My_DPS mother_NN1 called_VVD me_PNP at_PRP the_AT0 Boys_NN2 &_NN1 Girls_NN2 Club_NN1 to_TO0 tell_VVI me_DPS Grandpa_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI picking_VVG me_PNP up_AVP ,_PUN which_DTQ he_PNP did_VDD from_PRP time_NN1 to_PRP time_NN1 to_TO0 help_VVI her_PNP out_AVP ._SENT Usually_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP loved_VVD that_DT0 call_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP meant_VVD I_PNP 'd_VM0 get_VVI to_TO0 stop_VVI at_PRP McDonald_NP0 's_POS on_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 home_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP 'd_VM0 let_VVI me_PNP order_VVI my_DPS own_DT0 large_AJ0 value_NN1 meal_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC after_CJS we_PNP scooped_VVD up_AVP our_DPS fast_AJ0 food_NN1 ,_PUN Grandpa_NP0 told_VVD me_PNP my_DPS mother_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 little_AV0 late_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP were_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 hang_VVI out_AVP at_PRP his_DPS house_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP fixed_VVD my_DPS face_NN1 to_TO0 hide_VVI my_DPS disappointment_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI cable_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC instead_AV0 of_PRF Punky_AJ0 Brewster_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'd_VHD most_DT0 likely_AJ0 end_NN1 up_PRP watching_VVG him_PNP ._SENT 
Grandpa_NP0 sat_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ,_PUN sorting_VVG the_AT0 edible_AJ0 parts_NN2 of_PRF an_AT0 almost-dead_AJ0 frog_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS fingers_NN2 bent_VVD and_CJC popped_VVD its_DPS sinewy_AJ0 limbs_NN2 ,_PUN separating_VVG the_AT0 muscle_NN1 from_PRP bone_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 nearly_AV0 departed_AJ0 performed_VVN a_AT0 table_NN1 dance_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD unimpressed_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI anywhere_AV0 else_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 kitchen_NN1 walls_NN2 were_VBD smoker_NN1 's_POS teeth_NN2 ._SENT Age_NN1 and_CJC negligence_NN1 caused_VVD them_PNP to_TO0 sweat_VVI a_AT0 yellow_AJ0 film_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP stared_VVD at_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN doing_VDG my_DPS best_AJS to_TO0 ignore_VVI the_AT0 small_AJ0 splashing_NN1 sound_NN1 coming_VVG from_PRP an_AT0 old_AJ0 white_AJ0 bucket_NN1 next_ORD to_PRP the_AT0 refrigerator_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD caught_VVN a_AT0 catfish_NN0 earlier_AV0 the_AT0 same_DT0 day_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP had_VHD not_XX0 wanted_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI caught_VVN ._SENT My_DPS grandpa_NN1 started_VVD talking_VVG to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 trust_VVI them_PNP boys_NN2 out_AVP there_AV0 ,_PUN little_DT0 girl_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP ai_NN0 n't_XX0 worth_PRP shit_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI shit_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP spat_VVD the_AT0 words_NN2 onto_PRP the_AT0 twitching_AJ0 frog_NN1 's_POS half-open_AJ0 body_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN even_AV0 a_AT0 little_AV0 more_AV0 alive_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI been_VBN certain_AJ0 he_PNP was_VBD speaking_VVG to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP nodded_VVD ._SENT Nodding_VVG was_VBD always_AV0 the_AT0 right_AJ0 answer_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 when_CJS no_AT0 one_PNI asked_VVD you_PNP a_AT0 question_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC especially_AV0 when_CJS you_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 really_AV0 been_VBN listening_VVG ._SENT My_DPS grandpa_NN1 loved_VVD to_TO0 tell_VVI me_DPS stories_NN2 about_PRP his_DPS past_AJ0 exploits_NN2 ,_PUN his_DPS current_AJ0 exploits_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 exploits_NN2 he_PNP planned_VVD on_PRP having_VHG in_PRP the_AT0 future_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 afraid_AJ0 of_PRF