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ones were the nuts Leann was most

interested in, because they wouldn’t

need cracking, and the thought of

shelling nuts for hour after hour

didn’t thrill her.

After they were finished, while

David loaded the baskets into their

van, Leann raked all around the

tree, making it as nice as possible.

She felt that if her friend shared the

pine nuts with them, the least she

and David could do was to leave it

clean.

When Leann looked in their full

van, the basketfuls of pine nuts

made her mouth water. She just

had to eat some. As David eased

their van down the road, she took

her water bottle and, holding a

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