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something deep within him that


       seemed to speak to me.

               After I got up that morning, I


       quickly ate breakfast.  I didn’t want to

       be late.  In fact, I wanted to be there


       early, not wanting Brenda to get close

       to him without me being there.  I


       hurriedly stuffed some apples in my

       pocket and headed on my way.  I


       stopped and got some grain at the

       barns, but I was still almost a half


       hour ahead of the appointed time.


       Yet, when I pulled onto the road

       leading to the pasture, I could see


       Brenda’s pickup just pulling up to the

       pasture.


               I increased my speed to faster

       than I normally felt comfortable


       driving, especially on a gravel road,

       but by the time I arrived, Brenda was






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