market_NN1 moved_VVD as_RG languidly_RR as_CSA the_AT stifling_JJ air_NN1 ,_, but_CCB someone_PN1 ..._... something_PN1 ..._... did_VDD n't_XX feel_VVI right_RR ._. 
"_" Did_VDD you_PPY see_VVI that_DD1 ?_? "_" 
Tillie_NP1 whispered_VVD ._. 
"_" Over_RP by_II the_AT sandal_NN1 stall_NN1 ._. 
Someone_PN1 's_VBZ following_VVG us_PPIO2 and_CC then_RT hiding_VVG when_RRQ I_PPIS1 look_VV0 up_RP ._. "_" 
Hannah_NP1 touched_VVD a_AT1 yam_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX every_AT1 day_NNT1 a_AT1 white_JJ woman_NN1 with_IW long_JJ golden_JJ hair_NN1 walks_VVZ through_II Bamako_NP1 market_NN1 ._. 
Probably_RR a_AT1 curious_JJ child_NN1 is_VBZ tagging_VVG after_CS you_PPY ._. "_" 
"_" Maybe_RR ._. "_" 
Tillie_NP1 scrutinized_VVD the_AT stall_NN1 a_AT1 moment_NN1 longer_RRR ._. 
"_" Anyway_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX see_VVI how_RRQ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM supposed_JJ to_TO spread_VVI agro-forestry_JJ techniques_NN2 to_II the_AT people_NN of_IO Mali_NP1 unless_CS I_PPIS1 can_VM spend_VVI time_NNT1 with_IW them_PPHO2 ._. 
My_APPGE employees_NN2 have_VH0 taught_VVN me_PPIO1 only_RR a_AT1 smattering_NN1 of_IO the_AT language_NN1 because_CS they_PPHS2 want_VV0 to_TO practice_NN1 their_APPGE English_NN1 all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT there_EX 's_VBZ Arthur_NP1 ...._... "_" 
Her_APPGE voice_NN1 trailed_VVD off_RP ._. 
"_" A_AT1 Christian_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS wants_VVZ to_TO marry_VVI you_PPY ,_, Tillie_NP1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 prayed_VVN about_II Arthur_NP1 Robinson_NP1 until_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM blue_JJ in_II the_AT face_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR ca_VM n't_XX make_VVI up_RP my_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Your_APPGE mind_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX read_VVI God_NP1 's_GE will_NN1 in_II this_DD1 ._. 
What_DDQ does_VDZ he_PPHS1 want_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW my_APPGE life_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ you_PPY to_TO walk_VVI in_II him_PPHO1 one_MC1 day_NNT1 at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. "_" 
"_" Easier_RRR said_VVN than_CSN done_VDN ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 flipped_VVD her_APPGE braid_NN1 over_II her_APPGE shoulder_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 bent_VVD to_TO inspect_VVI a_AT1 stack_NN1 of_IO mangoes_NN2 ._. 
Selecting_VVG one_PN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 held_VVD it_PPH1 up_II21 to_II22 the_AT late_JJ sunlight_NN1 and_CC pressed_VVD her_APPGE thumb_NN1 against_II the_AT flesh_NN1 to_TO see_VVI if_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ firm_JJ ._. 
Hannah_NP1 tugged_VVD on_II the_AT green_JJ leaf-spikes_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 pineapple_NN1 ._. 
Dressed_VVN as_CSA always_RR in_II a_AT1 colorful_JJ cotton_NN1 shift_NN1 and_CC narrow_JJ belt_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 bright_JJ scarf_NN1 covering_VVG her_APPGE hair_NN1 ,_, the_AT old_JJ woman_NN1 seemed_VVD as_RG much_DA1 at_II home_NN1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO Mali_NP1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN in_II Kenya_NP1 ,_, so_RG many_DA2 miles_NNU2 away_RL ._. 
How_RRQ did_VDD she_PPHS1 do_VDI it_PPH1 ?_? 
Where_RRQ did_VDD that_DD1 peace_NN1 come_VVI from_II ?_? 
"_" Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI God_NP1 wants_VVZ me_PPIO1 here_RL planting_VVG trees_NN2 and_CC helping_VVG people_NN ?_? "_" 
Tillie_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 is_VBZ the_AT vine_NN1 and_CC you_PPY are_VBR only_RR a_AT1 branch_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY remain_VV0 in_II him_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 remains_VVZ in_II you_PPY ,_, you_PPY will_VM bear_VVI fruit_NN as_CSA big_JJ and_CC sweet_JJ as_CSA this_DD1 ._. "_" 
Hannah_NP1 held_VVD up_RP an_AT1 enormous_JJ ripe_JJ pineapple_NN1 ._. 
