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[ The/DT lyric/JJ beauties/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ Schubert/NNP 's/POS Trout/NNP Quintet/NNP ]
--/: 
[ its/PRP$ elemental/JJ rhythms/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ infectious/JJ melodies/NNS ]
--/: make/VBP 
[ it/PRP ]

[ a/DT source/NN ]
of/IN 
[ pure/JJ pleasure/NN ]
for/IN almost/RB 
[ all/DT music/NN listeners/NNS ]
./. 
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But/CC for/IN 
[ students/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ musical/JJ forms/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ would-be/JJ classifiers/NNS ]
,/, 
[ the/DT work/NN ]
presents/VBZ 
[ its/PRP$ problems/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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Since/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
requires/VBZ only/RB 
[ five/CD players/NNS ]
,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
would/MD seem/VB to/TO fall/VB into/IN 
[ the/DT category/NN ]
of/IN 
[ chamber/NN music/NN ]
--/: yet/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
calls/VBZ for/IN 
[ a/DT double/JJ bass/NN ]
,/, 
[ an/DT instrument/NN ]
generally/RB regarded/VBN as/IN 
[ symphonic/JJ ]
./. 
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Moreover/RB ,/, 
[ the/DT piece/NN ]
is/VBZ written/VBN in/IN 
[ five/CD movements/NNS ]
,/, rather/RB than/IN 
[ the/DT conventional/JJ four/CD ]
of/IN 
[ most/JJS quintets/NNS ]
,/, and/CC 
[ this/DT ]
gives/VBZ 
[ the/DT opus/NN ]

[ a/DT serenade/NN ]
or/CC 
[ divertimento/JJ flavor/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT many/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ frequent/JJ performances/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Trout/NNP ]
serve/VBP to/TO emphasize/VB 
[ the/DT dual/JJ nature/NN ]
of/IN 
[ its/PRP$ writing/NN ]
./. 
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[ Some/DT renditions/NNS ]
are/VBP of/IN 
[ symphonic/JJ dimensions/NNS ]
,/, with/IN 
[ the/DT contrabass/NN ]
given/VBN 
[ free/JJ rein/NN ]
./. 
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[ Other/JJ interpretations/NNS ]
present/VB 
[ the/DT music/NN ]
as/IN 
[ an/DT ]
essentially/RB 
[ intimate/JJ creation/NN ]
./. 
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In/IN 
[ these/DT readings/NNS ]
,/, 
[ the/DT double/JJ bass/NN ]
is/VBZ either/CC kept/VBN discreetly/RB in/IN 
[ the/DT background/NN ]
,/, or/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
is/VBZ dressed/VBN in/IN 
[ clown/NN 's/POS attire/NN ]
--/: 
[ the/DT musical/JJ equivalent/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT bull/NN ]
in/IN 
[ a/DT china/NN shop/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Recently/RB 
[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD struck/VBN anew/RB by/IN 
[ the/DT divergent/JJ approaches/NNS ]
,/, when/WRB in/IN 
[ the/DT course/NN ]
of/IN 
[ one/CD afternoon/NN ]
and/CC 
[ evening/NN ]

[ I/PRP ]
listened/VBD to/TO no/RB fewer/JJR than/IN 
[ ten/CD different/JJ performances/NNS ]
./. 
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[ The/DT occasion/NN ]
for/IN 
[ this/DT marathon/NN ]
:/: 
[ Angel/NNP 's/POS long-awaited/JJ reissue/NN ]
in/IN 
[ its/PRP$ ]
``/`` 
[ Great/NNP Recordings/NNP ]
Of/NNP 
[ The/NNP Century/NNP ]
''/'' 
[ series/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Schnabel-Pro/NNP Arte/NNP version/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Let/VB 
[ me/PRP ]
say/VB at/IN 
[ the/DT outset/NN ]
that/IN 
[ the/DT music/NN ]
sounded/VBD as/IN sparkling/VBG on/IN 
[ the/DT last/JJ playing/NN ]
as/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
did/VBD on/IN 
[ the/DT first/JJ ]
./. 
==================================
Whether/IN considered/VBN alone/RB or/CC in/IN 
[ relation/NN ]
to/TO 
[ other/JJ editions/NNS ]
,/, 
[ COLH/NNP 40/NNP ]
is/VBZ 
[ a/DT document/NN ]
of/IN 
[ prime/JJ importance/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Artur/NNP Schnabel/NNP ]
was/VBD 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT greatest/JJS Schubert-Beethoven-Mozart/JJ players/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ all/DT time/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ any/DT commentary/NN ]
of/IN 
[ his/PRP$ ]
on/IN 
[ this/DT repertory/NN ]
is/VBZ valuable/JJ ./. 
==================================

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But/CC 
[ Schnabel/NNP ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT great/JJ teacher/NN ]
in/IN 
[ addition/NN ]
to/TO being/VBG 
[ a/DT great/JJ performer/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT fact/NN ]
that/IN 
[ four/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT ten/CD versions/NNS I/PRP ]
listened/VBD to/TO are/VBP by/IN 
[ Schnabel/NNP pupils/NNS ]
(/( 
[ Clifford/NNP Curzon/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Frank/NNP Glazer/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Adrian/NNP Aeschbacher/NNP ]
,/, and/CC 
[ Victor/NNP Babin/NNP ]
)/) also/RB sheds/VBZ 
[ light/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT master/NN 's/POS pedagogical/JJ skills/NNS ]
./. 
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[ Certain/JJ pianistic/JJ traits/NNS ]
are/VBP common/JJ to/TO 
[ all/DT five/CD Schnabelian/JJ renditions/NNS ]
,/, most/RBS notably/RB 
[ the/DT ]
``/`` 
[ Schnabel/JJ trill/NN ]
''/'' (/( 
[ which/WDT ]
differs/VBZ from/IN 
[ the/DT conventional/JJ trill/NN ]
in/IN that/IN 
[ the/DT two/CD notes/NNS ]
are/VBP struck/VBN simultaneously/RB )/) ./. 
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But/CC 
[ the/DT most/RBS impressive/JJ testimony/NN ]
to/TO 
[ Schnabel/NNP 's/POS distinction/NN ]
as/IN 
[ a/DT teacher/NN ]
is/VBZ reflected/VBN by/IN 
[ the/DT individuality/NN ]

[ which/WDT ]
marks/VBZ 
[ each/DT student/NN 's/POS approach/NN ]
as/RB distinctly/RB 
[ his/PRP$ own/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

[ Schnabel/NNP 's/POS emphasis/NN ]
on/IN 
[ structural/JJ clarity/NN ]
,/, 
[ his/PRP$ innate/JJ rhythmic/JJ vibrancy/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ impetuous/JJ intensity/NN ]

[ all/DT ]
tend/VBP to/TO stamp/VB 
[ his/PRP$ reading/NN ]
as/IN 
[ a/DT symphonic/JJ one/CD ]
./. 
==================================

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Yet/RB 
[ no/DT detail/NN ]
was/VBD too/RB small/JJ to/TO receive/VB 
[ attention/NN ]
from/IN 
[ this/DT master/NN ]
,/, and/CC as/IN 
[ a/DT result/NN ]

[ the/DT playing/NN ]
here/RB has/VBZ 
[ humor/NN ]
,/, 
[ delicacy/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ radiant/JJ humanity/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ This/DT ]
is/VBZ 
[ a/DT serious-minded/JJ interpretation/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
is/VBZ never/RB strait-laced/JJ ./. 
==================================

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And/CC although/IN 
[ Schnabel/NNP 's/POS pianism/NN ]
bristles/VBZ with/IN 
[ excitement/NN ]
,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
is/VBZ meticulously/RB faithful/JJ to/TO 
[ Schubert/NNP 's/POS dynamic/JJ markings/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ phrase/NN indications/NNS ]
./. 
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[ The/DT piano/NN performance/NN ]
on/IN 
[ this/DT Trout/NNP ]
is/VBZ 
[ one/CD ]  

[ that/WP ]
really/RB demands/VBZ 
[ a/DT search/NN ]
for/IN 
[ superlatives/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
About/IN 
[ the/DT Pro/NNP Arte/NNP 's/POS contribution/NN ]

[ I/PRP ]
am/VBP less/RBR happy/JJ ./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
,/, for/IN 
[ one/CD ]
,/, rather/RB regret/VBP that/IN 
[ Schnabel/NNP ]
did/VBD n't/RB collaborate/VB with/IN 
[ the/DT Budapest/NNP Quartet/NNP ]
,/, 
[ whose/WP$ rugged/JJ ]
,/, 
[ athletic/JJ playing/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT good/JJ deal/NN ]
closer/RB to/TO 
[ this/DT pianist/NN 's/POS interpretative/JJ outlook/NN ]
than/IN 
[ the/DT style/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Belgian/JJ group/NN ]
./. 
==================================
From/IN 
[ a/DT technical/JJ standpoint/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT string/NN playing/NN ]
is/VBZ good/JJ ,/, but/CC 
[ the/DT Pro/NNP Arte/NNP people/NNS ]
fail/VBP to/TO enter/VB into/IN 
[ the/DT spirit/NN ]
of/IN 
[ things/NNS ]
here/RB ./. 
==================================

[ The/DT violinist/NN ]
,/, in/IN 
[ particular/JJ ]
,/, is/VBZ very/RB indulgent/JJ with/IN swoops/NN and/CC slides/NNS ,/, and/CC 
[ his/PRP$ tone/NN ]
is/VBZ pinched/JJ and/CC 
[ edgy/JJ ]
./. 
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[ The/DT twenty-five-year-old/JJ recording/NN ]
offers/VBZ rather/RB faded/JJ 
[ string/NN tone/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ the/DT balance/NN ]
between/IN 
[ the/DT instruments/NNS ]
is/VBZ good/JJ and/CC 
[ the/DT transfer/NN ]
is/VBZ very/RB quiet/JJ ./. 
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[ There/EX ]
is/VBZ 
[ a/DT break/NN ]
in/IN 
[ continuity/NN ]
just/RB before/IN 
[ the/DT fourth/JJ variation/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT ]
``/`` 
[ Forellen/NNP ]
''/'' 
[ movement/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
suspect/VBP that/IN 
[ this/DT ]
is/VBZ due/JJ to/TO 
[ imperfect/JJ splicing/VBG ]
between/IN 
[ sides/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT original/JJ A[fj]/SYM ] 
./. 
==================================
Turning/VBG to/TO 
[ the/DT more/JJR modern/NN versions/NNS ]
,/, 
[ Curzon/NNP 's/POS ]
(/( 
[ London/NNP ]
)/) offers/VBZ 
[ the/DT most/RBS sophisticated/JJ keyboard/NN work/NN ]
./. 
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[ Every/DT detail/NN ]
in/IN 
[ his/PRP$ interpretation/NN ]
has/VBZ been/VBN beautifully/RB thought/VBN out/RB ,/, and/CC of/IN 
[ these/DT ]

[ I/PRP ]
would/MD especially/RB cite/VB 
[ the/DT delicious/JJ laendler/JJ ]
touch/NN 
[ the/DT pianist/NN ]
brings/VBZ to/TO 
[ the/DT fifth/JJ variation/NN ]
(/( 
[ an/DT obvious/JJ indication/NN ]
that/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
is/VBZ playing/VBG with/IN 
[ Viennese/JJ musicians/NNS ]
)/) ,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT gossamer/NN ]
shading/VBG throughout/IN ./. 
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[ Some/DT ]
of/IN 
[ Curzon/NNP 's/POS playing/NN ]
strikes/VBZ 
[ me/PRP ]
as/RB finicky/JJ ,/, however/RB ./. 
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Why/WRB ,/, for/IN 
[ example/NN ]
,/, does/VBZ 
[ he/PRP ]
favor/VB 
[ two/CD tempos/NNS ]
,/, rather/RB than/IN 
[ one/CD ]
,/, for/IN 
[ the/DT third/JJ movement/NN ]
?/. ?/. 
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[ The/DT assisting/VBG musicians/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT Vienna/NNP Octet/NNP ]
are/VBP somewhat/RB lacking/VBG in/IN 
[ expertise/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ their/PRP$ contribution/NN ]
is/VBZ rustic/JJ and/CC 
[ appealing/JJ ]
./. 
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(/( 
[ Special/JJ compliments/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT double/JJ bass/NN ]
playing/VBG of/IN 
[ Johann/NNP Krumpp/NNP ]
:/: 
[ his/PRP$ scrawny/JJ ]
,/, 
[ tottering/JJ sound/NN ]
adds/VBZ 
[ a/DT delightful/JJ hilarity/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT performance/NN ]
./. 
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)/) 
[ The/DT Glazer-Fine/NNP Arts/NNP edition/NN ]
(/( 
[ Concert-Disc/NNP ]
)/) is/VBZ 
[ a/DT model/NN ]
of/IN 
[ lucidity/NN ]
and/CC 
[ organization/NN ]
./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
is/VBZ ,/, moreover/RB ,/, 
[ a/DT ]
perfectly/RB integrated/JJ 
[ ensemble/NN effort/NN ]
./. 
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But/CC having/VBG lived/VBN with/IN 
[ the/DT disc/NN ]
for/IN 
[ some/DT time/NN ]
now/RB ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
find/VBP 
[ the/DT performance/NN ]
less/RBR exciting/JJ than/IN 
[ either/DT Schnabel/NNP 's/POS ]
or/CC Fleisher/VB 
[ 's/POS ]
(/( 
[ whose/WP$ superb/JJ performance/NN ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT Budapest/NNP Quartet/NNP ]
has/VBZ still/RB to/TO be/VB recorded/VBN )/) and/CC 
[ a/DT good/JJ deal/NN ]
less/RBR filled/JJ with/IN 
[ humor/NN ]
than/IN 
[ Curzon/NNP 's/POS ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Aeschbacher/NNP 's/POS work/NN ]
is/VBZ very/RB much/RB akin/JJ to/TO 
[ Schnabel/NNP 's/POS ]
,/, but/CC 
[ the/DT sound/NN ]
on/IN 
[ his/PRP$ Decca/NN disc/NN ]
is/VBZ dated/VBN ,/, and/CC 
[ you/PRP ]
will/MD have/VB 
[ a/DT hard/JJ time/NN ]
locating/VBG 
[ a/DT copy/NN ]
of/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT Hephzibah/NNP Menuhin-Amadeus/NNP Quartet/NNP ]
(/( 
[ Angel/NNP ]
)/) and/CC 
[ Victor/NNP Babin-Festival/NNP Quartet/NNP ]
(/( 
[ RCA/NNP Victor/NNP ]
)/) 
[ editions/NNS ]
give/VBP 
[ us/PRP superlative/JJ string/NN ]
playing/VBG (/( 
[ both/DT ]
in/IN 
[ symphonic/JJ style/NN ]
)/) crippled/VBN by/IN 
[ unimaginative/JJ piano/NN playing/NN ]
./. 
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(/( 
[ Babin/NNP ]
has/VBZ acquired/VBN 
[ some/DT ]
of/IN 
[ Schnabel/NNP 's/POS keyboard/NN manner/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ his/PRP$ playing/NN ]
is/VBZ of/IN 
[ limited/JJ insight/NN ]
./. 
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)/) 
[ Badura-Skoda-Vienna/NNP Konzerthaus/NNP ]
(/( 
[ Westminster/NNP ]
)/) and/CC 
[ Demus-Schubert/NNP Quartet/NNP ]
(/( 
[ Deutsche/NNP Grammophon/NNP ]
)/) are/VBP 
[ both/DT warm-toned/JJ ]
,/, pleasantly/RB 
[ lyrical/JJ ]
,/, but/CC rather/RB slack/JJ and/CC 
[ tensionless/JJ ]
./. 
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[ Helmut/NNP Roloff/NNP ]
,/, playing/VBG with/IN 
[ a/DT group/NN ]
of/IN 
[ musicians/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT Bayreuth/NNP Ensemble/NNP ]
,/, gives/VBZ 
[ a/DT sturdy/JJ reading/NN ]
,/, in/IN much/RB 
[ the/DT same/JJ vein/NN ]
as/IN 
[ that/DT ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT last-mentioned/JJ pianists/NNS ]
./. 
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[ Telefunken/NN ]
has/VBZ accorded/VBN 
[ him/PRP beautiful/JJ sound/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ this/DT bargain-priced/JJ disc/NN ]
(/( 
[ it/PRP ]
sells/VBZ for/IN 
[ $/$ 2.98/CD ]
)/) is/VBZ worthy/JJ of/IN 
[ consideration/NN ]
./. 
==================================
Returning/VBG once/RB again/RB to/TO 
[ the/DT Schnabel/NNP reissue/NN ]
,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
am/VBP beguiled/VBN anew/RB by/IN 
[ the/DT magnificence/NN ]
of/IN 
[ this/DT pianist/NN 's/POS musical/JJ penetration/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Here/RB is/VBZ truly/RB 
[ a/DT ]
``/`` 
[ Great/JJ  Recording/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Century/NN ]
''/'' ,/, and/CC 
[ its/PRP$ greatness/NN ]
is/VBZ by/IN 
[ no/DT means/NNS ]
diminished/VBN by/IN 
[ the/DT fact/NN ]
that/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
is/VBZ not/RB quite/RB perfect/JJ ./. 
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[ This/DT recording/NN ]
surely/RB belongs/VBZ in/IN 
[ everyone/NN ]

[ 's/POS collection/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Must/MD 
[ records/NNS ]
always/RB sound/VB like/IN 
[ records/NNS ]
?/. ?/. 
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From/IN 
[ the/DT beginning/NN ]
of/IN 
[ commercial/JJ ]
recording/NN ,/, 
[ new/JJ discs/NNS ]
purported/VBD to/TO be/VB indistinguishable/JJ from/IN 
[ The/DT Real/JJ Thing/NN ]
have/VBP regularly/RB been/VBN put/VBN in/IN 
[ circulation/NN ]
./. 
==================================
Seen/VBN in/IN 
[ perspective/NN ]
,/, 
[ many/JJ ]
of/IN 
[ these/DT releases/NNS ]
have/VB 
[ a/DT genuine/JJ claim/NN ]
to/TO be/VB 
[ milestones/NNS ]
./. 
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Although/IN lacking/VBG 
[ absolute/JJ verisimilitude/NN ]
,/, 
[ they/PRP ]
supply/VBP 
[ the/DT ear/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT imagination/NN ]
with/IN 
[ all/DT necessary/JJ materials/NNS ]
for/IN 
[ re-creation/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT original/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

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On/IN 
[ the/DT basis/NN ]
of/IN 
[ what/WP ]

[ they/PRP ]
give/VBP 
[ us/PRP ]

[ we/PRP ]
can/MD know/VB how/WRB 
[ the/DT young/JJ Caruso/NNP ]
sang/VBD ,/, appreciate/VB 
[ the/DT distinctive/JJ qualities/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ Parsifal/NNP ]
under/IN 
[ Karl/NNP Muck/NNP 's/POS baton/NN ]
,/, or/CC sense/VB 
[ the/DT type/NN ]
of/IN 
[ ensemble/NN Toscanini/NNP ]
created/VBN in/IN 
[ his/PRP$ years/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT New/NNP York/NNP Philharmonic/NNP ]
./. 
==================================
Since/IN 
[ the/DT concept/NN ]
of/IN 
[ high/JJ fidelity/NN ]
became/VBD 
[ important/JJ ]

[ some/DT dozen/NN years/NNS ]
ago/RB ,/, 
[ the/DT claims/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ technical/JJ improvements/NNS ]
have/VBP multiplied/VBN tenfold/RB ./. 
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In/IN 
[ many/JJ cases/NNS ]

[ the/DT revolutionary/JJ production/NN ]
has/VBZ offered/VBN no/RB more/RBR than/IN 
[ sensational/JJ effects/NNS ]
:/: 
[ the/DT first/JJ hearing/NN ]
was/VBD fascinating/JJ and/CC 
[ the/DT second/JJ ]
disillusioning/JJ as/IN 
[ the/DT gap/NN ]
between/IN 
[ sound/NN ]
and/CC 
[ substance/NN ]
became/VBD 
[ clearer/JJR ]
./. 
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[ Other/JJ innovations/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ better/JJR claims/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ musical/JJ interest/NN ]
survived/VBD rehearing/NN to/TO acquire/VB in/IN 
[ time/NN ]

[ the/DT status/NN ]
of/IN 
[ classics/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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If/IN 
[ we/PRP ]
return/VBP to/TO 
[ them/PRP ]

[ today/RB ]
,/, 
[ we/PRP ]
have/VBP 
[ no/DT difficulty/NN ]
spotting/VBG 
[ their/PRP$ weaknesses/NNS ]
but/CC 
[ we/PRP ]
find/VBP 
[ them/PRP ]
still/RB 
[ pleasing/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

[ Records/NNS ]
sound/VBP like/IN 
[ records/NNS ]
because/IN 
[ they/PRP ]
provide/VBP 
[ a/DT different/JJ sort/NN ]
of/IN 
[ experience/NN ]
than/IN 
[ live/JJ music/NN ]
./. 
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[ This/DT difference/NN ]
is/VBZ made/VBN up/RP of/IN 
[ many/JJ factors/NNS ]
./. 
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[ Some/DT ]
of/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
are/VBP obvious/JJ ,/, such/DT as/IN 
[ the/DT fact/NN ]
that/IN 
[ we/PRP ]
associate/VBP recorded/JJ and/CC 
[ live/JJ music/NN ]
with/IN 
[ our/PRP$ responses/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ behavior/NN ]
in/IN 
[ different/JJ types/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ environments/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ social/JJ settings/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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(/( 
[ Music/NN ]
often/RB sounds/VBZ best/JJS to/TO 
[ me/PRP ]
when/WRB 
[ I/PRP ]
can/MD dress/VB informally/RB and/CC sit/VB in/IN 
[ something/NN ]
more/RBR comfortable/JJ than/IN 
[ a/DT theatre/NN seat/NN ]
./. 
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)/) From/IN 
[ the/DT technical/JJ standpoint/NN ]
,/, 
[ records/NNS ]
differ/VBP from/IN 
[ live/JJ music/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT degree/NN ]
that/IN 
[ they/PRP ]
fail/VBP to/TO convey/VB 
[ the/DT true/JJ color/NN ]
,/, 
[ texture/NN ]
,/, 
[ complexity/NN ]
,/, 
[ range/NN ]
,/, 
[ intensity/NN ]
,/, 
[ pulse/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ pitch/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT original/JJ ]
./. 
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[ Any/DT alteration/NN ]
of/IN 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ these/DT factors/NNS ]
is/VBZ 
[ distortion/NN ]
,/, although/IN 
[ we/PRP ]
generally/RB use/VB 
[ that/DT word/NN ]
only/RB for/IN 
[ effects/NNS ]
so/RB pronounced/VBN that/IN 
[ they/PRP ]
can/MD be/VB stated/VBN quantitatively/RB on/IN 
[ the/DT basis/NN ]
of/IN 
[ standard/JJ tests/NNS ]
./. 
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Yet/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
is/VBZ 
[ the/DT accumulation/NN ]
of/IN 
[ distortion/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT fitting/VBG ]
together/RB of/IN 
[ fractional/JJ bits/NNS ]
until/IN 
[ the/DT total/NN ]
reaches/VBZ 
[ the/DT threshold/NN ]
of/IN 
[ our/PRP$ awareness/NN ]
,/, 
[ that/WP ]
makes/VBZ 
[ records/NNS ]
sound/JJ like/IN 
[ records/NNS ]
./. 
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[ The/DT sound/NN ]
may/MD be/VB good/JJ ;/: ;/: but/CC if/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
know/VB 
[ The/DT Real/JJ Thing/NN ]
,/, 
[ you/PRP ]
know/VBP that/IN 
[ what/WP ]

[ you/PRP ]
are/VBP hearing/VBG is/VBZ only/RB 
[ a/DT clever/JJ imitation/NN ]
./. 
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[ Command/NNP 's/POS new/JJ Brahms/NNP Second/NNP ]
is/VBZ 
[ a/DT major/JJ effort/NN ]
to/TO make/VB 
[ a/DT record/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
sounds/VBZ like/IN 
[ a/DT real/JJ orchestra/NN ]
rather/RB than/IN 
[ a/DT copy/NN ]
of/IN 
[ one/CD ]
./. 
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Like/IN 
[ the/DT recent/JJ Scheherazade/NNP ]
from/IN 
[ London/NNP ]
(/( 
[ High/NNP Fidelity/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Sept./NNP 1961/CD ]
)/) ,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
is/VBZ successful/JJ because/IN 
[ emphasis/NN ]
has/VBZ been/VBN placed/VBN on/IN 
[ good/JJ musical/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ engineering/NN practices/NNS ]
rather/RB than/IN on/IN creating/VBG 
[ sensational/JJ effects/NNS ]
./. 
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Because/IN of/IN 
[ this/DT ]
,/, only/RB 
[ those/DT ]
with/IN truly/RB 
[ fine/JJ equipment/NN ]
will/MD be/VB able/JJ to/TO appreciate/VB 
[ the/DT exact/JJ degree/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT engineers/NNS '/POS triumph/NN ]
./. 
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[ The/DT easiest/JJS way/NN ]
to/TO describe/VB 
[ this/DT release/NN ]
is/VBZ to/TO say/VB that/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
reproduces/VBZ 
[ an/DT interesting/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ effective/JJ Steinberg/NNP performance/NN ]
with/IN 
[ minimal/JJ alteration/NN ]
of/IN 
[ its/PRP$ musical/JJ values/NNS ]
./. 
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[ The/DT engineering/NN ]
as/IN 
[ such/DT ]
never/RB obtrudes/VBZ upon/IN 
[ your/PRP$ consciousness/NN ]
./. 
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[ The/DT effect/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT recording/NN ]
is/VBZ very/RB open/JJ and/CC 
[ natural/JJ ]
,/, with/IN 
[ the/DT frequency/NN emphasis/NN ]
exactly/RB 
[ what/WP ]

[ you/PRP ]
would/MD expect/VB from/IN 
[ a/DT live/JJ performance/NN ]
./. 
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[ This/DT absence/NN ]
of/IN 
[ peaky/JJ highs/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ beefed-up/JJ bass/NN ]
not/RB only/RB produces/VBZ 
[ greater/JJR fidelity/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
eliminates/VBZ 
[ listener/NN fatigue/NN ]
./. 
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[ A/DT contributing/VBG factor/NN ]
is/VBZ 
[ the/DT perspective/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT uniform/JJ aesthetic/JJ distance/NN ]

[ which/WDT ]
is/VBZ maintained/VBN ./. 
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[ The/DT orchestra/NN ]
is/VBZ far/RB enough/RB away/RB from/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
that/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
miss/VBP 
[ the/DT bow/NN ]
scrapes/NNS ,/, 
[ valve/NN clicks/NNS ]
,/, and/CC 
[ other/JJ noises/NNS ]
incidental/JJ to/TO playing/NN ./.  
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Yet/RB 
[ you/PRP ]
feel/VBP 
[ the/DT orchestra/NN ]
is/VBZ near/JJ at/IN 
[ hand/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT individual/JJ instruments/NNS ]
have/VBP 
[ the/DT same/JJ firm/JJ presence/NN ]
associated/VBN with/IN listening/VBG from/IN 
[ a/DT good/JJ seat/NN ]
in/IN 
[ an/DT ]
acoustically/RB 
[ perfect/JJ hall/NN ]
./. 
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[ Command/NNP ]
has/VBZ achieved/VBN 
[ the/DT ideal/JJ amount/NN ]
of/IN 
[ reverberation/NN ]
./. 
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[ The/DT music/NN ]
is/VBZ always/RB allowed/VBN 
[ the/DT living/NN space/NN ]
needed/VBN to/TO attain/VB 
[ its/PRP$ full/JJ sonority/NN ]
;/: ;/: yet/RB 
[ the/DT hall/NN ]
never/RB intrudes/VBZ as/IN 
[ a/DT quasi-performer/NN ]
./. 
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[ The/DT timbre/NN ]
remains/VBZ that/IN of/IN 
[ the/DT instruments/NNS ]
unclouded/JJ by/IN 
[ resonance/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ All/DT ]
of/IN 
[ this/DT ]
would/MD be/VB wasted/VBN ,/, of/IN 
[ course/NN ]
,/, if/IN 
[ the/DT performance/NN ]
lacked/VBD 
[ authority/NN ]
and/CC 
[ musical/JJ distinction/NN ]
./. 
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For/IN 
[ me/PRP ]

[ it/PRP ]
has/VBZ more/RBR of/IN 
[ both/DT ]

[ elements/NNS ]
than/IN 
[ the/DT majority/NN ]
of/IN 
[ its/PRP$ competitors/NNS ]
./. 
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[ Steinberg/NNP ]
seems/VBZ to/TO have/VB gone/VBN directly/RB back/RB to/TO 
[ the/DT score/NN ]
,/, discounting/VBG 
[ tradition/NN ]
,/, and/CC has/VBZ built/VBN 
[ his/PRP$ performance/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT intention/NN ]
to/TO reproduce/VB as/IN faithfully/RB as/RB possible/JJ exactly/RB 
[ what/WP ]

[ Brahms/NNP ]
set/VBD down/IN on/IN 
[ paper/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Those/DT ]
accustomed/VBN to/TO 
[ broader/JJR ]
,/, 
[ more/RBR romantic/JJ statements/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT symphony/NN ]
can/MD be/VB expected/VBN to/TO react/VB strongly/RB when/WRB 
[ they/PRP ]
hear/VB 
[ this/DT one/CD ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
Without/IN losing/VBG 
[ the/DT distinctive/JJ undertow/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Brahmsian/JJ rhythm/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT pacing/VBG ]
is/VBZ firm/JJ and/CC 
[ the/DT over-all/JJ performance/NN ]
has/VBZ 
[ a/DT ]
tightly/RB knit/VBN 
[ quality/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
makes/VBZ for/IN 
[ maximum/JJ cumulative/JJ effect/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT Presto/FW Ma/FW non/FW assai/FW ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT first/JJ trio/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT scherzo/NN ]
is/VBZ taken/VBN literally/RB and/CC may/MD shock/VB 
[ you/PRP ]
,/, as/IN 
[ the/DT real/JJ Allegro/FW ]
con/FW 
[ Spirito/FW ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT finale/NN ]
is/VBZ likely/JJ to/TO bring/VB 
[ you/PRP ]
to/TO 
[ your/PRP$ feet/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
In/IN 
[ the/DT end/NN ]
,/, however/RB ,/, 
[ the/DT thing/NN ]
about/IN 
[ this/DT performance/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
is/VBZ most/RBS striking/JJ is/VBZ 
[ the/DT way/NN ]

[ it/PRP ]
sings/VBZ ./. 
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[ Steinberg/NNP ]
obviously/RB has/VBZ concluded/VBN that/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
is/VBZ 
[ the/DT lyric/JJ element/NN ]

[ which/WDT ]
must/MD dominate/VB in/IN 
[ this/DT score/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
manages/VBZ at/IN 
[ times/NNS ]
to/TO create/VB 
[ the/DT effect/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT whole/JJ orchestra/NN ]
bursting/VBG into/IN 
[ song/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT engineering/NN ]
provides/VBZ exactly/RB 
[ the/DT support/NN ]
needed/VBN for/IN 
[ such/DT a/DT result/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ Too/RB many/JJ records/NNS ]
seem/VBP to/TO reduce/VB 
[ a/DT work/NN ]
of/IN 
[ symphonic/JJ complexity/NN ]
to/TO 
[ a/DT melody/NN ]
and/CC 
[ its/PRP$ accompaniment/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ The/DT Command/NNP technique/NN ]
invites/VBZ 
[ you/PRP ]
to/TO listen/VB to/TO 
[ the/DT depth/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT orchestration/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Your/PRP$ ear/NN ]
takes/VBZ 
[ you/PRP ]
into/IN 
[ the/DT ensemble/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ you/PRP ]
may/MD well/RB become/VB 
[ aware/JJ ]
of/IN 
[ instrumental/JJ details/NNS ]

[ which/WDT ]
previously/RB were/VBD apparent/JJ only/RB in/IN 
[ the/DT score/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ It/PRP ]
is/VBZ 
[ this/DT sort/NN ]
of/IN 
[ experience/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
makes/VBZ 
[ the/DT concept/NN ]
of/IN 
[ high/JJ fidelity/NN ]
of/IN 
[ real/JJ musical/JJ significance/NN ]
for/IN 
[ the/DT home/NN music/NN listener/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT first/JJ ]
substantially/RB 
[ complete/JJ stereo/NN Giselle/NNP ]
(/( and/CC 
[ the/DT only/JJ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ its/PRP$ scope/NN ]
since/IN 
[ Feyer/NNP 's/POS four-sided/JJ LP/NNP edition/NN ]
of/IN 
[ 1958/CD ]
for/IN 
[ Angel/NNP ]
)/) ,/, 
[ this/DT set/NN ]
is/VBZ ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
'm/VBP afraid/JJ ,/, likely/JJ to/TO provide/VB 
[ more/JJR horrid/JJ fascination/NN ]
than/IN 
[ enjoyment/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT ]
already/RB faded/VBN 
[ pastel/JJ charms/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT naive/JJ music/NN ]

[ itself/PRP ]
vanish/VBP entirely/RB in/IN 
[ Fistoulari/NNP 's/POS melodramatic/JJ contrasts/NNS ]
between/IN 
[ ultravehement/JJ brute/JJ power/NN ]
and/CC 
[ chilly/JJ ]
,/, if/IN 
[ suave/JJ ]
,/, 
[ sentimentality/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
And/CC in/IN 
[ its/PRP$ engineers/NNS '/POS frantic/JJ attempts/NNS ]
to/TO achieve/VB 
[ maximum/JJ dynamic/JJ impact/NN ]
and/CC 
[ earsplitting/JJ brilliance/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT recording/NN ]
sounds/VBZ as/IN though/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
had/VBD been/VBN ``/`` doctored/VBN for/IN 
[ super-high/JJ fidelity/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ The/DT home/NN listener/NN ]
is/VBZ overpowered/VBN ,/, all/RB right/JJ ,/, but/CC 
[ the/DT experience/NN ]
is/VBZ 
[ a/DT far/JJ ]
from/IN 
[ pleasant/JJ one/CD ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
As/RB with/IN 
[ the/DT penultimate/JJ Giselle/NNP release/NN ]
(/( 
[ Wolff/NNP 's/POS abridgment/NN ]
for/IN 
[ RCA/NNP Victor/NNP ]
)/) 
[ I/PRP ]
find/VBP 
[ the/DT cleaner/JJR ]
,/, 
[ less/RBR razor-edged/JJ monophonic/JJ version/NN ]
,/, for/IN 
[ all/DT its/PRP$ lack/NN ]
of/IN 
[ big-stage/JJ spaciousness/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT ]
more/RBR aurally/RB 
[ tolerable/JJ ]
--/: but/CC 
[ this/DT ]
may/MD be/VB 
[ the/DT result/NN ]
of/IN processing/VBG 
[ defects/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ my/PRP$ SD/NNP copies/NNS ]
./. 
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Buffeted/VBN by/IN swirling/VBG 
[ winds/NNS ]
,/, 
[ the/DT little/JJ green/JJ biplane/NN ]
struggled/VBD northward/RB between/IN 
[ the/DT mountains/NNS ]
beyond/IN 
[ Northfield/NNP Gulf/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Wires/NNS ]
whined/VBD as/IN 
[ a/DT cold/JJ November/NNP blast/NN ]
rocked/VBD 
[ the/DT silver/JJ wings/NNS ]
,/, but/CC 
[ the/DT engine/NN roar/NN ]
was/VBD reassuring/VBG to/TO 
[ the/DT pilot/NN ]
bundled/VBN in/IN 
[ the/DT open/JJ cockpit/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
peered/VBD ahead/RB and/CC grinned/VBD as/IN 
[ the/DT railroad/NN tracks/NNS ]
came/VBD into/IN 
[ view/NN ]
again/RB below/IN ./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ Good/JJ old/JJ iron/NN compass/NN ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
thought/VBD ./. 
==================================

