THE_AT0 MAN_NN1 CAMP_NN1 WAS_VBD the_AT0 biggest_AJS town_NN1 for_PRP god_NN1 knows_VVZ how_AVQ many_DT0 North_NP0 Dakota_NP0 miles_NN2 ,_PUN built_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI torn_VVN down_AVP like_PRP fucking_AJ0 LEGOs_NN2 when_CJS the_AT0 Bakken_NP0 ran_VVD dry_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 whole_AJ0 thing_NN1 busted_VVN ,_PUN which_DTQ everyone_PNI knew_VVD it_PNP would_VM0 ._SENT The_AT0 bust_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 sure_AJ0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 timing_NN1 was_VBD anyone_PNI 's_POS guess_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC guessing_VVG was_VBD everyone_PNI 's_POS favorite_AJ0 topic_NN1 ._SENT Joe_NP0 knew_VVD exactly_AV0 as_PRP much_DT0 about_PRP the_AT0 oil_NN1 field_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP needed_VVD to_TO0 do_VDI his_DPS job_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD n't_XX0 much_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP joined_VVD in_AVP with_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 loud_AJ0 predictions_NN2 ,_PUN debated_VVN whether_CJS the_AT0 proper_AJ0 unit_NN1 was_VBD months_NN2 ,_PUN years_NN2 ,_PUN decades_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD doing_VDG it_PNP now_AV0 ,_PUN this_DT0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN over_PRP strong_AJ0 coffee_NN1 and_CJC crisp_AJ0 cafeteria_NN1 bacon_NN1 ,_PUN until_CJS Dustin_NP0 called_VVD bullshit_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Dude_NN1 ._SENT Put_VVB the_AT0 crystal_NN1 ball_NN1 away_AV0 already_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN his_DPS mouth_NN1 full_AJ0 of_PRF Froot_NN1 Loops_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 self-serve_AJ0 cereal_NN1 hopper_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI and_CJC it_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 matter_VVI ._SENT We_PNP work_VVB until_PRP the_AT0 work_NN1 runs_VVZ out_AVP ._SENT Then_AV0 we_PNP can_VM0 fear_VVI the_AT0 reaper_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Joe_NP0 pictured_VVD Will_NP0 Ferrell_NP0 and_CJC a_AT0 cowbell_NN1 ,_PUN wondered_VVD if_CJS this_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 reference_NN1 he_PNP and_CJC Dustin_NP0 shared_VVD ._SENT Dustin_NP0 was_VBD barely_AV0 twenty-one_CRD ,_PUN fresh_AJ0 out_AVP of_PRF his_DPS parents_NN2 '_POS house_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 biggest_AJS disappointment_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS life_NN1 so_AV0 far_AV0 an_AT0 unsuccessful_AJ0 search_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 steady_AJ0 girlfriend_NN1 ._SENT Every_AT0 break_NN1 he_PNP got_VVD ,_PUN Dustin_NP0 went_VVD home_AV0 to_PRP his_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS chili_NN1 and_CJC cinnamon_NN1 rolls_NN2 ,_PUN to_PRP beers_NN2 with_PRP his_DPS high_AJ0 school_NN1 buddies_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP mean_VVB face_VVB the_AT0 reaper_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP face_VVB him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP the_AT0 cafeteria_NN1 ,_PUN Dustin_NP0 flashed_VVD a_AT0 smile_NN1 ,_PUN revealing_VVG the_AT0 benefits_NN2 of_PRF teenage_AJ0 orthodontics_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ I_PNP mean_VVB ,_PUN Joe_NP0 ,_PUN is_VBZ YOLO_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yoyo_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Joe_NP0 was_VBD messing_VVG with_PRP him_PNP now_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP knew_VVD what_DTQ YOLO_NP0 meant_VVD ,_PUN felt_VVD the_AT0 oppressive_AJ0 truth_NN1 of_PRF YOLO_NN1 like_PRP spiders_NN2 crawling_VVG on_PRP his_DPS skin_NN1 ._SENT 
