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1、TheRancherandtheRosebyCarolynZaneChapterOne"Dylan!Youready?"DylanLowrybunchedhisshouldersinahaplessshrug,andurgedhisprancinghorsearoundtheedgeofhisherd.Asreadyashe'deverbe,hereckoned.Drivingcattlewashislivelihood.Driving'emforasceneinhisoldcollegebuddy'slatestindependentfil
2、mendeavor...well,now,thatwasanotherthingaltogether."Yeah,Iguessso,"DylanshoutedupatWilly,who—alongwithacameraman—wasperchedhighinthebucketofacherrypicker,rentedfromthelocalelectriccompany."Bettergetamoveon.Sun'sgonnadropbehindthosemountainssoon."SunsetsinMontanaweregenerall
3、yspectacular,butDylanknewWillywasalwaysharpingaboutthehighcostoflightsandcrewandcontinuityandabunchoftechnicalstuff,soheguessedsunsetscenesinthislowbudgetextravaganzawereout.Itwastoobad.Pokingastrawintothecornerofhismouth,Dylanallowedhisgazetotraveltheruggedterrain.Inawhile
4、thelightwouldbestraightoutofheaven,andthisvalley,alittlepieceofparadise.Butitwouldn'tlastmorethanafewminutes."Right,right,"Willymutteredandglancedathiswatch.Withashortnod,hegrippedhisbullhornand,afteralastlookthroughhislens,roared,"Okay,youguys,thisisouroneandonlychancetoge
5、tthisright,gotthat?Wecannotaffordtoreshoot.Irepeat.Wecannotaffordtoreshoot."Thecrowdofextras—consistingofahandfulofDylan'sranchhandsandsomeotheroldcollegebuddiesWillyhadconnedintohelpinghimrealizehisdream—nodded."Okaythen."Willysuckedinadeepbreath."Aaaandaction!"Dylanspurre
6、dhismountandcrackedhiswhip."Heeyaaa!"Dustswirledandcattlebawledashe,andacoupleofwell-trainedcowdogs,settheherdinmotion.Dylan'sjobwastostampedethecattleacrossthisremotestretchofhighway,justasstuntman"A"—Willy'sbrother-in-law,intherobber'sgetawaycar—andstuntman"B"—Willy'sneig
7、hbor,inthepolicecar—reachedtheapexofthenearbyhill.Thetimingwascritical.Oncue,stuntman"A"camescreamingdowntheroad,justasDylandrovethefirstofhisherdontotheasphalt."Geton'em,Shep,"Dylanshouted."That'sgood.Goright,Duke.Gooddog."Sirenspealedasstuntman"B"gavechaseinthepolicecar.D
8、ylangrinned.Sofar,sogood.Willybetterlikethisbecauseafteraweekofthismoviestuff,hewa