[ A/DT plume/NN ]
of/IN 
[ smoke/NN ]
rose/VBD from/IN 
[ a/DT Central/NNP Vermont/NNP locomotive/NN ]

[ which/WDT ]
idled/VBD behind/IN 
[ a/DT string/NN ]
of/IN 
[ gravel/NN cars/NNS ]
,/, and/CC 
[ little/JJ figures/NNS ]

[ that/WDT ]
were/VBD 
[ workmen/NNS ]
labored/VBD to/TO set/VB 
[ the/DT ruptured/JJ roadbed/NN ]
to/TO 
[ rights/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT girders/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT shattered/VBN Dog/NNP River/NNP bridge/NN ]
lay/VBD strewn/VBN for/IN 
[ half/DT a/DT mile/NN ]
downstream/RB ./. 
==================================

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[ Vermont/NNP 's/POS main/JJ railroad/NN line/NN ]
was/VBD prostrate/JJ ./. 
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And/CC in/IN 
[ the/DT dark/JJ days/NNS ]
after/IN 
[ the/DT Great/JJ Flood/NNP ]
of/IN 
[ 1927/CD ]
--/: 
[ the/DT worst/JJS natural/NN disaster/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT state/NN 's/POS history/NN ]
--/: 
[ the/DT little/JJ plane/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ its/PRP$ sole/JJ replacement/NN ]
in/IN carrying/VBG 
[ the/DT United/NNP States/NNP mails/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ Rain/NN ]
of/IN 
[ near/JJ cloudburst/NN proportions/NNS ]
had/VBD fallen/VBN for/IN 
[ three/CD full/JJ days/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD still/RB raining/VBG on/IN 
[ the/DT morning/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Friday/NNP ]
,/, 
[ November/NNP 4/CD ]
,/, 
[ 1927/CD ]
,/, when/WRB 
[ officials/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Post/NNP Office/NNP Department/NNP 's/POS Railway/NNP Mail/NNP Service/NNP ]
realized/VBD 
[ that/DT their/PRP$ distribution/NN system/NN ]
for/IN 
[ Vermont/NNP ]
had/VBD been/VBN almost/RB totally/RB destroyed/VBN overnight/RB ./. 
==================================

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[ Clerks/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ postmasters/NNS ]
shoveled/VBD 
[ muck/NN ]
out/RB of/IN 
[ their/PRP$ offices/NNS ]
--/: 
[ those/DT ]

[ who/WP ]
still/RB had/VBD 
[ offices/NNS ]
--/: and/CC wondered/VBD how/WRB to/TO move/VB 
[ the/DT mail/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT state/NN 's/POS railroad/NN system/NN ]
counted/VBD 
[ miles/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ broken/VBN bridges/NNS ]
and/CC missing/VBG 
[ rights-of-way/JJ ]
:/: 
[ it/PRP ]
would/MD obviously/RB remain/VB out/IN of/IN 
[ commission/NN ]
for/IN 
[ weeks/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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And/CC once/RB 
[ medicine/NN ]
,/, 
[ food/NN ]
,/, 
[ clothing/NN ]
and/CC 
[ shelter/NN ]
had/VBD been/VBN provided/VBN for/IN 
[ the/DT flood/NN 's/POS victims/NNS ]
,/, 
[ communications/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT mail/NN ]
were/VBD 
[ the/DT next/JJ top/NN problems/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
From/IN 
[ Burlington/NNP ]
,/, 
[ outgoing/JJ mail/NN ]
could/MD be/VB ferried/VBN across/IN 
[ Lake/NNP Champlain/NNP ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT railroad/NN ]
at/IN 
[ Port/NNP Kent/NNP ]
,/, 
[ N./NNP Y/NNP ]
../. But/CC 
[ what/WP ]
came/VBD in/RP was/VBD piling/VBG up/RP ./. 
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[ The/DT nearest/JJS undisrupted/JJ end/NN ]
of/IN 
[ track/NN ]
from/IN 
[ Boston/NNP ]
was/VBD at/IN 
[ Concord/NNP ]
,/, 
[ N./NNP H/NNP ]
../. When/WRB 
[ Governor/NNP Al/NNP Smith/NNP ]
offered/VBD 
[ New/NNP York/NNP National/NNP Guard/NNP planes/NNS ]
to/TO fly/VB 
[ the/DT mail/NN ]
in/RB and/CC out/RB of/IN 
[ the/DT state/NN ]
,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
seemed/VBD 
[ a/DT likely/JJ temporary/JJ solution/NN ]
,/, easing/VBG 
[ Burlington/NNP 's/POS bottleneck/NN ]
and/CC that/DT at/IN 
[ Montpelier/NNP ]
too/RB ./. 
==================================

[ The/DT question/NN ]
was/VBD ``/`` Where/WRB to/TO land/VB ''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

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[ There/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ no/DT such/JJ thing/NN ]
as/IN 
[ an/DT airport/NN ]
in/IN 
[ Vermont/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Burlington/NNP aviator/NN John/NNP J./NNP Burns/NNP ]
suggested/VBD 
[ the/DT parade/NN ground/NN southwest/RB ]
of/IN 
[ Fort/NNP Ethan/NNP Allen/NNP ]
,/, and/CC soon/RB 
[ a/DT dozen/CD hastily-summoned/JJ National/NNP Guard/NNP pilots/NNS ]
were/VBD bringing/VBG 
[ their/PRP$ wide-winged/JJ ]
``/`` 
[ Jenny/NNP ]
''/'' and/CC 
[ DeHaviland/NNP ]
two-seaters/JJ to/TO rest/VB on/IN 
[ the/DT frozen/JJ sod/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT military/JJ base/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT only/JJ available/JJ field/NN ]

[ that/WDT ]
could/MD be/VB used/VBN near/IN 
[ flood-ravaged/JJ Montpelier/NNP ]
was/VBD on/IN 
[ the/DT Towne/NNP farm/NN ]
off/IN 
[ upper/JJ Main/NNP Street/NNP ]
,/, 
[ a/DT narrow/JJ hillside/NN ]
where/WRB 
[ takeoffs/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ landings/NNS ]
could/MD be/VB safely/RB made/VBN only/RB under/IN 
[ light/JJ wind/NN conditions/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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Over/IN in/IN 
[ Barre/NNP ]

[ the/DT streets/NNS ]
had/VBD been/VBN deep/JJ in/IN 
[ swirling/VBG water/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ bridges/NNS ]
were/VBD crumpled/VBN and/CC gone/VBN ./. 
==================================

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Anticipating/VBG 
[ delivery/NN ]
of/IN 
[ medicines/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ yeast/NN ]
by/IN 
[ plane/NN ]
,/, 
[ Granite/NNP City/NNP citizens/NNS ]
formed/VBD 
[ an/DT airfield/NN committee/NN ]
and/CC with/IN 
[ the/DT aid/NN ]
of/IN 
[ quarrymen/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT 172nd/JJ Infantry/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Vermont/NNP National/NNP Guard/NNP ]
,/, laid/VBN out/RP 
[ runways/NNS ]
on/IN 
[ Wilson/NNP flat/JJ ]
,/, 
[ high/JJ ]
on/IN 
[ Millstone/NNP Hill/NNP ]
./. 
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[ The/DT ]
``/`` 
[ Barre/NNP Aviation/NNP Field/NNP ]
''/'' was/VBD set/VBN to/TO receive/VB 
[ its/PRP$ first/JJ aircraft/NN ]

[ the/DT Sunday/NNP ]
following/VBG 
[ the/DT flood/NN ]
./. 
==================================
Though/IN 
[ the/DT makeshift/JJ airports/NNS ]
were/VBD ready/JJ ,/, 
[ the/DT York/NNP State/NNP Guard/NNP flyers/NNS ]
proved/VBD unable/JJ to/TO keep/VB 
[ any/DT kind/NN ]
of/IN 
[ mail/NN schedule/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
had/VBD 
[ courage/NN ]
but/CC 
[ their/PRP$ meager/JJ training/NN ]
consisted/VBD of/IN 
[ weekend/NN hops/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ good/JJ weather/NN ]
,/, in/IN and/CC out/IN of/IN 
[ established/VBN airports/NNS ]
,/, And/CC 
[ the/DT ]
increasingly/RB 
[ cold/JJ weather/NN ]
soon/RB raised/VBN 
[ hob/NN ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT water/NN ]
cooled/VBD 
[ engines/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ their/PRP$ World/NNP War/NNP 1/CD ]
,/, 
[ planes/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
seemed/VBD like/IN 
[ a/DT good/JJ time/NN ]
for/IN 
[ officials/NNS ]
to/TO use/VB 
[ a/DT recently-passed/JJ law/NN ]
empowering/VBG 
[ the/DT post/NN office/NN department/NN ]
to/TO contract/VB for/IN 
[ the/DT transport/NN ]
of/IN 
[ first/JJ class/NN mail/NN ]
by/IN 
[ air/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ They/PRP ]
had/VBD to/TO act/VB fast/RB ,/, for/IN 
[ letters/NNS ]
were/VBD clogging/VBG 
[ the/DT terminals/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
Down/IN in/IN 
[ Concord/NNP ]
,/, 
[ New/NNP Hampshire/NNP ]
,/, was/VBD 
[ a/DT flier/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT right/JJ place/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT right/JJ time/NN ]
:/: 
[ Robert/NNP S./NNP Fogg/NNP ]
,/, 
[ a/DT native/JJ New/NNP Englander/NNP ]
,/, had/VBD been/VBN 
[ a/DT World/NNP War/NNP 1/CD ]
,/, flying/VBG 
[ instructor/NN ]
,/, 
[ barnstormer/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT original/JJ planners/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Concord/NNP Airport/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Tall/JJ ]
,/, 
[ wiry/JJ ]
,/, 
[ dark-haired/JJ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ]
had/VBD already/RB racked/VBN up/RP 
[ one/CD historical/JJ first/JJ ]
in/IN 
[ air/NN mail/NN history/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
Piloting/VBG 
[ a/DT Curtiss/NNP Navy/NNP MF/NNP flying/VBG boat/NN ]
off/IN 
[ Lake/NNP Winnipesaukee/NNP ]
in/IN 
[ 1925/CD ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD inaugurated/VBN 
[ the/DT original/JJ Rural/NNP Delivery/NNP air/NN service/NN ]
in/IN 
[ America/NNP ]
./. 
==================================
During/IN 
[ the/DT excitement/NN following/VBG Lindbergh/NN 's/POS flight/NN ]
to/TO 
[ Paris/NNP ]
earlier/RB in/IN 
[ 1927/CD ]
,/, dare/NN 
[ devil/NN aviators/NNS ]
overnight/RB became/VBD 
[ legendary/JJ heroes/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
In/IN 
[ Concord/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT most/RBS prominent/JJ New/NNP Hampshire/NNP boy/NN ]
with/IN 
[ wings/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Public-spirited/JJ backers/NNS ]
staked/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
to/TO 
[ a/DT brand-new/JJ airplane/NN ]
,/, aimed/VBN at/IN putting/VBG 
[ their/PRP$ city/NN ]
and/CC 
[ state/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT flying/NN map/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT ship/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT Waco/NNP biplane/NN ]
,/, 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT first/JJ two/CD ]
of/IN 
[ its/PRP$ type/NN ]
to/TO be/VB fitted/VBN with/IN 
[ the/DT air/NN ]
cooled/VBD ,/, 
[ 225/CD Wright/NNP radial/JJ engine/NN ]
known/VBN as/IN 
[ the/DT Whirlwind/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ A/DT trim/JJ green/NN ]
and/CC 
[ silver-painted/JJ craft/NN ]
only/RB 
[ 22-12/CD feet/NNS ]
long/RB ,/, 
[ the/DT Waco/NNP ]
was/VBD entered/VBN to/TO compete/VB in/IN 
[ the/DT ]
``/`` 
[ On-to-Spokane/NNP ]
''/'' 
[ Air/NNP Derby/NNP ]
of/IN 
[ 1927/CD ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
As/IN 
[ a/DT matter/NN ]
of/IN 
[ fact/NN ]
,/, 
[ Fogg/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ his/PRP$ plane/NN ]
did/VBD n't/RB get/VB beyond/IN 
[ Pennsylvania/NNP ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT race/NN ]
--/: 
[ an/DT engine/NN oil/NN leak/NN ]
forced/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
down/RB --/: but/CC 
[ the/DT flying/VBG service/NN ]
and/CC 
[ school/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
started/VBD subsequently/RB were/VBD 
[ first/JJ steps/NNS ]
in/IN paying/VBG off/RP 
[ his/PRP$ wry-faced/JJ backers/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
So/RB with/IN 
[ all/DT this/DT experience/NN ]
,/, 
[ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT natural/NN choice/NN ]
to/TO receive/VB 
[ the/DT first/JJ Emergency/NNP Air/NNP Mail/NNP Star/NNP Route/NNP contract/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ His/PRP$ work/NN ]
began/VBD just/RB 
[ six/CD days/NNS ]
after/IN 
[ the/DT flood/NN ]
./. 
==================================
By/IN 
[ airline/NN ]
from/IN 
[ Concord/NNP ]
to/TO 
[ Burlington/NNP ]
is/VBZ 
[ a/DT distance/NN ]
of/IN about/IN 
[ 150/CD miles/NNS ]
,/, counting/VBG 
[ a/DT slight/JJ deviation/NN ]
for/IN 
[ the/DT stop/NN ]
at/IN 
[ either/DT Barre/NNP ]
or/CC 
[ Montpelier/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT first/JJ few/JJ days/NNS Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ]
set/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ plane/NN ]
down/RP on/IN 
[ Towne/NNP field/NN ]
back/RB of/IN 
[ the/DT State/NNP House/NNP ]
when/WRB 
[ the/DT wind/NN ]
was/VBD right/JJ ,/, and/CC used/VBD 
[ Wilson/NNP flat/JJ ]
above/IN 
[ Barre/NNP ]
when/WRB 
[ it/PRP ]

[ was/VBD n't/RB ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
Between/IN 
[ the/DT unsafe/JJ Towne/NNP field/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT long/JJ roundabout/JJ back/NN road/NN haul/NN ]

[ that/WDT ]
was/VBD necessary/JJ to/TO gain/VB 
[ access/NN ]
to/TO 
[ Wilson/NNP flat/NN ]
,/, 
[ arrangements/NNS ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT state/NN capital/NN ]
were/VBD far/RB from/IN 
[ satisfactory/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ Each/DT time/NN ]
in/RB ,/, 
[ the/DT unhappy/JJ pilot/NN ]
,/, pushing/VBG 
[ his/PRP$ luck/NN ]
,/, begged/VBD 
[ the/DT postal/JJ officials/NNS ]

[ that/WDT ]
met/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
to/TO find/VB 
[ a/DT safer/JJR landing/NN place/NN ]
,/, preferably/RB on/IN 
[ the/DT flat-topped/JJ hills/NNS ]
across/IN 
[ the/DT Winooski/NNP River/NNP ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` But/CC 
[ Fogg/NNP ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ they/PRP ]
countered/VBD ,/, ``/`` 
[ we/PRP ]
ca/MD n't/RB get/VB over/IN there/RB ./. 
==================================
And/CC besides/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
seem/VBP to/TO make/VB 
[ it/PRP ]

[ all/DT ]
right/RB here/RB ''/'' ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ It/PRP ]
took/VBD 
[ a/DT tragedy/NN ]
to/TO bring/VB 
[ things/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ a/DT head/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
After/IN 
[ a/DT week/NN ]
of/IN 
[ precarious/JJ uphill/JJ landings/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ downwind/JJ takeoffs/NNS ]
,/, 
[ Fogg/NNP one/CD day/NN ]
looked/VBD down/RB at/IN 
[ the/DT shattered/VBN yellow/JJ wreckage/NN ]
of/IN 
[ an/DT Army/NNP plane/NN ]
strewn/VBN across/IN 
[ snow-covered/JJ Towne/NNP field/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
Sent/VBN to/TO 
[ Montpelier/NNP ]
by/IN 
[ Secretary/NNP Herbert/NNP Hoover/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Red/NNP Cross/NNP Aide/NNP Reuben/NNP Sleight/NNP ]
had/VBD been/VBN killed/VBN ,/, and/CC 
[ his/PRP$ pilot/NN ]
,/, 
[ Lt./NNP Franklin/NNP Wolfe/NNP ]
,/, badly/RB injured/VBN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
With/IN 
[ the/DT field/NN ]

[ a/DT blur/NN ]
of/IN 
[ white/JJ the/DT unfortunate/JJ pilot/NN ]
had/VBD simply/RB flown/VBN into/IN 
[ the/DT hillside/NN ]
./. 
==================================
Faced/VBN with/IN 
[ this/DT situation/NN ]
,/, 
[ Postmaster/NNP Charles/NNP F./NNP McKenna/NNP ]
of/IN 
[ Montpelier/NNP ]
went/VBD with/IN 
[ Fogg/NNP ]
on/IN 
[ a/DT Burlington/NNP trip/NN ]
,/, and/CC together/RB 
[ they/PRP ]
scouted/VBD 
[ the/DT terrain/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT heights/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ Berlin/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ A/DT long/JJ flat/NN ]
known/VBN as/IN 
[ the/DT St./NNP John/NNP field/NN ]
seemed/VBD to/TO answer/VB 
[ their/PRP$ purpose/NN ]
,/, and/CC since/IN 
[ the/DT Winooski/NNP bridges/NNS ]
were/VBD at/IN 
[ last/JJ passable/JJ ]
,/, 
[ they/PRP ]
decided/VBD to/TO use/VB 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================
With/IN 
[ a/DT wary/JJ eye/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT farmer/NN 's/POS bull/NN ]
,/, 
[ Fred/NNP Somers/NNP ]
of/IN 
[ Montpelier/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Mr./NNP St./NNP John/NNP ]
marked/VBD 
[ the/DT field/NN ]
with/IN 
[ a/DT red/JJ table/NN cloth/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
As/IN 
[ a/DT wind/NN direction/NN indicator/NN ]
,/, 
[ they/PRP ]
tied/VBD 
[ a/DT cotton/NN rag/NN ]
to/TO 
[ a/DT sapling/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
With/IN 
[ these/DT aids/NNS ]
,/, and/CC 
[ a/DT pair/NN ]
of/IN 
[ skiis/NNS ]
substituting/VBG for/IN 
[ wheels/NNS ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT Waco/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ]
made/VBD 
[ the/DT first/JJ landing/NN ]
on/IN 
[ what/WP ]
is/VBZ now/RB 
[ part/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Barre-Montpelier/NNP Airport/NNP ]
on/IN 
[ November/NNP 21/CD ]
,/, 
[ 1927/CD ]
./. 
==================================

[ Each/DT trip/NN ]
saw/VBD 
[ the/DT front/JJ cockpit/NN ]
filled/VBD higher/RB with/IN 
[ mail/NN pouches/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
During/IN 
[ the/DT second/JJ week/NN ]
of/IN 
[ operations/NNS ]
,/, 
[ Fogg/NNP ]
received/VBD 
[ a/DT telegram/NN ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT Post/NNP Office/NNP Department/NNP ]
,/, asking/VBG 
[ him/PRP ]
to/TO ``/`` put/VB on/RP 
[ two/CD airplanes/NNS ]
and/CC make/VB 
[ two/CD flights/NNS ]
daily/RB ,/, plus/CC 
[ one/CD Sunday/NNP trip/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Since/IN 
[ Fogg/NNP 's/POS ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT one-man/JJ ]
,/, 
[ one-plane/JJ flying/VBG service/NN ]
,/, 
[ this/DT ]
meant/VBD that/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
would/MD have/VB to/TO do/VB 
[ both/DT ]

[ trips/NNS ]
,/, flying/VBG alone/RB 
[ 600/CD miles/NNS ]

[ a/DT day/NN ]
,/, under/IN 
[ sub-freezing/JJ temperature/NN conditions/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
Over/IN 
[ the/DT weeks/NNS ]
,/, 
[ America/NNP 's/POS first/JJ Star/NNP Route/NNP Air/NNP Mail/NNP ]
settled/VBD into/IN 
[ a/DT routine/JJ pattern/NN ]
despite/IN 
[ the/DT vagaries/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ weather/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT lack/NN ]
of/IN 
[ ground/NN facilities/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ aids/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ navigation/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Each/DT morning/NN ]
at/IN 
[ five/CD Fogg/NNP ]
crawled/VBD out/RB of/IN 
[ bed/NN ]
to/TO 
[ bundle/VB ]
into/IN flying/VBG 
[ togs/NNS ]
over/IN 
[ the/DT furnace/NN register/NN ]
of/IN 
[ his/PRP$ home/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
Always/RB troubled/VBN by/IN 
[ poor/JJ circulation/NN ]
in/IN 
[ his/PRP$ feet/NNS ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
experimented/VBD with/IN 
[ various/JJ combinations/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ socks/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ shoes/NNS ]
before/IN finally/RB adopting/VBG 
[ old-style/JJ felt/VBN farmer/NN 's/POS boots/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ his/PRP$ sheepskin/NN ]
flying/VBG 
[ boots/NNS ]
pulled/VBD over/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ A/DT sheep-lined/JJ leather/NN flying/VBG suit/NN ]
,/, plus/CC 
[ helmet/NN ]
,/, 
[ goggles/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ mittens/NNS ]
completed/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ attire/NN ]
for/IN 
[ the/DT rigors/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT open/JJ cockpit/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT airman/NN 's/POS stock/NN answer/NN ]
to/TO ``/`` Were/VBD n't/RB 
[ you/PRP cold/JJ ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

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Became/VBD ``/`` Yes/RB ,/, 
[ the/DT first/JJ ]

[ half/DT hour/NN ]
is/VBZ tough/JJ ,/, but/CC by/IN then/RB 
[ I/PRP ]
'm/VBP so/RB numb/JJ 
[ I/PRP ]
do/VBP n't/RB notice/VB 
[ it/PRP ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================
As/IN 
[ daylight/NN ]
began/VBD to/TO show/VB through/IN 
[ the/DT frosty/JJ windows/NNS ]
,/, 
[ Fogg/NNP ]
would/MD place/VB 
[ a/DT call/NN ]
to/TO 
[ William/NNP A./NNP Shaw/NNP ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT U.S./NNP Weather/NNP Station/NNP ]
at/IN 
[ Northfield/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Vermont/NNP ]
,/, for/IN 
[ temperature/NN ]
and/CC 
[ wind-velocity/NN readings/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ Shaw/NNP ]
could/MD also/RB give/VB 
[ the/DT flyer/NN ]

[ a/DT pretty/RB good/JJ idea/NN ]
of/IN 
[ area/NN visibility/NN ]
by/IN 
[ a/DT visual/JJ check/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT mountains/NNS ]
to/TO be/VB seen/VBN from/IN 
[ his/PRP$ station/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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``/`` 
[ Ceilings/NNS ]
''/'' were/VBD judged/VBN by/IN 
[ comparison/NN ]
with/IN 
[ known/VBN mountain/NN heights/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ cloud/NN positions/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
Later/RB on/RB in/IN 
[ the/DT day/NN Fogg/NNP ]
could/MD get/VB 
[ a/DT better/JJR weather/NN picture/NN ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT Burlington/NNP Weather/NNP Bureau/NNP ]
supervised/VBD by/IN 
[ Frank/NNP E./NNP Hartwell/NNP ]
./. 
==================================
Out/IN at/IN 
[ the/DT airport/NN ]

[ each/DT morning/NN ]
,/, 
[ Fogg/NNP 's/POS skilled/JJ mechanic/NN Caleb/NNP Marston/NNP ]
would/MD have/VB 
[ the/DT Waco/NNP ]
warmed/VBD up/RP and/CC running/VBG in/IN 
[ the/DT drafty/JJ hangar/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
(/( 
[ He/PRP ]
'd/MD get/VB 
[ the/DT engine/NN oil/NN ]
flowing/VBG with/IN 
[ an/DT electric/JJ heater/NN ]
under/IN 
[ a/DT big/JJ canvas/NN cover/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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)/) Wishing/VBG to/TO show/VB 
[ that/DT aviation/NN ]
was/VBD dependable/JJ and/CC here/RB to/TO stay/VB ,/, 
[ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ]
always/RB made/VBD 
[ a/DT point/NN ]
of/IN taking/VBG off/RP 
[ each/DT morning/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT dot/NN ]
of/IN 
[ seven/CD ]
,/, disregarding/VBG 
[ rain/NN ]
,/, 
[ snow/NN ]
and/CC 
[ sleet/NN ]
in/IN 
[ true/JJ postal/JJ tradition/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Concord/NNP ]
learned/VBD to/TO set/VB 
[ its/PRP$ clocks/NNS ]
by/IN 
[ the/DT rackety/JJ bark/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Whirlwind/NNP 's/POS exhaust/NN overhead/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Sometimes/RB 
[ the/DT pilot/NN ]
had/VBD to/TO turn/VB back/RB if/IN fully/RB blocked/VBN by/IN 
[ fog/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ 85/CD %/NN ]
of/IN 
[ his/PRP$ trips/NNS ]
were/VBD completed/VBN ./. 
==================================

[ Plane/NN radios/NNS ]
were/VBD not/RB yet/RB 
[ available/JJ ]
,/, and/CC once/RB in/IN 
[ the/DT air/NN ]
,/, 
[ Fogg/NNP ]
flew/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ ship/NN ]
by/IN 
[ compass/NN ]
,/, 
[ a/DT good/JJ memory/NN ]
for/IN 
[ landmarks/NNS ]
as/IN seen/VBN from/IN 
[ above/JJ ]
,/, and/CC 
[ a/DT capacity/NN ]
for/IN 
[ dead/JJ reckoning/NN ]
and/CC 
[ quick/JJ computation/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Often/RB ,/, threading/VBG through/IN 
[ the/DT overcast/NN ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD forced/VBN to/TO fly/VB close/RB to/TO 
[ the/DT ground/NN ]
by/IN 
[ a/DT low/JJ ceiling/NN ]
,/, skimming/VBG above/IN 
[ the/DT Winooski/NNP ]
or/CC 
[ the/DT White/NNP River/NNP ]
along/IN 
[ the/DT line/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT broken/VBN railroad/NN ]
./. 
==================================
When/WRB 
[ driving/JJ rain/NN ]
or/CC 
[ mist/NN ]
socked/VBD in/IN 
[ one/CD valley/NN ]
,/, 
[ Fogg/NNP ]
would/MD chandelle/VB up/IN and/CC over/IN to/TO reverse/VB 
[ course/NN ]
and/CC try/VB 
[ another/DT one/CD ]
,/, ranging/VBG from/IN 
[ the/DT Ottauquechee/NNP ]
up/IN to/TO 
[ Danville/NNP ]
in/IN 
[ search/NN ]
of/IN 
[ safe/JJ passage/NN ]
through/IN 
[ the/DT mountain/NN ]
passes/NNS ./. 
==================================

[ The/DT dependable/JJ Wright/NNP engine/NN ]
was/VBD never/RB stopped/VBN on/IN 
[ these/DT trips/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
ticked/VBD over/RP smoothly/RB ,/, idling/VBG while/IN 
[ Fogg/NNP ]
exchanged/VBD 
[ mails/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT armed/VBN messenger/NN ]
from/IN 
[ Burlington/NNP ]
at/IN 
[ Fort/NNP Ethan/NNP Allen/NNP ]
,/, and/CC 
[ one/CD ]
from/IN 
[ Montpelier/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Barre/NNP ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT St./NNP John/NNP field/NN ]
./. 
==================================
Sometimes/RB ,/, on/IN 
[ a/DT return/NN trip/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT aviator/NN ]
would/MD ``/`` go/VB 
[ upstairs/NN ]
''/'' high/RB over/IN 
[ the/DT clouds/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
There/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
'd/MD take/VB 
[ a/DT compass/NN reading/NN ]
,/, figure/VB 
[ his/PRP$ air/NN speed/NN ]
,/, and/CC deduce/VB that/IN in/IN 
[ a/DT certain/JJ number/NN ]
of/IN 
[ minutes/NNS ]

[ he/PRP ]
'd/MD be/VB over/IN 
[ the/DT broad/JJ meadows/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Merrimack/NNP Valley/NNP ]
where/WRB 
[ it/PRP ]
would/MD be/VB safe/JJ to/TO let/VB down/RP through/IN 
[ the/DT overcast/NN ]
and/CC see/VB 
[ the/DT ground/NN ]
before/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
hit/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ]
did/VBD n't/RB have/VB 
[ today/NN 's/POS advantages/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ Instrument/NNP Flight/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Ground/NNP Control/NNP Approach/NNP systems/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
At/IN 
[ the/DT end/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT calculated/VBN time/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
'd/MD nose/VB 
[ the/DT Waco/NNP ]
down/RP through/IN 
[ the/DT cloud/NN bank/NN ]
and/CC 
[ hope/VB ]
to/TO break/VB through/IN where/WRB 
[ some/DT feature/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT winter/NN landscape/NN ]
would/MD be/VB recognizable/JJ ./. 
==================================
Usually/RB back/RB in/IN 
[ Concord/NNP ]
by/IN 
[ noon/NN ]
,/, 
[ there/EX ]
was/VBD just/RB 
[ time/NN ]
to/TO get/VB partially/RB thawed/VBN out/RP ,/, refuel/VB ,/, and/CC grab/VB 
[ a/DT bit/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Mrs./NNP Fogg/NNP 's/POS hot/JJ broth/NN ]
before/IN starting/VBG 
[ the/DT second/JJ trip/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Day/NN ]
after/IN 
[ day/NN Fogg/NNP ]
shuttled/VBD back/RB and/CC forth/RB on/IN 
[ his/PRP$ one-man/JJ air/NN mail/NN route/NN ]
,/, until/IN 
[ the/DT farmers/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ their/PRP$ snowy/JJ barnyards/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT road/NN repairmen/NNS ]
came/VBD to/TO recognize/VB 
[ the/DT stubby/JJ plane/NN ]
as/IN 
[ their/PRP$ link/NN ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT rest/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT country/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT flyer/NN ]
had/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ share/NN ]
of/IN 
[ near-misses/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
At/IN 
[ Fort/NNP Ethan/NNP Allen/NNP ]

[ the/DT ever-present/JJ wind/NN ]
off/IN 
[ Lake/NNP Champlain/NNP ]
could/MD readily/RB flip/VB 
[ a/DT puny/JJ man-made/JJ thing/NN ]
like/IN 
[ an/DT airplane/NN ]
if/IN 
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[ the/DT barracks/NN ]
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[ Fogg/NNP ]
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[ the/DT engine/NN ]
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up/RP ./. 
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of/IN 
[ his/PRP$ head/NN ]

[ they/PRP ]
let/VB go/VB ,/, turning/VBG to/TO cup/VB 
[ their/PRP$ ears/NNS ]
against/IN 
[ the/DT icy/JJ slipstream/NN ]
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showed/VBD 
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was/VBD airborne/JJ in/IN 
[ less/JJR ]
than/IN 
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during/IN 
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,/, 
[ powdery/JJ snowstorm/NN ]
,/, 
[ Fogg/NNP ]
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from/IN 
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of/IN 
[ information/NN ]
about/IN 
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and/CC 
[ their/PRP$ atmospheres/NNS ]
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,/, 
[ 1958/CD ]
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[ the/DT infrared/JJ emission/NN ]
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[ its/PRP$ maximum/NN ]
at/IN 
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as/IN 
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from/IN 
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[ Burke/NNP ]
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[ chap./NN 13/CD ]
)/) and/CC 
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[ chap./NN 14/CD ]
)/) ./. 
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[ A/NNP ] 
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[ Drake/NNP ]
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[ Ewen/NNP ]
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[ 1958/CD ]
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[ sizable/JJ errors/NNS ]
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[ planetary/JJ radiation/NN ]
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[ the/DT centimeter/NN ]
-/: and/CC 
[ decimeter-wave-length/NN range/NN ]
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[ the/DT moon/NN ]
have/VB been/VBN made/VBN over/IN 
[ the/DT range/NN ]
of/IN 
[ wave/NN lengths/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ 4.3/CD mm/NN ]
to/TO 
[ 75/CD cm/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT results/NNS ]
are/VBP summarized/VBN in/IN 
[ Table/NN 1/CD ]
./. 
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[ Observations/NNS ]
have/VBP also/RB been/VBN made/VBN at/IN 
[ 1.5/CD mm/NN ]
using/VBG 
[ optical/JJ techniques/NNS ]
(/( 
[ Sinton/NN ]
,/, 
[ 1955/CD ]
,/, 
[ 1956/CD ]
,/, ;/: ;/: see/VB also/RB 
[ chap./NN 11/CD ]
)/) ./. 
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[ all/DT the/DT observers/NNS ]
have/VBP used/VBN 
[ the/DT same/JJ procedures/NNS ]
or/CC made/VBD 
[ the/DT same/JJ assumptions/NNS ]
about/IN 
[ the/DT lunar/JJ brightness/NN distribution/NN ]
when/WRB reducing/VBG 
[ the/DT data/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ this/DT ]
,/, together/RB with/IN 
[ differences/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT methods/NNS ]
of/IN calibrating/VBG 
[ the/DT antennae/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ receivers/NNS ]
,/, must/MD account/VB for/IN much/RB of/IN 
[ the/DT disagreement/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT measured/VBN radio/NN brightness/NN temperatures/NNS ]
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[ the/DT observations/NNS ]
at/IN 
[ 4.3/CD mm/NN ]
(/( 
[ Coates/NNP ]
,/, 
[ 1959/CD ]
)/) ,/, 
[ the/DT diameter/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT antenna/NN beam/NN ]
,/, 
[ 6'.7/CD ]
,/, was/VBD small/JJ enough/RB to/TO allow/VB 
[ resolution/NN ]
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,/, and/CC 
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have/VBP been/VBN made/VBN of/IN 
[ the/DT lunar/JJ brightness/NN distribution/NN ]
at/IN 
[ three/CD lunar/JJ phases/NNS ]
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indicate/VBP that/IN 
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up/RB more/RBR rapidly/RB and/CC also/RB cool/JJ off/IN more/RBR rapidly/RB than/IN do/VB 
[ the/DT mountainous/JJ regions/NNS ]
./. 
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[ Mare/NNP Imbrium/NNP ]
seems/VBZ to/TO be/VB 
[ an/DT exception/NN ]
and/CC remains/VBZ cooler/JJR than/IN 
[ the/DT regions/NNS ]