him_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC his_DPS wild_AJ0 tales_NN2 made_VVD me_PNP uncomfortable_AJ0 ,_PUN so_AV0 when_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 ,_PUN I_PNP tuned_VVD him_PNP out_AVP ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 allowed_VVN to_TO0 say_VVI that_CJT because_CJS it_PNP might_VM0 hurt_VVI his_DPS feelings_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP was_VBD true_AJ0 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD clear_AJ0 that_CJT he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 really_AV0 know_VVI what_DTQ to_TO0 do_VDI with_PRP children_NN2 or_CJC what_DTQ was_VBD appropriate_AJ0 for_PRP them_PNP to_TO0 watch_VVI ,_PUN see_VVB ,_PUN or_CJC hear_VVB ._SENT How_AVQ would_VM0 he_PNP know_VVI ?_SENT 
Though_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD lived_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 city_NN1 as_PRP his_DPS children_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 had_VHN much_DT0 to_TO0 do_VDI with_PRP the_AT0 upbringing_NN1 of_PRF any_DT0 of_PRF his_DPS four_CRD daughters_NN2 with_PRP my_DPS grandmother_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP think_VVB you_PNP got_VVD it_PNP so_AV0 bad_AJ0 with_PRP your_DPS daddy_NN1 being_VBG away_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ my_DPS mother_NN1 once_AV0 said_VVD to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Your_DPS dad_NN1 wishes_VVZ he_PNP was_VBD around_AVP ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VM0 give_VVI anything_PNI to_TO0 go_VVI back_AVP in_PRP time_NN1 so_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 be_VBI here_AV0 with_PRP his_DPS family_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS dad_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 live_VVI five_CRD miles_NN2 away_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 see_VVI or_CJC speak_VVI to_PRP him_PNP for_PRP weeks_NN2 and_CJC months_NN2 at_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 even_AV0 know_VVI if_CJS he_PNP cared_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ 
My_DPS grandfather_NN1 had_VHD only_AV0 recently_AV0 attempted_VVN to_TO0 become_VVI a_AT0 more_AV0 consistent_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS daughters_NN2 '_POS lives_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP would_VM0 all_AV0 go_VVI out_AVP to_PRP a_AT0 lake_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 family_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC my_DPS grandpa_NN1 would_VM0 teach_VVI all_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP how_AVQ to_TO0 fish_VVI or_CJC catch_VVI frogs_NN2 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 grandkids_NN2 would_VM0 run_VVI off_AVP into_PRP the_AT0 woods_NN2 or_CJC fields_NN2 near_PRP wherever_AVQ we_PNP were_VBD playing_VVG hide-and-seek_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS mother_NN1 and_CJC her_DPS sisters_NN2 would_VM0 stand_VVI around_AVP with_PRP their_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN talking_VVG and_CJC laughing_VVG ._SENT Despite_PRP his_DPS absence_NN1 in_PRP their_DPS childhood_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP all_AV0 seemed_VVD to_TO0 enjoy_VVI his_DPS company_NN1 enough_AV0 now_AV0 ._SENT Even_AV0 my_DPS grandmother_NN1 would_VM0 sometimes_AV0 have_VHI him_PNP over_AVP to_TO0 watch_VVI boxing_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 only_AJ0 person_NN1 she_PNP knew_VVD who_PNQ enjoyed_VVD it_PNP just_AV0 as_CJS much_AV0 as_CJS she_PNP did_VDD ._SENT He_PNP even_AV0 started_VVD to_TO0 have_VHI his_DPS grandkids_NN2 ,_PUN like_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN over_AV0 sometimes_AV0 just_AV0 to_TO0 hang_VVI out_AVP ._SENT We_PNP were_VBD all_DT0 getting_VVG used_VVN to_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
