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I told him that she wasn’t sure if

Dader was mean or just playing.

“Oh, he ain’t playing,” Cyrus

assured me. “I’d never turn my back

on him. I’m sure he was trying to kill

you today. Of course, I don’t need to

tell you that.”

I nodded. That was one thing I

knew for myself.

“You don’t mind me coming over

here, do you?” Cyrus asked.

I told him that it was fine with

me, and I was sure Brenda didn’t

mind.

He talked to me the whole time I

worked. I learned about his years

working on the ranch and how, when

he left that job, he became a

mechanic. “Always pretty much

worked with my hands,” he said.

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