[ which/WDT ]
surround/VBP 
[ it/PRP ]
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[ These/DT contour/NN diagrams/NNS ]
also/RB suggest/VBP 
[ a/DT ]
rather/RB 
[ rapid/JJ falloff/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT radio/NN brightness/NN ]
with/IN 
[ latitude/NN ]
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[ observations/NNS ]
have/VBP been/VBN made/VBN at/IN 
[ 8-mm/CD wave/NN length/NN ]
with/IN 
[ a/DT reflector/NN 22/CD meters/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ diameter/NN ]
with/IN 
[ a/DT resultant/JJ beam/NN width/NN ]
of/IN only/RB about/IN 
[ 2/CD ]
'/'' (/( 
[ Amenitskii/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Noskova/NNP ]
,/, and/CC 
[ Salomonovich/NNP ]
,/, 
[ 1960/CD ]
)/) ./. 
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are/VBP much/RB smoother/JJ than/IN 
[ those/DT ]
observed/VBN at/IN 
[ 4.3/CD mm/NN ]
by/IN 
[ Coates/NNP ]
(/( 
[ 1959/CD ]
)/) and/CC apparently/RB 
[ the/DT emission/NN ]
at/IN 
[ 8/CD mm/NN ]
is/VBZ not/RB nearly/RB so/RB sensitive/JJ to/TO 
[ differences/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ surface/NN features/NNS ]
./. 
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[ Such/JJ high-resolution/JJ observations/NNS ]
as/IN 
[ these/DT ]
are/VBP needed/VBN at/IN 
[ several/JJ wave/NN lengths/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ order/NN ]
that/IN 
[ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT moon/NN ]
can/MD be/VB properly/RB interpreted/VBN ./. 
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[ The/DT observations/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ Mayer/NNP ]
,/, 
[ McCullough/NNP ]
,/, and/CC 
[ Sloanaker/NNP ]
at/IN 
[ 3.15/CD cm/NN ]
and/CC of/IN 
[ Sloanaker/NNP ]
at/IN 
[ 10.3/CD cm/NN ]
have/VBP not/RB previously/RB been/VBN published/VBN and/CC will/MD be/VB 
[ briefly/NN ]
described/VBN ./. 
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[ Measurements/NNS ]
at/IN 
[ 3.15/CD cm/NN ]
were/VBD obtained/VBN on/IN 
[ 11/CD days/NNS ]
spread/VBN over/IN 
[ the/DT interval/NN ]
May/MD 
[ 3/CD ]
to/TO 
[ June/NNP 19/CD ]
,/, 
[ 1956/CD ]
,/, using/VBG 
[ the/DT 50-foot/CD reflector/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT U.S./NNP Naval/NNP Research/NNP Laboratory/NNP ]
in/IN 
[ Washington/NNP ]
./. 
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[ The/DT half-intensity/JJ diameter/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT antenna/NN beam/NN ]
was/VBD about/IN 
[ 9/CD ]
'/'' ,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT angle/NN ]
subtended/JJ by/IN 
[ the/DT moon/NN ]
included/VBD 
[ the/DT entire/NN main/JJ beam/NN ]
and/CC 
[ part/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT first/JJ side/NN lobes/NNS ]
./. 
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[ The/DT antenna/NN patterns/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT power/NN gain/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT peak/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT beam/NN ]
were/VBD 
[ both/DT ]
measured/VBN (/( 
[ Mayer/NNP ]
,/, 
[ McCullough/NNP ]
,/, and/CC 
[ Sloanaker/NNP ]
,/, 
[ 1958/CD ]
)/) ,/, so/RB that/IN 
[ the/DT absolute/JJ power/NN sensitivity/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT antenna/NN beam/NN ]
over/IN 
[ the/DT solid/JJ angle/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT moon/NN ]
was/VBD known/VBN ./. 
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[ The/DT ratio/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT measured/VBN antenna/NN temperature/NN change/NN ]
during/IN 
[ a/DT drift/NN scan/NN ]
across/IN 
[ the/DT moon/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT average/NN brightness/NN temperature/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT moon/NN ]
over/IN 
[ the/DT antenna/NN beam/NN ]
(/( assuming/VBG that/IN 
[ the/DT brightness/NN temperature/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT sky/NN ]
is/VBZ negligible/JJ )/) was/VBD found/VBN ,/, by/IN 
[ graphical/JJ integration/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT antenna/NN directivity/NN diagram/NN ]
,/, to/TO be/VB 
[ 0.85/CD ]
./. 
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[ The/DT measured/VBN brightness/NN temperature/NN ]
is/VBZ 
[ a/DT good/JJ approximation/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT brightness/NN temperature/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT center/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT lunar/JJ disk/NN ]
because/IN of/IN 
[ the/DT narrow/JJ antenna/NN beam/NN ]
and/CC because/IN 
[ the/DT temperature/NN distribution/NN ]
over/IN 
[ the/DT central/JJ portion/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT moon/NN 's/POS disk/NN ]
is/VBZ nearly/RB uniform/JJ ./. 
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[ The/DT result/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT observations/NNS ]
is/VBZ A[fj]/SYM  where/WRB 
[ the/DT phase/NN angle/NN ]
,/, 
[ Q/NNP ]
,/, is/VBZ measured/VBN in/IN 
[ degrees/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ new/JJ moon/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT probable/JJ errors/NNS ]
include/VBP absolute/JJ as/IN well/RB as/IN 
[ relative/JJ errors/NNS ]
./. 
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[ This/DT result/NN ]
is/VBZ plotted/VBN along/IN with/IN 
[ the/DT 8.6-mm/CD observations/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ Gibson/NN ]
(/( 
[ 1958/CD ]
)/) in/IN 
[ figure/NN 1/CD ]
,/, 
[ A/DT ] 
./. 
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[ The/DT variation/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT 3-cm/CD emission/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT moon/NN ]
during/IN 
[ a/DT lunation/NN ]
is/VBZ very/RB much/RB less/RBR than/IN 
[ the/DT variation/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT 8.6-mm/CD emission/NN ]
,/, as/IN would/MD be/VB expected/VBN from/IN 
[ the/DT explanation/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Piddington/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Minnett/NNP ]
(/( 
[ 1949/CD ]
)/) ./. 
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In/IN 
[ the/DT discussion/NN ]

[ which/WDT ]
follows/VBZ ,/, 
[ the/DT time/NN average/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ]
will/MD be/VB referred/VBN to/TO as/IN 
[ the/DT constant/JJ component/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT superimposed/JJ periodic/JJ variation/NN ]
will/MD be/VB called/VBN 
[ the/DT variable/JJ component/NN ]
./. 
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[ The/DT 10.3-cm/CD observation/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Sloanaker/NNP ]
was/VBD made/VBN on/IN 
[ May/NNP 20/CD ]
,/, 
[ 1958/CD ]
,/, using/VBG 
[ the/DT 84-foot/CD reflector/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT Maryland/NNP Point/NNP Observatory/NNP ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT U.S./NNP Naval/NNP Research/NNP Laboratory/NNP ]
./. 
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[ The/DT age/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT moon/NN ]
was/VBD about/IN 
[ 2/CD days/NNS ]
./. 
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[ The/DT half-intensity/JJ diameter/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT main/JJ lobe/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT antenna/NN ]
was/VBD about/IN 
[ 18'.5/CD ]
,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT brightness/NN temperature/NN ]
was/VBD reduced/VBN by/IN assuming/VBG 
[ a/DT Gaussian/JJ shape/NN ]
for/IN 
[ the/DT antenna/NN beam/NN ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT ]
uniformly/RB 
[ bright/JJ disk/NN ]
for/IN 
[ the/DT moon/NN ]
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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT first/JJ time/NN ]

[ any/DT ]
of/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
had/VBD laughed/VBN since/IN 
[ the/DT morning/NN ]
began/VBD ./. 
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[ The/DT rider/NN ]
from/IN 
[ Concord/NNP ]
was/VBD as/RB good/JJ as/IN 
[ his/PRP$ word/NN ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
came/VBD spurring/VBG and/CC whooping/VBG down/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
,/, 
[ his/PRP$ horse/NN ]
kicking/VBG up/RP 
[ clouds/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ dust/NN ]
,/, shouting/VBG :/: ``/`` 
[ They/PRP ]
're/VBP a-coming/VBG !/. !/. 
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By/IN 
[ God/NNP ]
,/, 
[ they/PRP ]
're/VBP a-coming/VBG ,/, 
[ they/PRP ]
are/VBP ''/'' !/. !/. 
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[ We/PRP ]
heard/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
before/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
ever/RB showed/VBD ,/, and/CC 
[ we/PRP ]
heard/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
yelling/VBG after/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD out/IN of/IN 
[ sight/NN ]
./. 
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[ Solomon/NNP Chandler/NNP ]
had/VBD n't/RB misjudged/VBN 
[ the/DT strength/NN ]
of/IN 
[ his/PRP$ lungs/NNS ]
,/, not/RB at/IN 
[ all/DT ]
./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
think/VBP 
[ you/PRP ]
could/MD have/VB heard/VBN 
[ him/PRP ]

[ a/DT mile/NN ]
away/RB ,/, and/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD bursting/VBG at/IN 
[ every/DT seam/NN ]
with/IN 
[ importance/NN ]
./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
have/VBP observed/VBN that/IN being/VBG up/IN on/IN 
[ a/DT horse/NN ]
changes/VBZ 
[ the/DT whole/JJ character/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT man/NN ]
,/, and/CC when/WRB 
[ a/DT very/RB small/JJ man/NN ]
is/VBZ up/IN on/IN 
[ a/DT saddle/NN ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
'd/MD like/VB as/RB not/RB prefer/VB to/TO eat/VB 
[ his/PRP$ meals/NNS ]
there/RB ./. 
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[ That/DT ]
's/VBZ understandable/JJ ,/, and/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
appreciate/VBP 
[ the/DT sentiment/NN ]
./. 
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As/IN for/IN 
[ this/DT rider/NN ]
,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
never/RB saw/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
before/IN or/CC afterwards/RB and/CC never/RB saw/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
dismounted/VBN ,/, so/RB whether/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
stood/VBD 
[ tall/JJ ]
or/CC 
[ short/JJ ]
in/IN 
[ his/PRP$ shoes/NNS ]
,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
ca/MD n't/RB say/VB ;/: ;/: but/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
do/VBP know/VB that/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
gave/VBD 
[ the/DT day/NN tone/NN ]
and/CC 
[ distinction/NN ]
./. 
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[ The/DT last/JJ thing/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT world/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
resembled/VBD 
[ a/DT war/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ our/PRP$ line/NN ]
of/IN 
[ farmers/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ storekeepers/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ mechanics/NNS ]
perched/VBN on/IN 
[ top/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT stone/NN wall/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ this/DT dashing/JJ rider/NN ]
made/VBD 
[ us/PRP ]
feel/VB 
[ a/DT good/JJ deal/NN ]
sharper/RBR and/CC 
[ more/JJR alert/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT situation/NN ]
./. 
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[ We/PRP ]
came/VBD down/IN off/IN 
[ the/DT wall/NN ]
as/IN if/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD toppled/VBN 
[ all/DT ]
of/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
,/, and/CC 
[ we/PRP ]
crouched/VBD behind/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
have/VBP heard/VBN 
[ people/NNS ]
talk/VB with/IN 
[ contempt/NN ]
about/IN 
[ the/DT British/JJ regulars/NNS ]
,/, but/CC 
[ that/DT ]
only/RB proves/VBZ that/IN 
[ a/DT lot/NN ]
of/IN 
[ people/NNS ]
talk/VB about/IN 
[ things/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ which/WDT ]

[ they/PRP ]
are/VBP deplorably/RB ignorant/JJ ./. 
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[ Whatever/WDT ]

[ we/PRP ]
felt/VBD about/IN 
[ the/DT redcoats/NNS ]
,/, 
[ we/PRP ]
respected/VBD 
[ them/PRP ]
in/IN 
[ terms/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ their/PRP$ trade/NN ]
,/, 
[ which/WDT ]
was/VBD killing/NN ;/: ;/: and/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
know/VBP that/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
,/, 
[ myself/PRP ]
,/, was/VBD nauseated/VBN with/IN 
[ apprehension/NN ]
and/CC 
[ fear/NN ]
and/CC that/IN 
[ my/PRP$ hands/NNS ]
were/VBD soaking/JJ  wet/JJ where/WRB 
[ they/PRP ]
held/VBD 
[ my/PRP$ gun/NN ]
./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
wanted/VBD to/TO wipe/VB 
[ my/PRP$ flint/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
did/VBD n't/RB dare/VB to/TO ,/, 
[ the/DT state/NN my/PRP$ hands/NNS ]
were/VBD in/IN ,/, just/RB as/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
did/VBD n't/RB dare/VB to/TO do/VB 
[ anything/NN ]
about/IN 
[ the/DT priming/NN ]
./. 
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[ The/DT gun/NN ]
would/MD fire/VB or/CC not/RB ,/, just/RB as/IN 
[ chance/NN ]
willed/VBD ./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
put/VB 
[ a/DT lot/NN more/JJR trust/NN ]
in/IN 
[ my/PRP$ two/CD legs/NNS ]
than/IN in/IN 
[ the/DT gun/NN ]
,/, because/IN 
[ the/DT most/RBS important/JJ thing/NN ]

[ I/PRP ]
had/VBD learned/VBN about/IN 
[ war/NN ]
was/VBD that/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
could/MD run/VB away/RB and/CC survive/VB to/TO talk/VB about/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
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[ The/DT gunfire/NN ]
,/, 
[ which/WDT ]
was/VBD so/RB near/JJ that/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
seemed/VBD just/RB 
[ a/DT piece/NN ]
up/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
now/RB ,/, stopped/VBD for/IN 
[ long/JJ ]
enough/RB to/TO count/VB to/TO 
[ twenty/CD ]
;/: ;/: and/CC in/IN 
[ that/DT brief/JJ interval/NN ]
,/, 
[ a/DT redcoat/NN officer/NN ]
came/VBD tearing/VBG down/RB 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
,/, whipping/VBG 
[ his/PRP$ horse/NN ]
fit/VB to/TO kill/VB ./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
do/VBP n't/RB know/VB whether/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD after/IN 
[ our/PRP$ rider/NN ]
,/, 
[ who/WP ]
had/VBD gone/VBN by/IN 
[ a/DT minute/NN ]
before/IN ,/, or/CC whether/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD simply/RB scouting/VBG 
[ conditions/NNS ]
;/: ;/: but/CC when/WRB 
[ he/PRP ]
passed/VBD 
[ us/PRP ]
by/IN ,/, 
[ a/DT musket/NN ]
roared/VBD ,/, and/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
reared/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ horse/NN ]
,/, swung/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
around/IN ,/, and/CC began/VBD to/TO whip/VB 
[ it/PRP ]
back/RB in/IN 
[ the/DT direction/NN ]
from/IN 
[ which/WDT ]

[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD come/VBN ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT fine/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ showy/JJ rider/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ his/PRP$ skill/NN ]
was/VBD wasted/VBN on/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
./. 
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From/IN above/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
and/CC somewhere/RB behind/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
,/, 
[ a/DT rifle/NN ]
cracked/VBD ./. 
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[ The/DT redcoat/NN officer/NN ]
collapsed/VBD like/IN 
[ a/DT punctured/VBN bolster/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT horse/NN ]
reared/VBD and/CC threw/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT saddle/NN ]
,/, except/IN 
[ that/DT one/CD booted/JJ foot/NN ]
caught/VBN in/IN 
[ the/DT stirrup/NN ]
./. 
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[ Half/NN ]
crazed/VBD by/IN 
[ the/DT weight/NN ]
dragging/VBG ,/, 
[ the/DT dust/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT heat/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT horse/NN ]
leaped/VBD 
[ our/PRP$ wall/NN ]
,/, dashing/VBG out/RP 
[ the/DT rider/NN 's/POS brains/NNS ]
against/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
,/, and/CC leaving/VBG 
[ him/PRP ]
lying/VBG there/RB among/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
--/: while/IN 
[ the/DT horse/NN ]
crashed/VBD away/RB through/IN 
[ the/DT brush/NN ]
./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ my/PRP$ initiation/NN ]
to/TO 
[ war/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT insane/JJ symphony/NN war/NN ]
plays/VBZ ;/: ;/: for/IN 
[ what/WP ]
had/VBD happened/VBN on/IN 
[ the/DT common/NN ]
was/VBD only/RB 
[ terror/NN ]
and/CC 
[ flight/NN ]
;/: ;/: but/CC 
[ this/DT ]
grinning/VBG ,/, broken/JJ 
[ head/NN ]
,/, not/RB 
[ ten/CD feet/NNS ]
away/RB from/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
,/, was/VBD 
[ the/DT sharp/JJ definition/NN ]
of/IN 
[ what/WP ]

[ my/PRP$ reality/NN ]
had/VBD become/VBN ./. 
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[ the/DT redcoats/NNS ]
were/VBD coming/VBG ,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT gunfire/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT part/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT dust/NN cloud/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT west/NN ]
of/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
must/MD state/VB that/IN 
[ the/DT faster/RBR things/NNS ]
happened/VBD ,/, 
[ the/DT ]
slower/RBR 
[ they/PRP ]
happened/VBD ;/: ;/: 
[ the/DT passage/NN ]
and/CC 
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of/IN 
[ time/NN ]
changed/VBN ,/, and/CC when/WRB 
[ I/PRP ]
remember/VBP back/RB to/TO 
[ what/WP ]
happened/VBD then/RB ,/, 
[ each/DT event/NN ]
is/VBZ 
[ a/DT separate/JJ ]
and/CC frozen/JJ 
[ incident/NN ]
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In/IN 
[ my/PRP$ recollection/NN ]
,/, 
[ there/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT long/JJ interval/NN ]
between/IN 
[ the/DT death/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT officer/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT appearance/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT first/JJ ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT retreating/VBG redcoats/NNS ]
,/, and/CC in/IN 
[ that/DT interval/NN ]

[ the/DT dust/NN cloud/NN ]
over/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
seems/VBZ to/TO hover/VB indefinitely/RB ./. 
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Yet/RB 
[ it/PRP ]
could/MD not/RB have/VB been/VBN more/JJR than/IN 
[ a/DT matter/NN ]
of/IN 
[ seconds/NNS ]
,/, and/CC then/RB 
[ the/DT front/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT British/JJ army/NN ]
came/VBD into/IN 
[ view/NN ]
./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD only/RB 
[ hours/NNS ]
since/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
had/VBD last/RB seen/VBN 
[ them/PRP ]
,/, but/CC 
[ they/PRP ]
had/VBD changed/VBN and/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
had/VBD changed/VBN ./. 
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In/IN 
[ the/DT very/RB front/JJ rank/NN ]
,/, 
[ two/CD men/NNS ]
were/VBD wounded/VBN and/CC staggered/VBN along/RB ,/, trailing/VBG 
[ blood/NN ]
behind/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
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[ No/DT drummers/NNS ]
here/RB ,/, 
[ no/DT pipers/NNS ]
,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT red/JJ coats/NNS ]
were/VBD covered/VBN with/IN 
[ a/DT fine/JJ film/NN ]
of/IN 
[ dust/NN ]
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[ They/PRP ]
marched/VBD with/IN 
[ bayonets/NNS ]
fixed/VBN ,/, and/CC as/IN fixed/VBN on/IN 
[ their/PRP$ faces/NNS ]
was/VBD 
[ anger/NN ]
,/, 
[ fear/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ torment/NN ]
./. 
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after/IN 
[ rank/NN ]
of/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
came/VBD down/IN 
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were/VBD 
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,/, and/CC 
[ they/PRP ]
walked/VBD in/IN 
[ a/DT sea/NN ]
of/IN 
[ dust/NN ]
./. 
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``/`` 
[ Committeemen/NNS ]
,/, hold/VB 
[ your/PRP$ fire/NN ]
!/. !/. 
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Hold/VB 
[ your/PRP$ fire/NN ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
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[ A/DT voice/NN ]
called/VBD ,/, and/CC 
[ what/WP ]
made/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
even/RB more/RBR terrible/JJ and/CC 
[ unreal/JJ ]
was/VBD that/IN 
[ the/DT redcoat/NN ranks/NNS ]
never/RB paused/VBD for/IN 
[ an/DT instant/NN ]
,/, only/RB 
[ some/DT ]
of/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
glancing/VBG toward/IN 
[ the/DT stone/NN wall/NN ]
,/, from/IN behind/IN 
[ which/WDT ]

[ the/DT voice/NN ]
came/VBD ./. 
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[ The/DT front/NN ]
of/IN 
[ their/PRP$ column/NN ]
had/VBD already/RB passed/VBN 
[ us/PRP ]
,/, when/WRB 
[ another/DT officer/NN ]
came/VBD riding/VBG down/IN 
[ the/DT side/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
,/, not/RB 
[ five/CD paces/NNS ]
from/IN where/WRB 
[ we/PRP ]
were/VBD ./. 
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[ My/PRP$ Cousin/NNP Simmons/NNP ]
carried/VBD 
[ a/DT musket/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD loaded/VBN 
[ it/PRP ]
with/IN 
[ bird/NN shot/NN ]
,/, and/CC as/IN 
[ the/DT officer/NN ]
came/VBD opposite/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
rose/VBD up/RB behind/IN 
[ the/DT wall/NN ]
and/CC fired/VBD ./. 
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[ One/CD moment/NN ]

[ there/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT man/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT saddle/NN ]
;/: ;/: 
[ the/DT next/JJ a/DT headless/JJ horror/NN ]
on/IN 
[ a/DT horse/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
bolted/VBD through/IN 
[ the/DT redcoat/NN ]
ranks/NNS ,/, and/CC during/IN 
[ the/DT next/JJ second/JJ ]
or/CC 
[ two/CD ]
,/, 
[ we/PRP ]

[ all/DT ]
of/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
fired/VBD into/IN 
[ the/DT ]
suddenly/RB disorganized/JJ 
[ column/NN ]
of/IN 
[ soldiers/NNS ]
./. 
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[ One/CD moment/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
was/VBD filled/VBN with/IN 
[ disciplined/JJ troops/NNS ]
,/, marching/VBG 
[ four/CD ]
by/IN 
[ four/CD ]
with/IN 
[ a/DT purpose/NN ]
as/RB implacable/JJ as/IN 
[ death/NN ]
;/: ;/: 
[ the/DT next/JJ ]
,/, 
[ a/DT cloud/NN ]
of/IN 
[ gun/NN smoke/NN ]
covered/VBD 
[ a/DT screaming/VBG fury/NN ]
of/IN 
[ sound/NN ]
,/, out/IN of/IN 
[ which/WDT ]

[ the/DT redcoat/NN soldiers/NNS ]
emerged/VBD with/IN 
[ their/PRP$ bayonets/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ their/PRP$ cursing/VBG fury/NN ]
./. 
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In/IN 
[ the/DT course/NN ]
of/IN 
[ this/DT ]
,/, 
[ they/PRP ]
had/VBD fired/VBN on/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
;/: ;/: but/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
have/VBP 
[ no/DT memory/NN ]
of/IN 
[ that/DT ]
./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
had/VBD squeezed/VBN 
[ the/DT trigger/NN ]
of/IN 
[ my/PRP$ own/JJ gun/NN ]
,/, and/CC to/TO 
[ my/PRP$ amazement/NN ]
,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
had/VBD fired/VBN and/CC kicked/VBN back/RB into/IN 
[ my/PRP$ shoulder/NN ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT force/NN ]
of/IN 
[ an/DT angry/JJ mule/NN ]
;/: ;/: and/CC then/RB 
[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD adding/VBG 
[ my/PRP$ own/JJ voice/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT crescendo/NN ]
of/IN 
[ sound/NN ]
,/, hurling/VBG 
[ more/RBR vile/JJ language/NN ]
than/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
ever/RB thought/VBD 
[ I/PRP ]
knew/VBD ,/, sobbing/VBG and/CC shouting/VBG ,/, and/CC aware/JJ that/IN if/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
had/VBD passed/VBN 
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before/RB ,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD not/RB enough/RB ,/, for/IN 
[ my/PRP$ pants/NNS ]
were/VBD soaking/JJ  wet/JJ ./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
would/MD have/VB stood/VBD there/RB and/CC died/VBD there/RB if/IN left/VBN to/TO 
[ myself/PRP ]
,/, but/CC 
[ Cousin/NNP Simmons/NNP ]
grabbed/VBD 
[ my/PRP$ arm/NN ]
in/IN 
[ his/PRP$ viselike/JJ grip/NN ]
and/CC fairly/RB plucked/VBD 
[ me/PRP ]
out/IN of/IN 
[ there/RB ]

[ ;/: ]
;/: and/CC then/RB 
[ I/PRP ]
came/VBD to/TO 
[ some/DT sanity/NN ]
and/CC plunged/VBD away/RB with/IN 
[ such/DT extraordinary/JJ speed/NN ]
that/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
outdistanced/VBD 
[ Cousin/NNP Simmons/NNP ]
by/IN far/RB ./. 
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[ Everyone/NN ]
else/RB was/VBD running/VBG ./. 
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Later/RB 
[ we/PRP ]
realized/VBD that/IN 
[ the/DT redcoats/NNS ]
had/VBD stopped/VBN 
[ their/PRP$ charge/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT wall/NN ]
./. 
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[ Their/PRP$ only/JJ hope/NN ]
of/IN 
[ survival/NN ]
was/VBD to/TO hold/VB to/TO 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
and/CC keep/VB marching/NN ./. 
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[ We/PRP ]
tumbled/VBD to/TO 
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in/IN 
[ Deacon/NNP Gordon/NNP 's/POS cow/NN hole/NN ]
,/, 
[ a/DT low-lying/JJ bit/NN ]
of/IN 
[ pasture/NN ]
with/IN 
[ a/DT muddy/JJ pool/NN ]
of/IN 
[ water/NN ]
in/IN 
[ its/PRP$ middle/NN ]
./. 
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[ A/DT dozen/NN cows/NNS ]
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as/IN if/IN 
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[ we/PRP ]
were/VBD at/IN 
[ that/DT moment/NN ]
,/, with/IN 
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of/IN 
[ our/PRP$ first/JJ encounter/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT yelling/NN ]
and/CC shooting/NN still/RB continuing/VBG up/IN at/IN 
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,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT thirst/NN ]
of/IN 
[ some/DT ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT men/NNS ]
,/, 
[ which/WDT ]
was/VBD so/RB great/JJ that/IN 
[ they/PRP ]
waded/VBD into/IN 
[ the/DT muddy/JJ water/NN ]
and/CC scooped/VBD up/RP 
[ handfuls/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
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[ Isaac/NNP Pitt/NNP ]
,/, 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT men/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ Lincoln/NNP ]
,/, had/VBD taken/VBN 
[ a/DT musket/NN ball/NN ]
in/IN 
[ his/PRP$ belly/NN ]
;/: ;/: and/CC though/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD found/VBN 
[ the/DT strength/NN ]
to/TO run/VB with/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
,/, now/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
collapsed/VBD and/CC lay/VBD on/IN 
[ the/DT ground/NN ]
,/, dying/VBG ,/, 
[ the/DT Reverend/NNP ]
holding/VBG 
[ his/PRP$ head/NN ]
and/CC wiping/VBG 
[ his/PRP$ hot/JJ brow/NN ]
./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
may/MD appear/VB that/IN 
[ we/PRP ]
were/VBD cruel/JJ and/CC 
[ callous/JJ ]
,/, but/CC 
[ no/NN one/NN ]
had/VBD 
[ time/NN ]
to/TO spend/VB sympathizing/VBG with/IN 
[ poor/JJ Isaac/NNP ]
--/: except/IN 
[ the/DT Reverend/NNP ]
./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
know/VBP that/IN 
[ I/PRP ]

[ myself/PRP ]
felt/VBD that/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT mortal/JJ shame/NN ]
for/IN 
[ a/DT man/NN ]
to/TO be/VB torn/VBN open/RB by/IN 
[ a/DT British/JJ musket/NN ball/NN ]
,/, as/IN 
[ Isaac/NNP ]
had/VBD been/VBN ,/, yet/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
also/RB felt/VBD 
[ relieved/JJ ]
and/CC lucky/JJ that/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
had/VBD been/VBN 
[ him/PRP ]
and/CC not/RB 
[ myself/PRP ]
./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD drunk/JJ with/IN 
[ excitement/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT smell/NN ]
of/IN 
[ gunpowder/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
came/VBD floating/VBG down/RB from/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT fact/NN ]
that/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD not/RB afraid/JJ now/RB ,/, but/CC only/RB waiting/VBG to/TO know/VB 
[ what/WP ]
to/TO do/VB 
[ next/JJ ]
./. 
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Meanwhile/RB ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
reloaded/VBD 
[ my/PRP$ gun/NN ]
,/, as/IN 
[ the/DT other/JJ men/NNS ]
were/VBD doing/VBG ./. 
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[ We/PRP ]
were/VBD less/JJR than/IN 
[ a/DT quarter/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT mile/NN ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ we/PRP ]
could/MD trace/VB 
[ its/PRP$ shape/NN ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT ribbon/NN ]
of/IN 
[ powder/NN smoke/NN ]
and/CC 
[ dust/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
hung/VBD over/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
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Wherever/WRB 
[ you/PRP ]
looked/VBD ,/, 
[ you/PRP ]
saw/VBD 
[ Committeemen/NNS ]
running/VBG across/IN 
[ the/DT meadows/NNS ]
,/, 
[ some/DT ]
away/RB from/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
,/, 
[ some/DT ]
toward/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
,/, 
[ some/DT ]
parallel/RB to/TO 
[ it/PRP ]
;/: ;/: and/CC about/IN 
[ a/DT mile/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT west/NN ]

[ a/DT cluster/NN ]
of/IN at/IN 
[ least/JJS fifty/CD Militia/NNS ]
were/VBD making/VBG 
[ their/PRP$ way/NN ]
in/IN 
[ our/PRP$ direction/NN ]
./. 
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[ Cousin/NNP Joshua/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ some/DT others/NNS ]
felt/VBD that/IN 
[ we/PRP ]
should/MD march/VB toward/IN 
[ Lexington/NN ]
and/CC take/VB up/RP 
[ new/JJ positions/NNS ]
ahead/RB of/IN 
[ the/DT slow-moving/JJ British/NNP column/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ another/DT group/NN ]
maintained/VBD that/IN 
[ we/PRP ]
should/MD stick/VB to/TO 
[ this/DT spot/NN ]
and/CC 
[ this/DT section/NN ]
of/IN 
[ road/NN ]
./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
did/VBD n't/RB offer/VB 
[ any/DT advice/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
certainly/RB did/VBD not/RB want/VB to/TO go/VB back/RB to/TO where/WRB 
[ the/DT officer/NN ]
lay/VBD with/IN 
[ his/PRP$ brains/NNS ]
dashed/VBN out/RB ./. 
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[ Someone/NN ]
said/VBD that/IN while/IN 
[ we/PRP ]
were/VBD standing/VBG here/RB and/CC arguing/VBG about/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
,/, 
[ the/DT British/NNPS ]
would/MD be/VB gone/VBN ;/: ;/: but/CC 
[ Cousin/NNP Simmons/NNP ]
said/VBD 
[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD watched/VBN 
[ them/PRP ]
marching/VBG west/RB early/JJ in/IN 
[ the/DT morning/NN ]
,/, and/CC moving/VBG at/IN 
[ a/DT much/JJ brisker/JJR pace/NN ]

[ it/PRP ]
had/VBD still/RB taken/VBN 
[ half/DT an/DT hour/NN ]
for/IN 
[ their/PRP$ column/NN ]
to/TO pass/VB ,/, 
[ what/WP ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT narrowness/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
and/CC 
[ their/PRP$ baggage/NN ]
and/CC 
[ ammunition/NN carts/NNS ]
./. 
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While/IN 
[ this/DT ]
was/VBD being/VBG discussed/VBN ,/, 
[ we/PRP ]
saw/VBD 
[ the/DT militia/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT west/NN ]
of/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
fanning/VBG out/RB and/CC breaking/VBG into/IN 
[ little/JJ clusters/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ two/CD ]
and/CC 
[ three/CD men/NNS ]
as/IN 
[ they/PRP ]
approached/VBD 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT opinion/NN ]
of/IN 
[ some/DT ]
of/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
that/IN 
[ these/DT ]
must/MD be/VB 
[ part/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Committeemen/NNS ]

[ who/WP ]
had/VBD been/VBN in/IN 
[ the/DT Battle/NNP ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT North/NNP Bridge/NNP ]
,/, 
[ which/WDT ]
entitled/VBD 
[ them/PRP ]
to/TO 
[ a/DT sort/NN ]
of/IN 
[ veteran/NN status/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ we/PRP ]
felt/VBD that/IN if/IN 
[ they/PRP ]
employed/VBD 
[ this/DT tactic/NN ]
,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD likely/RB enough/RB 
[ the/DT best/JJS one/NN ]
./. 
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[ Mattathias/NNP Dover/NNP ]
said/VBD :/: ``/`` 
[ It/PRP ]
makes/VBZ 
[ sense/NN ]
./. 
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If/IN 
[ we/PRP ]
cluster/VBP together/RB ,/, 
[ the/DT redcoats/NNS ]
can/MD make/VB 
[ an/DT advantage/NN ]
out/IN of/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
,/, but/CC 
[ there/EX ]
's/VBZ not/RB 
[ a/DT blessed/JJ thing/NN ]

[ they/PRP ]
can/MD do/VB with/IN 
[ two/CD ]
or/CC 
[ three/CD ]
of/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
except/IN chase/VB 
[ us/PRP ]
,/, and/CC 
[ we/PRP ]
can/MD outrun/VB 
[ them/PRP ]
''/'' ./. 
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That/IN settled/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
,/, and/CC 
[ we/PRP ]
broke/VBD into/IN 
[ parties/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ two/CD ]
and/CC 
[ three/CD ]
./. 
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[ Cousin/NNP Joshua/NNP Dover/NNP ]
decided/VBD to/TO remain/VB with/IN 
[ the/DT Reverend/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ poor/JJ Isaac/NNP Pitt/NNP ]
until/IN 
[ life/NN ]
passed/VBD away/RB --/: and/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD hurt/VBN so/RB badly/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
did/VBD not/RB seem/VB for/IN long/RB in/IN 
[ this/DT world/NN ]
./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
went/VBD off/IN with/IN 
[ Cousin/NNP Simmons/NNP ]
,/, 
[ who/WP ]
maintained/VBD that/IN if/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
did/VBD n't/RB see/VB to/TO 
[ me/PRP ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
did/VBD n't/RB know/VB 
[ who/WP ]
would/MD ./. 
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``/`` 
[ Good/UH heavens/UH ]
,/, 
[ Adam/NNP ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
said/VBD ,/, ``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
thought/VBD 
[ one/CD thing/NN ]

[ you/PRP ]
'd/MD have/VB 
[ no/DT trouble/NN learning/NN ]
is/VBZ when/WRB to/TO get/VB out/RB of/IN 
[ a/DT place/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
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``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
learned/VBD that/IN now/RB ''/'' ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
said/VBD ./. 
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[ We/PRP ]
ran/VBD 
[ east/RB ]
for/IN about/IN 
[ half/NN a/DT mile/NN ]
before/IN 
[ we/PRP ]
turned/VBD back/RB to/TO 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
,/, panting/VBG from/IN 
[ the/DT effort/NN ]
and/CC soaked/VBN with/IN 
[ sweat/NN ]
./. 
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[ There/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT clump/NN ]
of/IN 
[ trees/NNS ]