It_PNP never_AV0 occurred_VVD to_PRP Grandpa_NN1 it_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 little_AV0 too_AV0 much_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 kid_NN1 to_TO0 watch_VVI him_PNP cut_VVI up_AVP living_VVG frogs_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC that_CJT I_PNP might_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN too_AV0 young_AJ0 to_TO0 sit_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 couch_NN1 and_CJC watch_VVB From_PRP Dusk_NN1 till_PRP Dawnin_NP0 the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 day_NN1 as_CJS if_CJS it_PNP were_VBD a_AT0 family_NN1 film_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD doing_VDG his_DPS best_AJS ,_PUN what_DTQ he_PNP knew_VVD how_AVQ to_TO0 do_VDI ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD usually_AV0 happy_AJ0 to_TO0 spend_VVI time_NN1 with_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC more_AV0 and_CJC more_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP just_AV0 wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI home_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI with_PRP my_DPS mother_NN1 and_CJC brother_NN1 and_CJC sister_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 watch_VVI TV_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS bedroom_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC read_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC draw_VVB ,_PUN and_CJC be_VBI surrounded_VVN only_AV0 by_PRP things_NN2 I_PNP could_VM0 anticipate_VVI ._SENT Ever_AV0 since_CJS I_PNP learned_VVD my_DPS cousin_NN1 's_POS secret_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 secret_NN1 she_PNP kept_VVD but_CJC had_VHD n't_XX0 chosen_VVN ,_PUN I_PNP lost_VVD something_PNI that_CJT made_VVD me_PNP feel_VVI generally_AV0 okay_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD replaced_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 steady_AJ0 drum_NN1 of_PRF fear_NN1 that_CJT made_VVD my_DPS heart_NN1 race_NN1 and_CJC my_DPS stomach_NN1 drop_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 feeling_NN1 happened_VVD less_AV0 when_CJS I_PNP was_VBD home_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 I_PNP almost_AV0 always_AV0 wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI home_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD desperately_AV0 trying_VVG to_TO0 feel_VVI generally_AV0 okay_AV0 again_AV0 ._SENT 
School_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 safe_AJ0 place_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN until_CJS my_DPS teacher_NN1 suggested_VVD that_CJT my_DPS advanced_AJ0 reading_NN1 level_NN1 required_VVD me_PNP to_TO0 be_VBI moved_VVN into_PRP a_AT0 second_ORD /_PUN third_ORD grade_NN1 split_NN1 classroom_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS new_AJ0 teacher_NN1 seemed_VVD nice_AJ0 enough_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC a_AT0 few_DT0 of_PRF my_DPS classmates_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX0 like_VVI me_PNP almost_AV0 immediately_AV0 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD fine_AJ0 ._SENT Though_CJS I_PNP spent_VVD a_AT0 significant_AJ0 amount_NN1 of_PRF time_NN1 trying_VVG to_TO0 figure_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 best_AJS way_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI good_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 spend_VVI much_DT0 time_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN outside_AV0 of_PRF with_PRP my_DPS immediate_AJ0 family_NN1 ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI liked_VVN ._SENT Some_DT0 people_NN0 liked_VVD me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC some_DT0 people_NN0 did_VDD n't_XX0 ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 seemed_VVD okay_AV0 ._SENT Until_PRP one_CRD boy_NN1 ,_PUN Ty_NP0 Applegate_NP0 ,_PUN zeroed_VVD in_AVP on_PRP me_PNP as_PRP a_AT0 target_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP lived_VVD in_PRP my_DPS apartment_NN1 complex_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 lot_NN1 bigger_AJC than_CJS me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP beat_VVD me_PNP up_AVP every_AT0 time_NN1 he_PNP saw_VVD me_PNP playing_VVG alone_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS I_PNP preferred_VVD to_TO0 do_VDI ._SENT Eventually_AV0 ,_PUN my_DPS mother_NN1 told_VVD me_PNP if_CJS I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 hit_VVI him_PNP back_AVP ,_PUN then_AV0 she_PNP would_VM0 hit_VVI me_PNP for_PRP not_XX0 protecting_VVG myself_PNX ._SENT The_AT0 next_ORD time_NN1 I_PNP saw_VVD A_NP0 ._SENT J_NP0 ._SENT ,_PUN I_PNP threw_VVD a_AT0 rock_NN1 at_PRP his_DPS mouth_NN1 before_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 hit_VVI me_PNP ._SENT He_PNP fell_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 ,_PUN screaming_VVG in_PRP pain_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP seized_VVD my_DPS chance_NN1 to_TO0 hit_VVI and_CJC hit_VVI and_CJC hit_VVI and_CJC hit_VVI ._SENT As_CJS I_PNP attempted_VVD to_TO0 drive_VVI this_DT0 boy_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 sandpit_NN1 beneath_PRP his_DPS writhing_AJ0 body_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP remembered_VVD my_DPS grandmother_NN1 telling_VVG me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP never_AV0 lost_VVD a_AT0 fight_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS I_PNP never_AV0 stopped_VVD fighting_VVG until_CJS I_PNP won_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ 
Grandpa_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP not_XX0 to_TO0 trust_VVI boys_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP already_AV0 knew_VVD I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 ._SENT And_CJC men_NN2 ._SENT Especially_AV0 men_NN2 ._SENT At_PRP that_DT0 point_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN Grandpa_NN1 was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 only_AJ0 adult_NN1 men_NN2 who_PNQ did_VDD n't_XX0 make_VVI me_PNP nervous_AJ0 ._SENT Even_AV0 my_DPS uncles_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD never_AV0 done_VDN or_CJC said_VVD anything_PNI to_TO0 make_VVI me_PNP question_VVI them_PNP ,_PUN caused_VVD me_PNP to_TO0 feel_VVI nauseous_AJ0 at_PRP the_AT0 thought_NN1 of_PRF being_VBG alone_AJ0 in_PRP a_AT0 room_NN1 with_PRP them_PNP ._SENT That_DT0 was_VBD because_CJS of_PRF what_DTQ had_VHD happened_VVN to_PRP my_DPS cousin_NN1 ._SENT Ever_AV0 since_CJS I_PNP found_VVD out_AVP that_CJT her_DPS stepdad_NN1 had_VHD touched_VVN her_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 felt_VVN right_AV0 around_PRP most_DT0 boys_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC any_DT0 men_NN2 at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT The_AT0 fear_NN1 that_CJT bloomed_VVD in_PRP my_DPS center_NN1 was_VBD foreign_AJ0 to_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN unlike_PRP any_DT0 I_PNP 'd_VHD ever_AV0 felt_VVN before_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF fear_NN1 that_CJT made_VVD you_PNP cry_VVI before_PRP anything_PNI even_AV0 happened_VVN ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP did_VDD ._SENT I_PNP started_VVD crying_VVG myself_PNX to_TO0 sleep_VVI again_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 tell_VVI my_DPS mother_NN1 that_DT0 ._SENT Nothing_PNI pissed_VVD her_PNP off_AVP more_AV0 than_CJS my_DPS tears_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 see_VVI how_AVQ these_DT0 would_VM0 be_VBI received_VVN any_AV0 differently_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 ones_NN2 that_CJT came_VVD before_AV0 ._SENT 
My_DPS mother_NN1 had_VHD become_VVN obsessed_AJ0 with_PRP making_VVG sure_AJ0 that_CJT what_DTQ happened_VVD to_PRP B_ZZ0 would_VM0 n't_XX0 also_AV0 happen_VVI to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Whenever_AVQ I_PNP went_VVD to_PRP someone_PNI else_AV0 's_POS home_NN1 to_TO0 play_VVI or_CJC spend_VVI the_AT0 night_NN1 or_CJC anything_PNI ,_PUN my_DPS mother_NN1 would_VM0 grill_VVI me_PNP as_CJS soon_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP walked_VVD back_AVP into_PRP her_DPS house_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Who_PNQ was_VBD there_EX0 ?_SENT Did_VDD something_PNI happen_VVI to_PRP you_PNP ?_SENT Did_VDD anybody_PNI touch_VVI you_PNP ?_SENT You_PNP better_AV0 not_XX0 lie_VVI to_PRP me_PNP !_SENT "_PUQ My_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS face_NN1 would_VM0 stare_VVI down_AVP at_PRP me_PNP angrily_AV0 as_AV0 if_CJS I_PNP had_VHD done_VDN something_PNI wrong_AJ0 ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS she_PNP knew_VVD the_AT0 truth_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD just_AV0 waiting_VVG for_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 confess_VVI ._SENT Her_DPS words_NN2 terrified_VVD me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP became_VVD afraid_AJ0 such_DT0 an_AT0 event_NN1 was_VBD inevitable_AJ0 ._SENT Why_AVQ else_AV0 would_VM0 my_DPS mother_NN1 be_VBI so_AV0 insistent_AJ0 I_PNP not_XX0 lie_VVI to_PRP her_PNP about_PRP these_DT0 things_NN2 ?