﻿He_NP0 asked_VVD her_PNP out_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 reservoir_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS she_PNP went_VVD skinny-dipping_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 summer_NN1 ._SENT Early_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN before_CJS all_DT0 the_AT0 kids_NN2 arrived_VVD ,_PUN or_CJC sometimes_AV0 late_AJ0 at_PRP night_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS all_DT0 the_AT0 sounds_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 water_NN1 seemed_VVD louder_AJC :_PUN lapping_VVG ,_PUN splashing_VVG ,_PUN frogs_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD toweling_VVG her_DPS hair_NN1 when_CJS he_PNP appeared_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 wearing_VVG any_DT0 pants_NN2 ._SENT Her_DPS pubic_AJ0 hair_NN1 was_VBD unkempt_AJ0 ._SENT 
Kate_NP0 was_VBD taken_VVN aback_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP said_VVD yes_ITJ ._SENT As_CJS he_PNP walked_VVD away_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP noticed_VVD his_DPS uncertain_AJ0 footing_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 rocks_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 spray_NN1 of_PRF eczema_NN1 ,_PUN like_CJS something_PNI coughed_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN trailing_VVG down_AVP his_DPS back_NN1 and_CJC into_PRP his_DPS bathing_AJ0 suit_NN1 ._SENT Already_AV0 she_PNP had_VHD forgotten_VVN his_DPS name_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS she_PNP arrived_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 restaurant_NN1 —_PUN white_AJ0 tablecloths_NN2 ,_PUN heavy_AJ0 menus_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 basket_NN1 of_PRF bread_NN1 swaddled_VVD to_TO0 keep_VVI warm_AJ0 —_PUN he_PNP was_VBD wearing_VVG enormous_AJ0 glasses_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP stood_VVD up_AVP and_CJC his_DPS napkin_NN1 fell_VVD out_AVP of_PRF his_DPS lap_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 glasses_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP could_VM0 see_VVI just_AV0 how_AVQ thick_AJ0 the_AT0 lenses_NN2 were_VBD —_PUN opaque_AJ0 ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 frosted_AJ0 shower_NN1 door_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS name_NN1 was_VBD Nick_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC when_CJS they_PNP undressed_VVD in_PRP her_DPS bedroom_NN1 that_DT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS hands_NN2 darting_VVG all_AV0 over_PRP her_DPS skin_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP felt_VVD certain_AJ0 that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD seeing_VVG her_PNP for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP two_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN they_PNP were_VBD married_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 story_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 pants_NN2 —_PUN the_AT0 pantslessness_NN1 —_PUN had_VHD become_VVN well_AV0 known_VVN ._SENT Predictably_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP featured_VVD in_PRP several_DT0 wedding_NN1 toasts_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 glasses_NN2 were_VBD removed_VVN to_TO0 demonstrate_VVI ._SENT He_PNP really_AV0 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 see_VVI !_SENT Nick_NP0 smiled_VVD good-naturedly_AV0 ,_PUN pawing_VVG the_AT0 air_NN1 hopelessly_AV0 to_TO0 make_VVI them_PNP all_DT0 laugh_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 eczema_NN1 crawled_VVD out_AVP from_PRP under_PRP his_DPS white_AJ0 collar_NN1 ._SENT 
Someone_PNI drove_VVD them_PNP home_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC at_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD minute_NN1 Nick_NP0 said_VVD to_TO0 turn_VVI the_AT0 car_NN1 around_AVP ._SENT He_PNP checked_VVD them_PNP into_PRP a_AT0 hotel_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 cheap_AJ0 one_PNI ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP rode_VVD the_AT0 elevator_NN1 laughing_VVG ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD sex_NN1 in_PRP overstarched_AJ0 sheets_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD agreed_VVN they_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 believe_VVI in_PRP honeymoons_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ So_AV0 what_DTQ 's_VBZ all_DT0 this_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Kate_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN smiling_VVG ._SENT She_PNP waved_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 plastic_NN1 nightstand_NN1 painted_VVN like_PRP wood_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 warping_NN1 watercolor_NN1 above_PRP the_AT0 headboard_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 flimsy_AJ0 French_AJ0 lake_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT His_DPS beliefs_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN ill-advised_AJ0 ._SENT 
