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2、fifteen,Seymourwasseventeen.Alongabouttwointhemorning,thenewroommate'scryingwakenedme.Ilayinastill,neutralpositionforafewminutes,listeningtotheracket,tillIheard,orfelt,Seymourstirinthebednexttomine.Inthosedays,wekeptaflashlightonthenighttablebetweenus,foremergenc

3、iesthat,asfarasIremember,neverarose.Seymourturneditonandgotoutofbed.'Thebottle'sonthestove,Mothersaid,'Itoldbin.'Igaveittoheralittlewhileago,'Seymoursaid.'Sheisn'thungry.'Hewentoverinthedarktoabookcaseandbeamedtheflashlightslowlybackandforthalongthestacks.Isatupi

4、nbed.'Whatarcyougoingtodo?'Isaid.'IthoughtmaybeI'dreadsomethingtoher,'Seymoursaid,andtookdownabook.'She'stenmonthsold,forGod'ssake,'Isaid.'Iknow,'Seymoursaid.'Theyhaveears.Theycanhear.'ThestorySeymourreadtoFrannythatnight,byflashlight,wasafavoriteofhis,aTaoisttal

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6、ativehorse-onethatraisesnodustandleavesnotracks-issomethingevanescentandfleeting,elusiveasthinair.Thetalentsofmysonslieonalowerplanealtogether;theycalltellagoodhorsewhentheyseeone,buttheycannottellasuperlativehorse.Ihaveafriend,however,oneChin-fangKao,ahawkeroffu

7、elandvegetables,whointhingsappertainingtohorsesisnowisemyinferior.Prayseehim.'DukeMudidso,andsubsequentlydispatchedhimonthequestforasteed.Threemonthslater,liereturnedwiththenewsthatliehadfoundone.'ItisnowinShach'iu,'headded.'Whatkindofahorseisit?'askedtheDuke.'Oh

8、,itisadun-coloredmare,'wasthereply.However,someonebeingsenttofetchit,theannualturnedouttobeacoal-blackstallion!Muchdispleased,theDukesentforPoLo.'Thatfriendofy