_SENT Why_AVQ else_AV0 would_VM0 she_PNP seem_VVI so_AV0 mad_AJ0 at_PRP me_PNP ?_SENT I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 sure_AJ0 I_PNP could_VM0 protect_VVI myself_PNX physically_AV0 if_CJS someone_PNI did_VDD try_VVI to_TO0 touch_VVI my_DPS body_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 I_PNP thought_VVD it_PNP best_AJS to_TO0 hole_NN1 up_AVP in_PRP my_DPS bedroom_NN1 ._SENT Had_VHD n't_XX0 that_DT0 been_VBN what_DTQ my_DPS mother_NN1 was_VBD trying_VVG to_TO0 teach_VVI me_PNP ?_SENT That_DT0 being_VBG touched_VVN could_VM0 happen_VVI at_PRP any_DT0 time_NN1 with_PRP any_DT0 man_NN1 ?_SENT Even_AV0 if_CJS I_PNP hated_VVD the_AT0 way_NN1 she_PNP spoke_VVD about_PRP these_DT0 things_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD made_VVN properly_AV0 afraid_AJ0 by_PRP her_DPS warnings_NN2 ._SENT Protecting_VVG my_DPS body_NN1 became_VVD my_DPS number_NN1 one_CRD goal_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS grandpa_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI to_TO0 convince_VVI me_PNP that_CJT was_VBD necessary_AJ0 ._SENT If_CJS a_AT0 man_NN1 spoke_VVD to_PRP me_PNP while_CJS I_PNP was_VBD alone_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP cowered_VVD in_PRP fear_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 see_VVI them_PNP all_DT0 coming_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS in_PRP my_DPS child_NN1 mind_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP were_VBD all_DT0 coming_VVG for_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
Grandpa_NP0 told_VVD me_DPS stories_NN2 that_CJT would_VM0 get_VVI hung_VVN up_AVP old_AJ0 ,_PUN useless_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC dry_AJ0 against_PRP my_DPS ribs_NN2 ,_PUN marking_VVG me_PNP as_PRP his_DPS kin_NN0 ._SENT My_DPS brother_NN1 and_CJC grandmother_NN1 were_VBD the_AT0 only_AJ0 ones_NN2 ever_AV0 interested_AJ0 in_PRP anything_PNI Grandpa_NP0 had_VHD to_TO0 say_VVI ._SENT My_DPS brother_NN1 wanted_VVD the_AT0 laughs_NN2 ._SENT My_DPS grandmother_NN1 wanted_VVD confirmation_NN1 she_PNP had_VHD done_VDN the_AT0 right_AJ0 thing_NN1 by_PRP walking_VVG out_AVP on_PRP him_PNP decades_NN2 earlier_AV0 ._SENT 
I_PNP knew_VVD he_PNP used_VM0 to_TO0 hit_VVI my_DPS grandmother_NN1 and_CJC that_CJT she_PNP used_VM0 to_TO0 hit_VVI him_PNP right_AV0 back_AVP ._SENT I_PNP knew_VVD I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 talk_VVI about_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT If_CJS I_PNP closed_VVD my_DPS eyes_NN2 when_CJS he_PNP told_VVD his_DPS version_NN1 of_PRF some_DT0 old_AJ0 story_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP pictured_VVD my_DPS grandmother_NN1 wielding_VVG a_AT0 cast-iron_AJ0 skillet_NN1 in_PRP one_CRD hand_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 pot_NN1 of_PRF boiling_AJ0 water_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 other_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP saw_VVD Grandpa_NN1 running_VVG away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 only_AV0 to_TO0 be_VBI bludgeoned_VVN by_PRP eight_CRD pounds_NN2 of_PRF Calphalon_NP0 weaponry_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP thought_VVD of_PRF my_DPS mother_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS room_NN1 sleeping_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 noise_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC maybe_AV0 huddled_VVN against_PRP her_DPS sisters_NN2 ,_PUN all_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP afraid_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC for_PRP whom_PNQ ?_SENT Their_DPS mother_NN1 ?_SENT Their_DPS father_NN1 ?_SENT That_DT0 the_AT0 house_NN1 would_VM0 come_VVI falling_VVG down_AVP on_PRP all_DT0 their_DPS heads_NN2 ?