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1、AWalkToRememberNicholasSparksChapter1In1958,Beaufort,NorthCarolina,whichislocatedonthecoastnearMoreheadCity,wasaplacelikemanyothersmallsoutherntowns.Itwasthekindofplacewherethehumidityrosesohighinthesummerthatwalkingouttogetthemailmadeapersonfeelasifheneededashowe
2、r,andkidswalkedaroundbarefootfromAprilthroughOctoberbeneathoaktreesdrapedinSpanishmoss.Peoplewavedfromtheircarswhenevertheysawsomeoneonthestreetwhethertheyknewhimornot,andtheairsmelledofpine,salt,andsea,ascentuniquetotheCarolinas.Formanyofthepeoplethere,fishingint
3、hePamlicoSoundorcrabbingintheNeuseRiverwasawayoflife,andboatsweremooredwhereveryousawtheIntracoastalWaterway.Onlythreechannelscameinonthetelevision,thoughtelevisionwasneverimportanttothoseofuswhogrewupthere.Insteadourliveswerecenteredaroundthechurches,ofwhichthere
4、wereeighteenwithinthetownlimitsalone.TheywentbynamesliketheFellowshipHallChristianChurch,theChurchoftheForgivenPeople,theChurchofSundayAtonement,andthen,ofcourse,thereweretheBaptistchurches.WhenIwasgrowingup,itwasfarandawaythemostpopulardenominationaround,andthere
5、wereBaptistchurchesonpracticallyeverycorneroftown,thougheachconsidereditselfsuperiortotheothers.TherewereBaptistchurchesofeverytype—FreewillBaptists,SouthernBaptists,CongregationalBaptists,MissionaryBaptists,IndependentBaptists...well,yougetthepicture.Backthen,the
6、bigeventoftheyearwassponsoredbytheBaptistchurchdowntown—Southern,ifyoureallywanttoknow—inconjunctionwiththelocalhighschool.EveryyeartheyputontheirChristmaspageantattheBeaufortPlayhouse,whichwasactuallyaplaythathadbeenwrittenbyHegbertSullivan,aministerwho’dbeenwith
7、thechurchsinceMosespartedtheRedSea.Okay,maybehewasn’tthatold,buthewasoldenoughthatyoucouldalmostseethroughtheguy’sskin.Itwassortofclammyallthetime,andtranslucent—kidswouldsweartheyactuallysawthebloodflowingthroughhisveins—andhishairwasaswhiteasthosebunniesyouseein
8、petstoresaroundEaster.Anyway,hewrotethisplaycalledTheChristmasAngel,becausehedidn’twanttokeeponperformingthatoldCharlesDickensclassicAChristmasCarol.Inh
