SERPENTS_NN2 
"_PUQ Will_VM0 you_PNP take_VVI the_AT0 path_NN1 of_PRF pins_NN2 or_CJC the_AT0 path_NN1 of_PRF needles_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
It_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 sound_VVI like_PRP much_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 choice_NN1 to_PRP Charlotte_NP0 ._SENT Dark_AJ0 woods_NN2 ,_PUN sharp_AJ0 metal_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP sounds_VVZ like_PRP some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF test_NN1 ._SENT Perhaps_AV0 if_CJS she_PNP gives_VVZ the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 answer_NN1 ,_PUN toads_NN2 and_CJC snakes_NN2 will_VM0 fall_VVI from_PRP her_DPS tongue_NN1 whenever_AVQ she_PNP tries_VVZ to_TO0 speak_VVI ._SENT Charlotte_NP0 would_VM0 n't_XX0 mind_VVI that_DT0 ._SENT She_PNP likes_VVZ snakes_NN2 :_PUN she_PNP likes_VVZ the_AT0 way_NN1 they_PNP move_VVB ,_PUN twining_VVG themselves_PNX along_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP thinks_VVZ she_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF serpent_NN1 herself_PNX ,_PUN sliding_VVG along_AVP in_PRP a_AT0 smooth_AJ0 sine_NN1 wave_NN1 ,_PUN wise_AJ0 and_CJC cunning_AJ0 ._SENT Serpents_NN2 do_VDB n't_XX0 sew_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 path_NN1 of_PRF pins_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 scenery_NN1 changes_NN2 ,_PUN wavers_VVZ like_PRP a_AT0 snake_NN1 curving_VVG from_PRP side_NN1 to_PRP side_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 slides_VVZ away_AV0 ._SENT While_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ swerving_VVG and_CJC sliding_VVG ,_PUN Charlotte_NP0 wonders_VVZ if_CJS the_AT0 world_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 snake_NN1 as_CJS well_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 would_VM0 make_VVI her_DPS happy_AJ0 ,_PUN to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 smaller_AJC snake_NN1 inside_PRP the_AT0 belly_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 larger_AJC snake_NN1 undulating_AJ0 through_PRP time_NN1 and_CJC space_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 past_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 tail_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 future_NN1 the_AT0 head_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 massive_AJ0 sinuous_AJ0 body_NN1 would_VM0 coil_VVI and_CJC curve_VVI over_AVP and_CJC under_AVP and_CJC through_AVP itself_PNX in_PRP a_AT0 Moebius_NN1 pattern_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 past_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 head_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 future_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 tail_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 world-serpent_NN1 would_VM0 hold_VVI its_DPS tail_NN1 in_PRP its_DPS mouth_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 tale_NN1 in_PRP its_DPS mouth_NN1 ,_PUN its_DPS tale_NN1 in_PRP its_DPS mouth_NN1 ._SENT 
Snakes_NN2 never_AV0 blink_VVB ._SENT 
Charlotte_NP0 finds_VVZ herself_PNX on_PRP the_AT0 path_NN1 of_PRF pins_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS far_AV0 as_CJS she_PNP can_VM0 see_VVI ,_PUN the_AT0 dirt_NN1 path_NN1 is_VBZ strewn_VVN with_PRP pins_NN2 ,_PUN safety_NN1 pins_NN2 ,_PUN straight_AJ0 pins_NN2 ,_PUN hairpins_NN2 ,_PUN hat_NN1 pins_NN2 ,_PUN diaper_NN1 pins_NN2 ,_PUN glittering_VVG like_PRP scales_NN2 along_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 winding_AJ0 serpent_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 careless_AJ0 little_AJ0 girl_NN1 could_VM0 cut_VVI her_DPS feet_NN2 to_PRP shreds_NN2 walking_VVG on_PRP this_DT0 path_NN1 ._SENT Charlotte_NP0 is_VBZ wearing_VVG her_DPS purple_AJ0 fourteen-hole_AJ0 