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away while Hannah fed him another

piece of apple I had left with her, and

he continued nuzzling her for more.

“What is it with him?” Hannah

asked. “I’ve never seen a horse act

like this.”

“I’m not sure,” I replied. “With

the men he reared and snorted and all

sorts of things. With you, it is more

of anxiousness, like he was calling

you, wanting you near, upset when

you would leave. It was kind of like

that when he saw me. It’s like he felt

we are good and those men are not.”

Hannah continued to stroke his

nose. “He’s so big and beautiful.”

“You ought to see him run,” I said

as I joined her again.

“I’d like to.”

I pushed him. “Go. Go run,

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