[ that/WP ]
appeared/VBD to/TO provide/VB 
[ cover/NN ]
right/RB up/IN to/TO 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT shouting/NN ]
and/CC 
[ gunfire/NN ]
never/RB slackened/VBD ./. 
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Under/IN 
[ the/DT trees/NNS ]
,/, 
[ there/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT dead/JJ redcoat/NN ]
,/, 
[ a/DT young/JJ boy/NN ]
with/IN 
[ a/DT pasty/JJ white/JJ skin/NN ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT face/NN ]
full/JJ of/IN 
[ pimples/NNS ]
,/, 
[ who/WP ]
had/VBD taken/VBN 
[ a/DT rifle/NN ball/NN ]
directly/RB between/IN 
[ the/DT eyes/NNS ]
./. 
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[ Three/CD men/NNS ]
were/VBD around/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
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[ They/PRP ]
had/VBD stripped/VBN 
[ him/PRP ]
of/IN 
[ his/PRP$ musket/NN ]
and/CC 
[ equipment/NN ]
,/, and/CC now/RB 
[ they/PRP ]
were/VBD pulling/VBG 
[ his/PRP$ boots/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ jacket/NN ]
off/RP ./. 
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[ Cousin/NNP Simmons/NNP ]
grabbed/VBD 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
by/IN 
[ the/DT shoulder/NN ]
and/CC flung/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
away/RB ./. 
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``/`` 
[ God/UH 's/POS name/UH ]
,/, 
[ what/WP ]
are/VBP 
[ you/PRP ]
to/TO rob/VB 
[ the/DT dead/NN ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT fight/NN ]
going/VBG on/IN ''/'' !/. !/. 
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[ Cousin/NNP Simmons/NNP ]
roared/VBD ./. 
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[ They/PRP ]
tried/VBD to/TO outface/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, but/CC 
[ Joseph/NNP Simmons/NNP ]
was/VBD as/RB wide/JJ as/IN 
[ two/CD average/JJ men/NNS ]
,/, and/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
would/MD have/VB taken/VBN 
[ braver/JJR men/NNS ]
than/IN 
[ these/DT ]
were/VBD to/TO outface/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
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[ His/PRP$ jowls/NNS ]
were/VBD spiked/VBN by/IN 
[ barbs/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ graying/VBG beard/NN ]
./. 
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[ His/PRP$ small/JJ ]
,/, 
[ mean/JJ eyes/NNS ]
regarded/VBD 
[ Marty/NNP ]
steadily/RB ,/, unblinkingly/RB ./. 
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[ His/PRP$ eyes/NNS ]
were/VBD threaded/VBN by/IN 
[ little/JJ filaments/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ red/NN ]
as/IN if/IN 
[ tiny/JJ veins/NNS ]
had/VBD burst/VBN and/CC flooded/VBN 
[ blood/NN ]
into/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
As/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
chewed/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ gum/NN ]
and/CC exuded/VBD wheezing/JJ 
[ breath/NN ]
,/, 
[ Marty/NNP ]
smelt/VBD 
[ the/DT reek/NN ]
of/IN 
[ bad/JJ whiskey/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Marty/NNP ]
recognized/VBD 
[ the/DT man/NN ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
had/VBD driven/VBN 
[ the/DT car/NN ]

[ that/WDT ]
passed/VBD 
[ them/PRP ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
outside/IN 
[ Admassy/NNP 's/POS place/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ This/DT ]
was/VBD 
[ Acey/NNP Squire/NNP ]
,/, 
[ proprietor/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT juke/NN joint/NN ]
./. 
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[ Marty/NNP ]
smiled/VBD at/IN 
[ Squire/NNP ]
pleasantly/RB and/CC said/VBD ,/, ``/`` 
[ There/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT cab/NN ]
waiting/VBG for/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
here/RB ./. 
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Do/VBP 
[ you/PRP ]
know/VB where/WRB 
[ it/PRP ]
might/MD have/VB gone/VBN ''/'' ?/. ?/. 
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[ Squire/NNP ]
chewed/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ gum/NN ]
,/, 
[ his/PRP$ jaw/NN ]
moving/VBG in/IN 
[ a/DT steady/JJ rhythm/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ He/PRP ]
looked/VBD straight/RB at/IN 
[ Marty/NNP ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
did/VBD not/RB 
[ answer/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Marty/NNP ]
scanned/VBD 
[ the/DT faces/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT others/NNS ]
nearest/RBS 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, looked/VBD into/IN 
[ their/PRP$ staring/VBG eyes/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` Did/VBD 
[ anyone/NN ]
see/VB 
[ my/PRP$ cab/NN ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
asked/VBD ,/, keeping/VBG 
[ his/PRP$ voice/NN casual/RB ] 
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
avoided/VBD showing/VBG 
[ any/DT surprise/NN ]
or/CC 
[ annoyance/NN ]
when/WRB 
[ no/DT one/NN ]
answered/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
have/VBP to/TO get/VB back/RB to/TO 
[ Jarrodsville/NNP ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
went/VBD on/RB ./. 
==================================

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``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
see/VBP 
[ there/EX ]
are/VBP 
[ some/DT cars/NNS ]
here/RB ./. 
==================================

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[ I/PRP ]
wonder/VBP if/IN 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ you/PRP gentlemen/NNS ]
could/MD drive/VB 
[ me/PRP ]
back/RB to/TO 
[ town/NN ]
?/. ?/. 
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[ I/PRP ]
'd/MD be/VB happy/JJ to/TO pay/VB for/IN 
[ the/DT favor/NN ]
,/, of/IN 
[ course/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ The/DT seventeen/CD men/NNS ]
stood/VBD and/CC stared/VBD at/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
for/IN 
[ a/DT moment/NN ]
longer/RB ./. 
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And/CC then/RB 
[ a/DT startling/JJ thing/NN ]
occurred/VBD ./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD so/RB utterly/RB unexpected/JJ that/IN 
[ Marty/NNP ]
stood/VBD for/IN 
[ several/JJ moments/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ his/PRP$ mouth/NN ]
hanging/VBG 
[ open/RB ]
foolishly/RB after/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
had/VBD happened/VBN ./. 
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[ There/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ no/DT word/NN ]
spoken/VBN ,/, 
[ no/DT apparent/JJ signal/NN ]
given/VBN ./. 
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Yet/CC 
[ the/DT men/NNS all/DT ]
moved/VBD at/IN 
[ the/DT same/JJ instant/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ They/PRP ]
piled/VBD into/IN 
[ the/DT waiting/VBG cars/NNS ]
,/, 
[ motors/NNS ]
roared/VBD ,/, 
[ the/DT cars/NNS ]
sped/VBD off/RB ./. 
==================================

[ The/DT station/NN wagon/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT old/JJ Plymouth/NNP ]
headed/VBD 
[ east/JJ ]
toward/IN 
[ Jarrodsville/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT Ford/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT pickup/NN truck/NN ]
sped/VBD west/RB toward/IN 
[ Sanford/NNP 's/POS Run/NNP ]
./. 
==================================
In/IN 
[ seconds/NNS all/DT four/CD cars/NNS ]
were/VBD out/IN of/IN 
[ sight/NN ]
./. 
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[ Marty/NNP Land/NNP ]
stood/VBD alone/RB on/IN 
[ a/DT red-clay/NN road/NN ]
as/IN 
[ storm/NN clouds/NNS ]
gathered/VBD ominously/RB in/IN 
[ the/DT sky/NN ]
again/RB ./. 
==================================
From/IN 
[ a/DT great/JJ distance/NN thunder/NN ]
growled/VBD and/CC broke/VBD 
[ the/DT silence/NN ]
./. 
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[ Land/NNP ]
looked/VBD back/RB toward/IN 
[ the/DT dilapidated/JJ house/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
thought/VBD 
[ he/PRP ]
saw/VBD 
[ a/DT pale/JJ face/NN ]
at/IN 
[ a/DT window/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Perhaps/RB 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ Dora/NNP May/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

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Perhaps/RB 
[ she/PRP ]
would/MD be/VB glad/JJ that/IN 
[ they/PRP ]
had/VBD n't/RB hurt/VBN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

[ There/EX ]
were/VBD 
[ other/JJ farmhouses/NNS ]
nearby/RB ./. 
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Across/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]

[ there/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ one/NN ]
no/RB more/JJR than/IN 
[ a/DT hundred/CD yards/NNS ]
away/RB ./. 
==================================

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[ There/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ another/DT ]
on/IN 
[ this/DT side/NN ]
,/, 
[ a/DT ]
little/RB further/RBR down/RB ./. 
==================================

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[ There/EX ]
were/VBD many/RB more/JJR between/IN here/RB and/CC 
[ Jarrodsville/NNP ]
./. 
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[ Telephone/NN poles/NNS ]
lined/VBD 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
reared/VBD 
[ tall/JJ ]
and/CC mocking/JJ ./. 
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[ Their/PRP$ wires/NNS ]
stretched/VBD out/IN into/IN 
[ infinity/NN ]
./. 
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Not/RB 
[ a/DT single/JJ strand/NN ]
of/IN 
[ wire/NN ]
reached/VBD into/IN 
[ the/DT silent/JJ houses/NNS ]
beside/IN 
[ the/DT red-clay/NN road/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ There/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ nothing/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
could/MD do/VB but/CC walk/VB ./. 
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And/CC 
[ Jarrodsville/NNP ]
was/VBD more/JJR than/IN 
[ three/CD miles/NNS ]
away/RB ,/, down/IN 
[ an/DT old/JJ dirt/NN road/NN ]
that/IN 
[ the/DT rain/NN ]
had/VBD turned/VBN into/IN 
[ a/DT quagmire/NN ]
./. 
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[ Marty/NNP ]
faced/VBD 
[ east/RB ]
and/CC started/VBD walking/VBG down/IN 
[ the/DT left/JJ side/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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After/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD proceeded/VBN 
[ a/DT few/JJ feet/NNS ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
paused/VBD and/CC turned/VBD up/RP 
[ the/DT cuffs/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ his/PRP$ trousers/NNS ]
,/, 
[ which/WDT ]
were/VBD already/RB damp/JJ and/CC 
[ mud-caked/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT viscous/JJ mud/NN ]
was/VBD ankle-deep/JJ ,/, and/CC in/IN 
[ places/NNS great/JJ puddles/NNS ]
spread/VBN across/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
and/CC reflected/VBD 
[ the/DT murky/JJ light/NN ]
./. 
==================================
As/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
approached/VBD 
[ the/DT first/JJ farmhouse/NN ]
,/, 
[ thunder/NN ]
sounded/VBD behind/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
again/RB ,/, closer/RBR now/RB and/CC louder/RBR ,/, like/IN 
[ a/DT ]
steadily/RB advancing/VBG 
[ drum/NN corps/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ There/EX ]
were/VBD 
[ several/JJ people/NNS ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT porch/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT farmhouse/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ There/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT very/RB old/JJ man/NN ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT young/JJ woman/NN ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT brood/NN ]
of/IN 
[ children/NNS ]
ranging/VBG from/IN 
[ toddlers/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ teen-agers/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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For/IN just/RB 
[ an/DT instant/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
thought/VBD of/IN appealing/VBG to/TO 
[ them/PRP ]
for/IN 
[ help/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Perhaps/RB 
[ they/PRP ]
had/VBD 
[ a/DT car/NN ]
or/CC 
[ truck/NN ]
and/CC would/MD drive/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
into/IN 
[ town/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Then/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
realized/VBD 
[ the/DT utter/JJ futility/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT idea/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
were/VBD staring/VBG at/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT same/JJ blank/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ menacing/JJ way/NN ]
that/IN 
[ the/DT men/NNS ]
outside/IN 
[ the/DT gate/NN ]
had/VBD stared/VBN ./. 
==================================

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Even/RB 
[ the/DT eyes/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT smallest/JJS children/NNS ]
seemed/VBD 
[ malicious/JJ ]
./. 
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On/IN 
[ his/PRP$ side/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]

[ there/EX ]
were/VBD 
[ two/CD farm/NN hands/NNS ]
,/, well/RB back/RB in/IN 
[ a/DT field/NN ]
,/, leaning/VBG against/IN 
[ a/DT plow/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
,/, too/RB ,/, stared/VBD at/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT drums/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ thunder/NN ]
were/VBD right/RB behind/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
now/RB ./. 
==================================

[ A/DT foolish/JJ thought/NN ]
came/VBD into/IN 
[ his/PRP$ head/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
remembered/VBD 
[ a/DT story/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD read/VBN as/IN 
[ a/DT youth/NN ]
./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD probably/RB 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN Kipling/NNP 
[ 's/POS tales/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT British/NNP Army/NNP ]
./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
concerned/VBD 
[ an/DT officer/NN ]

[ who/WP ]
had/VBD been/VBN disgraced/VBN and/CC drummed/VBN out/RB ./. 
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[ The/DT steady/JJ roll/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT drums/NNS ]
had/VBD sounded/VBN behind/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
as/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
walked/VBD between/IN 
[ the/DT endless/JJ ranks/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT men/NNS ]

[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD commanded/VBN ,/, and/CC 
[ each/DT man/NN ]
about-faced/VBD and/CC turned/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ ]
back/RB as/IN 
[ the/DT officer/NN ]
approached/VBD ./. 
==================================

[ Marty/NNP ]
wished/VBD 
[ these/DT poor/JJ farm/NN people/NNS ]
would/MD turn/VB 
[ their/PRP$ backs/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT fencing/NN ]
by/IN 
[ the/DT roadside/NN ]
ended/VBD ./. 
==================================

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Now/RB 
[ the/DT dirt/NN highway/NN ]
was/VBD bordered/VBN on/IN 
[ either/DT side/NN ]
by/IN 
[ a/DT ]
fairly/RB 
[ deep/JJ drainage/NN ditch/NN ]
,/, too/RB broad/JJ to/TO leap/VB over/IN unless/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
were/VBD 
[ an/DT Olympic/JJ star/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT day/NN 's/POS rain/NN ]
had/VBD been/VBN added/VBN to/TO 
[ the/DT stagnant/JJ water/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD trapped/VBN on/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
when/WRB 
[ he/PRP ]
heard/VBD 
[ the/DT sound/NN ]
of/IN 
[ an/DT approaching/VBG car/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD coming/VBG toward/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT car/NN ]
was/VBD now/RB in/IN 
[ sight/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Marty/NNP 's/POS heart/NN ]
skipped/VBD 
[ a/DT beat/NN ]
when/WRB 
[ he/PRP ]
recognized/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT station/NN wagon/NN ]

[ that/WDT ]
had/VBD passed/VBN 
[ his/PRP$ cab/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT station/NN wagon/NN ]

[ that/WDT ]
had/VBD been/VBN parked/VBN at/IN 
[ the/DT Burch/NNP farm/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ Acey/NNP Squire/NNP 's/POS station/NN wagon/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
had/VBD headed/VBN back/RB toward/IN 
[ Jarrodsville/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ That/DT ]
had/VBD only/RB been/VBN 
[ a/DT ruse/NN ]
to/TO lure/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
out/IN on/IN 
[ the/DT deserted/JJ road/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Now/RB 
[ Acey/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ his/PRP$ friends/NNS ]
were/VBD returning/VBG to/TO seek/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
out/RP ./. 
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[ The/DT station/NN wagon/NN ]
came/VBD to/TO 
[ a/DT stop/NN ]

[ a/DT couple/NN ]
of/IN 
[ hundred/CD feet/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ front/NN ]
of/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, beside/IN 
[ a/DT fenced/JJ field/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Then/RB 
[ there/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ another/DT sound/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ A/DT second/JJ car/NN ]
was/VBD coming/VBG from/IN 
[ the/DT west/NN ]
,/, from/IN 
[ the/DT direction/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Sanford/NNP 's/POS Run/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT Ford/NNP ]

[ that/WDT ]
had/VBD been/VBN outside/IN 
[ Burch/NNP 's/POS farm/NN ]
./. 
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[ Marty/NNP ]
looked/VBD helplessly/RB in/IN 
[ both/DT ]

[ directions/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT narrow/JJ road/NN ]
,/, barely/RB wide/JJ enough/RB for/IN 
[ two/CD cars/NNS ]
to/TO pass/VB ./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
could/MD not/RB leave/VB 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
because/IN of/IN 
[ the/DT water-filled/JJ drainage/NN ditch/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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When/WRB 
[ the/DT two/CD cars/NNS ]
were/VBD equidistant/JJ from/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, 
[ the/DT station/NN wagon/NN ]
started/VBD up/RB again/RB and/CC 
[ the/DT Ford/NNP ]
gathered/VBD 
[ speed/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
bore/VBD down/RB on/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ There/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ nothing/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
could/MD do/VB except/IN 
[ jump/NN ]
into/IN 
[ the/DT ditch/NN ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
jumped/VBD ,/, and/CC sank/VBD to/TO 
[ his/PRP$ knees/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ muddy/JJ water/NN ]
./. 
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As/IN 
[ the/DT two/CD cars/NNS ]
roared/VBD by/RB ,/, 
[ there/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT high-pitched/JJ eerie/JJ ]
,/, 
[ nerve-shattering/JJ sound/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Marty/NNP ]
knew/VBD how/WRB 
[ the/DT Union/NNP soldiers/NNS ]
must/MD have/VB felt/VBD at/IN 
[ Chancellorsville/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Antietam/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Gettysburg/NNP ]
when/WRB 
[ the/DT ragged/JJ gray/JJ ranks/NNS ]
charged/VBD at/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
,/, screaming/VBG 
[ the/DT wild/JJ banshee/NN howl/NN ]

[ they/PRP ]
called/VBD 
[ the/DT Rebel/NN yell/NN ]
./. 
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For/IN 
[ moments/NNS ]

[ he/PRP ]
stood/VBD in/IN 
[ water/NN ]
,/, shivering/VBG and/CC gasping/VBG for/IN 
[ breath/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
had/VBD turned/VBN 
[ his/PRP$ ankle/NN ]
slightly/RB ,/, and/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
pained/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT cars/NNS ]
,/, with/IN 
[ their/PRP$ load/NN ]
of/IN howling/VBG 
[ men/NNS ]
,/, had/VBD disappeared/VBN in/IN 
[ the/DT distance/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ There/EX ]
had/VBD been/VBN 
[ two/CD more/JJR cars/NNS ]
parked/VBN at/IN 
[ the/DT farm/NN ]
,/, 
[ a/DT Plymouth/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT pickup/NN truck/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
would/MD be/VB coming/VBG for/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
next/RB ,/, bearing/VBG down/RB on/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
from/IN 
[ both/DT ]

[ directions/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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And/CC then/RB 
[ the/DT station/NN wagon/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT Ford/NNP ]
would/MD seek/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
out/RP again/RB ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
would/MD be/VB harassed/VBN repeatedly/RB and/CC would/MD escape/VB 
[ death/NN ]
by/IN 
[ inches/NNS time/NN ]
after/IN 
[ time/NN ]
,/, 
[ all/PDT the/DT way/NN ]
to/TO 
[ Jarrodsville/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
still/RB had/VBD 
[ three/CD miles/NNS ]
to/TO go/VB ./. 
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Back/RB 
[ East/RB ]

[ the/DT more/RBR affluent/JJ juvenile/JJ delinquents/NNS ]
,/, 
[ who/WP ]
could/MD afford/VB 
[ hyped-up/JJ autos/NNS ]
instead/RB of/IN 
[ switch/NN blades/NNS ]
as/IN 
[ lethal/JJ weapons/NNS ]
,/, played/VBD 
[ this/DT same/JJ game/NN ]
and/CC called/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
``/`` 
[ Chicken/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
could/MD not/RB go/VB through/IN 
[ the/DT fields/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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[ That/DT way/NN ]
was/VBD barred/VBN on/IN 
[ both/DT ]

[ sides/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
by/IN 
[ a/DT high/JJ barbed-wire/JJ fence/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
had/VBD to/TO make/VB for/IN 
[ the/DT section/NN ]
of/IN 
[ road/NN ]
just/RB ahead/RB that/IN was/VBD bordered/VBN by/IN 
[ the/DT rail/NN fence/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT section/NN ]
by/IN 
[ the/DT farmhouse/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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At/IN 
[ least/RBS ]

[ he/PRP ]
could/MD climb/VB up/IN on/IN 
[ the/DT fence/NN ]
when/WRB 
[ his/PRP$ tormenters/NNS ]
roared/VBD by/RB again/RB ./. 
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[ The/DT Admassy/NNP place/NN ]
could/MD not/RB be/VB far/RB now/RB ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
would/MD go/VB in/RB there/RB ,/, climb/VB through/IN 
[ the/DT window/NN ]
,/, and/CC at/IN 
[ least/RBS ]
be/VB safe/JJ for/IN 
[ a/DT little/JJ while/NN ]
and/CC able/JJ to/TO rest/VB ./. 
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[ There/EX ]
was/VBD even/RB 
[ a/DT bare/JJ chance/NN ]
that/IN 
[ the/DT phone/NN ]
had/VBD not/RB been/VBN disconnected/VBN ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
did/VBD not/RB dare/MD climb/VB back/RB up/RB to/TO 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD deep/JJ in/IN 
[ water/NN ]
,/, but/CC at/IN 
[ least/JJS they/PRP ]
could/MD not/RB reach/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
there/RB ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
splashed/VBD on/RB ,/, 
[ mud/NN ]
sucking/VBG at/IN 
[ his/PRP$ feet/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ each/DT step/NN ]
,/, until/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
reached/VBD 
[ the/DT end/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT drainage/NN ditch/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT beginning/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT fence/NN ]

[ that/WDT ]
enclosed/VBD 
[ the/DT farm/NN ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
climbed/VBD back/RB to/TO 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
felt/VBD utterly/RB exhausted/VBN ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
stood/VBD ,/, panting/VBG ,/, for/IN 
[ a/DT moment/NN ]
./. 
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And/CC then/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
saw/VBD 
[ something/NN ]
that/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD not/RB seen/VBN before/RB ,/, and/CC 
[ panic/NN ]
gripped/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
again/RB ./. 
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[ The/DT fence/NN ]
,/, 
[ his/PRP$ only/JJ refuge/NN ]
when/WRB 
[ the/DT metal/NN death/NN ]
came/VBD roaring/VBG at/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, was/VBD made/VBN of/IN 
[ rails/NNS ]
,/, all/RB right/JJ ,/, but/CC 
[ the/DT rails/NNS ]
were/VBD protected/VBN by/IN 
[ a/DT thick/JJ screening/NN ]
of/IN 
[ barbed/JJ wire/NN ]

[ that/WDT ]
would/MD rip/VB 
[ his/PRP$ flesh/NN ]
if/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
pressed/VBD against/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
lurched/VBD on/RB down/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
despairingly/RB ,/, because/IN 
[ there/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ no/DT place/NN ]
else/RB to/TO go/VB ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
lost/VBD 
[ all/DT sense/NN ]
of/IN 
[ dignity/NN ]
./. 
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[ You/PRP ]
could/MD not/RB stand/VB on/IN 
[ dignity/NN ]
when/WRB 
[ you/PRP ]
were/VBD soaked/VBN and/CC muddied/VBN and/CC 
[ your/PRP$ life/NN ]
was/VBD at/IN 
[ stake/NN ]
./. 
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Probably/RB 
[ people/NNS ]
were/VBD watching/VBG 
[ him/PRP ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT porch/NN ]
or/CC from/IN behind/IN 
[ the/DT windows/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ this/DT farmhouse/NN ]
,/, too/RB ,/, but/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
did/VBD not/RB bother/VB to/TO look/VB ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
broke/VBD into/IN 
[ a/DT dogtrot/NN ]
,/, breathing/VBG heavily/RB ,/, streaming/VBG with/IN 
[ sweat/NN ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
had/VBD to/TO reach/VB 
[ Admassy/NNP 's/POS place/NN ]
./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ only/JJ sanctuary/NN ]
./. 
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[ The/DT fences/NNS ]
on/IN 
[ both/DT ]

[ sides/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
bristled/VBD with/IN 
[ the/DT barbed/JJ wire/NN ]
./. 
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[ The/DT fences/NNS ]
stretched/VBD on/RB endlessly/RB ./. 
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And/CC then/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
heard/VBD 
[ them/PRP ]
./. 
==================================
And/CC now/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
saw/VBD 
[ them/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT Plymouth/NNP ]
was/VBD coming/VBG at/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT east/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT pickup/NN truck/NN ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT west/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
had/VBD timed/VBN 
[ it/PRP ]
better/RBR 
[ this/DT time/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
would/MD reach/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
at/IN almost/RB exactly/RB 
[ the/DT same/JJ instant/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
stopped/VBD 
[ stone-still/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
If/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
backed/VBD against/IN 
[ the/DT fence/NN ]
,/, 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT cars/NNS ]
would/MD brush/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
as/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
passed/VBD ,/, and/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
would/MD be/VB cruelly/RB lacerated/VBN by/IN 
[ the/DT wire/NN ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
stumbled/VBD to/TO 
[ the/DT middle/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
and/CC simply/RB stood/VBD there/RB ,/, waiting/VBG for/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
,/, 
[ a/DT perfect/JJ target/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT cars/NNS ]
must/MD have/VB had/VBN 
[ their/PRP$ gas/NN pedals/NNS ]
pushed/VBD down/RB to/TO 
[ the/DT floor/NN boards/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
were/VBD coming/VBG on/RB at/IN 
[ reckless/JJ speed/NN ]
for/IN 
[ such/JJ old/JJ vehicles/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
thundered/VBD at/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
held/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ arms/NNS ]
close/JJ to/TO 
[ his/PRP$ sides/NNS ]
and/CC made/VBD 
[ himself/PRP ]
as/RB small/JJ as/IN 
[ possible/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

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When/WRB 
[ the/DT Plymouth/NNP ]
neared/VBD ,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
veered/VBD toward/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
and/CC seemed/VBD about/IN to/TO run/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
down/RP ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
forced/VBD 
[ himself/PRP ]
to/TO stay/VB frozen/VBN there/RB ./. 
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==================================
If/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
moved/VBD ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
would/MD be/VB in/IN 
[ the/DT path/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT other/JJ car/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ He/PRP ]
thought/VBD 
[ the/DT fender/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Plymouth/NNP ]
brushed/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ jacket/NN ]
as/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
went/VBD by/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
In/IN 
[ a/DT fraction/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT second/JJ ]

[ the/DT pickup/NN truck/NN ]
hurtled/VBD by/RB on/IN 
[ the/DT other/JJ side/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT weird/JJ ]
,/, 
[ insane/JJ sound/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Rebel/NN yell/NN ]
reverberated/VBD again/RB and/CC echoed/VBD from/IN 
[ the/DT distant/JJ hills/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
did/VBD not/RB leave/VB 
[ the/DT middle/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT road/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
did/VBD not/RB try/VB to/TO run/VB ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
trudged/VBD on/IN ,/, 
[ his/PRP$ aching/VBG eyes/NNS ]
focused/VBD straight/RB ahead/RB ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD nearing/VBG 
[ the/DT Admassy/NNP house/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD going/VBG to/TO make/VB 
[ it/PRP ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
told/VBD 
[ himself/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
And/CC then/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
heard/VBD 
[ a/DT car/NN ]
coming/VBG from/IN 
[ the/DT east/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
felt/VBD as/IN if/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
would/MD break/VB down/RB and/CC weep/VB ./. 
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``/`` Oh/UH ,/, no/UH ,/, not/RB again/RB ''/'' ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
said/VBD aloud/RB ./. 
==================================

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==================================
``/`` Not/RB again/RB so/RB soon/RB ''/'' ./. 
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[ There/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT new/JJ sound/NN ]
,/, 
[ a/DT sound/NN ]
as/IN piercing/VBG as/IN 
[ the/DT Rebel/NN yell/NN ]
,/, yet/RB different/JJ ./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT sound/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT siren/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Now/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
saw/VBD that/IN 
[ the/DT approaching/VBG car/NN ]
was/VBD painted/VBN 
[ white/JJ ]
,/, and/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
began/VBD to/TO wave/VB 
[ his/PRP$ arms/NNS ]
frantically/RB ./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT prowl/JJ car/NN ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT sheriff/NN 's/POS office/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT car/NN ]
drew/VBD up/RB alongside/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
and/CC stopped/VBD ./. 
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``/`` Get/VB in/RB ''/'' ,/, 
[ Charley/NNP Estes/NNP ]
said/VBD brusquely/RB ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
staggered/VBD into/IN 
[ the/DT back/JJ seat/NN ]
and/CC lay/VBD back/RB ,/, fighting/VBG for/IN 
[ breath/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ There/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ someone/NN ]
in/IN 
[ front/NN ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT sheriff/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ Pete/NNP Holmes/NNP ]
,/, 
[ the/DT cabdriver/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Pete/NNP ]
turned/VBD around/RB and/CC said/VBD to/TO 
[ Marty/NNP ]
,/, ``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
guess/VBP 
[ you/PRP ]
think/VBP 
[ I/PRP ]
'm/VBP 
[ a/DT yellow-bellied/JJ hound/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
But/CC there/RB was/VBD n't/RB 
[ no/DT use/NN ]
in/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
staying/VBG there/RB ./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ I/PRP ]
could/MD n't/RB fight/VB 
[ a/DT dozen/NN ]
or/CC so/RB of/IN 
[ 'em/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
If/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
'd/MD stayed/VBD ,/, 
[ all/DT ]
that/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
'd/MD have/VB got/VBN was/VBD 
[ four/CD punctured/JJ tires/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ one/CD busted/JJ head/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Why/WRB did/VBD n't/RB 
[ you/PRP ]
wait/VB at/IN 
[ the/DT Burch/NNP house/NN ]
?/. ?/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ You/PRP ]
must/MD 've/VB known/VBN 
[ I/PRP ]
'd/MD gone/VBN to/TO get/VB 
[ the/DT sheriff/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD lucky/JJ 
[ they/PRP ]
let/VB 
[ me/PRP ]
go/VB ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
guess/VBP ''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ The/DT sheriff/NN ]
was/VBD occupied/VBN with/IN maneuvering/VBG 
[ the/DT car/NN ]
around/IN in/IN 
[ a/DT very/RB narrow/JJ space/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
When/WRB 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD finally/RB pointed/VBN 
[ east/RB ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
said/VBD ,/, ``/`` 
[ You/PRP ]
should/MD never/RB have/VB come/VBN out/IN here/RB alone/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ This/DT ]
is/VBZ 
[ redneck/NN country/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Every/DT man/NN ]
in/IN 
[ every/DT one/NN ]
of/IN 
[ these/DT houses/NNS ]
is/VBZ 
[ a/DT Night/NNP Rider/NNP ]
./. 
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[ She/PRP ]
lived/VBD and/CC was/VBD given/VBN 
[ a/DT name/NN ]
./. 
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[ Helva/NNP ]
./. 
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For/IN 
[ her/PRP$ first/JJ three/CD vegetable/NN months/NNS ]

[ she/PRP ]
waved/VBD 
[ her/PRP$ crabbed/JJ claws/NNS ]
,/, kicked/VBD weakly/RB with/IN 
[ her/PRP$ clubbed/JJ feet/NNS ]
and/CC enjoyed/VBD 
[ the/DT usual/JJ routine/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT infant/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ She/PRP ]
was/VBD not/RB alone/RB for/IN 
[ there/EX ]
were/VBD 
[ three/CD other/JJ such/JJ children/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT big/JJ city/NN 's/POS special/JJ nursery/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Soon/RB 
[ they/PRP ]

[ all/DT ]
were/VBD removed/VBN to/TO 
[ Central/NNP Laboratory/NNP School/NNP ]
where/WRB 
[ their/PRP$ delicate/JJ transformation/NN ]
began/VBD ./. 
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[ One/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT babies/NNS ]
died/VBD in/IN 
[ the/DT initial/JJ transferral/JJ ]
but/CC of/IN 
[ Helva/NNP 's/POS ]
``/`` 
[ class/NN ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ seventeen/CD ]
thrived/VBD in/IN 
[ the/DT metal/NN shells/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
Instead/RB of/IN kicking/VBG 
[ feet/NNS ]
,/, 
[ Helva/NNP 's/POS neural/JJ responses/NNS ]
started/VBD 
[ her/PRP$ wheels/NNS ]
;/: ;/: instead/RB of/IN grabbing/VBG with/IN 
[ hands/NNS ]
,/, 
[ she/PRP ]
manipulated/VBD 
[ mechanical/JJ extensions/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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As/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
matured/VBD ,/, more/RBR and/CC 
[ more/RBR neural/JJ synapses/NNS ]
would/MD be/VB adjusted/VBN to/TO operate/VB 
[ other/JJ mechanisms/NNS ]

[ that/WDT ]
went/VBD into/IN 
[ the/DT maintenance/NN ]
and/CC running/VBG of/IN 
[ a/DT space/NN ship/NN ]
./. 
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For/IN 
[ Helva/NNP ]
was/VBD destined/VBN to/TO be/VB 
[ the/DT ]
``/`` 
[ brain/NN ]
''/'' 
[ half/DT ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT scout/NN ship/NN ]
,/, partnered/VBN with/IN 
[ a/DT man/NN ]
or/CC 
[ a/DT woman/NN ]
,/, 
[ whichever/WDT ]

[ she/PRP ]
chose/VBD ,/, as/IN 
[ the/DT mobile/JJ half/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ She/PRP ]
would/MD be/VB among/IN 
[ the/DT elite/NN ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP$ kind/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ Her/PRP$ initial/JJ intelligence/NN tests/NNS ]
registered/VBD above/IN 
[ normal/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ her/PRP$ adaptation/NN index/NN ]
was/VBD unusually/RB high/JJ ./. 
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As/RB long/RB as/IN 
[ her/PRP$ development/NN ]
within/IN 
[ her/PRP$ shell/NN ]
lived/VBD up/IN to/TO 
[ expectations/NNS ]
,/, and/CC 
[ there/EX ]
were/VBD 
[ no/DT side-effects/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT pituitary/JJ tinkering/NN ]
,/, 
[ Helva/NNP ]
would/MD live/VB 
[ a/DT rewarding/JJ ]
,/, 
[ rich/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ unusual/JJ life/NN ]
,/, 
[ a/DT far/JJ cry/NN ]
from/IN 
[ what/WP ]

[ she/PRP ]
would/MD have/VB faced/VBN as/IN 
[ an/DT ordinary/JJ ]
,/, ``/`` 
[ normal/JJ ]
''/'' 
[ being/NN ]
./. 
==================================
However/RB ,/, 
[ no/DT diagram/NN ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP$ brain/NN patterns/NNS ]
,/, 
[ no/DT early/JJ I.Q./NN tests/NNS ]
recorded/VBD 
[ certain/JJ essential/JJ facts/NNS ]
about/IN 
[ Helva/NNP ]

