Some_DT0 grackles_NN2 might_VM0 possess_VVI souls_NN2 and_CJC some_DT0 grackles_NN2 might_VM0 possess_VVI intelligence_NN1 but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD impossible_AJ0 to_TO0 believe_VVI that_CJT any_DT0 one_CRD grackle_NN1 possessed_VVD both_AV0 :_PUN not_XX0 enough_DT0 room_NN1 in_PRP their_DPS brilliantined_AJ0 heads_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 klatch_NN1 of_PRF them_PNP walked_VVD unnervingly_AV0 around_PRP the_AT0 parking_NN1 lot_NN1 outside_PRP the_AT0 vintage_AJ0 store_NN1 like_PRP a_AT0 family_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 hotel_NN1 wedding_NN1 ,_PUN looking_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 right_AJ0 ballroom_NN1 ._SENT One_CRD grackle_NN1 was_VBD missing_VVG a_AT0 foot_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Thea_NP0 blamed_VVD him_PNP for_PRP it_PNP ._SENT If_CJS they_PNP had_VHD been_VBN magpies_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP might_VM0 have_VHI counted_VVN them_PNP up_AVP ,_PUN wondering_VVG what_DTQ they_PNP foretold_VVD ,_PUN but_CJC grackles_NN2 were_VBD just_AV0 seagulls_NN2 in_PRP widows_NN2 '_POS weeds_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 omens_NN2 of_PRF anything_PNI except_PRP more_DT0 grackles_NN2 ._SENT 
She_PNP was_VBD here_AV0 to_TO0 buy_VVI a_AT0 present_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 world_NN1 had_VHD promised_VVN a_AT0 baby_NN1 (_PUL though_CJS the_AT0 world_NN1 broke_VVD such_DT0 promises_NN2 all_DT0 the_AT0 time_NN1 )_PUR ,_PUN and_CJC Thea_NP0 planned_VVD to_TO0 become_VVI that_CJT uninteresting_AJ0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 doting_AJ0 grandmother_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ was_VBD doting_AJ0 ?_SENT A_AT0 sort_NN1 of_PRF avian_AJ0 love_NN1 ,_PUN an_AT0 affectionate_AJ0 pecking_NN1 ._SENT Thea_NP0 had_VHD already_AV0 referred_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 baby_NN1 as_PRP my_DPS baby_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Georgiawho_NP0 lived_VVD in_PRP Portland_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ she_PNP 'd_VHD grown_VVN up_AVP and_CJC nearly_AV0 diedsaid_AJ0 ,_PUN Mom_NN1 ,_PUN do_VDB n't_XX0 be_VBI disgusting_AJ0 ._SENT 
Sorry_AJ0 ,_PUN Thea_NP0 had_VHD said_VVN ._SENT Comes_VVZ naturally_AV0 ._SENT You_PNP 're_VBB okay_AJ0 ?_SENT You_PNP 're_VBB taking_VVG care_NN1 of_PRF yourself_PNX ?_SENT 
Martine_NP0 's_POS taking_AJ0 care_NN1 of_PRF me_PNP ._SENT 
She_PNP should_VM0 ._SENT But_CJC also_AV0 
I_PNP 'm_VBB fine_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN fine_AJ0 a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 ._SENT Hey_ITJ ,_PUN you_PNP know_VVB who_PNQ I_PNP saw_VVD ?_SENT Florence_NP0 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 farmers_NN2 market_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP some_DT0 weird_AJ0 floral_AJ0 dress_NN1 ._SENT Muumuu_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP guess_VVB ._SENT She_PNP 's_VBZ old_AJ0 now_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP got_VVD old_AJ0 ._SENT 
Well_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI ,_PUN said_VVD Thea_NP0 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ just_AV0 math_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP had_VHD not_XX0 thought_VVN of_PRF Florence_NP0 in_PRP years_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 she_PNP had_VHD not_XX0 thought_VVN of_PRF furniture_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC pavement_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 earth_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 vintage_NN1 store_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 cavern_NN1 built_VVN of_PRF confiscated_AJ0 things_NN2 ._SENT Immediately_AV0 Thea_NP0 's_POS hatred_NN1 of_PRF castoffery_NN1 came_VVD upon_PRP her_PNP like_PRP an_AT0 