Dustin_NP0 's_POS hair_NN1 stuck_VVD up_AVP at_PRP odd_AJ0 angles_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC Joe_NP0 fought_VVD an_AT0 urge_NN1 to_TO0 pat_VVI the_AT0 kid_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 head_NN1 ,_PUN make_VVB him_PNP look_VVB more_AV0 presentable_AJ0 ._SENT Through_PRP the_AT0 thin_AJ0 plastic_NN1 wall_NN1 that_CJT separated_VVD their_DPS bedrooms_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 kid_NN1 sounded_VVD like_PRP a_AT0 sixty-year-old_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT Dustin_NP0 's_POS smoker_NN1 's_POS hack_NN1 ,_PUN exacerbated_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 nasty_AJ0 bronchitis_NN1 he_PNP 'd_VHD picked_VVN up_AVP somewhere_AV0 ,_PUN had_VHD woken_VVN Joe_NP0 multiple_AJ0 times_NN2 ._SENT Joe_NP0 found_VVD himself_PNX stealing_VVG the_AT0 kid_NN1 's_POS cigarettes_NN2 ,_PUN tossing_VVG them_PNP into_PRP trash_NN1 cans_NN2 at_PRP random_AJ0 gas_NN1 stations_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD how_AVQ he_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI handled_VVN it_PNP with_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 son_NN1 ,_PUN if_CJS his_DPS own_DT0 son_NN1 had_VHD grown_VVN up_AVP to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 smoker_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC DJ_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX0 gotten_VVN the_AT0 chance_NN1 to_TO0 grow_VVI up_AVP at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT Joe_NP0 felt_VVD his_DPS hands_NN2 burn_VVI and_CJC tingle_VVI ,_PUN then_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC before_PRP the_AT0 feeling_NN1 could_VM0 spread_VVI to_PRP his_DPS chest_NN1 ,_PUN to_PRP the_AT0 raw_AJ0 mess_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS heart_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP closed_VVD his_DPS eyes_NN2 ,_PUN willed_VVD himself_PNX to_TO0 stop_VVI thinking_VVG about_PRP it_PNP ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD like_PRP closing_VVG a_AT0 set_NN1 of_PRF blinds_NN2 to_TO0 hide_VVI a_AT0 wildfire_NN1 blazing_VVG outside_PRP the_AT0 window_NN1 ._SENT Temporary_AJ0 relief_NN1 ,_PUN false_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC relief_NN1 all_DT0 the_AT0 same_DT0 ._SENT 
Joe_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN in_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 camp_NN1 for_PRP about_PRP a_AT0 year_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 admit_VVI it_PNP lived_VVD up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 promises_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 recruiter_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD spoken_VVN to_TO0 back_VVI in_PRP Colorado_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD sold_VVN a_AT0 comfortable_AJ0 life_NN1 (_PUL Amenities_NN2 like_VVB you_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 believe_VVI !_SENT Better_AV0 than_CJS home_AV0 !_SENT Hassle-free_AJ0 !_SENT )_PUR and_CJC the_AT0 chance_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI his_DPS fortune_NN1 driving_VVG water_NN1 trucks_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 rigs_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD Joe_NP0 's_POS nature_NN1 to_TO0 doubt_VVI all_DT0 salesmen_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC in_PRP spite_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS low_AJ0 expectations_NN2 about_PRP this_DT0 part_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS compensation_NN1 package_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD an_AT0 improvement_NN1 over_PRP his_DPS first_ORD gig_NN1 back_AVP in_PRP Colorado_NP0 ._SENT Room_NN1 and_CJC board_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN free_AJ0 there_AV0 ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 giant_AJ0 double-wide_AJ0 provided_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 stuffed_VVN with_PRP eleven_CRD other_AJ0 guys_NN2 ,_PUN bunk_NN1 beds_NN2 lined_VVN up_AVP like_PRP army_NN1 barracks_NN0 ,_PUN slopped_VVD Stagg_NP0 chili_NN1 and_CJC Dorito_NP0 powder_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 shared_AJ0 kitchen_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 smell_NN1 of_PRF burnt_AJ0 coffee_NN1 and_CJC weed_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 never-ending_AJ0 trash_NN1 can_VM0 overflow_VVI ,_PUN their_DPS sense_NN1 of_PRF decency_NN1 dropping_VVG off_AVP the_AT0 same_DT0 cliff_NN1 as_PRP their_DPS privacy_NN1 ._SENT 