Doc_NN1 Martens_NN2 and_CJC she_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 even_AV0 feel_VVI the_AT0 pins_NN2 grinding_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 dirt_NN1 floor_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 forest_NN1 under_PRP her_DPS feet_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP walks_VVZ along_AVP ,_PUN imagining_VVG the_AT0 silver_NN1 serpent_NN1 that_CJT has_VHZ shed_VVN this_DT0 skin_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI huge_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP thinks_VVZ ,_PUN to_TO0 shed_VVI this_DT0 many_DT0 scales_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 pins_NN2 would_VM0 almost_AV0 be_VBI more_AV0 like_PRP stiff_AJ0 little_AJ0 feathers_NN2 than_CJS like_PRP smoothly_AV0 overlapping_AJ0 scales_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS she_PNP thinks_VVZ this_DT0 and_CJC begins_VVZ to_TO0 imagine_VVI the_AT0 cold_AJ0 sapphire_NN1 eyes_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 pin_NN1 snake_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 sharp_AJ0 metal_NN1 teeth_NN2 lining_VVG its_DPS mouth_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP realizes_VVZ where_AVQ the_AT0 pins_NN2 are_VBB coming_VVG from_PRP ._SENT The_AT0 trees_NN2 lining_VVG this_DT0 path_NN1 have_VHB pins_NN2 where_AVQ the_AT0 leaves_NN2 should_VM0 be_VBI ._SENT These_DT0 trees_NN2 would_VM0 be_VBI impossible_AJ0 to_PRP climb¡ªone_AJ0 wrong_AJ0 move_NN1 and_CJC you_PNP 'd_VM0 have_VHI a_AT0 face_NN1 full_AJ0 of_PRF blood_NN1 and_CJC scratches_NN2 ._SENT You_PNP 'd_VM0 probably_AV0 need_VVI a_AT0 tetanus_NN1 shot_NN1 ._SENT 
While_CJS Charlotte_NP0 contemplates_VVZ the_AT0 trees_NN2 ,_PUN something_PNI is_VBZ moving_VVG very_AV0 quickly_AV0 toward_PRP the_AT0 path_NN1 ,_PUN making_VVG as_PRP little_DT0 noise_NN1 as_CJS possible_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP skids_VVZ right_AV0 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF her_PNP like_PRP a_AT0 schoolgirl_NN1 crossing_NN1 Park_NP0 Avenue_NP0 against_PRP the_AT0 light_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI to_PRP homeroom_NN1 before_PRP the_AT0 bell_NN1 rings_NN2 ._SENT Charlotte_NP0 is_VBZ thrown_VVN off_PRP balance_NN1 ;_PUN she_PNP tries_VVZ to_TO0 stop_VVI in_PRP mid-stride_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC almost_AV0 instinctively_AV0 ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 snake_NN1 sensing_NN1 motion_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP whips_VVZ around_AVP to_TO0 follow_VVI the_AT0 movement_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 result_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT she_PNP tries_VVZ to_TO0 balance_VVI on_PRP one_CRD leg_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS arms_NN2 pinwheeling_VVG as_PRP her_DPS left_AJ0 foot_NN1 waves_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 air_NN1 behind_PRP her_PNP ._SENT She_PNP 's_VBZ almost_AV0 regained_VVN her_DPS balance_NN1 when_CJS she_PNP skids_VVZ on_PRP some_DT0 pins_NN2 and_CJC falls_VVZ heavily_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 ,_PUN bloodying_VVG her_DPS hands_NN2 ,_PUN her_DPS knees_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC her_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 sun_NN1 is_VBZ setting_VVG ._SENT Oh_ITJ my_DPS fur_NN1 and_CJC whiskers_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP shall_VM0 be_VBI too_AV0 late_AJ0 ._SENT 