allergy_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 sneeze_VVI with_PRP depression_NN1 :_PUN all_DT0 the_AT0 fingerprinted_AJ0 objects_NN2 that_CJT had_VHD made_VVN it_PNP just_AV0 this_DT0 far_AV0 ._SENT Instead_AV0 of_PRF stalactites_NN2 overhead_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 series_NN0 of_PRF old_AJ0 suitcases_NN2 hanging_VVG from_PRP hooks_NN2 (_PUL flowered_AJ0 ,_PUN plaid_NN1 ,_PUN their_DPS insufficient_AJ0 metal_NN1 wheels_NN2 exposed_VVN )_PUR ._SENT Instead_AV0 of_PRF stalagmites_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF bar_NN1 stools_NN2 once_AV0 favored_VVN by_PRP kicky_AJ0 grandmothers_NN2 ._SENT 
She_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI a_AT0 kicky_AJ0 grandmother_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS anybody_PNI indeed_AV0 was_VBD kicky_AJ0 these_DT0 days_NN2 ._SENT Her_DPS apartment_NN1 was_VBD so_AV0 spare_AJ0 ,_PUN people_NN0 asked_VVD her_PNP when_CJS she_PNP had_VHD moved_VVN in_AVP though_CJS it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN ten_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT Florenceher_NP0 long-lost_AJ0 friend_NN1 ,_PUN lost_VVN on_PRP purpose_NN1 ,_PUN currently_AV0 muumuued_AJ0 Florencemight_NN1 be_VBI kicky_AJ0 by_PRP now_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI a_AT0 grandmother_NN1 :_PUN her_DPS child_NN1 was_VBD dead_AJ0 ._SENT That_DT0 was_VBD only_AV0 one_CRD difference_NN1 between_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN the_AT0 one_PNI that_CJT counted_VVD ._SENT 
Now_AV0 Thea_NP0 closed_VVD her_DPS eyes_NN2 and_CJC envisioned_VVD the_AT0 particular_AJ0 doll_NN1 she_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 buy_VVI ._SENT Was_VBD she_PNP trying_VVG to_TO0 divine_VVI its_DPS presence_NN1 or_CJC magic_NN1 it_PNP into_PRP place_NN1 ?_SENT She_PNP pictured_VVD a_AT0 baby_NN1 doll_NN1 amid_PRP the_AT0 shot_NN1 glasses_NN2 and_CJC quilted_AJ0 skirts_NN2 ._SENT Then_AV0 she_PNP opened_VVD her_DPS eyes_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 great_AJ0 accumulation_NN1 ._SENT 
No_AT0 surprise_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 memorabilia_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS childhood_NN1 was_VBD for_PRP salelittle_NN1 plastic_NN1 homunculi_NN2 on_PRP rhomboid_AJ0 plinths_NN2 inscribed_VVD I_PNP LOVE_VVB YOU_PNP THIS_DT0 MUCH_DT0 ;_PUN Playboy_NN1 drinking_NN1 glasses_NN2 ;_PUN a_AT0 lacy_AJ0 and_CJC emphatic_AJ0 Cross_NN1 Your_DPS Heart_NN1 bra_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS childhood_NN1 was_VBD as_AV0 ugly_AJ0 arranged_VVN by_PRP color_NN1 and_CJC category_NN1 as_CJS it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN in_PRP the_AT0 kitchens_NN2 and_CJC rumpus_NN1 rooms_NN2 and_CJC Spencers_NP0 Gifts_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS hometown_NN1 ._SENT Wheat-patterned_AJ0 ,_PUN avocado-hued_AJ0 :_PUN vintage_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ how_AVQ it_PNP worked_VVD ._SENT Your_DPS belongings_NN2 marched_VVD alongside_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN as_CJS you_PNP moved_VVD toward_PRP death_NN1 :_PUN thrift_NN1 shop_NN1 ,_PUN vintage_NN1 shop_NN1 ,_PUN antique_AJ0 store_NN1 ,_PUN museum_NN1 ._SENT Look_VVB ,_PUN Thea_NP0 's_POS chrome_NN1 childhood_NN1 bread_NN1 box_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 Bakelite_NP0 latch_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 identifying_AJ0 badge_NN1 :_PUN BREAD_NN1 ._SENT 
Behind_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 counter_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 woman_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 strapless_AJ0 plaid_NN1 dress_NN1 shot_VVD through_AVP with_PRP gold_NN1 stood_VVD sorting_VVG through_PRP a_AT0 parliament_NN1 of_PRF macram_NN1 ¨_NN0 ¦_NN0 owls_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 owls_NN2 smelled_VVD ,_PUN no_AT0 doubt_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF tuna_NN0 noodle_NN1 casserole_NN1 and_CJC Virginia_NP0 Slims_VVZ ._SENT 
