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IN OUR TIME
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so tragic. It was not even very important. The wind blew everything like that away.
"It's coming right off the big lake," Nick said.
Against the wind they heard the thud of a shotgun.
"That's dad," Bill said. "He's down in the swamp."
"Let's cut down that way," Nick said.
"Let's cut across the lower meadow and see if we jump anything," Bill said.
"All right," Nick said.
None of it was important now. The wind blew it out of his head. Still he could always go into town Saturday night. It was a good thing to have in reserve.
