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1、TheLovelyBonesbyAliceSeboldInsidethesnowglobeonmyfather'sdesk,therewasapenguinwearingaredandwhitestripedscarf.WhenIwaslittlemyfatherwouldpullmeintohislapandreachforthesnowglobe.Hewouldturnitover,lettingallthesnowcollectonthetop,thenquicklyinvertit.Thetwoofuswatchedthesnowfallgently
2、aroundthepenguin.Thepenguinwasaloneinthere,Ithought,andIworriedforhim.WhenItoldmyfatherthis,hesaid,"Don'tworry,Susie;hehasanicelife.He'strappedinaperfectworld."ONEMynamewasSalmon,likethefish;firstname,Susie.IwasfourteenwhenIwasmurderedonDecember6,1973.Innewspaperphotosofmissinggirl
3、sfromtheseventies,mostlookedlikeme:whitegirlswithmousybrownhair.Thiswasbeforekidsofallracesandgendersstartedappearingonmilkcartonsorinthedailymail.Itwasstillbackwhenpeoplebelievedthingslikethatdidn'thappen.InmyjuniorhighyearbookIhadaquotefromaSpanishpoetmysisterhadturnedmeonto,Juan
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5、ingItriedtomakeinMrs.Delminico'shomeecclass.MyfavoriteteacherwasMr.Botte,whotaughtbiologyandlikedtoanimatethefrogsandcrawfishwehadtodissectbymakingthemdanceintheirwaxedpans.Iwasn'tkilledbyMr.Botte,bytheway.Don'tthinkeverypersonyou'regoingtomeetinhereissuspect.That'stheproblem.Youne
6、verknow.Mr.Bottecametomymemorial(fas?),mayIadd,asdidalmosttheentirejuniorhighschool(Iwasneversopopular)andcriedquiteabit.Hehadasickkid.Weallknewthis,sowhenhelaughedathisownjokes,whichwererustywaybeforeIhadhim,welaughedtoo,forcingitsometimesjusttomakehimhappy.Hisdaughterdiedayearand
7、ahalfafterIdid.Shehadleukemia,butIneversawherinmyheaven.Mymurdererwasamanfromourneighborhood.Mymotherlikedhisborderflowers,andmyfathertalkedtohimonceaboutfertilizer.Mymurdererbelievedinold-fashionedthingslikeeggshellsandcoffeegrounds,whichhesaidhisownmotherhadused.Myfathercamehomes
8、miling,makingjokesabouthow