Thea_NP0 leaned_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 counter_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 woman_NN1 turned_VVD ,_PUN holding_VVG a_AT0 beige_AJ0 owl_NN1 by_PRP its_DPS top_NN1 and_CJC bottom_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 town_NN1 crier_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 proclamation_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD plump_AJ0 ,_PUN luscious_AJ0 ,_PUN with_PRP cat's-eye_NN1 glasses_NN2 ,_PUN carmine_AJ0 lipstick_NN1 ,_PUN tattooed_AJ0 wings_NN2 spread_VVN across_PRP the_AT0 territory_NN1 below_PRP her_DPS throat_NN1 and_CJC above_PRP her_DPS breasts_NN2 ,_PUN her_DPS cleavage_NN1 creasing_VVG the_AT0 bottom_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS hair_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 red_AJ0 pistachios_NN2 used_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI ._SENT Something_PNI you_PNP 're_VBB looking_VVG for_PRP ?_SENT she_PNP asked_VVD Thea_NP0 ._SENT 
Yes_ITJ ,_PUN said_VVD Thea_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC got_VVD shy_AJ0 ._SENT Do_VDB you_PNP have_VHI a_AT0 doll_NN1 section_NN1 ?_SENT 
Not_XX0 really_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB we_PNP got_VVD a_AT0 Pee-wee_NP0 Herman_NP0 ._SENT Or_CJC there_EX0 's_VBZ her_PNP ._SENT She_PNP pointed_VVD to_PRP a_AT0 trepanned_AJ0 bisque_NN1 head_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 display_NN1 case_NN1 ._SENT Other_AJ0 than_CJS thatnot_NP0 really_AV0 ._SENT Here_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 woman_NN1 grabbed_VVD a_AT0 photocopied_AJ0 brochure_NN1 of_PRF local_AJ0 vintage_NN1 shops_NN2 and_CJC circled_VVD a_AT0 number_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 map_NN1 ._SENT Soon_AV0 she_PNP would_VM0 age_VVI out_AVP of_PRF those_DT0 glasses_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 implicit_AJ0 irony_NN1 :_PUN she_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI an_AT0 actual_AJ0 middle-aged_AJ0 broad_AJ0 ,_PUN not_XX0 a_AT0 young_AJ0 woman_NN1 playing_VVG the_AT0 part_NN1 ._SENT Try_VVB here_AV0 ._SENT Amanda_NP0 ._SENT On_PRP Burnett_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP 's_VHZ got_VVN a_AT0 ton_NN1 of_PRF dolls_NN2 ._SENT 
All_DT0 grackles_NN2 were_VBD beautiful_AJ0 the_AT0 way_NN1 all_DT0 babies_NN2 were_VBD :_PUN if_CJS you_PNP liked_VVD them_PNP ,_PUN yes_ITJ ._SENT Otherwise_AV0 ,_PUN only_AV0 an_AT0 occasional_AJ0 specimen_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD not_XX0 hummingbirds_NN2 or_CJC cardinals_NN2 ;_PUN they_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 flash_VVI ._SENT Sunlight_NP0 revealed_VVD the_AT0 iridescence_NN1 in_PRP their_DPS dark_AJ0 plumage_NN1 like_PRP poison_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 glass_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 morning_NN1 and_CJC evening_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP held_VVD meetings_NN2 on_PRP telephone_NN1 wires_NN2 :_PUN you_PNP drove_VVD under_PRP conventions_NN2 of_PRF grackles_NN2 ,_PUN their_DPS shadowy_AJ0 bodies_NN2 ,_PUN their_DPS long_AJ0 pensive_AJ0 tails_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 birds_NN2 of_PRF Portland_NP0 ,_PUN Oregon_NP0 ,_PUN had_VHD wanted_VVN nothing_PNI from_PRP Thea_NP0 except_CJS her_PNP dropped_VVD crumbs_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ they_PNP busied_VVD away_AV0 all_AV0 busboy-like_AJ0 ._SENT In_PRP Austin_NP0 ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 lawns_NN2 of_PRF bungalows_NN2 ,_PUN grackles_NN2 had_VHD a_AT0 patient_NN1 ,_PUN dangerous_AJ0 ,_PUN purposeful_AJ0 look_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP seemed_VVD to_TO0 walk_VVI more_AV0 than_CJS most_DT0 birds_NN2 ._SENT Outside_PRP the_AT0 vintage_NN1 shop_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 one-footed_AJ0 grackle_NN1 hopped_VVD along_AVP the_AT0 concrete_AJ0 blocks_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS mouth_NN1 was_VBD jacked_VVN open_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP eyed_VVD Thea_NP0 :_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB a_AT0 bird_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 fuck_VVI you_PNP up_AVP ._SENT 