_SENT Questions_NN2 I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 ask_VVI about_PRP stories_NN2 I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 hear_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ She_PNP 'd_VM0 knock_VVI me_PNP on_PRP my_DPS ass_NN1 then_AV0 yell_VVB at_PRP me_PNP for_PRP making_VVG too_AV0 much_DT0 noise_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Grandpa_NP0 let_VVD out_AVP a_AT0 small_AJ0 laugh_NN1 and_CJC flung_VVD another_DT0 leg_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 pile_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS fingers_NN2 were_VBD strong_AJ0 and_CJC quick_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 frogs_NN2 seemed_VVD to_TO0 appreciate_VVI this_DT0 about_PRP his_DPS process_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP whipped_VVD a_AT0 frog_NN1 's_POS torso_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 kitchen_NN1 window_NN1 ,_PUN out_AVP into_PRP his_DPS backyard_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC chuckled_VVD again_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP laughed_VVD but_CJC did_VDD n't_XX0 get_VVI the_AT0 joke_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP rarely_AV0 did_VDD ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP knew_VVD he_PNP liked_VVD me_PNP better_AJC when_CJS I_PNP laughed_VVD ._SENT 
Just_AV0 then_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 white_AJ0 splashing_AJ0 bucket_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 turned_VVD itself_PNX over_AVP ._SENT Its_DPS gaping_AJ0 maw_NN1 fed_VVD the_AT0 floor_NN1 lake_NN1 water_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 one_CRD live_AJ0 catfish_NN0 ._SENT The_AT0 water_NN1 raced_VVD toward_PRP dirt-filled_AJ0 crannies_NN2 ,_PUN places_VVZ no_AT0 one_PNI else_AV0 could_VM0 reach_VVI ,_PUN or_CJC no_AT0 one_PNI else_AV0 had_VHD tried_VVN ._SENT Grandpa_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP watched_VVD the_AT0 catfish_NN0 struggle_NN1 for_PRP oxygen_NN1 ,_PUN spastically_AV0 flipping_AJ0 from_PRP side_NN1 to_PRP side_NN1 ,_PUN end_NN1 to_PRP end_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS it_PNP stopped_VVD moving_VVG ,_PUN gills_NN2 still_AV0 fluttering_AJ0 ,_PUN Grandpa_NP0 picked_VVD it_PNP up_AVP with_PRP both_DT0 hands_NN2 and_CJC slapped_VVD it_PNP down_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF me_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 no_AV0 good_AJ0 ._SENT Men_NN2 ai_NN0 n't_XX0 really_AV0 no_AV0 good_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ When_CJS he_PNP worked_VVD with_PRP his_DPS hands_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP muttered_VVD to_PRP himself_PNX this_DT0 way_NN1 ._SENT Mostly_AV0 about_PRP his_DPS regrets_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP bent_VVD the_AT0 fish_NN0 into_PRP itself_PNX until_CJS there_EX0 was_VBD an_AT0 audible_AJ0 pop_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP continued_VVD to_TO0 hear_VVI the_AT0 phantom_AJ0 splash_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 bucket_NN1 lying_VVG on_PRP its_DPS side_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 get_VVI the_AT0 sound_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF my_DPS head_NN1 even_AV0 though_CJS the_AT0 fish_NN0 lay_VVD broken_AJ0 before_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 water_NN1 was_VBD beginning_VVG to_TO0 pool_VVI around_AVP the_AT0 bottoms_NN2 of_PRF my_DPS feet_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP 'll_VM0 learn_VVI to_TO0 gut_VVI a_AT0 fish_NN0 like_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 need_VVI one_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP looked_VVD up_AVP at_PRP my_DPS Grandpa_NN1 and_CJC felt_VVD angry_AJ0 with_PRP him_PNP ._SENT These_DT0 frogs_NN2 and_CJC fish_NN0 had_VHD eyes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC as_CJS far_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP knew_VVD ,_PUN ears_NN2 ._SENT Why_AVQ did_VDD I_PNP have_VHI to_TO0 listen_VVI to_PRP his_DPS rambling_NN1 ?_SENT I_PNP thought_VVD Grandpa_NN1 broke_VVD and_CJC ate_VVD everything_PNI that_CJT might_VM0 love_VVI him_PNP ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 sit_VVI here_AV0 and_CJC learn_VVB to_TO0 do_VDI the_AT0 same_DT0 ._SENT 