Joe_NP0 had_VHD n't_XX0 been_VBN back_AVP to_PRP Greeley_NP0 since_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD left_VVN ,_PUN had_VHD decided_VVN to_TO0 avoid_VVI location-based_AJ0 triggers_NN2 that_CJT might_VM0 evoke_VVI memory_NN1 —_PUN his_DPS lovely_AJ0 wife_NN1 ,_PUN pregnant_AJ0 ,_PUN laughing_VVG as_PRP a_AT0 thick_AJ0 milkshake_NN1 mustache_NN1 dripped_VVD down_AVP her_DPS chin_NN1 at_PRP JB_NP0 's_POS Drive_NN1 In_PRP ._SENT "_PUQ Say_VVB it_PNP five_CRD times_NN2 fast_AV0 !_SENT "_PUQ Mandy_NP0 had_VHD insisted_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP 'd_VHD both_AV0 tried_VVN it_PNP ,_PUN giggling_VVG like_PRP fools_NN2 ,_PUN over_AVP and_CJC over_AVP ._SENT Marshmallow_NN1 milkshake_NN1 mustache_NN1 marshmallow_NN1 milkshake_NN1 mustache_NN1 marshmallow_NN1 milkshake_NN1 mustache_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 junkyard_NN1 off_PRP Highway_NN1 34_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 one_PNI with_PRP the_AT0 observation_NN1 tower_NN1 he_PNP 'd_VHD paid_VVN a_AT0 buck_NN0 to_TO0 climb_VVI with_PRP DJ_NN1 so_CJS the_AT0 boy_NN1 could_VM0 marvel_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 view_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Rockies_NP0 on_PRP the_AT0 western_AJ0 horizon_NN1 ._SENT Mandy_NP0 's_POS minivan_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 car_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD spent_VVN so_AV0 many_DT0 days_NN2 off_PRP working_VVG on_AVP ,_PUN had_VHD been_VBN hauled_VVN there_AV0 after_PRP the_AT0 wreck_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD there_AV0 still_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP imagined_VVD ,_PUN crumpled_VVD ,_PUN rusting_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 cruel_AJ0 sun_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP 'd_VHD driven_VVN off_AVP a_AT0 bridge_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 South_NP0 Platte_NP0 River_NP0 ._SENT Witnesses_NN2 reported_VVD a_AT0 sudden_AJ0 jerky_AJ0 swerve_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 loss_NN1 of_PRF control_NN1 ,_PUN enough_DT0 momentum_NN1 to_PRP half_DT0 break_NN1 ,_PUN half_DT0 jump_VVB the_AT0 crumbling_AJ0 concrete_AJ0 barrier_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 had_VHD been_VBN no_AT0 sightings_NN2 of_PRF what_DTQ ,_PUN if_CJS anything_PNI ,_PUN had_VHD been_VBN blocking_VVG the_AT0 road_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP 'd_VHD managed_VVN to_TO0 pull_VVI an_AT0 unconscious_AJ0 Mandy_NP0 out_AVP in_PRP time_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC DJ_NN1 was_VBD already_AV0 gone_VVN ._SENT 
Joe_NP0 asked_VVD for_PRP extra_AJ0 shifts_NN2 instead_AV0 of_PRF weeks_NN2 off_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS supervisor_NN1 was_VBD more_AV0 than_CJS happy_AJ0 to_TO0 shave_VVI his_DPS breaks_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP killed_VVD the_AT0 rare_AJ0 empty_AJ0 day_NN1 playing_VVG Gran_NN1 Turismo_NN1 on_PRP an_AT0 ancient_AJ0 PlayStation_NN1 2_CRD ,_PUN taking_VVG breaks_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 smokers_NN2 '_POS plaza_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 gas_NN1 rigs_NN2 were_VBD a_AT0 new_AJ0 world_NN1 —_PUN unceasing_AJ0 ,_PUN unstoppable_AJ0 —_PUN and_CJC working_VVG eighty_CRD ,_PUN ninety_CRD hours_NN2 each_DT0 week_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN him_PNP the_AT0 small_AJ0 fortune_NN1 he_PNP needed_VVD to_TO0 pay_VVI for_PRP