Thea_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 young_AJ0 mother_NN1 and_CJC Florence_NP0 an_AT0 old_AJ0 one_PNI ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD brought_VVN their_DPS children_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 eurythmic_AJ0 dance_NN1 class_NN1 ,_PUN Georgia_NP0 because_CJS she_PNP was_VBD clumsy_AJ0 and_CJC Orly_AJ0 because_CJS he_PNP was_VBD graceful_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 class_NN1 was_VBD taught_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 converted_AJ0 fire_NN1 station_NN1 by_PRP a_AT0 Hawaiian_AJ0 woman_NN1 the_AT0 size_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 eleven-year-old_NN1 ;_PUN she_PNP skipped_VVD and_CJC hit_VVD a_AT0 round_AJ0 drum_NN1 ,_PUN followed_VVN by_PRP her_DPS dazzled_AJ0 students_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 plate-glass_AJ0 window_NN1 parents_NN2 could_VM0 spy_VVI through_AVP ._SENT Make_VVB yourself_PNX a_AT0 butterfly_NN1 !_SENT said_VVN the_AT0 teacher_NN1 ._SENT Georgia_NP0 ,_PUN age_NN1 three_CRD ,_PUN made_VVD herself_PNX a_AT0 disgruntled_AJ0 Quasimodo_NN1 with_PRP sciatica_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS leotard_NN1 was_VBD too_AV0 big_AJ0 and_CJC gapped_AJ0 around_PRP her_DPS legs_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC Thea_NP0 loved_VVD her_PNP entirely_AV0 ._SENT Which_DTQ one_PNI 's_VBZ yours_PNP ?_SENT Florence_NP0 asked_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC Thea_NP0 pointed_VVD ,_PUN said_VVD defensively_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 skip_VVI to_TO0 save_VVI my_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Florence_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN Chances_NN2 are_VBB it_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 come_VVI to_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT Her_DPS own_DT0 child_NN1 ,_PUN Orly_NP0 ,_PUN wore_VVD a_AT0 little_AJ0 blue_AJ0 jumpsuit_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP Jack_NP0 LaLanne_NP0 's_POS but_CJC mid_AJ0 ¨_NN0 Cchubby_AJ0 thigh_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC even_AV0 when_CJS the_AT0 class_NN1 was_VBD led_VVN in_PRP Head_NN1 ,_PUN Shoulders_NN2 ,_PUN Knees_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC Toes_NN2 ,_PUN Orly_NP0 somehow_AV0 did_VDD it_PNP expressively_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD an_AT0 olive-skinned_AJ0 child_NN1 with_PRP dark_AJ0 curly_AJ0 hair_NN1 ._SENT Georgia_NP0 was_VBD skinny_AJ0 and_CJC pale_AJ0 and_CJC freckled_AJ0 ._SENT Both_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP three_CRD ,_PUN but_CJC Thea_NP0 was_VBD in_PRP her_DPS mid-twenties_CRD ,_PUN and_CJC Florence_NP0 somewhere_AV0 in_PRP her_DPS forties_CRD ._SENT Old_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 be_VBI 
