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1、TheLovelyBonesbyAliceSeboldInsidethesnowglobeonmyfather'sdesk,therewasapenguinwearingaredandwhitestripedscarf.WhenIwaslittlemyfatherwouldpullmeintohislapandreachforthesnowglobe.Hewouldturnitover,lettingallthesnowcollectonthetop,thenquicklyinvertit.Thetwoofusw
2、atchedthesnowfallgentlyaroundthepenguin.Thepenguinwasaloneinthere,Ithought,andIworriedforhim.WhenItoldmyfatherthis,hesaid,"Don'tworry,Susie;hehasanicelife.He'strappedinaperfectworld."ONEMynamewasSalmon,likethefish;firstname,Susie.IwasfourteenwhenIwasmurderedo
3、nDecember6,1973.Innewspaperphotosofmissinggirlsfromtheseventies,mostlookedlikeme:whitegirlswithmousybrownhair.Thiswasbeforekidsofallracesandgendersstartedappearingonmilkcartonsorinthedailymail.Itwasstillbackwhenpeoplebelievedthingslikethatdidn'thappen.Inmyjun
4、iorhighyearbookIhadaquotefromaSpanishpoetmysisterhadturnedmeonto,JuanRamonJimenez.Itwentlikethis:"Iftheygiveyouruledpaper,writetheotherway."Ichoseitbothbecauseitexpressedmycontemptformystructuredsurroundingsalatheclassroomandbecause,notbeingsomedopeyquotefrom
5、arockgroup,Ithoughtitmarkedmeasliterary.IwasamemberoftheChessClubandChemClubandburnedeverythingItriedtomakeinMrs.Delminico'shomeecclass.MyfavoriteteacherwasMr.Botte,whotaughtbiologyandlikedtoanimatethefrogsandcrawfishwehadtodissectbymakingthemdanceintheirwaxe
6、dpans.Iwasn'tkilledbyMr.Botte,bytheway.Don'tthinkeverypersonyou'regoingtomeetinhereissuspect.That'stheproblem.Youneverknow.Mr.Bottecametomymemorial(fas?),mayIadd,asdidalmosttheentirejuniorhighschool(Iwasneversopopular)andcriedquiteabit.Hehadasickkid.Weallknew
7、this,sowhenhelaughedathisownjokes,whichwererustywaybeforeIhadhim,welaughedtoo,forcingitsometimesjusttomakehimhappy.HisdaughterdiedayearandahalfafterIdid.Shehadleukemia,butIneversawherinmyheaven.Mymurdererwasamanfromourneighborhood.Mymotherlikedhisborderflower
8、s,andmyfathertalkedtohimonceaboutfertilizer.Mymurdererbelievedinold-fashionedthingslikeeggshellsandcoffeegrounds,whichhesaidhisownmotherhadused.Myfathercamehomesmiling,makingjokesabouthow