But_CJC Charlotte_NP0 is_VBZ not_XX0 too_AV0 late_AJ0 ;_PUN she_PNP turns_VVZ her_DPS head_NN1 aside_AV0 just_AV0 in_PRP time_NN1 to_TO0 avoid_VVI an_AT0 eye_NN1 full_AJ0 of_PRF pins_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS she_PNP lies_VVZ where_AVQ she_PNP 's_VBZ fallen_VVN ,_PUN breathing_VVG heavily_AV0 ,_PUN nonsense_NN1 phrases_NN2 slide_VVB through_PRP her_DPS head_NN1 :_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ all_DT0 fun_NN1 and_CJC games_NN2 until_CJS someone_PNI loses_VVZ an_AT0 eye_NN1 ,_PUN cross_VVB my_DPS heart_NN1 and_CJC hope_VVB to_TO0 die_VVI ,_PUN stick_VVB a_AT0 needle_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS eye_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 needles_NN2 ._SENT Pins_NN2 ._SENT Charlotte_NP0 takes_VVZ a_AT0 deep_AJ0 breath_NN1 and_CJC stands_VVZ up_AVP ._SENT She_PNP dusts_VVZ pins_NN2 off_PRP her_DPS blue_AJ0 skirt_NN1 and_CJC white_AJ0 apron_NN1 ,_PUN leaving_VVG red_AJ0 streaks_NN2 from_PRP her_DPS bleeding_AJ0 hands_NN2 ,_PUN streaks_VVZ the_AT0 same_DT0 color_NN1 as_PRP her_DPS wine-dark_AJ0 motorcycle_NN1 jacket_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 zippers_NN2 and_CJC pockets_NN2 holding_VVG her_DPS subway_NN1 pass_NN1 ,_PUN silver_NN1 eyeshadow_NN1 ,_PUN red_AJ0 lipstick_NN1 ,_PUN liquid_AJ0 black_AJ0 eyeliner_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 fake_AJ0 ID_NN1 that_CJT gives_VVZ her_DPS age_NN1 as_PRP twenty-two_CRD ,_PUN a_AT0 neon_NN1 pink_AJ0 cigarette_NN1 lighter_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 pack_NN1 of_PRF cigarettes_NN2 (_PUL she_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 smoke_VVI )_PUR ,_PUN some_DT0 speed_NN1 ,_PUN some_DT0 bobby_NN1 pins_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 thimble_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 box_NN1 of_PRF comfits_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP opens_VVZ her_DPS basket_NN1 and_CJC pulls_VVZ out_AVP gauze_NN1 and_CJC tape_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP bandaging_VVG her_DPS knees_NN2 she_PNP puts_VVZ on_PRP a_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF swimming_NN1 goggles_NN2 ._SENT No_AT0 pins_NN2 in_PRP her_DPS eyes_NN2 ,_PUN thank_VVB you_PNP very_AV0 much_AV0 ._SENT No_AT0 needles_NN2 either_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP sets_VVZ off_AVP to_TO0 find_VVI whatever_DTQ it_PNP was_VBD that_CJT made_VVD her_PNP lose_VVI her_DPS balance_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP steps_VVZ off_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 path_NN1 ._SENT 
Aha_ITJ ,_PUN you_PNP may_VM0 be_VBI thinking_VVG ._SENT We_PNP all_AV0 know_VVB what_DTQ happens_VVZ to_PRP little_AJ0 girls_NN2 who_PNQ stray_VVB from_PRP the_AT0 path_NN1 ._SENT Do_VDB we_PNP ,_PUN now_AV0 ?_SENT 
As_CJS Charlotte_NP0 walks_VVZ carefully_AV0 and_CJC firmly_AV0 through_PRP the_AT0 pin-grass_NN1 growing_VVG in_PRP this_DT0 part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 woods_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP thinks_VVZ about_PRP goggles_NN2 ._SENT Do_VDB snakes_NN2 wear_VVI goggles_NN2 ?_SENT It_PNP depends_VVZ ,_PUN she_PNP thinks_VVZ ,_PUN on_PRP whether_CJS or_CJC not_XX0 they_PNP go_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ._SENT Water_NN1 moccasins_NN2 go_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 do_VDB other_AJ0 snakes_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP likes_VVZ to_TO0 watch_VVI them_PNP skimming_VVG ,_PUN sliding_VVG along_AVP the_AT0 surface_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 water_NN1 ,_PUN arching_VVG their_DPS bodies_NN2 back_AVP and_CJC forth_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP wonders_VVZ if_CJS sea_NN1 serpents_NN2 swim_VVB the_AT0 same_DT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN gliding_VVG in_PRP S_ZZ0 shapes_NN2 along_PRP the_AT0 surface_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 ocean_NN1 ._SENT Probably_AV0 not_XX0 ,_PUN she_PNP decides_VVZ ._SENT Sea_NN1 serpents_NN2 