Mandy_NP0 's_POS care_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 long-term_AJ0 care_NN1 facility_NN1 back_AVP in_PRP Greeley_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ she_PNP lived_VVD now_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 sure_AJ0 she_PNP 'll_VM0 ever_AV0 fully_AV0 recover_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 nurses_NN2 had_VHD told_VVN him_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP 'd_VHD nodded_VVN ,_PUN mute_AJ0 ._SENT Of_PRF course_NN1 she_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 ,_PUN and_CJC neither_AV0 would_VM0 he_PNP ._SENT He_PNP loved_VVD her_PNP ,_PUN still_AV0 he_PNP loved_VVD her_PNP ,_PUN imagined_VVD her_PNP with_PRP him_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 rig_NN1 ,_PUN an_AT0 angel_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS shoulder_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 things_NN2 he_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 forgive_VVI he_PNP just_AV0 had_VHD to_TO0 bear_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC Mandy_NP0 was_VBD an_AT0 exception_NN1 —_PUN he_PNP could_VM0 neither_AV0 forgive_VVI her_PNP nor_CJC bear_VVB seeing_VVG her_PNP ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD broken_VVN his_DPS own_DT0 heart_NN1 and_CJC left_AJ0 town_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 condition_NN1 of_PRF Mandy_NP0 's_POS heart_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 capable_AJ0 hands_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 facility_NN1 staff_NN0 ._SENT 
Dustin_NP0 stuffed_VVD his_DPS pockets_NN2 with_PRP sausage_NN1 biscuits_NN2 and_CJC filled_VVD his_DPS thermos_NN1 with_PRP coffee_NN1 ._SENT Joe_NP0 grabbed_VVD sack_NN1 lunches_NN2 for_PRP them_PNP both_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP look_VVB like_PRP shit_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Joe_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Sure_AV0 you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 need_VVI a_AT0 day_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Dustin_NP0 shrugged_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 cough_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 real_AJ0 bitch_NN1 at_PRP night_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP gets_VVZ better_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 daytime_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Joe_NP0 nodded_VVD ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 same_DT0 with_PRP his_DPS dreams_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 bright_AJ0 light_NN1 of_PRF day_NN1 he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 imagine_VVI DJ_NN1 's_POS fading_AJ0 struggle_NN1 against_PRP his_DPS seat_NN1 belt_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 river_NN1 current_NN1 flowing_VVG through_PRP his_DPS hair_NN1 ,_PUN through_PRP his_DPS lungs_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 bright_AJ0 light_NN1 of_PRF day_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 stop_VVI to_TO0 wonder_VVI whether_CJS Mandy_NP0 had_VHD a_AT0 real_AJ0 accident_NN1 or_CJC whether_CJS she_PNP 'd_VHD meant_VVN to_TO0 drive_VVI into_PRP that_DT0 river_NN1 ._SENT 
WINDBLOWN_AJ0 GRIT_NN1 SCOURED_VVD HIS_DPS face_NN1 and_CJC tapped_VVD against_PRP the_AT0 buildings_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ bowed_VVD slightly_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 heaviest_AJS gusts_NN2 ._SENT Joe_NP0 was_VBD happy_AJ0 for_PRP the_AT0 long_AJ0 shift_NN1 ahead_AV0 of_PRF him_PNP ,_PUN happy_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI free_AJ0 from_PRP his_DPS dreams_NN2 ._SENT Gravel_NN1 crunched_VVD under_PRP his_DPS boots_NN2 ,_PUN louder_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 5_CRD a.m._AV0 silence_VVB around_PRP him_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 men_NN2 seemed_VVD