He_PNP kept_VVD the_AT0 glasses_NN2 on_AVP as_CJS long_AV0 as_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 ._SENT She_PNP kissed_VVD him_PNP ._SENT Her_DPS pubic_AJ0 hair_NN1 was_VBD more_AV0 kempt_AJ0 than_CJS it_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI ._SENT He_PNP tasted_VVD her_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 need_VVI those_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN taking_VVG the_AT0 glasses_NN2 off_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP two_CRD years_NN2 they_PNP were_VBD married_VVN and_CJC in_PRP three_CRD years_NN2 he_PNP was_VBD dead_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI the_AT0 chance_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI rash_AJ0 decisions_NN2 ._SENT By_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 they_PNP might_VM0 have_VHI considered_VVN a_AT0 house_NN1 ,_PUN idling_VVG the_AT0 engine_NN1 in_PRP unaffordable_AJ0 neighborhoods_NN2 ,_PUN spinning_VVG fantasies_NN2 and_CJC squandering_VVG savings_NN2 ,_PUN they_PNP were_VBD already_AV0 carrying_VVG around_PRP the_AT0 diagnosis_NN1 ._SENT Kate_NP0 imagined_VVD it_PNP on_PRP a_AT0 little_AJ0 slip_NN1 of_PRF paper_NN1 —_PUN in_PRP pockets_NN2 and_CJC purses_NN2 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 glove_NN1 compartment_NN1 during_PRP long_AJ0 drives_NN2 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 cluttered_AJ0 kitchen_NN1 drawer_NN1 where_CJS they_PNP kept_VVD cheap_AJ0 ,_PUN indispensable_AJ0 things_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP never_AV0 forgot_VVD where_AVQ it_PNP was_VBD ._SENT They_PNP kept_VVD the_AT0 medical_AJ0 bills_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 pile_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 bedside_NN1 table_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC when_CJS there_EX0 was_VBD nothing_PNI to_TO0 do_VDI but_CJC wait_VVB ,_PUN Kate_NP0 stacked_VVD and_CJC restacked_VVD them_PNP ,_PUN pushing_VVG the_AT0 edges_NN2 into_PRP alignment_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 bills_NN2 were_VBD big_AJ0 and_CJC hard_AJ0 to_TO0 decipher_VVI ._SENT Numbers_NN2 they_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 look_VVI up_AVP ,_PUN which_DTQ were_VBD codes_NN2 for_PRP words_NN2 they_PNP also_AV0 had_VHD to_TO0 look_VVI up_AVP ._SENT 
They_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Let_VVB 's_VBZ do_VDB some_DT0 math_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
They_PNP never_AV0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Let_VVB 's_VBZ plan_NN1 ahead_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
They_PNP found_VVD one_CRD bedroom_NN1 and_CJC one_PNI and_CJC a_AT0 half_DT0 baths_NN2 near_PRP the_AT0 hospital_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP pink_AJ0 trim_NN1 and_CJC pink_AJ0 cabinet_NN1 doors_NN2 that_CJT hung_VVD off_AVP their_DPS hinges_NN2 like_PRP limbs_NN2 ._SENT 
Everyone_PNI talked_VVD about_PRP fighting_NN1 ,_PUN being_VBG a_AT0 fighter_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ For_PRP newlyweds_NN2 ,_PUN we_PNP do_VDB an_AT0 awful_AJ0 lot_NN1 of_PRF fighting_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Nick_NP0 said_VVD while_CJS they_PNP waited_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 doctor_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI right_AJ0 with_PRP them_PNP ._SENT 
There_EX0 was_VBD time_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP him_PNP to_TO0 make_VVI his_DPS own_DT0 arrangements_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ No_AT0 speeches_NN2 ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Of_PRF course_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 put_VVB some_DT0 snacks_NN2 out_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Pigs_NN2 in_PRP blankets_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ ridiculous_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Kate_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ And_CJC Pringles_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 you_PNP have_VHI a_AT0 favorite_AJ0 poem_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP can_VM0 make_VVI it_PNP a_AT0 joke_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Nick_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 joke_NN1 will_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 relief_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Kate_NP0 did_VDD what_DTQ he_PNP asked_VVD ,_PUN because_CJS she_PNP wanted_VVD it_PNP to_TO0 be_VBI exactly_AV0 as_CJS he_PNP had_VHD pictured_VVN it_PNP ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD been_VBN afraid_AJ0 —_PUN when_CJS he_PNP admitted_VVD to_PRP being_VBG afraid_AJ0 —_PUN of_PRF the_AT0 size_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 future_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF his_DPS own_DT0 desperate_AJ0 predictions_NN2 ,_PUN of_PRF the_AT0 simple_AJ0 question_NN1 that_CJT only_AJ0 time_NN1 would_VM0 tell_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC not_XX0 to_PRP him_PNP :_PUN now_AV0 what_DTQ ?_SENT 