Do_VDB n't_XX0 say_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN said_VVD Florence_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ in_PRP those_DT0 dayson_NN1 that_CJT daywore_AJ0 striped_AJ0 dungarees_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 sheer_AJ0 Indian_AJ0 shirt_NN1 ._SENT Flowered_AJ0 ,_PUN like_PRP the_AT0 rumored_AJ0 muumuu_NN1 ._SENT Altogether_AV0 she_PNP seemed_VVD highly_AV0 patterned_AJ0 ,_PUN light_AJ0 blue_AJ0 eyes_NN2 with_PRP navy_NN1 blue_AJ0 flecks_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 large_AJ0 nose_NN1 with_PRP vertical_AJ0 creases_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 bridge_NN1 ._SENT Florence_NP0 was_VBD happily_AV0 married_VVN then_AV0 to_PRP a_AT0 lean_AJ0 professor_NN1 of_PRF philosophy_NN1 named_VVN Loren_NP0 ;_PUN Thea_NP0 to_PRP Max_NP0 ,_PUN she_PNP thought_VVD also_AV0 happily_AV0 ._SENT If_CJS Thea_NP0 triedif_NP0 she_PNP tried_VVD now_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP Austin_NP0 ,_PUN Texasshe_NP0 could_VM0 conjure_VVI them_PNP up_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 children_NN2 ,_PUN not_XX0 the_AT0 husbands_NN2 ;_PUN the_AT0 husbands_NN2 never_AV0 met_VVN ._SENT Orly_NP0 and_CJC Georgia_NP0 ,_PUN Georgia_NP0 stumble_NN1 skipping_NN1 and_CJC Orly_AJ0 dancing_NN1 ._SENT Beautiful_AJ0 children_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ Florence_NP0 said_VVD that_CJT first_ORD day_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS they_PNP watched_VVD the_AT0 class_NN1 :_PUN she_PNP turned_VVD to_PRP Thea_NP0 and_CJC said_VVD ,_PUN Would_VM0 n't_XX0 it_PNP be_VBI awful_AJ0 not_XX0 to_TO0 have_VHI beautiful_AJ0 children_NN2 ?_SENT 
The_AT0 doll_NN1 Thea_NP0 sought_VVD was_VBD Baby_NN1 Alive_AJ0 ._SENT You_PNP fed_VVD Baby_NN1 Alive_AJ0 's_POS mechanical_AJ0 mouth_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Baby_NN1 Alive_AJ0 's_POS mechanical_AJ0 digestive_AJ0 tract_NN1 eventually_AV0 emptied_VVD its_DPS mechanical_AJ0 bowels_NN2 into_PRP its_DPS diaper_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ you_PNP changed_VVD ._SENT Please_AV0 ,_PUN Georgia_NP0 had_VHD said_VVN when_CJS she_PNP was_VBD eight_CRD ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 stunned_AJ0 weeping_AJ0 voice_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 child_NN1 whose_DTQ parents_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX0 understand_VVI her_DPS passion_NN1 ,_PUN peh-lease_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP 've_VHB got_VVN a_AT0 baby_NN1 doll_NN1 ,_PUN Thea_NP0 had_VHD told_VVN her_PNP ._SENT Pretend_VVB it_PNP can_VM0 eat_VVI ._SENT Just_AV0 a_AT0 year_NN1 ago_AV0 ,_PUN at_PRP her_DPS wedding_NN1 to_PRP Martine_NP0 ,_PUN Georgia_NP0 had_VHD mentioned_VVN the_AT0 doll_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Thea_NP0 had_VHD said_VVN ,_PUN Oh_ITJ ,_PUN if_CJS you_PNP 'd_VHD really_AV0 bugged_VVN me_PNP I_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI gotten_VVN it_PNP for_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC Georgia_NP0 had_VHD gasped_VVN ,_PUN betrayed_VVD ._SENT 
Thea_NP0 could_VM0 n't_XX0 buy_VVI anything_PNI for_PRP the_AT0 baby_NN1 until_CJS after_PRP the_AT0 birth_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP fear_NN1 of_PRF attracting_VVG the_AT0 evil_AJ0 eye_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP could_VM0 buy_VVI the_AT0 doll_NN1 for_PRP Georgia_NP0 ._SENT Georgia_NP0 would_VM0 find_VVI it_PNP touching_VVG ,_PUN or_CJC she_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI hurt_VVN ._SENT Thea_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 sure_AJ0 which_DTQ reaction_NN1 she_PNP hoped_VVD for_PRP ._SENT She_PNP knew_VVD her_DPS maternal_AJ0 love_NN1 would_VM0 always_AV0 be_VBI edged_VVN with_PRP meanness_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 as_CJS to_TO0 matter_VVI :_PUN sometimes_AV0 you_PNP needed_VVD a_AT0 blade_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI results_NN2 ._SENT 
Of_PRF Orly_NP0 ,_PUN Florence_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN Frankly_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP worship_VVB that_DT0 boy_NN1 ._SENT Thea_NP0 thought_VVD it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 funny_AJ0 way_NN1 to_TO0 feel_VVI about_PRP your_DPS own_DT0 child_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP worried_VVD about_PRP your_DPS kid_NN1 ;_PUN you_PNP loved_VVD her_PNP ;_PUN you_PNP wondered_VVD what_DTQ her_DPS existence_NN1 said_VVD about_PRP you_PNP ._SENT Florence_NP0 's_POS adoration_NN1 of_PRF Orly_NP0 would_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN intolerable_AJ0 had_VHD she_PNP not_XX0 genuinely_AV0 loved_VVN all_DT0 children_NN2 ._SENT 
