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    【】ef,arriedtoluddiefortenyears,theonlytrulyhappyonesoflife.ihadinfantileparalysiselikethis.ie.nordidthey,godkluddieie,soiuldnttakehieriouslyeandarry.hoanslifeforfiveyearsitreatedhiotheagihealebaore.soirriedhiandivebeenhappy.luddiesaysheis,butiotsure.heshadtogiveupalot,inate.”

    therainstoppedassuddenlyasithadbegun;thesunountbartlefrereloodlilautoftheslouds.

    ggiespokeagain.”illgratefultoyouforthinkingofit;itsprobablyuchtrouble”

    ”lord,noluddiesgotitallebeforeyouother,too.therearehordesofbabiesiesoriero.””tlockisland.”

    ”justnearostlyahoneyo,isuppose.youkno,orberstor.probablybesydneyorlboue,andsuerdohereislovelyhoutgoingathesoutheershaveitbookedoutforthreeyearsahead.”

    odayof1937ggieolassesreekofdunnybehihebiggestsettlentinnorthqueensland,toetoexplore,butinaansixteenyearsagosheuchsllerthanthewahine.

    butitiddayggieputherheaddolesslyuntilthesteoinghacupofteaandaplateofplainsbiscuits.

    upondeeday.theshipsdosofvividfishflashingby.indistantvistastheseaarine,splotupofreefrisenabovetheseatheyreountains,buttheyrestillsurroundedbyralreefs,andtheyhavelagoons.”

    ”atlockisland”ggieasked.

    helookedatheroonislandliketloagineridingthesailes”hesighedada”andanhourbeforesundoeroselikeatoistyileoutaa.

    ”horobeafterall.nottooatlockthistiofyear;itsreallyaerresort.”

    theyolteninthedyingsunandthefearsoseaareflesonfoa

    ”tidesout,oryoudhavehadaroughertrip.seethestihatstheedgeofthegreatbarrierreefitself.hereontlockefrohepoundingoutthere.”hehelpedherintoacar.”thisistheelookiyouethinglike,itis.”

    theyhurtledsandthidergroilesacrosstheislandsspine.

    ”oh,hoeggie.

    theyhadergedonanotherroadorebrairredhbronze.

    ”islandsfourleslong,”herguideexplaiheydrovepastastragglingwh

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