[ that/DT Central/NN ]
must/MD eventually/RB learn/VB ./. 
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[ They/PRP ]
would/MD have/VB to/TO bide/VB 
[ their/PRP$ official/JJ time/NN ]
and/CC see/VB ,/, trusting/VBG that/IN 
[ the/DT massive/JJ doses/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ shell-psychology/NN ]
would/MD suffice/VB 
[ her/PRP ]
,/, too/RB ,/, as/IN 
[ the/DT necessary/JJ bulwark/NN ]
against/IN 
[ her/PRP$ unusual/JJ confinement/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT pressures/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP$ profession/NN ]
./. 
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[ A/DT ship/NN ]
run/VBN by/IN 
[ a/DT human/NN brain/NN ]
could/MD not/RB run/VB 
[ rogue/JJ ]
or/CC 
[ insane/JJ ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT power/NN ]
and/CC 
[ resources/NNS Central/NN ]
had/VBD to/TO build/VB into/IN 
[ their/PRP$ scout/NN ships/NNS ]
./. 
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[ Brain/NN ships/NNS ]
were/VBD ,/, of/IN 
[ course/NN ]
,/, long/RB past/IN 
[ the/DT experimental/JJ stages/NNS ]
./. 
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[ Most/JJS babes/NNS ]
survived/VBD 
[ the/DT techniques/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ pituitary/JJ manipulation/NN ]

[ that/WDT ]
kept/VBD 
[ their/PRP$ bodies/NNS ]
small/JJ ,/, eliminating/VBG 
[ the/DT necessity/NN ]
of/IN 
[ transfers/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ smaller/JJR ]
to/TO 
[ larger/JJR shells/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
And/CC very/RB ,/, very/RB few/JJ were/VBD lost/VBN when/WRB 
[ the/DT final/JJ connection/NN ]
was/VBD made/VBN to/TO 
[ the/DT control/NN panels/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ ship/NN ]
or/CC 
[ industrial/JJ combine/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Shell/NN people/NNS ]
resembled/VBD 
[ mature/JJ dwarfs/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ size/NN ]

[ whatever/WDT ]

[ their/PRP$ natal/JJ deformities/NNS ]
were/VBD ,/, but/CC 
[ the/DT well-oriented/JJ brain/NN ]
would/MD not/RB have/VB changed/VBN 
[ places/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT most/RBS perfect/JJ body/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT Universe/NN ]
./. 
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So/RB ,/, for/IN 
[ happy/JJ years/NNS ]
,/, 
[ Helva/NNP ]
scooted/VBD around/IN in/IN 
[ her/PRP$ shell/NN ]
with/IN 
[ her/PRP$ classmates/NNS ]
,/, playing/VBG 
[ such/JJ games/NNS ]
as/IN 
[ Stall/NN ]
,/, 
[ Power-Seek/NN ]
,/, studying/VBG 
[ her/PRP$ lessons/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ trajectory/NN ]
,/, 
[ propulsion/NN techniques/NNS ]
,/, 
[ computation/NN ]
,/, 
[ logistics/NNS ]
,/, 
[ mental/JJ hygiene/NN ]
,/, 
[ basic/JJ alien/NN psychology/NN ]
,/, 
[ philology/NN ]
,/, 
[ space/NN history/NN ]
,/, 
[ law/NN ]
,/, 
[ traffic/NN ]
,/, 
[ codes/NNS ]
:/: 
[ all/PDT the/DT ]
et/FW 
[ ceteras/FW ]

[ that/WDT ]
eventually/RB became/VBD compounded/VBN into/IN 
[ a/DT reasoning/NN ]
,/, 
[ logical/JJ ]
,/, informed/VBN 
[ citizen/NN ]
./. 
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Not/RB so/RB obvious/JJ to/TO 
[ her/PRP ]
,/, but/CC of/IN 
[ more/JJR importance/NN ]
to/TO 
[ her/PRP$ teachers/NNS ]
,/, 
[ Helva/NNP ]
ingested/VBD 
[ the/DT precepts/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP$ conditioning/NN ]
as/RB easily/RB as/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
absorbed/VBD 
[ her/PRP$ nutrient/JJ fluid/NN ]
./. 
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[ She/PRP ]
would/MD 
[ one/CD day/NN ]
be/VB grateful/JJ to/TO 
[ the/DT patient/NN drone/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT sub-conscious-level/NN instruction/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Helva/NNP 's/POS civilization/NN ]
was/VBD not/RB without/IN 
[ busy/JJ ]
,/, 
[ do-good/JJ associations/NNS ]
,/, exploring/VBG 
[ possible/JJ inhumanities/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ terrestrial/JJ ]
as/RB well/RB as/IN 
[ extraterrestrial/JJ citizens/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ One/CD such/JJ group/NN ]
got/VBD 
[ all/DT ]
incensed/VBN over/IN 
[ shelled/JJ ]
``/`` 
[ children/NNS ]
''/'' when/WRB 
[ Helva/NNP ]
was/VBD just/RB turning/VBG 
[ fourteen/CD ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
When/WRB 
[ they/PRP ]
were/VBD forced/VBN to/TO ,/, 
[ Central/NNP Worlds/NNPS ]
shrugged/VBD 
[ its/PRP$ shoulders/NNS ]
,/, arranged/VBD 
[ a/DT tour/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Laboratory/NNP Schools/NNPS ]
and/CC set/VBD 
[ the/DT tour/NN ]
off/IN to/TO 
[ a/DT big/JJ start/NN ]
by/IN showing/VBG 
[ the/DT members/NNS case/NN histories/NNS ]
,/, 
[ complete/JJ ]
with/IN 
[ photographs/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Very/RB few/JJ committees/NNS ]
ever/RB looked/VBD past/IN 
[ the/DT first/JJ few/JJ photos/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Most/JJS of/IN 
[ their/PRP$ original/JJ objections/NNS ]
about/IN ``/`` 
[ shells/NNS ]
''/'' were/VBD overridden/VBN by/IN 
[ the/DT relief/NN ]
that/IN 
[ these/DT hideous/JJ ]
(/( to/TO 
[ them/PRP ]
)/) 
[ bodies/NNS ]
were/VBD mercifully/RB concealed/VBN ./. 
==================================

[ Helva/NNP 's/POS class/NN ]
was/VBD doing/VBG 
[ Fine/NNP Arts/NNPS ]
,/, 
[ a/DT selective/JJ subject/NN ]
in/IN 
[ her/PRP$ crowded/JJ program/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
had/VBD activated/VBN 
[ one/NN ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP$ microscopic/JJ tools/NNS ]

[ which/WDT ]

[ she/PRP ]
would/MD later/RB use/VB for/IN 
[ minute/JJ repairs/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ various/JJ parts/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP$ control/NN panel/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Her/PRP$ subject/NN ]
was/VBD large/JJ --/: 
[ a/DT copy/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Last/NNP Supper/NNP ]
--/: and/CC 
[ her/PRP$ canvas/NN ]
,/, 
[ small/JJ ]
--/: 
[ the/DT head/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT tiny/JJ screw/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
had/VBD tuned/VBN 
[ her/PRP$ sight/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT proper/JJ degree/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
As/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
worked/VBD 
[ she/PRP ]
absentmindedly/RB crooned/VBD ,/, producing/VBG 
[ a/DT curious/JJ sound/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Shell/NN people/NNS ]
used/VBD 
[ their/PRP$ own/JJ vocal/NN cords/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ diaphragms/NNS ]
but/CC 
[ sound/NN ]
issued/VBN through/IN 
[ microphones/NNS ]
rather/RB than/IN 
[ mouths/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Helva/NNP 's/POS hum/NN ]
then/RB had/VBD 
[ a/DT curious/JJ vibrancy/NN ]
,/, 
[ a/DT warm/JJ ]
,/, 
[ dulcet/JJ quality/NN ]
even/RB in/IN 
[ its/PRP$ aimless/JJ chromatic/JJ wanderings/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` Why/WRB ,/, 
[ what/WDT ]

[ a/DT lovely/JJ voice/NN ]

[ you/PRP ]
have/VBP ''/'' ,/, said/VBD 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT female/JJ visitors/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ Helva/NNP ]
``/`` looked/VBD ''/'' up/IN and/CC caught/VBD 
[ a/DT fascinating/JJ panorama/NN ]
of/IN 
[ regular/JJ ]
,/, 
[ dirty/JJ craters/NNS ]
on/IN 
[ a/DT flaky/JJ pink/JJ surface/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Her/PRP$ hum/NN ]
became/VBD 
[ a/DT gurgle/NN ]
of/IN 
[ surprise/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
instinctively/RB regulated/VBD 
[ her/PRP ]
``/`` 
[ sight/NN ]
''/'' until/IN 
[ the/DT skin/NN ]
lost/VBD 
[ its/PRP$ cratered/VBN look/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT pores/NNS ]
assumed/VBD 
[ normal/JJ proportions/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` Yes/UH ,/, 
[ we/PRP ]
have/VBP quite/RB 
[ a/DT few/JJ years/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ voice/NN training/NN ]
,/, 
[ madam/NN ]
''/'' ,/, remarked/VBD 
[ Helva/NNP ]
calmly/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ Vocal/NN peculiarities/NNS ]
often/RB become/VBP excessively/RB irritating/JJ during/IN 
[ prolonged/VBN intra-stellar/NN distances/NNS ]
and/CC must/MD be/VB eliminated/VBN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ I/PRP ]
enjoyed/VBD 
[ my/PRP$ lessons/NNS ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================
Although/IN 
[ this/DT ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT first/JJ time/NN ]
that/IN 
[ Helva/NNP ]
had/VBD seen/VBN unshelled/VBN 
[ people/NNS ]
,/, 
[ she/PRP ]
took/VBD 
[ this/DT experience/NN ]
calmly/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Any/DT other/JJ reaction/NN ]
would/MD have/VB been/VBN reported/VBN instantly/RB ./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
meant/VBD that/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
have/VBP 
[ a/DT nice/JJ singing/NN voice/NN dear/NN ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ the/DT lady/NN ]
amended/VBD ./. 
==================================
``/`` Thank/VB 
[ you/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Would/MD 
[ you/PRP ]
like/VB to/TO see/VB 
[ my/PRP$ work/NN ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Helva/NNP ]
asked/VBD ,/, politely/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
instinctively/RB sheered/VBD away/RB from/IN 
[ personal/JJ discussions/NNS ]
but/CC 
[ she/PRP ]
filed/VBD 
[ the/DT comment/NN ]
away/RB for/IN 
[ further/JJR meditation/NN ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ Work/NN ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Asked/VBD 
[ the/DT lady/NN ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
am/VBP currently/RB reproducing/VBG 
[ the/DT Last/NNP Supper/NNP ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT head/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT screw/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================
``/`` No/UH ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
say/VBP ''/'' ,/, 
[ the/DT lady/NN ]
twittered/VBD ./. 
==================================

[ Helva/NNP ]
turned/VBD 
[ her/PRP$ vision/NN ]
back/RB to/TO 
[ magnification/NN ]
and/CC surveyed/VBD 
[ her/PRP ]
copy/NN critically/RB ./. 
==================================
``/`` Of/IN 
[ course/NN ]
,/, 
[ some/DT ]
of/IN 
[ my/PRP$ color/NN values/NNS ]
do/VBP not/RB match/VB 
[ the/DT old/JJ Master/NN 's/POS ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT perspective/NN ]
is/VBZ faulty/JJ but/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
believe/VBP 
[ it/PRP ]
to/TO be/VB 
[ a/DT fair/JJ copy/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ The/DT lady/NN 's/POS eyes/NNS ]
,/, unmagnified/JJ ,/, bugged/VBD out/IN ./. 
==================================
``/`` Oh/UH ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
forget/VBP ''/'' ,/, and/CC 
[ Helva/NNP 's/POS voice/NN ]
was/VBD really/RB contrite/JJ ./. 
==================================
If/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
could/MD have/VB blushed/VBN ,/, 
[ she/PRP ]
would/MD have/VB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ You/PRP ]

[ people/NNS ]
do/VBP n't/RB have/VB 
[ adjustable/JJ vision/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ The/DT monitor/NN ]
of/IN 
[ this/DT discourse/NN ]
grinned/VBD with/IN 
[ pride/NN ]
and/CC 
[ amusement/NN ]
as/IN 
[ Helva/NNP 's/POS tone/NN ]
indicated/VBD 
[ pity/NN ]
for/IN 
[ the/DT unfortunate/NN ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` Here/RB ,/, 
[ this/DT ]
will/MD help/VB ''/'' ,/, suggested/VBD 
[ Helva/NNP ]
,/, substituting/VBG 
[ a/DT magnifying/VBG device/NN ]
in/IN 
[ one/CD extension/NN ]
and/CC holding/VBG 
[ it/PRP ]
over/IN 
[ the/DT picture/NN ]
./. 
==================================
In/IN 
[ a/DT kind/NN ]
of/IN 
[ shock/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT ladies/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ gentlemen/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT committee/NN ]
bent/VBD to/TO observe/VB 
[ the/DT ]
incredibly/RB copied/VBN and/CC brilliantly/RB executed/VBN 
[ Last/NNP Supper/NNP ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT head/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT screw/NN ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` Well/UH ''/'' ,/, remarked/VBD 
[ one/CD gentleman/NN ]

[ who/WP ]
had/VBD been/VBN forced/VBN to/TO accompany/VB 
[ his/PRP$ wife/NN ]
,/, ``/`` 
[ the/DT good/JJ Lord/NNP ]
can/MD eat/VB where/WRB 
[ angels/NNS ]
fear/VBP to/TO tread/VB ''/'' ./. 
==================================
``/`` Are/VBP 
[ you/PRP ]
referring/VBG ,/, sir/UH ''/'' ,/, asked/VBD 
[ Helva/NNP ]
politely/RB ,/, ``/`` to/TO 
[ the/DT Dark/NNP Age/NNP discussions/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT number/NN ]
of/IN 
[ angels/NNS ]

[ who/WP ]
could/MD stand/VB on/IN 
[ the/DT head/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT pin/NN ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
had/VBD that/IN in/IN 
[ mind/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================
``/`` If/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
substitute/VBP '/'' 
[ atom/NN ]
'/'' for/IN '/'' 
[ angel/NN ]
'/'' ,/, 
[ the/DT problem/NN ]
is/VBZ not/RB 
[ insoluble/JJ ]
,/, given/VBN 
[ the/DT metallic/JJ content/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT pin/NN ]
in/IN 
[ question/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ Which/WDT ]

[ you/PRP ]
are/VBP programed/VBN to/TO compute/VB ''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================
``/`` Of/IN 
[ course/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================
``/`` Did/VBD 
[ they/PRP ]
remember/VB to/TO program/VB 
[ a/DT sense/NN ]
of/IN 
[ humor/NN ]
,/, as/IN well/RB ,/, 
[ young/JJ lady/NN ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ We/PRP ]
are/VBP directed/VBN to/TO develop/VB 
[ a/DT sense/NN ]
of/IN 
[ proportion/NN ]
,/, 
[ sir/NN ]
,/, 
[ which/WDT ]
contributes/VBZ 
[ the/DT same/JJ effect/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ The/DT good/JJ man/NN ]
chortled/VBD appreciatively/RB and/CC decided/VBD 
[ the/DT trip/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ worth/JJ his/PRP$ time/NN ]
./. 
==================================
If/IN 
[ the/DT investigation/NN committee/NN ]
spent/VBD 
[ months/NNS ]
digesting/VBG 
[ the/DT thoughtful/JJ food/NN ]
served/VBD 
[ them/PRP ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT Laboratory/NNP School/NNP ]
,/, 
[ they/PRP ]
left/VBD 
[ Helva/NNP ]
with/IN 
[ a/DT morsel/NN ]
as/RB well/RB ./. 
==================================
``/`` Singing/VBG ''/'' as/IN applicable/JJ to/TO 
[ herself/PRP ]
required/VBN 
[ research/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
had/VBD ,/, of/IN 
[ course/NN ]
,/, been/VBN exposed/VBN to/TO and/CC enjoyed/VBD 
[ a/DT music/NN appreciation/NN course/NN ]

[ which/WDT ]
had/VBD included/VBN 
[ the/DT ]
better/RB known/VBN 
[ classical/JJ works/NNS ]
such/JJ as/IN ``/`` 
[ Tristan/FW und/FW Isolde/FW ]
''/'' ,/, ``/`` 
[ Candide/NNP ]
''/'' ,/, ``/`` 
[ Oklahoma/NNP ]
''/'' ,/, ``/`` 
[ Nozze/FW ]
de/FW 
[ Figaro/FW ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ the/DT atomic/JJ age/NN singers/NNS ]
,/, 
[ Eileen/NNP Farrell/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Elvis/NNP Presley/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Geraldine/NNP Todd/NNP ]
,/, as/RB well/RB as/IN 
[ the/DT curious/JJ rhythmic/JJ progressions/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Venusians/NNPS ]
,/, 
[ Capellan/NNP visual/JJ chromatics/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT sonic/JJ concerti/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Altairians/NNPS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
But/CC ``/`` 
[ singing/NN ]
''/'' for/IN 
[ any/DT shell/NN person/NN ]
posed/VBD 
[ considerable/JJ technical/JJ difficulties/NNS ]
to/TO be/VB overcome/VBN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Shell/NN people/NNS ]
were/VBD schooled/VBN to/TO examine/VB 
[ every/DT aspect/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT problem/NN ]
or/CC 
[ situation/NN ]
before/IN making/VBG 
[ a/DT prognosis/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Balanced/VBN properly/RB between/IN 
[ optimism/NN ]
and/CC 
[ practicality/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT nondefeatist/JJ attitude/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT shell/NN people/NNS ]
led/VBD 
[ them/PRP ]
to/TO extricate/VB 
[ themselves/PRP ]
,/, 
[ their/PRP$ ships/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ personnel/NNS ]
,/, from/IN 
[ bizarre/JJ situations/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
Therefore/RB to/TO 
[ Helva/NNP ]
,/, 
[ the/DT problem/NN ]
that/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
could/MD n't/RB open/VB 
[ her/PRP$ mouth/NN ]
to/TO sing/VB ,/, among/IN 
[ other/JJ restrictions/NNS ]
,/, did/VBD not/RB bother/VB 
[ her/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
would/MD work/VB out/IN 
[ a/DT method/NN ]
,/, 
[ by-passing/VBG her/PRP$ limitations/NNS ]
,/, whereby/WRB 
[ she/PRP ]
could/MD sing/VB ./. 
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
approached/VBD 
[ the/DT problem/NN ]
by/IN investigating/VBG 
[ the/DT methods/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ sound/JJ reproduction/NN ]
through/IN 
[ the/DT centuries/NNS ]
,/, 
[ human/NN ]
and/CC 
[ instrumental/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Her/PRP$ own/JJ sound/NN production/NN equipment/NN ]
was/VBD essentially/RB more/RBR instrumental/JJ than/IN 
[ vocal/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Breath/NN control/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT proper/JJ enunciation/NN ]
of/IN 
[ vowel/NN sounds/NNS ]
within/IN 
[ the/DT oral/JJ cavity/NN ]
appeared/VBD to/TO require/VB 
[ the/DT most/JJS development/NN ]
and/CC 
[ practice/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Shell/NN people/NNS ]
did/VBD not/RB ,/, strictly/RB speaking/VBG ,/, breathe/VB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
For/IN 
[ their/PRP$ purposes/NNS ]
,/, 
[ oxygen/NN ]
and/CC 
[ other/JJ gases/NNS ]
were/VBD not/RB drawn/VBN from/IN 
[ the/DT surrounding/VBG atmosphere/NN ]
through/IN 
[ the/DT medium/NN ]
of/IN 
[ lungs/NNS ]
but/CC sustained/VBN artificially/RB by/IN 
[ solution/NN ]
in/IN 
[ their/PRP$ shells/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
After/IN 
[ experimentation/NN ]
,/, 
[ Helva/NNP ]
discovered/VBD that/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
could/MD manipulate/VB 
[ her/PRP$ diaphragmic/JJ unit/NN ]
to/TO sustain/VB 
[ tone/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
By/IN relaxing/VBG 
[ the/DT throat/NN muscles/NNS ]
and/CC expanding/VBG 
[ the/DT oral/JJ cavity/NN ]
well/RB into/IN 
[ the/DT frontal/JJ sinuses/NNS ]
,/, 
[ she/PRP ]
could/MD direct/VB 
[ the/DT vowel/NN ]
sounds/NNS into/IN 
[ the/DT most/RBS felicitous/JJ position/NN ]
for/IN 
[ proper/JJ reproduction/NN ]
through/IN 
[ her/PRP$ throat/NN microphone/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
compared/VBD 
[ the/DT results/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ tape/NN recordings/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ modern/JJ singers/NNS ]
and/CC was/VBD not/RB unpleased/VBN although/IN 
[ her/PRP$ own/JJ tapes/NNS ]
had/VBD 
[ a/DT peculiar/JJ quality/NN ]
about/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
,/, not/RB at/IN all/RB unharmonious/JJ ,/, merely/RB unique/JJ ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Acquiring/VBG 
[ a/DT repertoire/NN ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT Laboratory/NNP library/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ no/DT problem/NN ]
to/TO 
[ one/NN ]
trained/VBN to/TO 
[ perfect/JJ recall/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
found/VBD 
[ herself/PRP ]
able/JJ to/TO sing/VB 
[ any/DT role/NN ]
and/CC 
[ any/DT song/NN ]

[ which/WDT ]
struck/VBD 
[ her/PRP$ fancy/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ It/PRP ]
would/MD not/RB have/VB occurred/VBN to/TO 
[ her/PRP ]
that/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD curious/JJ for/IN 
[ a/DT female/NN ]
to/TO sing/VB 
[ bass/NN ]
,/, 
[ baritone/NN ]
,/, 
[ tenor/NN ]
,/, 
[ alto/NN ]
,/, mezzo/JJ ,/, 
[ soprano/NN ]
and/CC 
[ coloratura/NN ]
as/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
pleased/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD ,/, to/TO 
[ Helva/NNP ]
,/, only/RB 
[ a/DT matter/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT correct/JJ reproduction/NN ]
and/CC 
[ diaphragmic/JJ control/NN ]
required/VBN by/IN 
[ the/DT music/NN ]
attempted/VBD ./. 
==================================
If/IN 
[ the/DT authorities/NNS ]
remarked/VBD on/IN 
[ her/PRP$ curious/JJ avocation/NN ]
,/, 
[ they/PRP ]
did/VBD so/RB among/IN 
[ themselves/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Shell/NN people/NNS ]
were/VBD encouraged/VBN to/TO develop/VB 
[ a/DT hobby/NN ]
so/RB long/RB as/IN 
[ they/PRP ]
maintained/VBD 
[ proficiency/NN ]
in/IN 
[ their/PRP$ technical/JJ work/NN ]
./. 
==================================
On/IN 
[ the/DT anniversary/NN ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP$ sixteenth/JJ year/NN ]
in/IN 
[ her/PRP$ shell/NN ]
,/, 
[ Helva/NNP ]
was/VBD unconditionally/RB graduated/VBN and/CC installed/VBN in/IN 
[ her/PRP$ ship/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT A[fj]/SYM ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Her/PRP$ permanent/JJ titanium/NN shell/NN ]
was/VBD recessed/VBN behind/IN 
[ an/DT even/RB ]

[ more/RBR indestructible/JJ barrier/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT central/JJ shaft/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT scout/NN ship/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT neural/JJ ]
,/, 
[ audio/JJ ]
,/, 
[ visual/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ sensory/JJ connections/NNS ]
were/VBD made/VBN and/CC sealed/VBN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Her/PRP$ extendibles/NNS ]
were/VBD diverted/VBN ,/, connected/VBN or/CC augmented/VBN and/CC 
[ the/DT final/JJ ]
,/, 
[ delicate-beyond-description/JJ brain/NN taps/NNS ]
were/VBD completed/VBN while/IN 
[ Helva/NNP ]
remained/VBD anesthetically/RB unaware/JJ of/IN 
[ the/DT proceedings/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
When/WRB 
[ she/PRP ]
awoke/VBD ,/, 
[ she/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT ship/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Her/PRP$ brain/NN ]
and/CC 
[ intelligence/NN ]
controlled/VBD 
[ every/DT function/NN ]
from/IN 
[ navigation/NN ]
to/TO 
[ such/JJ loading/NN ]
as/IN 
[ a/DT scout/NN ship/NN ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP$ class/NN ]
needed/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
could/MD take/VB care/VB of/IN 
[ herself/PRP ]
and/CC 
[ her/PRP$ ambulatory/JJ half/NN ]
,/, in/IN 
[ any/DT situation/NN ]
already/RB recorded/VBN in/IN 
[ the/DT annals/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Central/NNP Worlds/NNPS ]
and/CC 
[ any/DT situation/NN its/PRP$ ]

[ most/RBS fertile/JJ minds/NNS ]
could/MD imagine/VB ./. 
==================================

[ Her/PRP$ first/JJ actual/JJ flight/NN ]
,/, for/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
and/CC 
[ her/PRP ]

[ kind/NN ]
had/VBD made/VBN 
[ mock/JJ flights/NNS ]
on/IN 
[ dummy/JJ panels/NNS ]
since/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ eight/CD ]
,/, showed/VBD 
[ her/PRP$ complete/JJ mastery/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT techniques/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP$ profession/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
was/VBD ready/JJ for/IN 
[ her/PRP$ great/JJ adventures/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT arrival/NN ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP$ mobile/JJ partner/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ There/EX ]
were/VBD 
[ nine/CD qualified/VBN scouts/NNS ]
sitting/VBG around/IN 
[ collecting/VBG base/NN ]
pay/NN 
[ the/DT day/NN Helva/NNP ]
was/VBD commissioned/VBN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ There/EX ]
were/VBD 
[ several/JJ missions/NNS ]

[ which/WDT ]
demanded/VBD 
[ instant/JJ attention/NN ]
but/CC 
[ Helva/NNP ]
had/VBD been/VBN of/IN 
[ interest/NN ]
to/TO 
[ several/JJ department/NN heads/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ Central/NN ]
for/IN 
[ some/DT time/NN ]
and/CC 
[ each/DT man/NN ]
was/VBD determined/VBN to/TO have/VB 
[ her/PRP ]
assigned/VBN to/TO 
[ his/PRP$ section/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
Consequently/RB 
[ no/DT one/NN ]
had/VBD remembered/VBN to/TO introduce/VB 
[ Helva/NNP ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT prospective/JJ partners/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT ship/NN ]
always/RB chose/VBD 
[ its/PRP$ own/JJ partner/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
Had/VBD there/RB been/VBN 
[ another/DT ]
``/`` 
[ brain/NN ]
''/'' 
[ ship/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT Base/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT moment/NN ]
,/, 
[ Helva/NNP ]
would/MD have/VB been/VBN guided/VBN to/TO make/VB 
[ the/DT first/JJ move/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
As/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD ,/, while/IN 
[ Central/NN ]
wrangled/VBD among/IN 
[ itself/PRP ]
,/, 
[ Robert/NNP Tanner/NNP ]
sneaked/VBD out/IN of/IN 
[ the/DT pilots/NNS '/POS ]
barracks/NN ,/, out/IN to/TO 
[ the/DT field/NN ]
and/CC over/IN to/TO 
[ Helva/NNP 's/POS slim/JJ metal/NN hull/NN ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` Hello/UH ,/, 
[ anyone/NN ]
at/IN 
[ home/NN ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Tanner/NNP ]
wisecracked/VBD ./. 
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``/`` Of/IN 
[ course/NN ]
''/'' ,/, replied/VBD 
[ Helva/NNP ]
logically/RB ,/, activating/VBG 
[ her/PRP$ outside/JJ scanners/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
``/`` Are/VBP 
[ you/PRP ]

[ my/PRP$ partner/NN ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

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==================================

[ She/PRP ]
asked/VBD hopefully/RB ,/, as/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
recognized/VBD 
[ the/DT Scout/NNP Service/NNP uniform/NN ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ All/DT ]

[ you/PRP ]
have/VBP to/TO do/VB is/VBZ ask/VB ''/'' ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
retorted/VBD hopefully/RB ./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ No/DT one/NN ]
has/VBZ come/VBN ./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ I/PRP ]
thought/VBD perhaps/RB 
[ there/EX ]
were/VBD 
[ no/DT partners/NNS ]
available/JJ and/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
've/VBP had/VBD 
[ no/DT directives/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ Central/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================
Even/RB to/TO 
[ herself/PRP ]

[ Helva/NNP ]
sounded/VBD 
[ a/DT little/JJ self-pitying/JJ ]
but/CC 
[ the/DT truth/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ she/PRP ]
was/VBD lonely/JJ ,/, sitting/VBG on/IN 
[ the/DT darkened/JJ field/NN ]
./. 
==================================
Always/RB 
[ she/PRP ]
had/VBD had/VBN 
[ the/DT company/NN ]
of/IN 
[ other/JJ shells/NNS ]
and/CC more/RBR recently/RB ,/, 
[ technicians/NNS ]
by/IN 
[ the/DT score/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT sudden/JJ solitude/NN ]
had/VBD lost/VBN 
[ its/PRP$ momentary/JJ charm/NN ]
and/CC become/VBN 
[ oppressive/JJ ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ No/DT directives/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ Central/NN ]
is/VBZ scarcely/RB 
[ a/DT cause/NN ]
for/IN 
[ regret/NN ]
,/, but/CC there/EX happen/VBP to/TO be/VB 
[ eight/CD other/JJ guys/NNS ]
biting/VBG 
[ their/PRP$ fingernails/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT quick/NN ]
just/RB waiting/VBG for/IN 
[ an/DT invitation/NN ]
to/TO board/VB 
[ you/PRP ]
,/, 
[ you/PRP beautiful/JJ thing/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================
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[ The/DT sentry/NN ]
was/VBD not/RB dead/JJ ./. 
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==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD ,/, in/IN 
[ fact/NN ]
,/, showing/VBG 
[ signs/NNS ]
of/IN reviving/VBG ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
had/VBD been/VBN carrying/VBG 
[ an/DT Enfield/NNP rifle/NN ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT holstered/JJ navy/NN cap-and-ball/JJ pistol/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ A/DT bayonet/NN ]
hung/VBD in/IN 
[ a/DT belt/NN scabbard/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD partially/RB uniformed/JJ in/IN 
[ a/DT cavalry/NN tunic/NN ]
and/CC 
[ hat/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
stripped/VBD 
[ these/DT ]
from/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
and/CC donned/VBD 
[ them/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
and/CC 
[ Dean/NNP ]
tied/VBD and/CC gagged/VBD 
[ the/DT man/NN ]
,/, using/VBG 
[ his/PRP$ belt/NN ]
and/CC 
[ shirt/NN ]
for/IN 
[ the/DT purpose/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ They/PRP ]
dragged/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
inside/IN 
[ the/DT building/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Fiske/NNP ]
joined/VBD 
[ them/PRP ]
,/, unsteady/VB on/IN 
[ his/PRP$ feet/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Julia/NNP ]
,/, seeing/VBG 
[ the/DT bandage/NN ]
,/, rushed/VBD to/TO 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ You/PRP ]
are/VBP hurt/VBN ''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
breathed/VBD ./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
never/RB felt/VBD better/RB in/IN 
[ my/PRP$ life/NN ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ Fiske/NNP ]
blustered/VBD ./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
turned/VBD to/TO 
[ Susan/NNP ]
and/CC kissed/VBD 
[ her/PRP ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT cheek/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` Thank/VB 
[ you/PRP ]
,/, 
[ My/PRP$ dear/NN ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
said/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ You/PRP ]
are/VBP very/RB brave/JJ ''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
silenced/VBD 
[ them/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ We/PRP ]
'll/MD talk/VB later/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
First/RB ,/, 
[ we/PRP ]
've/VB got/VBD to/TO get/VB out/RB of/IN here/RB ''/'' ./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ We/PRP ]
'll/MD grab/VB 
[ horses/NNS ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ Dean/NNP ]
said/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ The/DT main/JJ bunch/NN ]
is/VBZ outside/RB ,/, but/CC 
[ there/EX ]
are/VBP 
[ some/DT ]
over/IN there/RB inside/IN 
[ the/DT wall/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
debated/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
,/, trying/VBG to/TO decide/VB whether/IN 
[ Fiske/NNP ]
was/VBD strong/JJ enough/RB to/TO ride/VB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
But/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
at/IN 
[ least/JJS ]
offered/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]

[ a/DT chance/NN ]
for/IN living/NN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
had/VBD 
[ none/NN ]
here/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
And/CC ,/, for/IN 
[ the/DT sake/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Julia/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Susan/NNP ]
,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
had/VBD to/TO be/VB tried/VBN ./. 
==================================

[ The/DT guerrilla/NN bivouac/NN ]
remained/VBD 
[ silent/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Light/NN ]
showed/VBD in/IN 
[ the/DT orderly/JJ room/NN ]
across/IN 
[ the/DT parade/NN ground/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Someone/NN ]
evidently/RB was/VBD on/IN 
[ duty/NN ]
there/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ No/DT doubt/NN ]

[ there/EX ]
would/MD be/VB 
[ men/NNS ]
guarding/VBG 
[ the/DT horses/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
About/IN 
[ a/DT dozen/NN animals/NNS ]
were/VBD held/VBN inside/IN 
[ the/DT stockade/NN ]
,/, as/IN 
[ best/RBS Mike/NNP ]
could/MD make/VB out/RP in/IN 
[ the/DT moonlight/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Evidently/RB 
[ this/DT ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT precaution/NN ]
so/IN that/IN 
[ mounts/NNS ]
would/MD be/VB available/JJ in/IN 
[ an/DT emergency/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
handed/VBD 
[ the/DT guard/NN 's/POS rifle/NN ]
to/TO 
[ Fiske/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ Dean/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ myself/PRP ]
will/MD try/VB to/TO cut/VB out/RP 
[ horses/NNS ]
to/TO ride/VB ''/'' ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
said/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ We/PRP ]
'll/MD stampede/VB 
[ the/DT rest/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ You/PRP ]
stay/VBP with/IN 
[ the/DT ladies/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ All/DT ]
of/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
be/VB ready/JJ to/TO ride/VB 
[ hell/NN ]
for/IN 
[ leather/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
added/VBD ,/, ``/`` If/IN 
[ this/DT ]
does/VBZ n't/RB work/VB out/RB ,/, 
[ the/DT three/CD ]
of/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
barricade/VB 
[ yourself/PRP ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT house/NN ]
and/CC 
[ talk/VB terms/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
handed/VBD 
[ the/DT bayonet/NN ]
to/TO 
[ Dean/NNP ]
and/CC kept/VBD 
[ the/DT pistol/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Susan/NNP ]
halted/VBD 
[ Dean/NNP ]
and/CC kissed/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
clung/VBD to/TO 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, talking/VBG to/TO 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, and/CC dabbing/VBG at/IN 
[ her/PRP$ eyes/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
turned/VBD away/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD thinking/VBG that/IN 
[ the/DT way/NN ]

[ she/PRP ]
had/VBD responded/VBN to/TO 
[ his/PRP$ own/JJ kiss/NN ]
had/VBD n't/RB meant/VBN 
[ what/WP ]

[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD believed/VBN 
[ it/PRP ]
had/VBD ./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
felt/VBD unutterably/RB weary/JJ ./. 
==================================