quieter_AJC at_PRP night_NN1 ,_PUN presumably_AV0 due_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 human_AJ0 habits_NN2 of_PRF their_DPS lives_NN2 before_PRP the_AT0 camp_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 were_VBD always_AV0 men_NN2 coming_VVG in_PRP and_CJC men_NN2 heading_VVG out_AVP ,_PUN a_AT0 twenty-four-hour_AJ0 stream_NN1 of_PRF going_VVG to_TO0 work_VVI and_CJC getting_VVG off_AVP work_NN1 ,_PUN sleeping_VVG and_CJC waking_VVG ,_PUN being_VBG indoors_AV0 and_CJC being_VBG outdoors_AV0 ._SENT Even_AV0 now_AV0 there_EX0 were_VBD guys_NN2 watching_VVG The_AT0 Godfather_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 rec_NN1 room_NN1 ,_PUN guys_NN2 lifting_VVG weights_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 fitness_NN1 area_NN1 ,_PUN guys_NN2 walking_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 bunks_NN2 ,_PUN hoods_NN2 pulled_VVD over_AVP their_DPS heads_NN2 to_TO0 shield_VVI them_PNP from_PRP the_AT0 relentless_AJ0 prairie_NN1 wind_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 lens_NN1 coating_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS sunglasses_NN2 was_VBD scraped_VVN and_CJC scratched_VVD nearly_AV0 off_AVP from_PRP the_AT0 grit_NN1 that_CJT pelted_VVD him_PNP as_CJS he_PNP worked_VVD ._SENT 
He_PNP and_CJC Dustin_NP0 were_VBD set_VVN to_TO0 ride_VVI together_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC once_CJS Joe_NP0 got_VVD the_AT0 kid_NN1 talking_VVG his_DPS own_DT0 mind_NN1 could_VM0 drift_VVI away_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 conversational_AJ0 current_NN1 —_PUN he_PNP could_VM0 nod_VVI ,_PUN hum_VVB a_AT0 few_DT0 times_NN2 ,_PUN offer_VVB occasional_AJ0 low-stakes_NN2 advice_NN1 on_PRP Dustin_NP0 's_POS low-stakes_AJ0 twenty-one-year-old_AJ0 life_NN1 ,_PUN call_VVB it_PNP a_AT0 day_NN1 well_AV0 lived_VVN ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 truck_NN1 ,_PUN Dustin_NP0 paused_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Give_VVB me_PNP a_AT0 minute_NN1 ,_PUN will_VM0 you_PNP ?_SENT I_PNP forgot_VVD I_PNP need_VVB new_AJ0 laces_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Joe_NP0 shrugged_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 kid_NN1 was_VBD lucky_AJ0 the_AT0 camp_NN1 store_NN1 was_VBD open_AJ0 this_DT0 early_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 store_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 carry_VVI much_AV0 —_PUN boot_NN1 laces_NN2 ,_PUN work_NN1 gloves_NN2 ,_PUN cigarettes_NN2 ,_PUN Twinkies_NP0 ._SENT Joe_NP0 sat_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 bumper_NN1 and_CJC looked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 sky_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 camp_NN1 lights_NN2 were_VBD no_AT0 match_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 bright_AJ0 splashes_NN2 of_PRF starlight_NN1 —_PUN Joe_NP0 had_VHD never_AV0 before_AV0 been_VBN able_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI the_AT0 distant_AJ0 sparkle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cosmos_NN1 so_AV0 clearly_AV0 ._SENT There_EX0 had_VHD always_AV0 been_VBN too_AV0 much_AV0 light_AJ0 right_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP ,_PUN light_NN1 that_CJT tethered_VVD him_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 moment_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS mind_NN1 wandered_VVD up_AVP and_CJC into_PRP the_AT0 expanse_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 that_CJT when_CJS the_AT0 man_NN1 approached_VVD ,_PUN Joe_NP0 startled_VVD ._SENT 