She_PNP chopped_VVD the_AT0 hot_AJ0 dogs_NN2 and_CJC wrapped_VVD them_PNP in_PRP dough_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 canister_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 kind_NN1 that_CJT twisted_VVD and_CJC popped_VVD ,_PUN jolting_VVG her_DPS each_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 though_CJS the_AT0 large_AJ0 print_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 label_NN1 told_VVD her_PNP what_DTQ to_TO0 expect_VVI ._SENT She_PNP piled_VVD them_PNP in_PRP pyramids_NN2 and_CJC put_VVB platters_NN2 everywhere_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP overdid_VVD it_PNP ._SENT On_PRP the_AT0 pink_AJ0 mantel_NN1 and_CJC above_PRP the_AT0 cabinets_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 hall_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP people_NN0 waiting_VVG to_TO0 use_VVI the_AT0 half_DT0 bath_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP took_VVD bowls_NN2 of_PRF chips_NN2 from_PRP one_CRD person_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD ,_PUN raw_AJ0 faces_NN2 whose_DTQ tears_NN2 seemed_VVD to_TO0 have_VHI nothing_PNI to_TO0 do_VDI with_PRP her_PNP ._SENT They_PNP offered_VVD to_TO0 help_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC Kate_NP0 held_VVD the_AT0 serving_AJ0 dishes_NN2 tightly_AV0 against_PRP her_DPS chest_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC when_CJS they_PNP were_VBD gone_VVN ,_PUN when_CJS the_AT0 pyramids_NN2 were_VBD still_AV0 mostly_AV0 intact_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP sat_VVD down_AVP and_CJC cried_VVD over_AVP his_DPS joke_NN1 ._SENT 
What_DTQ happened_VVD next_ORD was_VBD n't_XX0 that_CJT she_PNP recovered_VVD —_PUN never_AV0 that_CJT ,_PUN really_AV0 —_PUN but_CJC she_PNP did_VDD move_VVI to_PRP a_AT0 new_AJ0 city_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS she_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 bump_VVI into_PRP life_NN1 every_AT0 day_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP got_VVD a_AT0 job_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 nursery_NN1 school_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP rented_VVD an_AT0 attic_NN1 room_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 slanted_AJ0 turquoise_AJ0 ceiling_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP weekends_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP woke_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF things_NN2 being_VBG banged_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 's_POS shared_AJ0 kitchen_NN1 ._SENT Old_AJ0 muffled_AJ0 sounds_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ she_PNP heard_VVD and_CJC remembered_VVD all_AV0 at_PRP once_AV0 ._SENT Kate_NP0 lingered_VVD like_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN her_DPS eyelids_NN2 erupting_VVG with_PRP morning_NN1 color_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 children_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 school_NN1 where_AVQ she_PNP worked_VVD were_VBD undergoing_VVG separation_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 technical_AJ0 term_NN1 —_PUN to_TO0 be_VBI left_VVN on_PRP one_PNI 's_POS own_DT0 ._SENT It_PNP involved_VVD several_DT0 steps_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ could_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI skipped_VVN or_CJC performed_VVN out_AVP of_PRF sequence_NN1 ._SENT 
First_ORD ,_PUN the_AT0 mothers_NN2 left_VVD the_AT0 room_NN1 for_PRP five_CRD minutes_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD just_AV0 practice_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP timed_VVD the_AT0 minutes_NN2 on_PRP their_DPS dangly_AJ0 watches_NN2 and_CJC returned_VVD as_CJS soon_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 second_ORD hand_NN1 permitted_VVN ._SENT 
"_PUQ Ta-da_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ they_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN waiting_VVG to_TO0 see_VVI relief_NN1 mirrored_VVN on_PRP their_DPS children_NN2 's_POS faces_NN2 ._SENT 