[ Dean/NNP ]
turned/VBD from/IN 
[ Susan/NNP ]
and/CC took/VBD 
[ Julia/NNP Fortune/NNP ]
in/IN 
[ his/PRP$ arms/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
kissed/VBD 
[ her/PRP ]
also/RB ,/, and/CC with/IN 
[ deep/JJ tenderness/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
too/RB began/VBD to/TO weep/VB ./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
released/VBD 
[ her/PRP ]
and/CC joined/VBD 
[ Mike/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` All/RB right/JJ ''/'' ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
said/VBD ./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
only/RB said/VBD ,/, ``/`` Later/RB ''/'' ./. 
==================================
``/`` Be/VB careful/JJ ,/, 
[ McLish/NNP ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Susan/NNP ]
said/VBD fiercely/RB ./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ The/DT way/NN ]

[ you/PRP ]
were/VBD 
[ careful/JJ ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
snorted/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` Running/VBG around/RB in/IN 
[ the/DT moonlight/NN ]
almost/RB naked/JJ and/CC slugging/VBG 
[ a/DT man/NN ]
with/IN 
[ a/DT rock/NN ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
kept/VBD going/VBG ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
wanted/VBD 
[ no/DT more/RBR sentimental/JJ scenes/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ her/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
might/MD say/VB or/CC do/VB 
[ something/NN ]
foolish/JJ ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Something/NN ]

[ all/DT ]
of/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
would/MD regret/VB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
might/MD tell/VB 
[ her/PRP ]
how/WRB 
[ sorry/JJ a/DT spectacle/NN ]

[ she/PRP ]
was/VBD making/VBG of/IN 
[ herself/PRP ]
,/, pretending/VBG to/TO be/VB blind/JJ to/TO 
[ the/DT way/NN Julia/NNP Fortune/NNP ]
had/VBD taken/VBN 
[ Dean/NNP 's/POS affections/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ her/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
And/CC using/VBG 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, 
[ Mike/NNP McLish/NNP ]
,/, as/IN 
[ a/DT sop/NN ]
to/TO 
[ her/PRP$ pride/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
handed/VBD 
[ the/DT bayonet/NN ]
to/TO 
[ Dean/NNP ]
and/CC kept/VBD 
[ the/DT pistol/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` Stay/VB well/RB back/RB of/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
said/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
'm/VBP going/VBG to/TO walk/VB up/RB to/TO 
[ the/DT horses/NNS ]
,/, bold/JJ as/IN 
[ brass/NN ]
,/, pretending/VBG 
[ I/PRP ]
'm/VBP 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT guerrillas/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
There/RB 's/VBZ bound/VBN to/TO be/VB 
[ someone/NN ]
on/IN 
[ guard/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ the/DT hat/NN ]
might/MD fool/VB 
[ them/PRP ]
long/RB enough/RB for/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
to/TO get/VB close/RB ''/'' ./. 
==================================
Holding/VBG 
[ the/DT pistol/NN ]
concealed/VBD ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
walked/VBD to/TO 
[ the/DT rear/JJ wall/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT stockade/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD pierced/VBN by/IN 
[ a/DT wagon/NN gate/NN ]
built/VBN of/IN 
[ two/CD wings/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ One/CD wing/NN ]
stood/VBD 
[ open/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
passed/VBD through/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
and/CC moved/VBD toward/IN 
[ the/DT dark/JJ mass/NN ]
of/IN 
[ horses/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ They/PRP ]
were/VBD tethered/VBN ,/, 
[ army/NN style/NN ]
,/, on/IN 
[ stable/JJ lines/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ A/DT voice/NN ]
spoke/VBD 
[ near-at-hand/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ Who/WP ]
's/VBZ 
[ that/DT ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================
Just/RB 
[ me/PRP ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ Mike/NNP ]
said/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` Is/VBZ that/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
,/, 
[ Bill/NNP ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
located/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ man/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT guard/NN ]
stood/VBD in/IN 
[ the/DT shadow/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT stockade/NN wall/NN ]
just/RB out/IN of/IN 
[ reach/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT moonlight/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
kept/VBD walking/VBG and/CC got/VBD within/IN 
[ arm/NN 's/POS reach/NN ]
before/IN 
[ the/DT man/NN ]
became/VBD 
[ suspicious/JJ ]
and/CC straightened/VBN from/IN 
[ his/PRP$ lax/JJ slouch/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
struck/VBD with/IN 
[ the/DT muzzle/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT pistol/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
But/CC 
[ the/DT luck/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
had/VBD been/VBN running/VBG 
[ their/PRP$ way/NN ]
left/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT guard/NN ]
instinctively/RB parried/VBD 
[ the/DT blow/NN ]
with/IN 
[ his/PRP$ rifle/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
tried/VBD to/TO veer/VB 
[ the/DT rifle/NN ]
around/IN to/TO 
[ fire/NN ]
into/IN 
[ Mike/NNP 's/POS body/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
,/, off/JJ  
[ balance/JJ ]
,/, managed/VBD to/TO bat/VB 
[ the/DT muzzle/NN ]
away/RB 
[ a/DT moment/NN ]
before/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
exploded/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT bullet/NN ]
went/VBD 
[ wide/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
swung/VBD 
[ the/DT pistol/NN ]
in/IN 
[ a/DT savage/JJ backlash/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ This/DT time/NN ]

[ it/PRP ]
connected/VBD solidly/RB on/IN 
[ the/DT man/NN 's/POS temple/NN ]
,/, felling/VBG 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT explosion/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT rifle/NN ]
had/VBD crashed/VBN against/IN 
[ the/DT walls/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT stockade/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT deep/JJ echoes/NNS ]
were/VBD still/RB rolling/VBG in/IN 
[ the/DT hills/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT startled/VBN horses/NNS ]
began/VBD rearing/VBG on/IN 
[ their/PRP$ tethers/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ Dean/NNP ]
came/VBD rushing/VBG up/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` Are/VBP 
[ you/PRP ]
hit/VBN ''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
demanded/VBD ./. 
==================================
``/`` No/RB ,/, but/CC 
[ the/DT fat/NN ]
's/VBZ in/IN 
[ the/DT fire/NN ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
said/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ There/EX ]
's/VBZ 
[ no/DT chance/NN ]
now/RB of/IN 
[ all/DT ]
of/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
getting/VBG away/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ You/PRP ]
'll/MD have/VB to/TO try/VB 
[ it/PRP ]
alone/RB ''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ The/DT sentry/NN 's/POS saddled/JJ horse/NN ]
stood/VBD picketed/VBN nearby/RB ,/, having/VBG been/VBN kept/VBN 
[ handy/JJ ]
in/IN 
[ case/NN ]
of/IN 
[ need/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
took/VBD 
[ the/DT bayonet/NN ]
from/IN 
[ Dean/NNP 's/POS hand/NN ]
and/CC slashed/VBD 
[ the/DT picket/NN line/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` Up/RB 
[ you/PRP ]
go/VBP ''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
said/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ Ride/VB ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

[ Dean/NNP ]
resisted/VBD 
[ Mike/NNP 's/POS attempt/NN ]
to/TO push/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
toward/IN 
[ the/DT horse/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` Why/WRB not/RB 
[ you/PRP ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
protested/VBD ./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ Dammit/UH ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
said/VBD frantically/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ You/PRP ]
're/VBP lighter/JJR than/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ It/PRP ]

[ 's/POS our/PRP$ only/JJ chance/NN ]
now/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Try/VB to/TO find/VB 
[ these/DT Feds/NNPS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT rest/NN ]
of/IN 
[ us/PRP ]
can/MD fort/VB up/RP in/IN 
[ the/DT house/NN ]
and/CC hang/VB on/RP until/IN 
[ you/PRP ]
get/VBP back/RB ./. 
==================================

[ You/PRP ]
're/VBP 
[ the/DT one/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
's/VBZ taking/VBG 
[ the/DT big/JJ chance/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ Dean/NNP ]
still/RB hesitated/VBD ,/, but/CC 
[ Mike/NNP ]
lifted/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
almost/RB bodily/RB into/IN 
[ the/DT saddle/NN ]
and/CC thrust/VBD 
[ the/DT reins/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ his/PRP$ hand/NN ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ No/DT telling/NN ]
how/WRB 
[ good/JJ ]

[ this/DT horse/NN ]
is/VBZ ''/'' ,/, 
[ Mike/NNP ]
panted/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` Favor/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
and/CC save/VB 
[ something/NN ]
in/IN 
[ case/NN ]

[ you/PRP ]
hit/VBP 
[ trouble/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Watch/VB out/RB for/IN 
[ Apaches/NNPS ]
when/WRB 
[ it/PRP ]
comes/VBZ 
[ daylight/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Take/VB 
[ the/DT pistol/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ You/PRP ]
might/MD need/VB 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ We/PRP ]
'll/MD still/RB have/VB 
[ the/DT rifle/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
might/MD be/VB able/JJ to/TO round/VB up/IN 
[ some/DT more/JJR ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ I/PRP ]
'll/MD stampede/VB 
[ the/DT rest/NN ]
of/IN 
[ these/DT horses/NNS ]
so/IN 
[ they/PRP ]
ca/MD n't/RB chase/VB 
[ you/PRP ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

[ Dean/NNP ]
leaned/VBD from/IN 
[ the/DT saddle/NN ]
and/CC gave/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]

[ a/DT mighty/JJ whack/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT back/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ McLish/NNP ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
said/VBD as/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
kicked/VBD 
[ the/DT horse/NN ]
into/IN 
[ motion/NN ]
,/, ``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
'd/MD be/VB 
[ a/DT mighty/RB sad/JJ man/NN ]
if/IN 
[ we/PRP ]
never/RB met/VBD again/RB ''/'' ./. 
==================================
Then/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD on/IN 
[ his/PRP$ way/NN ]
at/IN 
[ a/DT gallop/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
ran/VBD down/IN 
[ the/DT line/NN ]
,/, slashing/VBG 
[ picket/NN ropes/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT bayonet/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
lifted/VBD 
[ a/DT screeching/VBG war/NN whoop/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
That/IN touched/VBN off/RP 
[ a/DT total/JJ stampede/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
darted/VBD inside/IN 
[ the/DT stockade/NN ]
and/CC freed/VBD 
[ the/DT horses/NNS ]
there/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ These/DT ]
poured/VBD through/IN 
[ the/DT gate/NN ]
and/CC joined/VBD 
[ the/DT flight/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT animals/NNS ]
thundered/VBD away/RB into/IN 
[ the/DT moonlight/NN ]
,/, heading/VBG for/IN 
[ the/DT ridges/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT guerrillas/NNS ]
were/VBD swarming/VBG from/IN 
[ their/PRP$ bivouac/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT west/JJ end/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT enclosure/NN ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ Apaches/NNPS ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
yelled/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ They/PRP ]
're/VBP 
[ stealin/VBG ]
'/'' 
[ the/DT stock/NN ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
scuttled/VBD in/IN 
[ shadow/NN ]
along/IN 
[ the/DT east/JJ wall/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT stockade/NN ]
and/CC then/RB followed/VBD 
[ the/DT south/JJ wall/NN ]
until/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD at/IN 
[ the/DT rear/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT two/CD frame/NN buildings/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
crouched/VBD there/RB ./. 
==================================

[ His/PRP$ shout/NN ]
had/VBD been/VBN taken/VBN up/RB and/CC repeated/VBN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT guerrillas/NNS ]
were/VBD running/VBG across/IN 
[ the/DT parade/NN ground/NN ]
and/CC through/IN 
[ the/DT rear/JJ gate/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT wake/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT departing/VBG horses/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ All/DT ]
were/VBD carrying/VBG 
[ guns/NNS they/PRP ]
had/VBD seized/VBN up/RB ,/, but/CC 
[ they/PRP ]
were/VBD half-clad/JJ or/CC hardly/RB clad/VBN at/IN 
[ all/DT ]
./. 
==================================

[ Durkin/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Calhoun/NNP ]
came/VBD running/VBG from/IN 
[ the/DT post/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ They/PRP ]
had/VBD 
[ pistols/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ their/PRP$ hands/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ They/PRP ]
bawled/VBD 
[ questions/NNS ]

[ that/WP ]
were/VBD not/RB answered/VBN in/IN 
[ the/DT uproar/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ They/PRP ]
followed/VBD 
[ the/DT others/NNS ]
toward/IN 
[ the/DT east/JJ gate/NN ]
./. 
==================================
Beyond/IN 
[ the/DT stockade/NN rifles/NNS ]
began/VBD to/TO explode/VB as/IN 
[ some/DT ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT guerrillas/NNS ]
fired/VBN at/IN 
[ shadows/NNS ]
that/IN 
[ they/PRP ]
imagined/VBD were/VBD 
[ Apaches/NNPS ]
./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
made/VBD 
[ a/DT dash/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT rear/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT frame/NN buildings/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
crawled/VBD beneath/IN 
[ the/DT two/CD supply/NN wagons/NNS ]

[ which/WDT ]
stood/VBD between/IN 
[ the/DT buildings/NNS ]
and/CC peered/VBD around/IN 
[ a/DT corner/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT area/NN ]
was/VBD deserted/VBN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ A/DT man/NN ]
was/VBD standing/VBG in/IN 
[ the/DT open/JJ door/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT lighted/JJ orderly/JJ room/NN ]

[ a/DT few/JJ yards/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ Mike/NNP 's/POS left/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
,/, too/RB ,/, suddenly/RB made/VBN up/RP 
[ his/PRP$ mind/NN ]
and/CC went/VBD racing/VBG to/TO join/VB 
[ the/DT confused/VBN activity/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT east/JJ end/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT stockade/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
crawled/VBD to/TO 
[ the/DT door/NN ]
and/CC peered/VBD in/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT orderly/JJ room/NN ]
seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB deserted/VBN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ A/DT lantern/NN ]
hung/VBD from/IN 
[ a/DT peg/NN ]
,/, giving/VBG 
[ light/NN ]
./. 
==================================
Ducking/VBG inside/RB ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
found/VBD that/IN 
[ three/CD rifles/NNS ]
were/VBD stacked/VBN in/IN 
[ a/DT corner/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ A/DT brace/NN ]
of/IN 
[ pistols/NNS ]
,/, holstered/VBN on/IN 
[ belts/NNS ]
,/, hung/VBD from/IN 
[ a/DT peg/NN ]
,/, along/IN with/IN 
[ ammunition/NN pouches/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ An/DT ammunition/NN case/NN ]
stood/VBD 
[ open/JJ ]
,/, containing/VBG 
[ canisters/NNS ]

[ which/WDT ]
contained/VBD 
[ powder/NN cartridges/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
seized/VBD 
[ a/DT blanket/NN ]
from/IN 
[ a/DT pallet/NN ]
in/IN 
[ a/DT corner/NN ]
,/, spread/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT floor/NN ]
and/CC used/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
to/TO form/VB 
[ a/DT bag/NN ]
in/IN 
[ which/WDT ]

[ he/PRP ]
placed/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ booty/NN ]
./. 
==================================
Shouldering/VBG 
[ the/DT load/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
peered/VBD from/IN 
[ the/DT door/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ His/PRP$ ]
looting/NN of/IN 
[ the/DT orderly/JJ room/NN ]
had/VBD taken/VBN only/RB 
[ a/DT minute/NN ]
or/CC 
[ two/CD ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT vicinity/NN ]
was/VBD still/RB clear/JJ of/IN 
[ guerrillas/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
looked/VBD at/IN 
[ the/DT looming/VBG hoods/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT supply/NN wagons/NNS ]
,/, struck/VBN by/IN 
[ a/DT new/JJ inspiration/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
set/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ bundle/NN ]
down/RP ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Snatching/VBG 
[ the/DT lantern/NN ]
from/IN 
[ its/PRP$ peg/NN ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
shattered/VBD 
[ its/PRP$ globe/NN ]
with/IN 
[ a/DT blow/NN ]
against/IN 
[ a/DT post/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
picked/VBD up/IN 
[ the/DT powder/NN canister/NN ]
and/CC ran/VBD out/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Bursting/VBG 
[ paper/NN cartridges/NNS ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
scattered/VBD 
[ powder/NN ]
beneath/IN 
[ the/DT nearest/JJS wagon/NN ]
and/CC dumped/VBD 
[ the/DT contents/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT canister/NN ]
upon/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
shouldered/VBD 
[ the/DT blanket/NN ]
again/RB ,/, backed/VBD off/RB ,/, and/CC tossed/VBD 
[ the/DT lantern/NN ]
with/IN 
[ its/PRP$ open/JJ wick/NN ]
beneath/IN 
[ the/DT wagon/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
turned/VBD and/CC raced/VBD across/IN 
[ the/DT parade/NN ground/NN ]
toward/IN 
[ the/DT rock/NN house/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Powder/NN flame/NN ]
gushed/VBD beneath/IN 
[ the/DT wagon/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT stockade/NN ]
was/VBD brilliantly/RB lighted/VBN and/CC 
[ the/DT guerrillas/NNS ]
sighted/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ They/PRP ]
realized/VBD 
[ the/DT truth/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Bullets/NNS ]
began/VBD to/TO snap/VB past/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ One/NN ]
struck/VBD 
[ the/DT muzzle/NN ]
of/IN 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT rifles/NNS ]

[ that/WP ]
projected/VBD from/IN 
[ the/DT shoulder/NN pack/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Its/PRP$ force/NN ]
spun/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
around/IN ,/, but/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
recovered/VBD and/CC got/VBD into/IN 
[ stride/NN ]
again/RB ./. 
==================================

[ A/DT bullet/NN ]
tore/VBD 
[ the/DT earth/NN ]
from/IN beneath/IN 
[ his/PRP$ foot/NN ]
when/WRB 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT stride/NN ]
or/CC 
[ two/CD ]
from/IN 
[ safety/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Another/DT ]
struck/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
heavily/RB in/IN 
[ the/DT thigh/NN ]
and/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
went/VBD down/RB ./. 
==================================

[ Guerrillas/NNS ]
were/VBD racing/VBG toward/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Susan/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Julia/NNP ]
came/VBD from/IN 
[ the/DT door/NN ]
and/CC dragged/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
with/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT three/CD ]
of/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
floundered/VBN through/IN 
[ the/DT door/NN ]
into/IN 
[ the/DT interior/NN ]
and/CC fell/VBD in/IN 
[ a/DT heap/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Susan/NNP ]
bounced/VBD to/TO 
[ her/PRP$ feet/NNS ]
and/CC slammed/VBD 
[ the/DT door/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ She/PRP ]
crouched/VBD aside/RB as/IN 
[ bullets/NNS ]
beat/VBD at/IN 
[ the/DT portal/NN ]
,/, chewing/VBG into/IN 
[ the/DT planks/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Some/DT ]
tore/VBD entirely/RB through/IN 
[ the/DT whipsawed/VBN post/NN oak/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT iron/NN ]
hinges/NNS held/VBD ,/, but/CC 
[ the/DT planks/NNS ]
were/VBD in/IN 
[ danger/NN ]
of/IN being/VBG torn/VBN from/IN 
[ the/DT crossbars/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
rolled/VBD to/TO 
[ Susan/NNP ]
,/, grasped/VBD 
[ her/PRP ]
around/IN 
[ the/DT knees/NNS ]
,/, dragging/VBG 
[ her/PRP ]
off/IN 
[ her/PRP$ feet/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
hovered/VBD over/IN 
[ her/PRP ]
to/TO shield/VB 
[ her/PRP ]
,/, for/IN 
[ spent/VBN bullets/NNS ]
were/VBD thudding/VBG against/IN 
[ the/DT rear/JJ walls/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
peered/VBD from/IN 
[ a/DT loophole/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Guerrillas/NNS ]
were/VBD only/RB 
[ a/DT dozen/NN yards/NNS ]
away/RB ,/, charging/VBG 
[ the/DT house/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
snatched/VBD 
[ a/DT pistol/NN ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT heap/NN ]
of/IN 
[ scattered/VBN booty/NN ]
and/CC fired/VBN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
dropped/VBD 
[ a/DT man/NN ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT first/JJ bullet/NN ]
./. 
==================================
At/IN 
[ the/DT same/JJ moment/NN Wheeler/NNP Fiske/NNP ]
fired/VBD 
[ the/DT rifle/NN Mike/NNP ]
had/VBD given/VBN 
[ him/PRP ]
and/CC 
[ another/DT guerrilla/NN ]
was/VBD hit/VBN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ That/WP ]
halted/VBD 
[ the/DT rush/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT guerrillas/NNS ]
scattered/VBD for/IN 
[ cover/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT wagons/NNS ]
were/VBD burning/VBG fiercely/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT mudwagon/NN ]
had/VBD caught/VBN 
[ fire/NN ]
also/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT blaze/NN ]
was/VBD spreading/VBG to/TO 
[ the/DT frame/NN buildings/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT guerrillas/NNS ]
realized/VBD 
[ they/PRP ]
faced/VBD 
[ a/DT new/JJ problem/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ Gawdamighty/UH ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ One/CD ]
screeched/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ There/EX ]
goes/VBZ 
[ our/PRP$ grub/NN ]

[ an/CC ]
'/'' 
[ ammunition/NN ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================
``/`` Get/VB 
[ a/DT bucket/NN line/NN ]
going/VBG ''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Calhoun/NNP ]
shouted/VBD ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
``/`` 
[ Hurry/VB ]
!/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Hurry/VB ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

[ The/DT guerrillas/NNS ]
began/VBD 
[ a/DT frantic/JJ search/NN ]
for/IN 
[ pails/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ which/WDT ]
to/TO bring/VB 
[ water/NN ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT spring/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
But/CC 
[ what/WP ]

[ few/JJ containers/NNS they/PRP ]
found/VBD were/VBD inadequate/JJ ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Many/JJ ]
of/IN 
[ them/PRP ]
,/, in/IN 
[ increasing/VBG panic/NN ]
,/, came/VBD running/VBG with/IN 
[ water/NN ]
in/IN 
[ their/PRP$ hats/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ a/DT ludicrous/JJ effort/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Both/DT ]

[ buildings/NNS ]
were/VBD in/IN 
[ flames/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT heat/NN ]
drove/VBD 
[ the/DT guerrillas/NNS ]
back/RB ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT roof/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT command/NN post/NN ]
began/VBD to/TO buckle/VB ./. 
==================================
``/`` Drag/VB 
[ the/DT wagons/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT spring/NN ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Lew/NNP Durkin/NNP ]
yelled/VBD ./. 
==================================
``/`` Run/VB 
[ 'em/PRP right/RB ]
into/IN 
[ the/DT spring/NN ]
!/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Hustle/VB ''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

[ One/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT wagons/NNS ]
erupted/VBD 
[ a/DT massive/JJ pillar/NN ]
of/IN 
[ flame/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ A/DT sizable/JJ supply/NN ]
of/IN 
[ powder/NN ]
had/VBD been/VBN touched/VBN off/RP ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT wagons/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT coach/NN ]
were/VBD beyond/IN saving/VBG and/CC so/RB were/VBD 
[ the/DT buildings/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT glow/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT fire/NN ]
reached/VBD through/IN 
[ the/DT openings/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT windows/NNS ]
,/, giving/VBG 
[ light/NN ]
enough/RB to/TO examine/VB 
[ Mike/NNP 's/POS wound/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT bullet/NN ]
had/VBD torn/VBN through/IN 
[ the/DT flesh/NN ]
just/RB above/IN 
[ the/DT knee/NN ]
,/, inflicting/VBG 
[ an/DT ugly/JJ gash/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
was/VBD forming/VBG 
[ a/DT pool/NN ]
of/IN 
[ blood/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT floor/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
But/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
had/VBD missed/VBN 
[ the/DT bone/NN ]
and/CC had/VBD passed/VBN on/IN through/IN ./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Susan/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Julia/NNP ]
ripped/VBD 
[ strips/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ their/PRP$ clothing/NN ]
and/CC bound/VBD 
[ the/DT injury/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ Mike/NNP ]
tested/VBD 
[ the/DT leg/NN ]
and/CC found/VBD that/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD able/JJ to/TO hobble/VB around/RB on/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================
==================================
==================================
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==================================

[ They/PRP ]
neither/CC liked/VBD nor/CC disliked/VBD 
[ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
To/TO 
[ them/PRP ]

[ he/PRP ]
could/MD have/VB been/VBN 
[ the/DT broken/VBN bell/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT church/NN tower/NN ]

[ which/WDT ]
rang/VBD before/IN and/CC after/IN 
[ Mass/NNP ]
,/, and/CC at/IN 
[ noon/NN ]
,/, and/CC at/IN 
[ six/CD each/DT evening/NN ]
--/: 
[ its/PRP$ tone/NN ]
,/, 
[ repetitive/JJ ]
,/, 
[ monotonous/JJ ]
,/, never/RB breaking/VBG 
[ the/DT boredom/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT streets/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
was/VBD unimportant/JJ ./. 
==================================
Yet/RB if/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
were/VBD not/RB there/RB ,/, 
[ they/PRP ]
would/MD have/VB missed/VBN 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, as/IN 
[ they/PRP ]
would/MD have/VB missed/VBN 
[ the/DT sounds/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ bees/NNS ]
buzzing/VBG against/IN 
[ the/DT screen/NN door/NN ]
in/IN 
[ early/JJ June/NNP ]
;/: ;/: or/CC 
[ the/DT smell/NN ]
of/IN 
[ thick/JJ tomato/NN paste/NN ]
--/: 
[ the/DT ripe/JJ smell/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
was/VBD 
[ both/DT sweet/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ sour/JJ ]
--/: rising/VBG up/RP  from/IN 
[ aluminum/NN trays/NNS ]
wrapped/VBN in/IN 
[ fly-dotted/JJ cheesecloth/NN ]
./. 
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Or/CC 
[ the/DT surging/VBG whirling/NN sounds/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ bats/NNS ]
at/IN 
[ night/NN ]
,/, when/WRB 
[ their/PRP$ black/JJ bodies/NNS ]
dived/VBD into/IN 
[ the/DT blackness/NN ]
above/IN and/CC below/IN 
[ the/DT amber/JJ street/NN lights/NNS ]
./. 
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Or/CC 
[ the/DT bay/NN ]
of/IN 
[ female/JJ dogs/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ heat/NN ]
./. 
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[ They/PRP ]
never/RB called/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
by/IN 
[ name/NN ]
,/, although/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD 
[ one/NN ]
./. 
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[ Filippo/NNP Rossi/NNP ]
,/, 
[ that/DT ]
's/VBZ 
[ what/WDT ]

[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD called/VBN in/IN 
[ the/DT old/JJ country/NN ]
;/: ;/: but/CC here/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD just/RB 
[ Signore/NNP ]
or/CC 
[ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
./. 
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But/CC 
[ this/DT ]
was/VBD not/RB 
[ unusual/JJ ]
,/, because/IN 
[ youth/NN ]
in/IN 
[ these/DT quarters/NNS ]
was/VBD always/RB pushed/VBN at/IN 
[ a/DT distance/NN ]
from/IN 
[ its/PRP$ elders/NNS ]
./. 
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[ Youth/NN ]
obeyed/VBD when/WRB commanded/VBN ./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
went/VBD to/TO 
[ church/NN ]
on/IN 
[ Sunday/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ one/CD Saturday/NNP ]

[ a/DT month/NN ]
went/VBD to/TO 
[ confession/NN ]
./. 
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But/CC 
[ youth/NN ]
asked/VBD 
[ nothing/NN ]
of/IN 
[ its/PRP$ parents/NNS ]
--/: not/RB 
[ a/DT touch/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT hand/NN ]
or/CC 
[ a/DT kiss/NN ]
given/VBN in/IN passing/VBG ./. 
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[ The/DT only/JJ thing/NN ]
unusual/JJ about/IN 
[ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
had/VBD long/JJ since/IN happened/VBN ./. 
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But/CC 
[ the/DT past/NN ]
was/VBD dead/JJ here/RB as/IN 
[ the/DT present/NN ]
was/VBD dead/JJ ./. 
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Once/IN 
[ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
had/VBD had/VBN 
[ a/DT wife/NN ]
./. 
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And/CC once/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
,/, too/RB ,/, ignored/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
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With/IN 
[ a/DT tiny/JJ fur-piece/NN ]
wrapped/VBN around/IN 
[ her/PRP$ shoulders/NNS ]
,/, 
[ she/PRP ]
wiggled/VBD 
[ her/PRP$ satin-covered/JJ buttocks/NNS ]
down/IN 
[ the/DT street/NN ]
before/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
and/CC did/VBD n't/RB 
[ stop/NN ]
./. 
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In/IN 
[ one/CD hand/NN ]

[ she/PRP ]
clutched/VBD 
[ a/DT hundred/CD dollar/NN bill/NN ]
and/CC in/IN 
[ the/DT other/JJ a/DT straw/NN suitcase/NN ]
./. 
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[ The/DT way/NN ]

[ she/PRP ]
strutted/VBD down/IN 
[ the/DT street/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
would/MD have/VB been/VBN blind/JJ not/RB to/TO have/VB noticed/VBN 
[ both/DT ]
./. 
==================================

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Without/IN looking/VBG at/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, without/IN looking/VBG at/IN 
[ anything/NN ]
except/IN 
[ Drexel/NNP Street/NNP ]
directly/RB in/IN 
[ front/NN ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP ]
,/, 
[ she/PRP ]
climbed/VBD up/IN into/IN 
[ one/CD ]
of/IN 
[ those/DT orange/JJ streetcars/NNS ]
,/, rode/VBD away/RB in/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
,/, and/CC never/RB came/VBD back/RB ./. 
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``/`` But/CC 
[ she/PRP ]
should/MD n't/RB have/VB come/VBN here/RB in/IN 
[ the/DT first/JJ place/NN ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ the/DT women/NNS ]
had/VBD said/VBD ./. 
==================================
``/`` No/UH ,/, no/UH ./. 
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Not/RB that/DT 
[ one/NN ] 
./. 
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[ She/PRP ]
thought/VBD 
[ she/PRP ]
was/VBD bigger/JJR than/IN 
[ we/PRP ]
are/VBP because/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
came/VBD from/IN 
[ Torino/NNP ]
''/'' ./. 
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``/`` 
[ Eh/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Torino/NNP ]
!/. !/. 
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[ She/PRP ]
gave/VBD 
[ herself/PRP ]

[ fancy/JJ airs/NNS ]
!/. !/. 
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Just/RB because/IN 
[ she/PRP ]
had/VBD 
[ a/DT part/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT stage/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT old/JJ country/NN ]
,/, 
[ she/PRP ]
thought/VBD 
[ she/PRP ]
could/MD carry/VB 
[ her/PRP$ head/NN ]
higher/JJR than/IN 
[ ours/PRP ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
had/VBD slapped/VBN 
[ their/PRP$ thighs/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ It/PRP ]
's/VBZ not/RB for/IN making/VBG 
[ pretty/JJ speeches/NNS ]
about/IN 
[ Dante/NN those/DT actresses/NNS ]
get/VBP paid/VBN so/RB good/JJ ''/'' ./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ Henh/UH ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
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Calloused/JJ 
[ fingers/NNS ]
,/, caressed/VBD only/RB by/IN 
[ the/DT smoothness/NN ]
of/IN 
[ polished/VBN rosaries/NNS ]
,/, had/VBD swayed/VBN excitedly/RB beneath/IN 
[ puckered/JJ chins/NNS ]
where/WRB 
[ tiny/JJ black/JJ hairs/NNS ]
sprouted/VBD ,/, never/RB to/TO be/VB tweezed/VBN away/RB ./. 
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[ Mauve-colored/JJ mouths/NNS ]

[ that/WP ]
had/VBD never/RB known/VBN 
[ anything/NN ]
sweeter/JJR than/IN 
[ the/DT taste/NN ]
of/IN 
[ new/JJ wine/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT passion/NN ]
of/IN 
[ man/NN 's/POS tongue/NN ]
had/VBD not/RB smiled/VBN ,/, but/CC had/VBD condemned/VBN again/RB and/CC again/RB ./. 
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``/`` 
[ Puttana/NN ] 
''/'' !/. !/. 
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But/CC if/IN 
[ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
even/RB thought/VBD about/IN 
[ his/PRP$ wife/NN ]
now/RB ,/, 
[ nobody/NN ]
cared/VBD 
[ a/DT fig/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD enough/RB for/IN 
[ people/NNS ]
to/TO know/VB that/IN at/IN 
[ one/CD time/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD looked/VBN down/IN 
[ the/DT street/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT fleshy/JJ suppleness/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT woman/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD consumed/VBN --/: watching/VBG 
[ her/PRP ]
become/VB 
[ thinner/JJR ]
and/CC 
[ thinner/JJR ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT distance/NN ]
,/, as/RB thin/JJ as/IN 
[ the/DT seams/NNS ]
on/IN 
[ her/PRP$ stockings/NNS ]
,/, and/CC still/RB thinner/JJR ./. 
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[ His/PRP$ voice/NN ]
had/VBD not/RB commanded/VBN 
[ her/PRP ]
to/TO stop/VB ./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
had/VBD not/RB questioned/VBN why/WRB ./. 
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[ The/DT women/NNS ]
said/VBD 
[ they/PRP ]
had/VBD seen/VBN 
[ him/PRP ]
wave/VB 
[ an/DT exhausted/VBN farewell/NN ]
;/: ;/: but/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
might/MD have/VB been/VBN shooing/VBG away/RB 
[ the/DT fleas/NNS ]

[ that/WP ]
hopped/VBD from/IN 
[ his/PRP$ yellow/JJ dog/NN ]
onto/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
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==================================
(/( 
[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD never/RB without/IN 
[ that/DT dog/NN ]
./. 
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)/) And/CC 
[ his/PRP$ eyes/NNS ]
--/: 
[ those/DT miniature/JJ sundials/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ variegated/JJ yellow/NN ]
--/: had/VBD not/RB altered/VBN 
[ their/PRP$ expression/NN ]
or/CC 
[ direction/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP 's/POS very/JJ soul/NN ]
could/MD have/VB left/VBN 
[ him/PRP ]
and/CC flown/VBN down/IN 
[ that/DT street/NN ]
,/, but/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
would/MD n't/RB have/VB had/VBD 
[ anyone/NN ]
know/VB 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================
Perhaps/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD known/VBN then/RB where/WRB that/IN 
[ hundred/CD dollar/NN bill/NN ]
had/VBD come/VBN from/IN and/CC where/WRB 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD taking/VBG 
[ his/PRP$ wife/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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But/CC when/WRB 
[ he/PRP ]
called/VBD for/IN 
[ his/PRP$ withered/JJ ]
,/, 
[ wrinkled/JJ sister/NN ]
Rose/NNP to/TO care/VB for/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT children/NNS ]
,/, had/VBD 
[ he/PRP ]
guessed/VBD that/IN 
[ all/DT he/PRP ]
would/MD remember/VB of/IN 
[ his/PRP$ woman/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT memory/NN ]
of/IN 
[ her/PRP ]
climbing/VBG into/IN 
[ that/DT streetcar/NN ]
?/. ?/. 
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[ There/EX ]
seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB 
[ a/DT contemptuous/JJ purpose/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT way/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
sat/VBD there/RB with/IN 
[ his/PRP$ eyes/NNS ]
glued/VBD to/TO 
[ Drexel/NNP Street/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ his/PRP$ back/NN ]
in/IN 
[ opposition/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT church/NN ]
behind/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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For/IN 
[ all/DT he/PRP ]
saw/VBD or/CC cared/VBD to/TO see/VB ,/, 
[ this/DT ]
could/MD have/VB been/VBN 
[ a/DT town/NN ]
in/IN 
[ Italy/NNP ]
,/, not/RB 
[ the/DT outskirts/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ Philadelphia/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
could/MD have/VB been/VBN 
[ Bari/NNP ]
or/CC 
[ Chieti/NNP ]
for/IN 
[ the/DT way/NN ]