The_AT0 man_NN1 smiled_VVD ,_PUN held_VVD out_AVP his_DPS hand_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Ben_NP0 Stone_NP0 ._SENT Company_NN1 recruiter_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP 're_VBB Joe_NP0 Baker_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Stone_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 grizzled_AJ0 old_AJ0 guy_NN1 ,_PUN mid-seventies_CRD maybe_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 paper_NN1 copy_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Tribune_NN1 under_PRP one_CRD arm_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 set_NN1 of_PRF pencils_NN2 ,_PUN actual_AJ0 lead_NN1 pencils_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 kind_NN1 that_CJT needed_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI sharpened_VVN in_PRP one_CRD of_PRF those_DT0 rotary_AJ0 sharpeners_NN2 from_PRP grade_NN1 school_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 pocket_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS shirt_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 little_AV0 old_AJ0 for_PRP the_AT0 rigs_NN2 themselves_PNX ,_PUN Stone_NP0 had_VHD arrived_VVN a_AT0 week_NN1 ago_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 site_NN1 visit_NN1 ._SENT Dustin_NP0 had_VHD heard_VVN he_PNP was_VBD retired_VVN from_PRP some_DT0 high_AJ0 school_NN1 in_PRP Bismarck_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 history_NN1 teacher_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP looked_VVD the_AT0 part_NN1 ._SENT 
Joe_NP0 shook_VVD Stone_NP0 's_POS hand_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Good_AJ0 to_TO0 meet_VVI you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Joe_NP0 cleared_VVD his_DPS throat_NN1 to_TO0 shake_VVI the_AT0 sleep_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS voice_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP out_AVP from_PRP Bismarck_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yep_ITJ ._SENT Turned_VVD me_PNP loose_AJ0 into_PRP the_AT0 field_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 days_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 say_VVI ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD expecting_VVG worse_AJC ._SENT The_AT0 food_NN1 is_VBZ really_AV0 quite_AV0 good_AJ0 ,_PUN though_CJS I_PNP would_VM0 never_AV0 tell_VVI my_DPS wife_NN1 that_DT0 ._SENT Quieter_AJC than_CJS I_PNP thought_VVD it_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI —_PUN I_PNP pictured_VVD it_PNP like_PRP something_PNI from_PRP a_AT0 Steinbeck_NP0 novel_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 quite_AV0 Grapes_NN2 of_PRF Wrath_NN1 because_CJS ,_PUN no_AT0 family_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP know_VVB ?_SENT But_CJC maybe_AV0 Cannery_NP0 Row_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Joe_NP0 laughed_VVD ._SENT Steinbeck_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 only_AJ0 author_NN1 he_PNP 'd_VHD actually_AV0 liked_VVN in_PRP high_AJ0 school_NN1 English_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Not_XX0 near_PRP enough_DT0 alcohol_NN1 for_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT Too_AV0 many_DT0 rules_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF frog_NN1 hunting_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP guess_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ Stone_NP0 shrugged_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN your_DPS file_NN1 ._SENT Community_NN1 college_NN1 ._SENT Associate_NN1 's_POS but_CJC no_AT0 bachelor_NN1 's_POS ._SENT Former_DT0 land_NN1 surveyor_NN1 ._SENT How_AVQ 'd_VM0 you_PNP end_VVI up_AVP here_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Joe_NP0 never_AV0 knew_VVD how_AVQ much_AV0 to_TO0 share_VVI ._SENT He_PNP thought_VVD of_PRF Mandy_NP0 as_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD last_ORD seen_VVN her_PNP ,_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 wheelchair_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 assisted_AJ0 living_NN1 recreation_NN1 room_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 blanket_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS lap_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS hair_NN1 greasy_AJ0 and_CJC stringy_AJ0 ,_PUN staring_VVG out_AVP the_AT0 