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the family were in critical condition.

Mr. Paul dropped everything and

headed to Salt Lake to the hospital,

asking us if we could feed his cattle

while he was gone. We wondered if

there wasn’t more we could do. Dad

said he would handle our chores if I

wanted to go. We knew they still had

potatoes to dig, as well as some late

season hay that was sitting in the field.

We didn’t have potato equipment, but I

could work hay.

I loaded our hay piler onto our

truck and headed on my way, not

knowing who I would get to drive for

me. I needn’t have worried. As I

pulled onto the Paul farm, cars were

coming from every direction. Down

the road rumbled potato diggers,

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