Next_ORD ,_PUN the_AT0 mothers_NN2 said_VVD good-bye_NN1 in_PRP earnest_NN1 ._SENT Kate_NP0 told_VVD them_PNP to_TO0 wait_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 hallway_NN1 —_PUN in_PRP case_NN1 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 children_NN2 drifted_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 door_NN1 ,_PUN crawling_VVG beside_PRP dump_NN1 trucks_NN2 or_CJC steering_NN1 shopping_NN1 carts_NN2 of_PRF plastic_NN1 produce_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC were_VBD surprised_AJ0 to_TO0 find_VVI the_AT0 mothers_NN2 hiding_VVG ,_PUN towering_VVG over_PRP miniature_AJ0 chairs_NN2 in_PRP primary_AJ0 colors_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP drove_VVD their_DPS trucks_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 high_AJ0 heels_NN2 or_CJC sensible_AJ0 flats_NN2 blocking_VVG their_DPS way_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Beep_NN1 beep_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ they_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Move_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ they_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
Kate_NP0 worked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 nursery_NN1 school_NN1 for_PRP too_AV0 many_DT0 years_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 women_NN2 she_PNP worked_VVD with_PRP had_VHD grey_AJ0 or_CJC orange_AJ0 hair_NN1 and_CJC arms_NN2 that_CJT jiggled_VVD when_CJS they_PNP scrubbed_VVD the_AT0 tabletops_NN2 ._SENT Kate_NP0 wondered_VVD if_CJS she_PNP really_AV0 belonged_VVD there_AV0 ._SENT Her_DPS stomach_NN1 sunk_VVN between_PRP her_DPS hips_NN2 ,_PUN muscles_NN2 showed_VVD through_PRP her_DPS skin_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 think_VVI this_DT0 looked_VVD attractive_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP thought_VVD it_PNP looked_VVD a_AT0 little_AV0 grotesque_AJ0 ._SENT 
Each_DT0 year_NN1 ,_PUN Kate_NP0 separated_VVD a_AT0 new_AJ0 group_NN1 of_PRF children_NN2 ._SENT Some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 mothers_NN2 envied_VVD her_DPS stomach_NN1 and_CJC her_DPS throaty_AJ0 neck_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS bare_AJ0 face_NN1 a_AT0 reproach_NN1 to_PRP theirs_PNP ,_PUN which_DTQ were_VBD painted_VVN gold_NN1 and_CJC pink_AJ0 with_PRP time_NN1 they_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI ._SENT There_EX0 were_VBD occasions_NN2 ,_PUN Kate_NP0 thought_VVD ,_PUN when_CJS they_PNP despised_VVD her_PNP ._SENT When_CJS their_DPS clothes_NN2 were_VBD no_AV0 longer_AV0 clung_VVN to_PRP ,_PUN when_CJS they_PNP entered_VVD the_AT0 classroom_NN1 and_CJC no_AT0 one_PNI looked_VVD up_AVP ._SENT Or_CJC all_DT0 the_AT0 times_NN2 in_AVP between_PRP ,_PUN at_PRP a_AT0 desk_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 sink_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 jammed-up_AJ0 intersection_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS their_DPS children_NN2 surged_VVD back_AVP into_PRP awareness_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS the_AT0 mothers_NN2 realized_VVD —_PUN a_AT0 crest_NN1 of_PRF guilt_NN1 and_CJC fear_NN1 —_PUN how_AVQ long_AJ0 they_PNP had_VHD managed_VVN to_TO0 forget_VVI them_PNP ._SENT 
At_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF every_AT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN Kate_NP0 stood_VVD by_PRP herself_PNX in_PRP the_AT0 center_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 carpet_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 checkerboard_NN1 of_PRF loud_AJ0 colors_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP held_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 implausibly_AV0 small_AJ0 knapsacks_NN2 ._SENT One_CRD year_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 father_NN1 among_PRP the_AT0 mothers_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS face_NN1 was_VBD big_AJ0 ,_PUN nearly_AV0 ugly_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP was_VBD tall_AJ0 and_CJC tanned_AJ0 and_CJC his_DPS voice_NN1 was_VBD so_AV0 softly_AV0 beautiful_AJ0 that_CJT Kate_NP0 let_VVD herself_PNX assume_VVI it_PNP was_VBD full_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 same_DT0 grief_NN1 as_PRP hers_PNP ._SENT 
When_CJS she_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP his_DPS tongue_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS skin_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 believe_VVI her_DPS own_DT0 body_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS she_PNP lowered_VVD herself_PNX onto_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN she_PNP wished_VVD she_PNP had_VHD dimples_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 base_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS back_NN1 ,_PUN hips_NN2 with_PRP flesh_NN1 he_PNP could_VM0 hold_VVI on_AVP to_PRP ._SENT He_PNP cooked_VVD her_DPS cream_NN1 sauces_NN2 and_CJC meat_NN1 sauces_NN2 ,_PUN bought_VVD expensive_AJ0 ,_PUN oozing_AJ0 cheeses_NN2 ._SENT For_PRP one_CRD month_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD sex_NN1 with_PRP him_PNP and_CJC hoped_VVD to_TO0 change_VVI shape_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP told_VVD her_PNP she_PNP was_VBD warm_AJ0 inside_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP shook_VVD her_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN unconvinced_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Touch_VVB yourself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP propped_VVD himself_PNX up_AVP on_PRP his_DPS elbow_NN1 and_CJC watched_VVD ._SENT Kate_NP0 slid_VVD her_DPS index_NN1 finger_NN1 inside_PRP her_DPS vagina_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD slick_AJ0 and_CJC smooth_AJ0 ,_PUN except_CJS where_CJS it_PNP was_VBD rough_AJ0 ._SENT Were_VBD there_EX0 any_DT0 other_AJ0 muscles_NN2 you_PNP could_VM0 touch_VVI ?