[ it/PRP ]
smelled/VBD ./. 
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[ What/WP ]
did/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
matter/VB to/TO 
[ him/PRP ]
that/IN 
[ the/DT park/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT foot/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Ash/NNP Road/NNP ]
stretched/VBD beneath/IN 
[ elevated/VBN trains/NNS ]

[ that/WP ]
roared/VBD from/IN 
[ the/DT stucco/NN station/NN ]
into/IN 
[ the/DT city/NN 's/POS center/NN ]
at/IN 
[ half-hour/NN  intervals/NNS ]
?/. ?/. 
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Or/CC that/IN 
[ the/DT tiny/JJ creek/NN ]
spun/VBD 
[ its/PRP$ silent/JJ course/NN ]
toward/IN 
[ the/DT Schuylkill/NN ]
?/. ?/. 
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[ This/DT place/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ hatred/NN ]
to/TO 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, just/RB as/IN 
[ hatred/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ only/JJ companion/NN ]
in/IN 
[ his/PRP$ aloneness/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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To/TO 
[ him/PRP ]

[ they/PRP ]
were/VBD 
[ one/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT same/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

[ Sameness/NN ]
for/IN 
[ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
was/VBD framed/VBN in/IN by/IN 
[ a/DT wall/NN ]
of/IN 
[ ginkgo/NN trees/NNS ]

[ which/WDT ]
divided/VBD 
[ these/DT quarters/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ the/DT city/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Sameness/NN ]
lined/VBD 
[ the/DT streets/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ two-story/JJ houses/NNS ]

[ the/DT color/NN ]
of/IN 
[ ash/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
slashed/VBD 
[ the/DT sloping/JJ manure-scented/JJ lawns/NNS ]
with/IN 
[ concrete/NN steps/NNS ]

[ which/WDT ]
climbed/VBD upward/RB to/TO 
[ white/JJ wooden/JJ porches/NNS ]
./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
swayed/VBD with/IN 
[ the/DT wicker/NN swings/NNS ]
and/CC screeched/VBD with/IN 
[ the/DT rusted/JJ hinges/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ screen/NN doors/NNS ]
./. 
==================================
Even/RB 
[ the/DT stable-garage/NN ]
,/, 
[ which/WDT ]
housed/VBD 
[ nothing/NN ]
now/RB but/CC 
[ the/DT scent/NN ]
of/IN 
[ rot/NN ]
,/, had/VBD 
[ a/DT lawn/NN ]
before/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
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And/CC
[ the/DT coffee/NN shop/NN ]
on/IN 
[ Drexel/NNP Street/NNP ]
,/, where/WRB 
[ the/DT men/NNS ]
spent/VBD 
[ their/PRP$ evenings/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ Sundays/NNPS ]
playing/VBG 
[ cards/NNS ]
,/, had/VBD 
[ a/DT rose/NN hedge/NN ]
beneath/IN 
[ its/PRP$ window/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT hedge/NN ]
reeked/VBD of/IN 
[ coffee/NN dregs/NNS ]
thrown/VBN against/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
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Only/RB 
[ one/CD house/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT street/NN ]
had/VBD 
[ no/DT lawn/NN ]
before/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ It/PRP ]
squatted/VBD 
[ low/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ square/NN ]
upon/IN 
[ the/DT sidewalk/NN ]
with/IN 
[ a/DT heavy/JJ iron/NN grating/NN ]
supporting/VBG 
[ a/DT glass/NN facade/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
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[ That/DT ]
was/VBD 
[ Bartoli/NNP 's/POS shop/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Above/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
,/, from/IN 
[ a/DT second-story/JJ showroom/NN ]
,/, 
[ wooden/JJ angels/NNS ]
surveyed/VBD 
[ the/DT neighborhood/NN ]
./. 
==================================
Did/VBD 
[ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
remember/VB 
[ them/PRP ]
there/RB ?/. ?/. 
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Yet/RB everywhere/RB else/RB
[ sameness/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ stucco/NN ]
and/CC 
[ wood/NN ]
in/IN 
[ square/NN blocks/NNS ]
--/: like/IN 
[ fortresses/NNS ]
perched/VBN against/IN 
[ the/DT slant/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT hill/NN ]
,/, rising/VBG with/IN 
[ the/DT hill/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT top/NN ]
where/WRB 
[ the/DT church/NN ]
was/VBD and/CC beyond/IN 
[ that/DT ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT cemetery/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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Only/RB paved/VBN 
[ alleyways/NNS ]
tunneled/VBD through/IN 
[ the/DT walls/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ those/DT fortresses/NNS ]
into/IN 
[ the/DT mysterious/JJ core/NN ]
of/IN 
[ intimacy/NN ]
behind/IN 
[ the/DT houses/NNS ]
where/WRB 
[ backyards/NNS ]
owned/VBD 
[ no/DT fences/NNS ]
,/, where/WRB 
[ one/CD man/NN 's/POS property/NN ]
blended/VBD with/IN 
[ the/DT next/JJ ]
to/TO form/VB 
[ courtyards/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ which/WDT ]

[ no/DT one/NN ]
knew/VBD 
[ privacy/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Love/NN ]
and/CC 
[ hatred/NN ]
and/CC 
[ fear/NN ]
were/VBD 
[ one/NN ]
here/RB ,/, shaded/VBD only/RB by/IN 
[ fig/NN trees/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ grape/NN vines/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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And/CC 
[ the/DT forked/JJ tongue/NN ]
of/IN 
[ gossip/NN ]
licked/VBD 
[ its/PRP$ sinister/JJ way/NN ]
from/IN 
[ back/NN  porch/NN ]
to/TO 
[ back/NN porch/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
silently/RB fed/VBN upon/IN 
[ these/DT streets/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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[ They/PRP ]
kept/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
alive/JJ ,/, waiting/VBG ./. 
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Waiting/VBG for/IN 
[ what/WP ]
and/CC for/IN 
[ whom/WP ]
,/, only/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
could/MD tell/VB and/CC would/MD not/RB ./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD as/IN though/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD made/VBN 
[ a/DT pact/NN ]
with/IN 
[ the/DT devil/NN ]

[ himself/PRP ]
,/, but/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD not/RB yet/RB 
[ time/NN ]
to/TO pay/VB 
[ the/DT price/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD holding/VBG out/IN for/IN 
[ something/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD determined/VBN to/TO hold/VB out/IN ./. 
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[ The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP 's/POS son/NN ]
threw/VBD 
[ himself/PRP ]
down/IN ,/, 
[ belly/NN first/JJ ]
,/, upon/IN 
[ a/DT concrete/JJ step/NN ]
,/, taking/VBG in/IN 
[ the/DT coolness/NN ]
of/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
,/, and/CC dreaming/VBG of/IN 
[ the/DT day/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
would/MD be/VB rich/JJ ./. 
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At/IN 
[ fifteen/CD he/PRP ]
did/VBD n't/RB 
[ care/NN ]
that/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
had/VBD 
[ no/DT mother/NN ]
,/, that/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
could/MD n't/RB remember/VB 
[ her/PRP$ face/NN ]
or/CC 
[ her/PRP$ touch/NN ]
;/: ;/: neither/CC did/VBD 
[ he/PRP ]
care/VB that/IN 
[ Aunt/NNP Rose/NNP ]
provided/VBD for/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD named/VBN 
[ Pompeii/NNP ]
as/IN 
[ a/DT tribute/NN ]
to/TO 
[ his/PRP$ heritage/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
could/MD n't/RB have/VB cared/VBN 
[ less/RBR ]
about/IN 
[ that/DT ]
either/RB ./.  
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To/TO 
[ him/PRP ]

[ life/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT restless/JJ boredom/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
began/VBD with/IN 
[ the/DT rising/JJ sun/NN ]
and/CC ended/VBD only/RB with/IN 
[ sleep/NN ]
./. 
==================================
When/WRB 
[ he/PRP ]
would/MD be/VB 
[ a/DT man/NN ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
would/MD be/VB 
[ a/DT rich/JJ man/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
would/MD not/RB be/VB like/IN 
[ the/DT ]
``/`` 
[ rich/JJ Americans/NNPS ]
''/'' 
[ who/WP ]
lived/VBD in/IN 
[ white-columned/JJ houses/NNS ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT other/JJ side/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT park/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ He/PRP ]
would/MD not/RB ride/VB 
[ the/DT eight-thirty/JJ local/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT city/NN ]

[ each/DT morning/NN ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
would/MD not/RB carry/VB 
[ a/DT brief/JJ case/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
Nor/CC would/MD 
[ he/PRP ]
work/VB at/IN 
[ all/DT ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
would/MD square/VB 
[ his/PRP$ shoulders/NNS ]
and/CC carry/VB 
[ a/DT cane/NN ]
before/IN 
[ each/DT step/NN ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
would/MD sit/VB inside/IN 
[ the/DT coffee/NN ]
shop/NN and/CC pound/VB 
[ a/DT gloved/VBN fist/NN ]
upon/IN 
[ the/DT table/NN ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT girl/NN ]
would/MD hear/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
and/CC come/VB running/VBG ,/, bowing/VBG with/IN 
[ her/PRP$ ]
running/VBG ,/, calling/VBG out/IN in/IN 
[ her/PRP$ ]
bowing/VBG ,/, ``/`` At/IN 
[ your/PRP$ service/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
would/MD order/VB 
[ her/PRP ]
to/TO bring/VB 
[ coffee/NN ]
,/, and/CC would/MD take/VB from/IN 
[ his/PRP$ vest/NN pocket/NN ]

[ a/DT thin/JJ black/JJ pipe/NN ]

[ which/WDT ]

[ he/PRP ]
would/MD stuff/VB --/: 
[ he/PRP ]
would/MD not/RB remove/VB 
[ his/PRP$ gloves/NNS ]
--/: and/CC 
[ light/VB ] 
and/CC 
[ smoke/VB ] 
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
could/MD do/VB that/IN when/WRB 
[ he/PRP ]
would/MD be/VB 
[ a/DT man/NN ]
./. 
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``/`` 
[ Hey/UH ]
,/, 
[ Laura/NNP ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
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[ He/PRP ]
called/VBD to/TO 
[ his/PRP$ sister/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT porch/NN ]
above/IN 
[ the/DT steps/NNS ]
./. 
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[ She/PRP ]
was/VBD only/RB 
[ ten/CD months/NNS ]
older/JJR than/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
./. 
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==================================
``/`` 
[ Laura/NNP ]
,/, 
[ what/WP ]
would/MD 
[ you/PRP ]
say/VB if/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
smoked/VBD 
[ a/DT pipe/NN ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
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[ Laura/NNP ]
did/VBD not/RB answer/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
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[ She/PRP ]
leaned/VBD 
[ unconcerned/JJ ]
against/IN 
[ the/DT broken/VBN porch/NN fence/NN ]
,/, brushing/VBG and/CC drying/VBG 
[ her/PRP ]
wet/JJ ,/, 
[ gilded/JJ hair/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT sun/NN ]
./. 
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[ One/CD lithe/JJ leg/NN ]
straddled/VBD 
[ the/DT railing/NN ]
and/CC swung/VBD loosely/RB before/IN 
[ the/DT creaking/VBG ]
,/, torn/VBN 
[ pales/NNS ]
./. 
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[ Her/PRP$ tanned/JJ foot/NN ]
,/, 
[ whose/WP$ arch/NN ]
swept/VBD 
[ high/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ white/JJ ]
,/, pointed/VBD artfully/RB toward/IN tapering/VBG 
[ toes/NNS ]
--/: 
[ toes/NNS ]
like/IN 
[ fingers/NNS ]
,/, 
[ whose/WP$ tips/NNS ]
glowed/VBD 
[ white/JJ ]
./. 
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[ All/DT the/DT while/NN ]

[ she/PRP ]
sat/VBD 
[ there/EX ]
,/, 
[ her/PRP$ sinewy/JJ arms/NNS ]
swirled/VBD before/IN 
[ her/PRP$ chest/NN ]
./. 
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[ Her/PRP$ face/NN ]
showed/VBD 
[ no/DT sign/NN ]
of/IN having/VBG heard/VBN 
[ Pompeii/NNP ]
./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT face/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
had/VBD lost/VBN 
[ its/PRP$ childlike/JJ softness/NN ]
and/CC was/VBD beginning/VBG to/TO fold/VB within/IN 
[ its/PRP$ fragile/JJ features/NNS ]

[ a/DT harshness/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
belied/VBD 
[ the/DT lyric/JJ lines/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ its/PRP$ contours/NNS ]
./. 
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[ The/DT eyes/NNS ]
,/, 
[ blue/JJ ]
and/CC always/RB somewhat/RB downcast/JJ ,/, possessed/VBD 
[ a/DT sullen/JJ quality/NN ]
./. 
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Even/RB though/IN 
[ the/DT boy/NN ]
could/MD not/RB see/VB 
[ them/PRP ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
knew/VBD 
[ they/PRP ]
were/VBD clouded/VBN by/IN 
[ distance/NN ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD never/RB sure/JJ 
[ they/PRP ]
fully/RB took/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
in/IN ./. 
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[ Pompeii/NNP ]
called/VBD again/RB ,/, ``/`` 
[ Laura/NNP ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
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But/CC 
[ the/DT only/JJ answer/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
reached/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT ]
screeching/VBG of/IN 
[ the/DT porch/NN rail/NN ]
from/IN 
[ her/PRP$ leg/NN ]
moving/VBG against/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ She/PRP ]
's/VBZ in/IN 
[ a/DT mood/NN ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
thought/VBD ``/`` 
[ There/EX ]
's/VBZ not/RB 
[ a/DT month/NN ]

[ she/PRP ]
does/VBZ n't/RB get/VB 
[ herself/PRP ]
in/IN 
[ a/DT mood/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
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Well/RB ,/, 
[ what/WP ]
did/VBD 
[ that/DT matter/NN ]
when/WRB 
[ the/DT sun/NN ]
was/VBD shining/VBG and/CC 
[ there/EX ]
were/VBD 
[ dreams/NNS ]
to/TO dream/VB about/IN ?/. ?/. 
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And/CC as/IN for/IN 
[ his/PRP$ pipe/NN ]
,/, if/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
wanted/VBD to/TO smoke/VB 
[ one/NN ]
,/, 
[ nobody/NN ]
would/MD stop/VB 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
Not/RB even/RB 
[ Laura/NNP ]
./. 
==================================
Suddenly/RB 
[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD interrupted/VBN in/IN 
[ his/PRP$ daydreaming/NN ]
by/IN 
[ a/DT warm/JJ wetness/NN ]
lapping/VBG against/IN 
[ his/PRP$ chin/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ his/PRP$ eyes/NNS ]
opened/VBD 
[ wide/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ long/JJ ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT sight/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT goat/NN 's/POS claret/JJ  tongue/NN ]
,/, feasting/VBG against/IN 
[ the/DT salt/NN taste/NN ]
of/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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Above/IN 
[ the/DT tongue/NN ]
,/, 
[ an/DT aged/VBN yellow/JJ eye/NN ]
,/, 
[ sallow/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ time-cast/JJ ]
,/, encrusted/VBN within/IN 
[ a/DT sphere/NN ]
of/IN 
[ marbleized/VBN pink/JJ skin/NN ]
,/, stared/VBD unfalteringly/RB at/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ Christ/NN sake/NN ]
,/, 
[ goat/NN ]
,/, 
[ git/VB ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
==================================

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==================================
But/CC 
[ the/DT goat/NN ]
would/MD not/RB ./. 
==================================
``/`` 
[ You/PRP ]
're/VBP boiling/VBG 
[ milk/NN ]
,/, ai/VB n't/RB 
[ you/PRP ]
''/'' ?/. ?/. 
==================================

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Soothing/VBG 
[ it/PRP ]
with/IN 
[ his/PRP$ hand/NN ]
,/, knowing/VBG 
[ the/DT whiskered/JJ jowls/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT swollen/JJ smoothness/NN ]
of/IN 
[ teats/NNS ]

[ that/WP ]
wrinkled/VBD expectantly/RB to/TO 
[ his/PRP$ touch/NN ]
./. 
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[ Pompeii/NNP ]
rolled/VBD over/IN ./. 
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[ His/PRP$ head/NN ]
undulated/VBD gradually/RB ,/, covering/VBG 
[ space/NN ]
,/, to/TO come/VB straining/VBG beneath/IN 
[ the/DT taut/JJ belly/NN ]
within/IN 
[ the/DT warmth/NN ]
of/IN 
[ those/DT teats/NNS ]
./. 
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With/IN 
[ his/PRP$ mouth/NN ]
opened/VBD 
[ wide/JJ ]
,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
squirted/VBD 
[ the/DT warm/JJ white/JJ milk/NN ]
against/IN 
[ the/DT roof/NN ]
of/IN 
[ his/PRP$ mouth/NN ]
and/CC 
[ his/PRP$ tongue/NN ]
savored/VBD 
[ the/DT light/NN ]
,/, 
[ earthy/JJ taste/NN ]
of/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ The/DT boy/NN 's/POS fingers/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ mouth/NN ]
operated/VBN with/IN 
[ the/DT skilled/VBN  unity/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT bagpipe/NN player/NN ]
,/, pressing/VBG and/CC pulling/VBG ,/, delighting/VBG in/IN 
[ what/WP ]

[ he/PRP ]
did/VBD ./. 
==================================
Above/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
slid/VBD 
[ the/DT evasive/JJ shadow/NN ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT storm/NN cloud/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Its/PRP$ form/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT heavy/JJ figure/NN ]
in/IN 
[ a/DT fluttering/VBG soutane/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
But/CC 
[ the/DT boy/NN ]
could/MD see/VB only/RB 
[ the/DT goat/NN 's/POS belly/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
near/IN 
[ the/DT corner/NN ]
let/VBD 
[ the/DT shadow/NN ]
pass/VB over/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
,/, sensing/VBG 
[ something/NN ]
portentous/JJ in/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ He/PRP ]
knew/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD there/RB ,/, knew/VBD also/RB 
[ what/WP ]

[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD about/IN ,/, but/CC 
[ he/PRP ]
would/MD n't/RB raise/VB 
[ a/DT finger/NN ]
except/IN to/TO smooth/VB 
[ his/PRP$ yellow/JJ dog/NN 's/POS back/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ There/EX ]
would/MD be/VB 
[ time/NN ]
enough/RB ,/, perhaps/RB 
[ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ]
reassured/VBD 
[ himself/PRP ]
,/, to/TO pay/VB 
[ the/DT devil/NN his/PRP$ due/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ Time/NN ]
enough/RB to/TO give/VB up/IN 
[ his/PRP$ soul/NN ]
./. 
==================================
In/IN 
[ the/DT meantime/NN ]
,/, 
[ six/CD sandals/NNS ]
,/, stained/VBN 
[ an/DT ocher/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT same/JJ color/NN ]
as/IN 
[ Pompeii/NNP 's/POS shaved/VBN hair/NN  ]
,/, edged/VBD up/IN close/RB to/TO 
[ him/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT clapping/VBG ]

[ they/PRP ]
made/VBD on/IN 
[ the/DT concrete/NN ]
interrupted/VBD 
[ him/PRP ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT ecstatic/JJ pleasure/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
knew/VBD ,/, so/RB that/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
quickly/RB released/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ hold/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT goat/NN ]
and/CC pretended/VBD to/TO be/VB examining/VBG 
[ its/PRP$ haunches/NNS ]
for/IN 
[ ticks/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
knew/VBD at/IN 
[ a/DT glance/NN ]
that/IN 
[ the/DT biggest/JJS sandals/NNS ]
belonged/VBD to/TO Niobe/VB ,/, 
[ the/DT neatest/JJS ones/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ Concetta/NNP ]
,/, and/CC 
[ the/DT laced/JJ ones/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ Romeo/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Concetta/NNP 's/POS idiot/JJ brother/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================

[ Pompeii/NNP ]
expected/VBD 
[ Romeo/NNP 's/POS small/JJ body/NN ]
to/TO sink/VB closer/RB and/CC closer/RB to/TO 
[ the/DT ground/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ He/PRP ]
expected/VBD 
[ Concetta/NNP 's/POS thin/JJ hand/NN ]
to/TO reach/VB down/IN to/TO grasp/VB 
[ the/DT boy/NN ]
,/, and/CC 
[ her/PRP$ shrill/JJ ]
,/, 
[ impetuous/JJ voice/NN ]
to/TO sound/VB against/IN 
[ the/DT rotundity/NN ]
of/IN 
[ his/PRP$ disfigured/JJ flesh/NN ]

[ that/WP ]
was/VBD never/RB sure/JJ of/IN hearing/VBG 
[ anything/NN ]
./. 
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[ Needless/JJ ]
to/TO say/VB ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD furious/JJ at/IN 
[ this/DT unparalleled/JJ intrusion/NN ]
upon/IN 
[ free/JJ enterprise/NN ]
./. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
How/WRB dared/VBN 
[ they/PRP ]
demand/VB to/TO ``/`` snoop/VB ''/'' in/IN 
[ private/JJ financial/JJ records/NNS ]
,/, 
[ disbursements/NNS ]
,/, 
[ confidential/JJ contracts/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ agreements/NNS ]
?/. ?/. 
==================================

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==================================
``/`` 
[ It/PRP ]
is/VBZ as/RB though/RB ''/'' ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
said/VBD on/IN 
[ the/DT historic/JJ three-hour/JJ ]
,/, 
[ coast-to-coast/JJ radio/NN broadcast/NN ]

[ which/WDT ]

[ I/PRP ]
bought/VBD (/( following/VBG 
[ Father/NNP Coughlin/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ pre-empting/JJ the/DT Eddie/NNP Cantor/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Manhattan/NNP Merry-go-round/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Major/NNP Bowes/NNP ]
shows/NNS )/) ``/`` 
[ That/DT Man/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT White/NNP House/NNP ]
,/, like/IN 
[ some/DT despot/NN ]
of/IN 
[ yore/RB ]
,/, insisted/VBD on/IN reading/VBG 
[ my/PRP$ diary/NN ]
,/, raiding/VBG 
[ my/PRP$ larder/NN ]
and/CC ransacking/VBG 
[ my/PRP$ lingerie/NN ]
!/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================
''/'' 
[ My/PRP$ impassioned/JJ plea/NN ]
for/IN 
[ civil/JJ rights/NNS ]
created/VBD 
[ a/DT landslide/NN ]
of/IN 
[ correspondence/NN ]
and/CC 
[ one/CD sponsor/NN ]
even/RB asked/VBD 
[ me/PRP ]
to/TO consider/VB replacing/VBG 
[ the/DT Eddie/NNP Cantor/NNP comedy/NN hour/NN ]
on/IN 
[ a/DT permanent/JJ basis/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
But/CC 
[ what/WP quarter/NN ]
could/MD 
[ a/DT poor/JJ defenseless/JJ woman/NN ]
expect/VB from/IN 
[ a/DT dictator/NN ]

[ who/WP ]
would/MD even/RB make/VB so/RB bold/JJ as/IN to/TO close/VB 
[ all/DT ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT banks/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ our/PRP$ great/JJ nation/NN ]
?/. ?/. 
==================================

==================================
==================================

[ The/DT savage/JJ barbarian/NN hordes/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ red/JJ Russian/NNP Communism/NNP ]
descended/VBD on/IN 
[ the/DT Athens/NNP ]

[ that/WDT ]
was/VBD 
[ mighty/JJ Metronome/NNP ]
,/, sacking/VBG and/CC despoiling/VBG with/IN 
[ their/PRP$ Bolshevistic/JJ battle/NN cry/NN ]
of/IN ``/`` Soak/VB 
[ the/DT rich/NN '/POS ]
!/. !/. 
==================================

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==================================
After/IN 
[ an/DT unspeakable/JJ siege/NN ]
,/, lasting/VBG 
[ the/DT better/JJR part/NN ]
of/IN 
[ two/CD months/NNS ]
,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD announced/VBN that/IN 
[ the/DT studio/NN ]
``/`` owed/VBN ''/'' 
[ the/DT government/NN ]

[ a/DT tax/NN debt/NN ]
in/IN 
[ excess/NN ]
of/IN 
[ eight/CD million/CD dollars/NNS ]
while/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
,/, 
[ who/WP ]
had/VBD always/RB remained/VBN aloof/RB from/IN 
[ such/JJ iniquitous/JJ practices/NNS ]
as/IN paying/VBG 
[ taxes/NNS ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT salary/NN ]

[ I/PRP ]
had/VBD earned/VBN and/CC 
[ the/DT little/RB ]

[ I/PRP ]
legally/RB inherited/VBD as/IN 
[ Morris/NNP '/POS helpless/JJ relict/NN ]
,/, was/VBD ``/`` stung/VBN ''/'' with/IN 
[ a/DT personal/JJ bill/NN ]
of/IN 
[ such/JJ astronomical/JJ proportions/NNS ]
as/IN to/TO ``/`` wipe/VB out/RP ''/'' 
[ all/DT ]
but/CC 
[ a/DT fraction/NN ]
of/IN 
[ my/PRP$ poor/JJ ]
,/, 
[ hard-come-by/JJ savings/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD also/RB publicly/RB reprimanded/VBN ,/, dragged/VBN through/IN 
[ the/DT mud/NN ]
by/IN 
[ the/DT radical/JJ press/NN ]
and/CC made/VBD 
[ a/DT figure/NN ]
of/IN 
[ fun/NN ]
by/IN 
[ such/JJ leftist/JJ publications/NNS ]
as/IN 
[ The/DT New/NNP Republic/NNP ]
,/, 
[ The/DT New/NNP Yorker/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Time/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ The/DT Christian/NNP Science/NNP Monitor/NNP ]
./. 
==================================

[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD then/RB that/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
availed/VBD 
[ myself/PRP ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT rights/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT citizen/NN ]
and/CC declared/VBD 
[ the/DT income/NN tax/NN ]
unconstitutional/JJ ./. 
==================================

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[ The/DT litigation/NN ]
was/VBD costly/JJ and/CC seemingly/RB endless/JJ ./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
fought/VBD like/IN 
[ a/DT tigress/NN ]
but/CC by/IN 
[ the/DT time/NN ]

[ I/PRP ]
appealed/VBD 
[ my/PRP$ case/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT Supreme/NNP Court/NNP ]
(/( 
[ 1937/CD ]
)/) ,/, 
[ Mr./NNP Roosevelt/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ his/PRP$ ]
``/`` 
[ henchmen/NNS ]
''/'' had/VBD done/VBN 
[ their/PRP$ ]
``/`` 
[ dirty/JJ work/NN ]
''/'' all/RB too/RB well/RB ,/, even/RB going/VBG so/RB far/RB as/IN to/TO attempt/VB to/TO ``/`` pack/VB ''/'' 
[ the/DT highest/JJS tribunal/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT land/NN ]
in/IN 
[ order/NN ]
to/TO defeat/VB 
[ little/JJ ]

[ me/PRP ]
./. 
==================================

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[ Presidential/JJ coercion/NN ]
had/VBD succeeded/VBN not/RB only/RB in/IN poisoning/VBG 
[ the/DT courtiers/NNS ]
,/, ``/`` 
[ toadies/NNS ]
''/'' and/CC 
[ sycophants/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT ]
``/`` 
[ bench/NN ]
''/'' against/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
,/, but/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
had/VBD been/VBN so/RB far-reaching/JJ as/IN to/TO discourage/VB 
[ any/DT lawyer/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT nation/NN ]
from/IN representing/VBG 
[ me/PRP ]
!/. !/. 
==================================

==================================
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[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD ready/JJ ,/, like/IN 
[ Portia/NNP ]
,/, to/TO present/VB 
[ my/PRP$ own/JJ brief/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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==================================
But/CC 
[ the/DT Supreme/NNP Court/NNP ]
would/MD n't/RB even/RB hear/VB 
[ my/PRP$ case/NN ]
!/. !/. 
==================================

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[ My/PRP$ plea/NN ]
was/VBD unanimously/RB voted/VBN down/RP and/CC ``/`` thrown/VBN out/RB ''/'' ./. 
==================================

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Again/RB ,/, 
[ my/PRP$ name/NN ]
was/VBD on/IN 
[ all/PDT the/DT front/JJ pages/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

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[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD ,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
seemed/VBD ,/, 
[ persona/FW ]
non/FW grata/FW in/IN 
[ every/DT quarter/NN ]
,/, but/CC not/RB entirely/RB without/IN 
[ a/DT staunch/JJ following/NN ]
of/IN 
[ noted/JJ political/JJ thinkers/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ students/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ jurisprudence/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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As/IN 
[ Charles/NNP Evans/NNP Hughes/NNP ]
said/VBD ,/, ``/`` 
[ Miss/NNP Poitrine/NNP 's/POS limitations/NNS ]
as/IN 
[ an/DT actress/NN ]
are/VBP exceeded/VBN only/RB by/IN 
[ her/PRP$ logic/NN ]
as/IN 
[ a/DT litigant/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
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[ Albert/NNP Einstein/NNP ]
was/VBD quoted/VBN as/IN saying/VBG :/: ``/`` 
[ The/DT workings/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT woman/NN 's/POS mind/NN ]
amaze/VBP 
[ me/PRP ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

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[ Henry/NNP Ford/NNP ]
spoke/VBD of/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
as/IN ``/`` utterly/RB 
[ astounding/JJ ]
''/'' ./. 
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[ Heywood/NNP Broun/NNP ]
wrote/VBD :/: ``/`` 
[ Belle/NNP Poitrine/NNP ]
is/VBZ 
[ the/DT most/RBS original/JJ thinker/NN ]
since/IN 
[ Caligula/NNP ]
''/'' ,/, and/CC even/RB 
[ F.D.R./NNP ]
had/VBD to/TO concede/VB that/IN ``/`` if/IN 
[ the/DT rest/NN ]
of/IN 
[ this/DT nation/NN ]
showed/VBD 
[ the/DT foresight/NN ]
and/CC 
[ patriotism/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Miss/NNP Poitrine/NNP ]
,/, 
[ America/NNP ]
would/MD rapidly/RB resemble/VB 
[ ancient/JJ Babylon/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ Nineveh/NNP ]
''/'' ./. 
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Not/RB only/RB were/VBD 
[ the/DT court/NN costs/NNS ]
prohibitive/JJ ,/, but/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD subjected/VBN to/TO 
[ crippling/JJ fines/NNS ]
,/, in/IN 
[ addition/NN ]
to/TO 
[ usurious/JJ interest/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT unpaid/JJ ]
``/`` 
[ debts/NNS ]
''/'' 
[ which/WDT ]

[ the/DT government/NN ]
claimed/VBD that/IN 
[ Metronome/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
owed/VBD --/: 
[ a/DT severe/JJ financial/JJ blow/NN ]
./. 
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Nor/CC ,/, as/IN 
[ Manny/NNP ]
said/VBD ,/, had/VBD 
[ the/DT notoriety/NN ]
done/VBN 
[ my/PRP$ career/NN ]
``/`` any/RB good/JJ ''/'' ./. 
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[ My/PRP$ enemies/NNS ]
were/VBD only/RB too/RB anxious/JJ to/TO level/VB against/IN 
[ me/PRP such/JJ charges/NNS ]
as/IN ``/`` 
[ reactionary/JJ ]
''/'' ,/, ``/`` 
[ robber/NN baroness/NN ]
''/'' ,/, and/CC even/RB ``/`` 
[ traitor/NN ]
''/'' !/. !/. 
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[ Traitor/NN ]
indeed/UH !/. !/. 
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[ I/PRP ]
point/VBP now/RB with/IN 
[ pride/NN ]
to/TO 
[ the/DT fact/NN ]
that/IN ,/, long/RB ere/IN 
[ the/DT Committee/NNP ]
on/IN 
[ Un-American/NNP Activities/NNP ]
,/, 
[ the/DT Minute/NNP Women/NNP ]
,/, 
[ the/DT Economic/NNP Council/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ other/JJ such/JJ notable/JJ ]
``/`` 
[ watchdog/NN ]
''/'' 
[ organizations/NNS ]
were/VBD so/RB much/JJ as/IN heard/VBN of/IN ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ Hollywood/NNP 's/POS leading/VBG bulwark/NN ]
against/IN 
[ communism/NN ]
,/, fighting/VBG 
[ single-handedly/JJ ]
``/`` 
[ creeping/VBG socialism/NN ]
''/'' against/IN 
[ such/JJ insuperable/JJ odds/NNS ]
as/IN 
[ the/DT Fascio-Communist/JJ troops/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT NRA/NNP ]
,/, 
[ PWA/NNP ]
,/, 
[ WPA/NNP ]
,/, 
[ CCC/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ an/DT army/NN ]
of/IN more/JJR than/IN 
[ twenty-two/CD million/CD mercenaries/NNS ]

[ whom/WP F.D.R./NNP ]
employed/VBD secretly/RB ,/, through/IN 
[ the/DT transparent/JJ ruse/NN ]
of/IN 
[ regular/JJ ]
``/`` 
[ relief/NN ]
''/'' 
[ checks/NNS ]
./. 
==================================

[ Needless/NNP ]
to/TO say/VB ,/, 
[ my/PRP$ art/NN ]
suffered/VBD drastically/RB during/IN 
[ this/DT turbulent/JJ period/NN ]
./. 
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Could/MD 
[ it/PRP ]
do/VB otherwise/RB ?/. ?/. 
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Even/RB though/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
have/VBP always/RB had/VBD 
[ a/DT genius/NN ]
for/IN ``/`` throwing/VBG 
[ myself/PRP ]
''/'' into/IN 
[ every/DT role/NN ]
and/CC ``/`` playing/VBG 
[ it/PRP ]
for/IN 
[ all/DT it/PRP ]
's/VBZ worth/JJ ''/'' ,/, 
[ no/DT actress/NN ]
can/MD be/VB expected/VBN to/TO do/VB 
[ her/PRP ]
best/JJS work/NN when/WRB 
[ her/PRP$ fortune/NN ]
,/, 
[ her/PRP$ reputation/NN ]
,/, 
[ her/PRP$ livelihood/NN ]
,/, 
[ her/PRP$ home/NN ]
and/CC 
[ her/PRP$ nation/NN ]

[ itself/PRP ]
are/VBP 
[ all/DT ]
imperilled/VBN ./. 
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[ Such/JJ sweeping/VBG distractions/NNS ]
are/VBP hardly/RB conducive/JJ to/TO ``/`` 
[ Oscar/NNP ]
''/'' winning/JJ 
[ performances/NNS ]
./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
tried/VBD 
[ my/PRP$ hardest/JJS ]
,/, with/IN 
[ little/JJ ]
help/NN ,/, may/MD 
[ I/PRP ]
say/VB ,/, from/IN 
[ my/PRP$ husband/NN ]
and/CC 
[ leading/VBG man/NN ]
,/, but/CC somehow/RB 
[ the/DT outside/JJ pressures/NNS ]
were/VBD too/RB severe/JJ ./. 
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[ Having/VBG ]
(/( through/IN 
[ my/PRP$ unflagging/JJ effort/NN ]
and/CC 
[ devotion/NN ]
)/) achieved/VBN 
[ stardom/NN ]
,/, 
[ a/DT fortune/NN ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT world-renowned/JJ wife/NN ]
at/IN 
[ an/DT age/NN ]
when/WRB 
[ most/JJS young/JJ men/NNS ]
are/VBP casting/VBG 
[ their/PRP$ first/JJ vote/NN ]
,/, 
[ Letch/NNP ]
proceeded/VBD to/TO neglect/VB 
[ them/PRP ]