window_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 red_AJ0 pop_NN1 of_PRF house_NN1 finches_NN2 against_PRP the_AT0 spruce_NN1 outside_AV0 ._SENT Her_DPS eyes_NN2 neutral_AJ0 until_CJS she_PNP saw_VVD him_PNP ,_PUN then_AV0 a_AT0 speechless_AJ0 glare_NN1 that_CJT drilled_VVD him_PNP with_PRP hate_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP blame_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS silent_AJ0 accusations_NN2 had_VHD reacted_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 secret_AJ0 doubts_NN2 he_PNP kept_VVD buried_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC one_CRD thing_NN1 he_PNP knew_VVD for_PRP sure_AJ0 —_PUN Mandy_NP0 's_POS depression_NN1 had_VHD eaten_VVN at_PRP the_AT0 heart_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS family_NN1 life_NN1 for_PRP years_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP ,_PUN for_PRP all_DT0 those_DT0 years_NN2 ,_PUN had_VHD been_VBN resentful_AJ0 instead_AV0 of_PRF compassionate_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ Turns_VVZ out_AVP hauling_VVG water_NN1 pays_VVZ better_AJC than_CJS surveys_NN2 ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 once_CJS the_AT0 recession_NN1 hit_VVD ._SENT I_PNP needed_VVD the_AT0 money_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP still_AV0 have_VHB family_NN1 back_AVP in_PRP Colorado_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
How_AVQ much_DT0 of_PRF his_DPS life_NN1 were_VBD people_NN0 prepared_VVN to_TO0 take_VVI in_PRP response_NN1 to_PRP such_DT0 pleasantries_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ My_DPS wife_NN1 is_VBZ in_PRP assisted_AJ0 living_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 really_AV0 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT ?_SENT she_PNP has_VHZ a_AT0 brain_NN1 injury_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB sorry_AJ0 to_TO0 hear_VVI that_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ Stone_NP0 had_VHD what_DTQ Mandy_NP0 would_VM0 have_VHI called_VVN kind_NN1 eyes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC Joe_NP0 was_VBD surprised_AJ0 by_PRP the_AT0 older_AJC man_NN1 's_POS sincerity_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 was_VBD surprised_AJ0 by_PRP his_DPS surprise_NN1 ,_PUN by_PRP how_AVQ long_AJ0 it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN since_CJS he_PNP had_VHD believed_VVN in_PRP anyone_PNI else_AV0 's_POS honesty_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Here_AV0 's_VBZ the_AT0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN Joe_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP need_VVB an_AT0 advance_NN1 land_NN1 guy_NN1 back_AVP there_AV0 in_PRP Weld_NN1 County_NN1 ._SENT Someone_PNI to_TO0 secure_VVI easements_NN2 from_PRP property_NN1 owners_NN2 ,_PUN convince_VVB them_PNP to_TO0 allow_VVI us_PNP to_TO0 get_VVI the_AT0 seismic_AJ0 testing_NN1 done_VDN ,_PUN reassure_VVB them_PNP that_CJT they_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 start_VVI being_VBG able_AJ0 to_TO0 light_VVI their_DPS water_NN1 faucets_NN2 on_PRP fire_NN1 ._SENT Company_NN1 likes_VVZ to_TO0 promote_VVI from_PRP within_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP need_VVB someone_PNI who_PNQ knows_VVZ the_AT0 area_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP seem_VVB to_TO0 stand_VVI right_AV0 out_AVP ._SENT You_PNP interested_VVD ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Joe_NP0 let_VVD out_AVP a_AT0 low_AJ0 whistle_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ When_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP need_VVI to_TO0 know_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Soon_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Stone_NP0 smiled_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP could_VM0 do_VDI a_AT0 lot_NN1 worse_AJC than_CJS this_DT0 ,_PUN you_PNP know_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