_SENT It_PNP seemed_VVD as_CJS if_CJS the_AT0 walls_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS body_NN1 were_VBD closing_VVG in_AVP around_PRP her_DPS finger_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP had_VHD never_AV0 occurred_VVN to_PRP her_PNP that_CJT she_PNP had_VHD walls_NN2 ._SENT 
Then_AV0 one_CRD afternoon_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS the_AT0 classroom_NN1 emptied_VVD ,_PUN she_PNP held_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 knapsack_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS son_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD weaving_VVG his_DPS arms_NN2 through_PRP the_AT0 straps_NN2 when_CJS she_PNP heard_VVD a_AT0 woman_NN1 's_POS voice_NN1 calling_VVG his_DPS name_NN1 ,_PUN high_AJ0 and_CJC kind_AJ0 and_CJC careless_AJ0 ._SENT Kate_NP0 walked_VVD outside_AV0 beside_PRP them_PNP ._SENT She_PNP stood_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 parking_NN1 lot_NN1 ,_PUN waving_VVG at_PRP her_DPS reflection_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 mother_NN1 's_POS car_NN1 window_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Kate_NP0 up_AVP and_CJC left_VVD ._SENT Years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP still_AV0 repeated_VVD this_DT0 phrase_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP liked_VVD it_PNP so_AV0 much_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 up_AVP could_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 verb_NN1 !_SENT A_AT0 house_NN1 lifted_VVD right_AV0 off_PRP its_DPS foundation_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP pictured_VVD the_AT0 moment_NN1 when_AVQ the_AT0 whole_AJ0 clapboard_NN1 thing_NN1 hovered_VVD over_AVP its_DPS footprint_NN1 ,_PUN casting_VVG a_AT0 shadow_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 dirt_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP went_VVD to_TO0 work_VVI in_PRP a_AT0 cubicle_NN1 where_AVQ she_PNP answered_VVD two_CRD different_AJ0 phones_NN2 and_CJC took_VVD notes_NN2 on_PRP many_DT0 pads_NN2 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 she_PNP unplugged_VVN the_AT0 phones_NN2 and_CJC listened_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 bleating_AJ0 rings_NN2 and_CJC disembodied_VVD scribbling_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 grey_AJ0 particleboard_NN1 ._SENT According_VVG to_PRP company_NN1 policy_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 phones_NN2 rang_VVD exactly_AV0 one_CRD and_CJC a_AT0 half_DT0 times_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD boring_AJ0 ;_PUN it_PNP delighted_VVD her_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 women_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 office_NN1 wore_VVD belted_AJ0 dresses_NN2 and_CJC tortoiseshell_NN1 hair_NN1 clips_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP enjoyed_VVD setting_VVG Kate_NP0 up_AVP on_PRP dates_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 men_NN2 all_AV0 had_VHD dependable_AJ0 jobs_NN2 ,_PUN possibly_AV0 in_PRP cubicles_NN2 of_PRF their_DPS own_DT0 or_CJC sometimes_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS they_PNP made_VVD known_VVN ,_PUN in_PRP offices_NN2 with_PRP multiple_AJ0 windows_NN2 ._SENT 
She_PNP was_VBD on_PRP a_AT0 date_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD two_CRD windows_NN2 when_CJS she_PNP met_VVD her_DPS second_ORD husband_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD both_AV0 waiting_VVG for_PRP change_NN1 ,_PUN their_DPS drinks_NN2 sweating_VVG in_PRP their_DPS hands_NN2 ._SENT Kate_NP0 saw_VVD him_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 behind_PRP the_AT0 bar_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS his_DPS face_NN1 hovered_VVD above_PRP two_CRD bottles_NN2 of_PRF gin_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 corner_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ,_PUN beside_PRP the_AT0 liqueurs_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP saw_VVD the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS date_NN1 's_POS head_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Can_VM0 you_PNP make_VVI eye_NN1 