I_PNP worship_VVB him_PNP ,_PUN said_VVD Florence_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP worship_VVB Georgia_NP0 ._SENT Geor-jah_NP0 ,_PUN Florence_NP0 called_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 said_VVD it_PNP again_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 syllables_NN2 distinct_AJ0 ,_PUN cherry-dark_AJ0 and_CJC cherry-sweet_AJ0 ._SENT 
Hello_ITJ ,_PUN said_VVD Georgia_NP0 ._SENT 
Florence_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN as_CJS though_CJS just_AV0 remembering_VVG ,_PUN I_PNP think_VVB there_EX0 might_VM0 be_VBI cake_NN1 ._SENT 
They_PNP were_VBD sitting_VVG in_PRP Florence_NP0 's_POS kitchen_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 children_NN2 cross-legged_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 eating_VVG canned_AJ0 spaghetti_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 mothers_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 eating_VVG pumpernickel_NN1 bread_NN1 and_CJC salted_AJ0 butter_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 amiable_AJ0 Loren_NP0 had_VHD baked_VVN the_AT0 bread_NN1 himself_PNX ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 mention_NN1 of_PRF cake_NN1 ,_PUN Orly_NP0 shut_VVD his_DPS eyes_NN2 and_CJC rubbed_VVD his_DPS stomach_NN1 ._SENT Cake_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT Cake_NN1 ,_PUN cake_NN1 ,_PUN cake_NN1 ,_PUN cake_NN1 ._SENT Cake_NN1 ,_PUN Georgia_NP0 agreed_VVD ,_PUN though_CJS she_PNP regarded_VVD Orly_NP0 with_PRP caution_NN1 :_PUN he_PNP kept_VVD saying_VVG it_PNP like_PRP a_AT0 toy_NN1 machine_NN1 gunCakecakecakecakecake_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP turned_VVD to_PRP her_DPS mother_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 worried_AJ0 expression_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 flutter_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 smile_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 private_AJ0 joke_NN1 ._SENT No_ITJ ,_PUN thought_VVD Thea_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP do_VDB not_XX0 worship_VVI her_PNP ._SENT That_DT0 would_VM0 be_VBI immodest_AJ0 and_CJC unlucky_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP worshipped_VVD no_AT0 human_AJ0 being_NN1 ,_PUN except_CJS Florence_NP0 herself_PNX ,_PUN a_AT0 little_DT0 ._SENT 
Every_AT0 Saturday_NP0 for_PRP two_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN except_CJS summers_NN2 ,_PUN Thea_NP0 and_CJC Georgia_NP0 had_VHD lunch_NN1 after_PRP dance_NN1 with_PRP Florence_NP0 and_CJC Orly_NP0 in_PRP their_DPS house_NN1 in_PRP Southeast_NN1 Portland_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 house_NN1 had_VHD brown_AJ0 unpainted_AJ0 vertical_AJ0 siding_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC looked_VVD like_PRP a_AT0 hearty_AJ0 sport-related_AJ0 building_NN1 somewhere_AV0 in_PRP Europe_NP0 :_PUN a_AT0 sauna_NN1 or_CJC ski_NN1 chalet_NN1 or_CJC the_AT0 place_NN1 where_AVQ you_PNP strapped_VVD and_CJC unstrapped_AJ0 your_DPS ice_NN1 skates_VVZ at_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 frozen_AJ0 lake_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 year_NN1 that_CJT Thea_NP0 's_POS husband_NN1 was_VBD finishing_VVG his_DPS dissertation_NN1 ,_PUN followed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 year_NN1 that_CJT their_DPS marriage_NN1 was_VBD breaking_VVG up_AVP ._SENT 