swim_VVB through_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 on_PRP it_PNP ._SENT She_PNP imagines_VVZ a_AT0 sea_NN1 serpent_NN1 weightless_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 wine-dark_AJ0 sea_NN1 ,_PUN coiling_VVG its_DPS body_NN1 in_PRP ever_AV0 more_DT0 intricate_AJ0 patterns_NN2 of_PRF knotwork_NN1 ,_PUN flicking_VVG its_DPS tongue_NN1 in_AVP and_CJC out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 salty_AJ0 liquid_NN1 surrounding_VVG it_PNP ._SENT She_PNP imagines_VVZ the_AT0 same_DT0 serpent_NN1 pulling_VVG a_AT0 fishing_NN1 boat_NN1 down_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 ocean_NN1 floor_NN1 ,_PUN twining_VVG the_AT0 rope_NN1 of_PRF its_DPS body_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 boat_NN1 as_PRP strapping_AJ0 young_AJ0 sailors_NN2 shriek_VVB and_CJC hurl_VVB themselves_PNX overboard_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 thoughts_NN2 make_VVB her_DPS smile_NN1 ._SENT Sea_NN1 serpents_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP thinks_VVZ ,_PUN might_VM0 wear_VVI goggles_NN2 ._SENT 
She_PNP is_VBZ tracking_VVG the_AT0 quickly_AV0 moving_AJ0 creature_NN1 as_CJS she_PNP muses_VVZ ._SENT Her_DPS Docs_NN2 make_VVB surprisingly_AV0 little_DT0 noise_NN1 as_CJS she_PNP goes_VVZ ;_PUN perhaps_AV0 she_PNP 's_VHZ done_VDN this_DT0 before_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP draws_VVZ closer_AJC and_CJC sees_VVZ a_AT0 white_AJ0 rabbit_NN1 ,_PUN breathing_VVG heavily_AV0 and_CJC shaking_VVG ._SENT Blood_NN1 and_CJC mud_NN1 are_VBB smeared_VVN across_PRP its_DPS paws_NN2 and_CJC its_DPS fur_NN1 ._SENT Its_DPS small_AJ0 pink_AJ0 eyes_NN2 roll_VVB around_AVP in_PRP an_AT0 even_AV0 madder_AJC manner_NN1 than_CJS usual_AJ0 ._SENT 
Charlotte_NP0 wonders_VVZ whether_CJS or_CJC not_XX0 snakes_NN2 eat_VVI rabbits_NN2 ._SENT Surely_AV0 swallowing_VVG a_AT0 rabbit_NN1 would_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI much_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 difficulty_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 boa_NN1 constrictor_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP thinks_VVZ ,_PUN remembering_VVG pictures_NN2 she_PNP 's_VBZ seen_VVN of_PRF other_AJ0 smaller_AJC snakes_NN2 with_PRP rat-shaped_AJ0 lumps_NN2 in_PRP their_DPS bodies_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS if_CJS sensing_VVG the_AT0 predatory_AJ0 turn_NN1 her_DPS thoughts_NN2 have_VHB taken_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 rabbit_NN1 freezes_VVZ ,_PUN its_DPS ears_NN2 triangulating_AJ0 ,_PUN frantically_AV0 trying_VVG to_TO0 catch_VVI the_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS breathing_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC all_DT0 at_PRP once_AV0 it_PNP leaps_VVZ down_AVP a_AT0 rabbit_NN1 hole_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD been_VBN concealed_VVN under_PRP a_AT0 mound_NN1 of_PRF intricately_AV0 stacked_AJ0 pins_NN2 piled_VVD precariously_AV0 like_PRP sharp_AJ0 metal_NN1 pick-up_NN1 sticks_NN2 ._SENT Charlotte_NP0 throws_VVZ herself_PNX after_PRP it_PNP and_CJC is_VBZ falling_VVG ,_PUN falling_VVG down_AVP a_AT0 hole_NN1 whose_DTQ walls_NN2 flicker_VVB with_PRP images_NN2 of_PRF pins_NN2 with_PRP duck_NN0 heads_NN2 holding_VVG diapers_NN2 onto_PRP babies_NN2 '_POS bottoms_NN2 ,_PUN safety_NN1 pins_NN2 punched_VVN through_PRP clothing_NN1 ,_PUN straight_AJ0 pins_NN2 piercing_VVG butterflies_NN2 as_CJS they_PNP flap_VVB their_DPS wings_NN2 vainly_AV0 ,_PUN pushpins_NN2 holding_VVG Charlotte_NP0 's_POS second-grade_AJ0 essay_NN1 on_PRP poisonous_AJ0 snakes_NN2 to_PRP a_AT0 corkboard_NN1 ,_PUN bobby_NN1 pins_NN2 twisting_VVG her_DPS hair_NN1 too_AV0 tightly_AV0 ,_PUN safety_NN1 pins_NN2 through_PRP her_DPS earlobes_NN2 (_PUL they_PNP