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anymore.”

She was just ready to leave when

she stopped. “Tom, you’re bleeding!

Are you all right?”

That was the first time I realized

there was blood rolling down the side

of my face. I just shrugged. “It must

have been from his hooves or the

fence or something when he hit me.

But it doesn’t feel like it is anything

serious.”

It took a while to convince her of

that, but eventually she headed to the

hospital, once more stubbornly

refusing my offer to drive her. As her

pickup left the yard, Cyrus turned to

me. “That is one strong-willed

woman.”

“Yeah,” I replied. “But she is a

good lady.”

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