After_PRP lunch_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 piney_AJ0 backyard_NN1 ,_PUN Orly_NP0 would_VM0 cartwheel_NN1 or_CJC walk_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS hands_NN2 or_CJC spin_VVB until_CJS he_PNP fell_VVD down_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC Georgia_NP0 would_VM0 somersault_VVI knock-kneed_AJ0 and_CJC askew_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP both_AV0 ended_VVD up_AVP on_PRP their_DPS backs_NN2 ,_PUN laughing_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 sky_NN1 ._SENT 
Then_AV0 kindergarten_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Georgia_NP0 was_VBD off_AVP to_PRP Meriwether_NP0 Lewis_NP0 and_CJC Orly_NP0 to_PRP Woodstock_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP lasted_VVD a_AT0 week_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP bit_VVD his_DPS teacher_NN1 ,_PUN said_VVD Florence_NP0 ._SENT Mrs._NP0 Pietsch_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI bit_VVD her_PNP ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT 
But_CJC once_CJS you_PNP get_VVB used_VVN to_PRP biting_VVG ,_PUN to_PRP expulsion_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ hard_AJ0 to_TO0 stop_VVI ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 wonderful_AJ0 kid_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS teachers_NN2 said_VVD ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP bites_VVZ ._SENT Or_CJC :_PUN He_PNP 's_VBZ wonderful_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 sit_VVI still_AV0 ._SENT Or_CJC :_PUN He_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 good_AJ0 kid_NN1 ._SENT Come_VVB get_VVB your_DPS kid_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 get_VVI your_DPS kid_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB sorry_AJ0 ._SENT Orly_NP0 outgrew_VVB dance_NN1 and_CJC he_PNP outgrew_VVB sports_NN2 and_CJC he_PNP outgrew_VVB school_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP outgrew_VVB his_DPS bed_NN1 :_PUN he_PNP slept_VVD on_PRP his_DPS floor_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP his_DPS closet_NN1 ,_PUN out_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP those_DT0 years_NN2 Thea_NP0 heard_VVD from_PRP Florence_NP0 only_AV0 when_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN missing_VVG awhile_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD wondering_VVG if_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD called_VVN Georgia_NP0 ,_PUN said_VVD Florence_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ always_AV0 loved_VVN her_PNP so_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP always_AV0 had_VHD loved_VVN her_PNP ,_PUN Thea_NP0 said_VVD ;_PUN he_PNP never_AV0 had_VHD called_VVN ._SENT He_PNP went_VVD to_TO0 rehab_VVI twice_AV0 the_AT0 year_NN1 he_PNP was_VBD thirteen_CRD ._SENT Twinkle-eyed_AJ0 Vandyked_NP0 Loren_NP0 turned_VVD out_AVP to_TO0 have_VHI a_AT0 nineteenth-century_AJ0 streak_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS parenthood_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Orly_NP0 was_VBD sent_VVN for_PRP three_CRD months_NN2 to_PRP a_AT0 camp_NN1 in_PRP Idaho_NP0 for_PRP wayward_AJ0 boys_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP came_VVD home_AV0 furious_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC with_PRP roses_NN2 in_PRP his_DPS cheeks_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP overdosed_VVD and_CJC detoxed_VVD five_CRD times_NN2 before_PRP dying_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 parking_NN1 lot_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Safeway_NP0 at_PRP sixteen_CRD ,_PUN brought_VVD down_AVP to_PRP earth_NN1 for_PRP good_AJ0 ._SENT 
Perhaps_AV0 he_PNP had_VHD died_VVN somewhere_AV0 else_AV0 and_CJC been_VBN brought_VVN there_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 police_NN2 said_VVD ,_PUN as_CJS though_CJS that_DT0 might_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 solace_NN1 ._SENT 