had_VHD already_AV0 been_VBN pierced_VVN ,_PUN so_CJS it_PNP took_VVD only_AV0 a_AT0 steady_AJ0 hand_NN1 and_CJC some_DT0 patience_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT The_AT0 hole_NN1 is_VBZ quite_AV0 long_AJ0 and_CJC it_PNP twists_VVZ and_CJC Charlotte_NP0 feels_VVZ as_CJS though_CJS she_PNP is_VBZ being_VBG swallowed_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 snake_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 bad_AJ0 feeling_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP then_AV0 lands_VVZ with_PRP a_AT0 rush_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 leaf_NN1 pile_NN1 of_PRF pins_NN2 ._SENT 
Her_DPS goggles_NN2 ,_PUN Docs_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC motorcycle_NN1 jacket_NN1 serve_VVB her_DPS well¡ªno_AJ0 pins_NN2 make_VVB it_PNP through_AVP ._SENT But_CJC her_DPS exposed_AJ0 legs_NN2 and_CJC face_NN1 are_VBB now_AV0 scratched_VVN ,_PUN cut_VVB ,_PUN and_CJC bloody_AJ0 ._SENT Charlotte_NP0 pushes_VVZ herself_PNX up_AVP ,_PUN scraping_VVG her_DPS hands_NN2 as_CJS she_PNP goes_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP opens_VVZ her_DPS basket_NN1 and_CJC takes_VVZ out_AVP a_AT0 bottle_NN1 of_PRF iodine_NN1 and_CJC methodically_AV0 applies_VVZ some_DT0 to_PRP every_AT0 inch_NN1 of_PRF broken_AJ0 skin_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 wound_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS cure_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 germ-free_AV0 adolescent_AJ0 ._SENT 
Which_DTQ way_NN1 is_VBZ Grandma_NN1 's_VBZ now_AV0 ?_SENT She_PNP forgets_VVZ about_PRP the_AT0 goggles_NN2 for_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 and_CJC goes_VVZ to_TO0 rub_VVI her_DPS eyes_NN2 ,_PUN leaving_VVG bloody_AJ0 smears_NN2 across_PRP each_DT0 lens_NN1 ._SENT From_PRP now_AV0 on_AVP ,_PUN she_PNP will_VM0 see_VVI the_AT0 world_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 haze_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS own_DT0 blood_NN1 ._SENT 
Something_PNI about_PRP the_AT0 tiling_NN1 of_PRF these_DT0 corridors_NN2 looks_VVZ familiar_AJ0 to_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC not_XX0 until_CJS she_PNP reaches_VVZ the_AT0 glass_NN1 booth_NN1 does_VDZ she_PNP realize_VVI that_CJT she_PNP 's_VBZ in_PRP the_AT0 Astor_NP0 Place_NP0 subway_NN1 station_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP brings_VVZ the_AT0 subway_NN1 pass_VVB out_AVP of_PRF her_DPS pocket_NN1 and_CJC waves_VVZ it_PNP at_PRP the_AT0 token_AJ0 clerk_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ not_XX0 there_AV0 anyway_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC jumps_VVZ the_AT0 turnstile_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP sees_VVZ the_AT0 rabbit_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 platform_NN1 and_CJC begins_VVZ to_TO0 run_VVI toward_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 dirty_AJ0 feral_AJ0 creature_NN1 spots_VVZ her_PNP and_CJC is_VBZ so_AV0 distressed_AJ0 that_CJT it_PNP leaps_VVZ off_AVP the_AT0 platform_NN1 ,_PUN launching_VVG its_DPS battered_AJ0 once-white_AJ0 body_NN1 straight_AV0 out_AVP over_PRP the_AT0 tracks_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS it_PNP falls_VVZ and_CJC Charlotte_NP0 watches_VVZ ,_PUN it_PNP changes_VVZ from_PRP a_AT0 rabbit_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 mouse_NN1 and_CJC scurries_VVZ away_AV0 into_PRP the_AT0 netherworld_NN1 of_PRF subway_NN1 vermin_NN1 ._SENT 