contact_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 mirror_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 above_PRP the_AT0 gin_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ She_PNP picked_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 bills_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 counter_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ If_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB looking_VVG at_PRP you_PNP from_PRP across_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC you_PNP 're_VBB looking_VVG at_PRP me_PNP ._SENT We_PNP both_AV0 know_VVB we_PNP 're_VBB looking_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Ah_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ but_CJC if_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB looking_VVG at_PRP you_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP 're_VBB looking_VVG at_PRP me_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ they_PNP said_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 time_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS Kate_NP0 and_CJC Felix_NP0 's_POS daughter_NN1 was_VBD old_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 start_VVI nursery_NN1 school_NN1 ,_PUN Kate_NP0 put_VVD her_DPS foot_NN1 down_AVP ._SENT Leah_NP0 was_VBD three_CRD ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD fine_AJ0 yellow_AJ0 hair_NN1 —_PUN Felix_NP0 's_POS hair_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC too_AV0 many_DT0 teeth_NN2 in_PRP her_DPS mouth_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Not_XX0 yet_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Kate_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
Felix_NP0 called_VVD several_DT0 schools_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP found_VVD one_PNI with_PRP an_AT0 enlightened_AJ0 pedagogy_NN1 and_CJC baby_NN1 rabbits_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 classrooms_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 were_VBD no_AT0 reptiles_NN2 ._SENT Leah_NP0 hated_VVD reptiles_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ ready_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 use_VVI the_AT0 script_NN1 on_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Kate_NP0 shouted_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP wrote_VVD the_AT0 script_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP general_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 shout_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ Next_ORD year_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN more_AV0 gently_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Can_VM0 one_PNI more_AV0 year_NN1 really_AV0 hurt_VVN ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Leah_NP0 wrapped_VVD herself_PNX around_PRP Felix_NP0 's_POS leg_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP lifted_VVD her_PNP above_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 and_CJC made_VVD her_DPS laugh_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP kicked_VVD her_DPS feet_NN2 ,_PUN pretending_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI afraid_AJ0 ,_PUN hitting_VVG him_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 chest_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 nose_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Be_VBB careful_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Kate_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN while_CJS Felix_NP0 raised_VVD Leah_NP0 even_AV0 higher_AJC ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ all_AV0 right_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ nothing_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
Kate_NP0 went_VVD upstairs_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP sat_VVD at_PRP her_DPS desk_NN1 ,_PUN listening_VVG to_PRP them_PNP laugh_VVB ._SENT She_PNP gave_VVD herself_PNX tasks_NN2 —_PUN untangled_AJ0 a_AT0 pile_NN1 of_PRF paper_NN1 clips_NN2 ,_PUN tested_VVD her_DPS pens_NN2 for_PRP ink_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 desk_NN1 was_VBD filled_VVN with_PRP pictures_NN2 and_CJC postcards_NN2 and_CJC other_AJ0 scraps_NN2 ._SENT Mostly_AV0 ,_PUN they_PNP were_VBD scraps_NN2 of_PRF Nick_NP0 ._SENT A_AT0 matchbook_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 receipt_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS signature_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 Post-it_PNP note_VVB from_PRP the_AT0 fridge_NN1 :_PUN Need_VVB more_DT0 ketchup_NN1 ._SENT Every_AT0 year_NN1 she_PNP promised_VVD herself_PNX she_PNP would_VM0 go_VVI through_PRP it_PNP all_DT0 ._SENT She_PNP called_VVD them_PNP remnants_NN2 once_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 drama_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 word_NN1 embarrassed_VVD her_PNP ._SENT 
