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also cleaned the horse barns, all
except Dader’s. I tossed some straw
over the fence into his barn, but
decided that, with my sore arm, I was
not about to try to face him. Cyrus
joined me not long after I arrived and
visited almost the whole time.
The work went well. Every night
after school I fed the horses, and
Cyrus almost always came to visit.
The second Saturday after Dader’s
attack, I was in the middle of feeding
when Brenda showed up. She was
pleased at how well the horses were
doing. I was about to tell her what
happened with Dader, but before I
had a chance, she noticed I was
favoring my right arm. When she
asked me the reason, I told her the
story.
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