Charlotte_NP0 is_VBZ disappointed_AJ0 ._SENT A_AT0 snake_NN1 certainly_AV0 could_VM0 have_VHI swallowed_VVN that_DT0 morsel_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP is_VBZ not_XX0 disappointed_AJ0 for_PRP long_AJ0 ,_PUN though_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP is_VBZ thinking_VVG about_PRP having_VHG a_AT0 cigarette_NN1 and_CJC whether_CJS or_CJC not_XX0 her_DPS grandma_NN1 would_VM0 smell_VVI the_AT0 smoke_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 folds_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS jacket_NN1 or_CJC the_AT0 cuts_NN2 in_PRP her_DPS skin_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC if_CJS she_PNP did_VDD ,_PUN whether_CJS she_PNP would_VM0 believe_VVI Charlotte_NP0 if_CJS she_PNP told_VVD her_PNP that_CJT the_AT0 smell_NN1 was_VBD from_PRP the_AT0 show_NN1 she_PNP went_VVD to_PRP last_ORD night_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS the_AT0 train_NN1 comes_VVZ hurtling_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 station_NN1 at_PRP breakneck_AJ0 pace_NN1 ._SENT Snakes_NN2 have_VHB no_AT0 necks_NN2 to_TO0 break_VVI ,_PUN thinks_VVZ Charlotte_NP0 ._SENT Or_CJC maybe_AV0 they_PNP 're_VBB all_DT0 neck_NN1 until_PRP their_DPS tails_NN2 ._SENT 
Charlotte_NP0 has_VHZ always_AV0 loved_VVN the_AT0 subway_NN1 system_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 dark_AJ0 ,_PUN dank_AJ0 ,_PUN smelly_AJ0 stations_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 more_AV0 labyrinthine_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 more_DT0 exits_NN2 and_CJC interchanges_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 better_AJC ._SENT She_PNP likes_VVZ the_AT0 seemingly_AV0 random_AJ0 assignments_NN2 of_PRF letters_NN2 and_CJC numbers_NN2 ;_PUN she_PNP likes_VVZ the_AT0 confusion_NN1 and_CJC mourned_VVD when_CJS the_AT0 difference_NN1 between_PRP the_AT0 AA_NP0 and_CJC A_NP0 was_VBD dissolved_VVN ._SENT She_PNP likes_VVZ it_PNP when_CJS an_AT0 uptown_AV0 local_AJ0 becomes_VVZ an_AT0 express_AJ0 on_PRP an_AT0 entirely_AV0 different_AJ0 track_NN1 and_CJC when_CJS the_AT0 F_ZZ0 with_PRP no_AT0 warning_NN1 starts_VVZ running_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 A_ZZ0 line_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP likes_VVZ the_AT0 small_AJ0 signs_NN2 that_CJT presage_VVB the_AT0 coming_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 train_NN1 ¡ªthe_NN0 soft_AJ0 clank_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 track_NN1 shifting_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 mice_NN2 moving_VVG quietly_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 sides_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 track_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 faintest_AJS pinprick_NN1 of_PRF light_NN1 down_PRP the_AT0 tunnel_NN1 ,_PUN all_DT0 the_AT0 things_NN2 that_CJT tell_VVB the_AT0 girl_NN1 who_PNQ is_VBZ paying_VVG attention_NN1 that_CJT it_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI long_AJ0 now_AV0 ._SENT Not_XX0 long_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP loves_VVZ the_AT0 look_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 stations_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 steel_NN1 beams_NN2 and_CJC bolts_NN2 and_CJC cracked_AJ0 concrete¡ªthe_NN1 bones_NN2 and_CJC organs_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 city_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC when_CJS the_AT0 train_NN1 comes_VVZ ,_PUN she_PNP likes_VVZ that_CJT best_AV0 of_PRF all_DT0 ,_PUN the_AT0 free-fall_NN1 rush_NN1 of_PRF air_NN1 it_PNP pushes_VVZ before_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN the_AT0 long_AJ0 loud_AJ0 clatter_NN1 and_CJC screech_NN1 ._SENT Subways_NN2 ,_PUN Charlotte_NP0 thinks_VVZ ,_PUN are_VBB like_PRP snakes_NN2 when_AVQ snakes_NN2 ruled_VVD the_AT0 earth_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS Charlotte_NP0 was_VBD little_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP used_VM0 to_TO0 make_VVI her_DPS mom_NN1 ride_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD car_NN1 so_AV0 that_CJT she_PNP could_VM0 stand_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 head_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 car_NN1 with_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 warning_NN1 stickers_NN2 (_PUL RIDING_VVG BETWEEN_PRP CARS_NN2 IS_VBZ STRICTLY_AV0 FORBIDDEN_VVN ;_PUN NO_AT0 SE_NP0 APOYE_NP0 CONTRA_NN1 LA_NP0 PUERTA_NP0 )_PUR and_CJC press_VVB her_DPS face_NN1 against_PRP the_AT0 glass_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS the_AT0 train_NN1 hurtled_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 darkness_NN1 ,_PUN Charlotte_NP0 would_VM0 watch_VVI wide-eyed_AJ0 as_PRP incandescent_AJ0 lights_NN2 stretched_VVD out_AVP in_PRP bright_AJ0 streaks_NN2 flashing_VVG by_AVP like_PRP the_AT0 Millennium_NN1 Falcon_NN1 making_VVG the_AT0 jump_NN1 into_PRP hyperspace_NN1 ,_PUN only_AV0 better_AJC ._SENT What_DTQ Charlotte_NP0 liked_VVD best_AV0 was_VBD the_AT0 occasional_AJ0 ghost_NN1 station¡ª18th_ORD Street_NP0 on_PRP the_AT0 6._CRD Abandoned_AJ0 ,_PUN covered_VVN with_PRP phantasmagoric_AJ0 graffiti_NN0 ,_PUN but_CJC still_AV0 kept_VVD lit_VVN up_AVP in_PRP perpetual_AJ0 futile_AJ0 wait_NN1 for_PRP passengers_NN2 and_CJC trains_NN2 that_CJT would_VM0 stop_VVI ._SENT Charlotte_NP0 used_VVD to_TO0 dream_VVI about_PRP getting_VVG off_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 old_AJ0 stations_NN2 to_TO0 explore_VVI and_CJC then_AV0 being_VBG left_VVN behind_AV0 as_PRP the_AT0 train_NN1 pulled_VVD away_AV0 ,_PUN left_VVD to_TO0 fade_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 stretched_AJ0 and_CJC flamboyant_AJ0 graffiti_NN0 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD nightmares_NN2 ,_PUN sort_NN1 of_PRF ._SENT 
Charlotte_NP0 gets_VVZ on_PRP the_AT0 train_NN1 ,_PUN arranges_VVZ her_DPS skirt_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC closes_VVZ her_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP tries_VVZ to_TO0 doze_VVI but_CJC she_PNP is_VBZ just_AV0 too_AV0 hungry_AJ0 ._SENT Instead_AV0 she_PNP opens_VVZ her_DPS basket_NN1 and_CJC peels_VVZ a_AT0 hard-boiled_AJ0 egg_NN1 ,_PUN leaving_VVG bloody_AJ0 fingerprints_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 murder_NN1 mystery_NN1 detective_NN1 's_POS dream_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 shell_NN1 and_CJC on_PRP the_AT0 surface_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 white_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ gives_VVZ beneath_PRP the_AT0 pressure_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS fingers_NN2 and_CJC then_AV0 returns_VVZ to_PRP its_DPS perfect_AJ0 shape_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP is_VBZ on_PRP her_DPS second_ORD egg_NN1 when_CJS she_PNP becomes_VVZ aware_AJ0 that_CJT the_AT0 shrieks_NN2 and_CJC squawks_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 other_AJ0 passengers_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN drowned_VVN ,_PUN engulfed_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 silence_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 silence_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 pressing_VVG away_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 silence_NN1 of_PRF fear_NN1 and_CJC loathing_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS Charlotte_NP0 chews_VVZ the_AT0 second_ORD bloody_AJ0 bite_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS second_ORD egg_NN1 she_PNP realizes_VVZ that_CJT the_AT0 other_AJ0 passengers_NN2 are_VBB birds_NN2 ,_PUN not_XX0 pigeons_NN2 or_CJC other_AJ0 city-vermin_NN1 birds_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC dodos_NN2 ,_PUN lories_NN2 ,_PUN eaglets_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC hawks_NN2 ._SENT 