[ all/DT ]
./. 
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Never/RB 
[ a/DT ]
``/`` 
[ quick/JJ study/NN ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ he/PRP ]
now/RB made/VBD 
[ no/DT attempt/NN ]
to/TO learn/VB 
[ his/PRP$ ]
``/`` 
[ lines/NNS ]
''/'' and/CC 
[ many/DT a/DT mile/NN ]
of/IN 
[ film/NN ]
was/VBD wasted/VBN ,/, 
[ many/DT a/DT scene/NN ]
--/: sometimes/RB involving/VBG as/RB many/JJ as/IN 
[ a/DT thousand/CD fellow/JJ thespians/NNS ]
--/: was/VBD taken/VBN 
[ thirty/CD ]
,/, 
[ forty/CD ]
,/, 
[ fifty/CD times/NNS ]
because/IN 
[ Miss/NNP Poitrine/NNP 's/POS co-star/NN ]
and/CC ``/`` 
[ helpmate/NN ]
''/'' had/VBD never/RB learned/VBN 
[ his/PRP$ part/NN ]
./. 
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[ Each/DT time/NN Letch/NNP ]
``/`` went/VBD up/RB ''/'' in/IN 
[ his/PRP$ ]
``/`` 
[ lines/NNS ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ the/DT one/CD ]
to/TO be/VB patient/JJ ,/, 
[ helpful/JJ ]
and/CC apologetic/JJ while/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
indulged/VBD in/IN 
[ outbursts/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ temperament/NN ]
,/, 
[ profanity/NN ]
and/CC 
[ abuse/NN ]
,/, blaming/VBG 
[ others/NNS ]
,/, going/VBG into/IN ``/`` 
[ sulks/NNS ]
''/'' and/CC ,/, on/IN 
[ more/JJR occasions/NNS ]
than/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
care/VBP to/TO count/VB ,/, storming/VBG off/IN 
[ the/DT ]
``/`` 
[ set/NN ]
''/'' for/IN 
[ the/DT rest/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT day/NN ]
./. 
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As/IN for/IN 
[ his/PRP$ finances/NNS ]
,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD never/RB privileged/JJ to/TO know/VB exactly/RB how/WRB 
[ much/JJ money/NN Letch/NNP ]
had/VBD ``/`` salted/VBN away/RB ''/'' ./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ I/PRP ]

[ who/WP ]
paid/VBD for/IN 
[ our/PRP$ little/JJ home/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT food/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT liquor/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT servants/NNS ]
--/: even/RB 
[ Letch/NNP 's/POS bills/NNS ]
at/IN 
[ his/PRP$ tailor/NN ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT Los/NNP Angeles/NNP Athletic/NNP Club/NNP ]
./. 
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Never/RB once/RB did/VBD 
[ he/PRP ]
buy/VB 
[ me/PRP ]

[ a/DT single/JJ gift/NN ]
and/CC for/IN 
[ our/PRP$ third/JJ anniversary/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
gave/VBD 
[ me/PRP ]

[ a/DT dislocated/JJ jaw/NN ]
./. 
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(/( But/CC 
[ that/DT ]
is/VBZ 
[ another/DT story/NN ]
./. 
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)/) As/IN for/IN 
[ his/PRP$ private/JJ monies/NNS ]
,/, 
[ they/PRP ]
were/VBD rapidly/RB dissipated/VBN in/IN drinking/NN ,/, gaming/NN and/CC carousing/NN ./. 
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More/RBR than/IN once/RB 
[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD confronted/VBN by/IN 
[ professional/JJ gamblers/NNS ]
,/, ``/`` 
[ bookies/NNS ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ loan/NN ]
``/`` sharks/NNS ''/'' ,/, 
[ gangsters/NNS ]
,/, ``/`` 
[ thugs/NNS ]
''/'' and/CC ``/`` 
[ finger/NN men/NNS ]
''/'' --/: 
[ people/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ a/DT class/NN ]

[ I/PRP ]
did/VBD not/RB even/RB know/VB existed/VBN --/: to/TO repay/VB 
[ my/PRP$ husband/NN 's/POS staggering/JJ losses/NNS ]
,/, ``/`` or/CC else/RB ''/'' 
[ I/PRP ]
shuddered/VBD to/TO think/VB that/IN 
[ someone/NN ]
so/RB dear/JJ to/TO 
[ me/PRP ]
could/MD even/RB associate/VB with/IN 
[ such/JJ a/DT sinister/JJ milieu/NN ]
./. 
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And/CC at/IN 
[ three/CD different/JJ times/NNS ]
during/IN 
[ our/PRP$ turbulent/JJ marriage/NN strange/JJ girls/NNS ]
,/, with/IN 
[ the/DT commonest/JJS ]
of/IN 
[ accents/NNS ]
,/, telephoned/VBD to/TO announce/VB to/TO 
[ me/PRP ]
that/IN 
[ Letch/NNP ]
had/VBD sired/VBN 
[ their/PRP$ unborn/JJ children/NNS ]
!/. !/. 
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[ Having/NNP ]

[ the/DT deepest/JJS ]
of/IN 
[ maternal/JJ instincts/NNS ]
,/, 
[ my/PRP$ heart/NN ]
fairly/RB bled/VBD when/WRB 
[ I/PRP ]
thought/VBD of/IN 
[ the/DT darling/JJ pink/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ white/JJ ]
``/`` 
[ bundles/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ heaven/NN ]
''/'' 
[ I/PRP ]
would/MD have/VB proudly/RB given/VBN 
[ my/PRP$ husband/NN ]
./. 
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``/`` Ah/UH ,/, 
[ you/PRP ]
're/VBP too/RB old/JJ ''/'' ,/, was/VBD invariably/RB 
[ his/PRP$ ungallant/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ untrue/JJ retort/NN ]
whenever/WRB 
[ I/PRP ]
suggested/VBD ``/`` starting/VBG 
[ a/DT family/NN ]
''/'' ./. 
==================================

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[ Letch/NNP ]
had/VBD made/VBN 
[ it/PRP ]
abundantly/RB clear/JJ that/IN 
[ he/PRP ]
did/VBD not/RB 
[ care/NN ]
for/IN 
[ the/DT company/NN ]
of/IN 
[ my/PRP$ own/JJ precious/JJ daughter/NN ]
./. 
==================================

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[ I/PRP ]
now/RB felt/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
wiser/JJR to/TO keep/VB 
[ Baby-dear/NNP ]
in/IN 
[ school/NN ]
and/CC --/: during/IN 
[ the/DT summers/NNS ]
--/: at/IN 
[ a/DT camp/NN ]
run/VBN by/IN 
[ the/DT Society/NNP ]
of/IN 
[ Friends/NNP all/DT year/NN ]
around/RB ./. 
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[ Her/PRP$ presence/NN ]
only/RB made/VBD 
[ Letch/NNP ]
more/RBR distant/JJ and/CC 
[ irritable/JJ ]
and/CC ,/, in/IN 
[ the/DT hurry/NN ]
of/IN buying/VBG 
[ Chateau/NNP Belletch/NNP ]
,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
had/VBD neglected/VBN to/TO consider/VB 
[ a/DT room/NN ]
for/IN 
[ Baby-dear/NNP ]
,/, so/IN 
[ there/EX ]
was/VBD 
[ no/DT place/NN ]
to/TO put/VB 
[ her/PRP ]
,/, anyhow/RB ./. 
==================================

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(/( 
[ I/PRP ]
sometimes/RB feel/VBP that/IN 
[ God/NNP ]
,/, in/IN 
[ His/PRP$ infinite/JJ wisdom/NN ]
,/, wants/VBZ 
[ us/PRP ]
to/TO have/VB 
[ these/DT inexplicable/JJ little/JJ lapses/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ memory/NN ]
./. 
==================================

[ It/PRP ]
almost/RB always/RB works/VBZ out/RB for/IN 
[ the/DT best/JJS ]
./. 
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)/) Yet/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
adored/VBD 
[ this/DT man/NN ]
,/, 
[ Letch/NNP Feeley/NNP ]
,/, why/WRB ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
can/MD not/RB say/VB ./. 
==================================
With/IN 
[ faint/JJ heart/NN ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT brave/JJ smile/NN ]
,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
endured/VBD 
[ his/PRP$ long/JJ absences/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ Chateau/NNP Belletch/NNP ]
,/, 
[ his/PRP$ coldness/NN ]
,/, 
[ his/PRP$ indifference/NN ]
,/, 
[ his/PRP$ slights/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ his/PRP$ abuse/NN ]
./. 
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[ The/DT times/NNS I/PRP ]
can/MD recall/VB when/WRB 
[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD publicly/RB humiliated/VBN by/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
--/: 
[ lovely/JJ dinner/NN parties/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ our/PRP$ Trianon/NNP Suite/NNP ]
where/WRB 
[ the/DT collation/NN ]
was/VBD postponed/VBN and/CC postponed/VBN and/CC postponed/VBN ,/, only/RB to/TO be/VB served/VBN 
[ dry/JJ ]
and/CC overcooked/VBN at/IN 
[ a/DT table/NN ]
where/WRB 
[ the/DT host/NN 's/POS chair/NN ]
was/VBD vacant/JJ ;/: ;/: 
[ a/DT ]
``/`` 
[ splash/NN party/NN ]
''/'' at/IN 
[ the/DT new/JJ pool/NN ]
,/, 
[ which/WDT ]

[ I/PRP ]
had/VBD built/VBN in/IN 
[ the/DT hope/NN ]
of/IN keeping/VBG 
[ Letch/NNP ]
away/RB from/IN 
[ public/JJ beaches/NNS ]
,/, when/WRB 
[ Letch/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT certain/JJ Aquacutie/NNP ]
stayed/VBD underwater/RB together/RB for/IN 
[ the/DT better/JJR part/NN ]
of/IN 
[ an/DT hour/NN ]
;/: ;/: 
[ a/DT lovely/JJ Epiphany/NNP party/NN ]
at/IN 
[ Errol/NNP Flynn/NNP 's/POS ]
,/, on/IN 
[ which/WDT ]

[ sacred/JJ occasion/NN Letch/NNP ]
stole/VBD away/RB with/IN 
[ an/DT unknown/JJ ]
``/`` 
[ starlet/NN ]
''/'' ,/, leaving/VBG 
[ me/PRP ]
``/`` 
[ high/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ dry/JJ ]
''/'' to/TO get/VB 
[ home/NN ]
as/RB best/RBS 
[ I/PRP ]
could/MD ./. 
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[ These/DT ]
are/VBP but/CC 
[ a/DT sampling/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT insults/NNS I/PRP ]
endured/VBD ./. 
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As/IN 
[ Mrs./NNP Letch/NNP Feeley/NNP ]
,/, was/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]

[ any/DT wonder/NN ]
that/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
,/, once/RB 
[ the/DT social/JJ arbiter/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Filmdom/NNP ]
,/, was/VBD excluded/VBN from/IN 
[ the/DT smart/JJ entertainments/NNS ]
given/VBN by/IN 
[ the/DT Astaires/NNPS ]
,/, 
[ the/DT Coopers/NNPS ]
,/, 
[ the/DT Gables/NNPS ]
,/, 
[ the/DT Colmans/NNPS ]
,/, 
[ the/DT Rathbones/NNPS ]
,/, 
[ the/DT Taylors/NNPS ]
,/, 
[ the/DT Thalbergs/NNPS ]
and/CC 
[ such/JJ devout/JJ ]
,/, closely/RB knit/VBN 
[ families/NNS ]
as/IN 
[ the/DT Barrymores/NNPS ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT Crosbys/NNPS ]
?/. ?/. 
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As/IN 
[ Letch/NNP 's/POS antisocial/JJ conduct/NN ]
increased/VBN ,/, 
[ our/PRP$ invitations/NNS ]
decreased/VBN and/CC 
[ my/PRP$ heart/NN ]
was/VBD in/IN 
[ my/PRP$ mouth/NN ]
whenever/WRB 
[ I/PRP ]
played/VBD 
[ hostess/NN ]
at/IN 
[ a/DT fashionable/JJ ]
``/`` 
[ screenland/NN ]
''/'' 
[ gathering/NN ]
./. 
==================================
Between/IN 
[ 1935/CD ]
and/CC 
[ 1939/CD Letch/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ I/PRP ]
made/VBD 
[ ten/CD films/NNS ]
together/RB ,/, 
[ each/DT less/RBR successful/JJ ]
,/, 
[ both/DT ]
artistically/RB and/CC commercially/RB ,/, than/IN 
[ the/DT one/CD ]
before/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
./. 
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[ Our/PRP$ last/JJ joint/NN venture/NN ]
,/, 
[ Sainted/NNP Lady/NNP ]
,/, 
[ a/DT ]
deeply/RB 
[ religious/JJ film/NN ]
based/VBN on/IN 
[ the/DT life/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Mother/NNP Cabrini/NNP ]
,/, and/CC timed/VBD so/IN that/IN 
[ its/PRP$ release/NN date/NN ]
would/MD coincide/VB with/IN 
[ the/DT beatification/NN ]
of/IN 
[ America/NNP 's/POS first/JJ saint/NN ]
in/IN 
[ November/NNP ]
,/, 
[ 1938/CD ]
,/, was/VBD 
[ a/DT fiasco/NN ]
from/IN 
[ start/NN ]
to/TO finish/NN ./. 
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As/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
was/VBD playing/VBG 
[ Mother/NNP Cabrini/NNP ]
,/, 
[ the/DT picture/NN ]
was/VBD actually/RB ``/`` all/RB mine/JJ ''/'' ,/, with/IN nearly/RB 
[ every/DT scene/NN ]
built/VBN around/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
./. 
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But/CC in/IN 
[ order/NN ]
to/TO keep/VB 
[ Letch/NNP ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT public/JJ eye/NN ]
and/CC out/IN of/IN 
[ trouble/NN ]
,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
wrote/VBD in/IN 
[ a/DT part/NN ]
especially/RB for/IN 
[ him/PRP ]
--/: that/IN of/IN 
[ a/DT dashing/VBG ruffian/NN ]

[ who/WP ]
``/`` sees/VBZ 
[ the/DT light/NN ]
''/'' and/CC is/VBZ saved/VBN by/IN 
[ the/DT inspiring/JJ example/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Mother/NNP Cabrini/NNP ]
./. 
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And/CC did/VBD 
[ he/PRP ]
appreciate/VB 
[ my/PRP$ efforts/NNS ]
on/IN 
[ his/PRP$ behalf/NN ]
?/. ?/. 
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Did/VBD 
[ he/PRP ]
trouble/VB to/TO memorize/VB 
[ the/DT very/RB small/JJ part/NN ]

[ which/WDT ]

[ I/PRP ]
had/VBD ``/`` 
[ tailor-made/JJ ]
''/'' to/TO 
[ his/PRP$ specifications/NNS ]
,/, 
[ a/DT role/NN ]
eventually/RB cut/VBD down/RP to/TO 
[ three/CD short/JJ speeches/NNS ]
?/. ?/. 
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Did/VBD 
[ he/PRP ]
show/VB 
[ the/DT rest/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT cast/NN ]
--/: numbering/VBG 
[ four/CD thousand/CD ]
--/: 
[ the/DT consideration/NN ]
of/IN arriving/VBG at/IN 
[ the/DT studio/NN ]
punctually/RB --/: or/CC even/RB at/IN 
[ all/DT ]
?/. ?/. 
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[ He/PRP ]
did/VBD not/RB !/. !/. 
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[ The/DT ]
``/`` 
[ shooting/NN ]
''/'' went/VBD on/IN for/IN 
[ eight/CD months/NNS ]
!/. !/. 
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Most/JJS of/IN 
[ our/PRP$ working/NN days/NNS ]
were/VBD spent/VBN on/IN 
[ the/DT telephone/NN ]
calling/VBG ``/`` 
[ bookies/NNS ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ illegal/JJ gambling/NN dens/NNS ]
,/, 
[ a/DT certain/JJ ]
``/`` 
[ residential/JJ club/NN ]
for/IN 
[ young/JJ actresses/NNS ]
''/'' ,/, more/JJR than/IN 
[ a/DT hundred/CD different/JJ bars/NNS ]
or/CC 
[ the/DT steam/NN room/NN ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT athletic/JJ club/NN ]
./. 
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Whenever/WRB 
[ he/PRP ]
deigned/VBD to/TO appear/VB at/IN 
[ the/DT studio/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
was/VBD ``/`` hung/VBN over/RP ''/'' ,/, 
[ uncooperative/JJ ]
,/, 
[ rude/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ insulting/JJ ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
made/VBD 
[ many/JJ tasteless/JJ ]
,/, 
[ irreverent/JJ ]
and/CC 
[ unfunny/JJ remarks/NNS ]
,/, not/RB only/RB about/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT title/NN role/NN ]
,/, but/CC about/IN 
[ religion/NN ]
in/IN 
[ general/NN ]
./. 
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By/IN 
[ the/DT time/NN ]

[ the/DT film/NN ]
was/VBD released/VBN 
[ we/PRP ]
were/VBD 
[ three/CD million/CD dollars/NNS ]
over-spent/JJ ,/, 
[ war/NN ]
was/VBD imminent/JJ and/CC 
[ the/DT public/NN ]
apparently/RB had/VBD forgotten/VBN 
[ all/DT ]
about/IN 
[ Mother/NNP Cabrini/NNP ]
./. 
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[ Thanks/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ Letch/NNP Feeley/NNP ]
and/CC 
[ the/DT terrible/JJ strain/NN ]

[ he/PRP ]
imposed/VBD on/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
,/, 
[ the/DT notices/NNS ]
were/VBD few/JJ and/CC 
[ unfavorable/JJ ]
./. 
==================================

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Only/RB 
[ George/NNP Santayana/NNP ]
seemed/VBD to/TO understand/VB and/CC appreciate/VB 
[ the/DT film/NN ]
when/WRB 
[ he/PRP ]
wrote/VBD :/: ``/`` 
[ Miss/NNP Poitrine/NNP ]
has/VBZ perpetrated/VBN 
[ the/DT most/RBS eloquent/JJ argument/NN ]
for/IN 
[ the/DT Protestant/NNP faith/NN ]
yet/RB unleashed/VBN by/IN 
[ Hollywood/NNP ]
''/'' ./. 
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But/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ small/JJ consolation/NN ]
./. 
==================================
In/IN 
[ a/DT rare/JJ fit/NN ]
of/IN 
[ anger/NN ]
and/CC 
[ spite/NN ]
,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
``/`` farmed/VBD out/RP ''/'' 
[ my/PRP$ own/JJ husband/NN ]
to/TO 
[ a/DT small/JJ and/CC most/RBS undistinguished/JJ studio/NN ]
to/TO make/VB 
[ one/CD picture/NN ]
as/IN 
[ a/DT form/NN ]
of/IN 
[ punishment/NN ]
./. 
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(/( 
[ An/DT actor/NN ]
must/MD have/VB 
[ discipline/NN ]
./. 
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)/) 
[ The/DT film/NN ]
was/VBD called/VBN 
[ The/DT Diet/NNP ]
of/IN 
[ Worms/NNP ]
,/, 
[ which/WDT ]

[ I/PRP ]
felt/VBD was/VBD just/RB 
[ what/WP ]

[ Letch/NNP ]
deserved/VBD ./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
turned/VBD out/RB to/TO be/VB 
[ a/DT life/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Martin/NNP Luther/NNP ]
,/, of/IN 
[ all/DT things/NNS ]
!/. !/. 
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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT disaster/NN ]
!/. !/. 
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In/IN 
[ clothes/NNS ]
,/, 
[ Letch/NNP ]
simply/RB did/VBD not/RB 
[ project/NN ]
./. 
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[ He/PRP ]
was/VBD laughed/VBN off/RB 
[ the/DT screen/NN ]
./. 
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At/IN 
[ the/DT same/JJ time/NN ]
,/, however/RB ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
availed/VBD 
[ myself/PRP ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT services/NNS ]
of/IN 
[ that/DT great/JJ English/NNP actor/NN ]
and/CC 
[ master/NN ]
of/IN 
[ make-up/NN ]
,/, 
[ Sir/NNP Gauntley/NNP Pratt/NNP ]
,/, to/TO do/VB 
[ a/DT ]
``/`` 
[ quickie/NN ]
''/'' called/VBD 
[ The/DT Mystery/NNP ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT Mad/NNP Marquess/NNP ]
,/, in/IN 
[ which/WDT ]

[ I/PRP ]
played/VBD 
[ a/DT young/JJ American/NNP girl/NN ]

[ who/WP ]
inherits/VBZ 
[ a/DT haunted/JJ castle/NN ]
on/IN 
[ the/DT English/NNP ]
moors/NNS 
[ which/WDT ]
is/VBZ filled/VBN with/IN 
[ secret/JJ passages/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ sliding/VBG panels/NNS ]
and/CC ,/, unbeknownst/JJ to/TO 
[ anyone/NN ]
,/, is/VBZ still/RB occupied/VBN by/IN 
[ an/DT eccentric/JJ maniac/NN ]
./. 
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[ It/PRP ]
was/VBD 
[ a/DT ]
``/`` 
[ potboiler/NN ]
''/'' made/VBN on/IN 
[ a/DT ]
``/`` 
[ shoestring/NN ]
''/'' and/CC not/RB 
[ the/DT sort/NN ]
of/IN 
[ film/NN ]

[ I/PRP ]
like/VBP ,/, as/IN 
[ all/DT ]

[ I/PRP ]
had/VBD to/TO do/VB was/VBD look/VB blank/VB and/CC scream/VB 
[ a/DT great/JJ deal/NN ]
./. 
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[ My/PRP$ heart/NN ]
was/VBD not/RB in/IN 
[ it/PRP ]
,/, but/CC ,/, oddly/RB enough/RB ,/, 
[ it/PRP ]
remains/VBZ 
[ the/DT ]
most/RBS financially/RB 
[ successful/JJ picture/NN ]
of/IN 
[ my/PRP$ career/NN ]
./. 
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(/( 
[ I/PRP ]
watched/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
on/IN 
[ television/NN late/JJ one/CD night/NN last/JJ week/NN ]
and/CC 
[ it/PRP ]
``/`` stands/VBZ up/RB ''/'' remarkably/RB well/RB ,/, even/RB 
[ twenty/CD years/NNS ]
later/RBR ./. 
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[ Letch/NNP ]
had/VBD returned/VBN from/IN 
[ his/PRP$ debacle/NN ]
unrepentant/JJ and/CC more/RBR badly/RB behaved/VBN than/IN before/RB ./. 
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[ I/PRP ]
really/RB loved/VBD 
[ that/DT boy/NN ]
,/, and/CC ,/, in/IN 
[ a/DT feverish/JJ attempt/NN ]
to/TO preserve/VB 
[ our/PRP$ marriage/NN ]
and/CC to/TO try/VB to/TO revive/VB 
[ the/DT wonderful/JJ ]
,/, 
[ wonderful/JJ person/NN Letch/NNP ]
had/VBD once/RB been/VBN ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
took/VBD 
[ my/PRP$ troubles/NNS ]
to/TO 
[ Momma/NNP ]
,/, hoping/VBG that/IN 
[ her/PRP$ earthy/JJ advice/NN ]
would/MD help/VB 
[ me/PRP ]
./. 
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``/`` If/IN 
[ I/PRP ]
could/MD only/RB think/VB of/IN 
[ something/NN ]
at/IN 
[ the/DT studio/NN ]
,/, near/IN 
[ me/PRP ]
,/, to/TO absorb/VB 
[ his/PRP$ boundless/JJ energy/NN ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
said/VBD ./. 
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``/`` 
[ What/WP ]
is/VBZ 
[ Letch/NNP ]
interested/VBN in/IN ''/'' ?/. ?/. 
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``/`` 
[ Bookies/NNS ]
,/, 
[ booze/NN ]
and/CC 
[ babes/NNS ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ Momma/NNP ]
said/VBD bluntly/RB ./. 
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[ Her/PRP$ reply/NN ]
stung/VBD 
[ me/PRP ]
,/, but/CC 
[ this/DT ]
was/VBD too/RB important/JJ to/TO let/VB 
[ my/PRP$ hurt/NN ]
make/VB 
[ any/DT difference/NN ]
./. 
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``/`` 
[ I/PRP ]
ca/MD n't/RB turn/VB 
[ the/DT studio/NN ]
into/IN 
[ a/DT gambling/NN hell/NN ]
or/CC 
[ a/DT saloon/NN ]
''/'' ,/, 
[ I/PRP ]
said/VBD ./. 
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SpeakerA1/SYM ./.
Uh/UH ,/, do/VBP you/PRP have/VB a/DT pet/NN Randy/NNP
?/.

SpeakerB2/SYM ./.
Uh/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, currently/RB we/PRP have/VBP
a/DT poodle/NN ./.

SpeakerA3/SYM ./.
A/DT poodle/NN ,/, miniature/JJ or/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/,
full/JJ size/NN ?/.

SpeakerB4/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ,/, uh/UH ,/, it/PRP 's/BES ,/, uh/UH
miniature/JJ ./.

SpeakerA5/SYM ./.
Uh-huh/UH ./.

SpeakerB6/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ./.

SpeakerA7/SYM ./.
I/PRP read/VBD somewhere/RB that/IN ,/, the/DT
poodles/NNS is/VBZ one/CD of/IN the/DT ,/, the/DT
most/RBS intelligent/JJ dogs/NNS ,/, uh/UH ,/,
around/RB ./.

SpeakerB8/SYM ./.
Well/UH ,/, um/UH ,/, I/PRP would/MD n't/RB ,/, uh/UH
,/, I/PRP definitely/RB would/MD n't/RB dispute/VB
that/IN ,/, it/PRP ,/, it/PRP 's/BES actually/RB
my/PRP$ wife/NN 's/POS dog/NN ,/, uh/UH ,/, I/PRP ,/,
I/PRP became/VBD part/NN owner/NN six/CD months/NNS
ago/RB when/WRB we/PRP got/VBD married/VBN ,/, but/CC
,/, uh/UH ,/, it/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, definitely/RB
responds/VBZ to/IN ,/, uh/UH ,/, to/IN authority/NN
and/CC ,/, I/PRP 've/VBP had/VBN dogs/NNS in/IN the/DT
past/JJ and/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, it/PRP seems/VBZ ,/,
it/PRP seems/VBZ to/TO ,/, uh/UH ,/, respond/VB
real/RB well/RB ,/, it/PRP ,/, it/PRP she/PRP 's/HVS
,/, she/PRP 's/HVS picked/VBN up/RP a/DT lot/NN of/IN
things/NNS ,/, uh/UH ,/, just/RB ,/, just/RB by/IN ,/,
uh/UH ,/, teaching/VBG by/IN force/NN ,/, I/PRP
guess/VBP is/VBZ what/WP I/PRP 'd/MD like/VB to/TO
say/VB ./.

SpeakerA9/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, uh-huh/UH ./.
So/RB ,/, you/PRP ,/, you/PRP 've/VBP only/RB
known/VBN the/DT dog/NN ,/, wh-/XX ,/, how/WRB long/JJ
did/VBD you/PRP say/VB ./.

SpeakerB10/SYM ./.
Well/UH ,/, about/RB a/DT year/NN I/PRP guess/VBP ./.

SpeakerA11/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, well/UH ,/, uh/UH ,/, is/VBZ it/PRP ,/,
uh/UH ,/, uh/UH ,/, how/WRB old/JJ is/VBZ the/DT
dog/NN ?/.

SpeakerB12/SYM ./.
It/PRP just/RB turned/VBD two/CD ,/, I/PRP believe/VBP
./.

SpeakerA13/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, it/PRP 's/BES still/RB just/RB a/DT pup/NN
./.

SpeakerB14/SYM ./.
Pretty/RB much/JJ ,/, yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ./.

SpeakerA15/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ,/, I/PRP have/VBP a/DT ,/, uh/UH ,/, well/UH
a/DT mutt/NN ,/, myself/PRP ./.
I/PRP call/VBP it/PRP a/DT ,/, uh/UH ,/, uh/UH ,/,
Chowperd/NNP ./.

SpeakerB16/SYM ./.
Okay/UH ./.

SpeakerA17/SYM ./.
It/PRP 's/BES ,/, uh/UH ,/, part/NN Chow/NNP and/CC
part/NN Shepherd/NNP and/CC it/PRP ,/, as/IN I/PRP
understand/VBP it/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, both/DT sides/NNS
of/IN the/DT ,/, were/VBD thoroughbreds/NNS ./.
So/RB ,/, she/PRP 's/BES a/DT genuine/JJ Chowperd/NNP
./.

SpeakerB18/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, that/DT sounds/VBZ interesting/JJ ./.

SpeakerA19/SYM ./.
She/PRP has/VBZ the/DT ,/, the/DT color/NN and/CC
the/DT black/JJ to-/NN ,/, tongue/NN of/IN a/DT
Chow/NNP ,/, but/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, she/PRP has/VBZ
the/DT shap-/NN ,/, the/DT shape/NN of/IN the/DT ,/,
uh/UH ,/, uh/UH ,/, Shepherd/NNP ./.

SpeakerB20/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, that/DT 's/BES ,/, that/DT 's/BES neat/JJ
./.
How/WRB ,/, about/RB how/WRB big/JJ then/RB ?/.

SpeakerA21/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, she/PRP weighs/VBZ in/RP at/IN about/RB
fifty/CD pounds/NNS ,/, so/RB she/PRP 's/BES a/DT
medium/JJ size/NN ./.

SpeakerB22/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ./.

SpeakerA23/SYM ./.
But/CC she/PRP 's/BES big/JJ enough/RB to/TO be/VB
intimidating/JJ ,/,

SpeakerB24/SYM ./.
Most/JJS definitely/RB ./.

SpeakerA25/SYM ./.
it/PRP is/VBZ a/DT fi/VBN ,/, fixed/VBN female/NN ,/,
by/IN the/DT way/NN ,/,

SpeakerB26/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ./.

SpeakerA27/SYM ./.
and/CC right/RB from/IN day/NN one/CD ,/, she/PRP
was/VBD teaching/VBG me/PRP ./.

SpeakerB28/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, I/PRP would/MD n't/RB doubt/VB it/PRP ,/,
yeah/UH ./.

SpeakerA29/SYM ./.
She/PRP 's/BES the/DT most/RBS intelligent/JJ dog/NN
I/PRP 've/VBP ever/RB seen/VBN ./.
Course/NN ,/, I/PRP 'm/VBP a/DT little/RB
prejudiced/JJ ,/, of/IN course/NN ./.

SpeakerB30/SYM ./.
Well/UH that/DT 's/BES understandable/JJ ,/, yeah/UH
,/, it/PRP 's/BES ,/, uh/UH ,/,

SpeakerA31/SYM ./.
You/PRP know/VBP ,/, the/DT first/JJ time/NN I/PRP
brought/VBD her/PRP$ home/NN ,/, she/PRP was/VBD
only/RB ,/, uh/UH ,/, was/VBD it/PRP six/CD weeks/NNS
old/JJ ./.
And/CC I/PRP spread/VBD the/DT newspapers/NNS out/RP
in/IN the/DT kitchen/NN area/NN ./.

SpeakerB32/SYM ./.
Uh-huh/UH ./.

SpeakerA33/SYM ./.
But/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, next/JJ morning/NN ,/, she/PRP
let/VBD me/PRP know/VB in/IN no/DT uncertain/JJ
terms/NNS that/IN she/PRP wanted/VBD to/TO use/VB
the/DT bathroom/NN ./.

SpeakerB34/SYM ./.
Okay/UH ./.

SpeakerA35/SYM ./.
So/RB ,/, on/IN next/JJ night/NN ,/, I/PRP spread/VBD
the/DT newspaper/NN in/IN the/DT bathroom/NN and/CC
she/PRP used/VBD them/PRP there/RB ./.

SpeakerB36/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ./.

SpeakerA37/SYM ./.
But/CC it/PRP was/VBD n't/RB too/RB long/JJ until/IN
she/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, found/VBD out/RP she/PRP
could/MD wait/VB until/IN I/PRP let/VBP her/PRP out/RB
in/IN the/DT morning/NN ./.

SpeakerB38/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ./.

SpeakerA39/SYM ./.
And/CC since/IN then/RB ,/, I/PRP ,/, I/PRP live/VBP
alone/RB ,/,

SpeakerB40/SYM ./.
Okay/UH ./.

SpeakerA41/SYM ./.
and/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, I/PRP live/VBP in/IN motor/NN
home/NN ,/, by/IN the/DT way/NN ,/, I/PRP 'm/VBP ,/,
uh/UH ,/, an/DT R/NN V/NN ,/, full/GW time/^RB R/NN
V/NN -er/NN ,/, and/CC it/PRP 's/BES ,/, it/PRP
's/BES such/PDT a/DT pleasure/NN to/TO come/VB home/NN
at/IN night/NN and/CC you/PRP can/MD see/VB her/PRP$
smiling/VBG from/IN ear/NN to/IN ear/NN ,/, she/PRP
's/BES so/RB happy/JJ to/TO see/VB me/PRP ./.

SpeakerB42/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ,/, definitely/UH ./.

SpeakerA43/SYM ./.
And/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, I/PRP do/VBP n't/RB know/VB if/IN
you/PRP get/VBP that/DT kind/NN of/IN greeting/NN
or/CC not/RB ./.

SpeakerB44/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ,/, I/PRP can/MD honestly/RB say/VB we/PRP
do/VBP ,/, uh/UH ,/, we/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, just/RB
recently/RB put/VBD a/DT security/NN system/NN in/IN
our/PRP$ house/NN and/CC so/RB now/RB ,/, uh/UH ,/,
in/IN order/NN to/TO ,/, uh/UH ,/, to/TO
accommodate/VB the/DT motion/NN detectors/NNS we/PRP
have/VBP to/TO keep/VB her/PRP$ ,/, uh/UH ,/, uh/UH
,/, locked/VBN up/RP in/IN the/DT ,/, the/DT master/NN
bedroom/NN during/IN the/DT day/NN and/CC then/RB
she/PRP 's/HVS got/VBN the/DT ,/, the/DT bedroom/NN
and/CC the/DT bathroom/NN to/IN ,/, for/IN free/JJ
run/NN during/IN the/DT day/NN but/CC ,/,

SpeakerA45/SYM ./.
Uh-huh/UH ./.

SpeakerB46/SYM ./.
we/PRP 've/VBP always/RB got/VBN ,/, uh/UH ,/, got/VBN
a/DT nose/NN and/CC tongue/NN pressed/VBN up/IN
against/IN the/DT window/NN when/WRB we/PRP come/VBP
walking/VBG up/IN to/IN the/DT front/JJ door/NN ./.

SpeakerA47/SYM ./.
./.

SpeakerB48/SYM ./.
She/PRP 's/BES definitely/RB ready/JJ to/TO get/VB
out/RB and/CC run/VB around/RB ./.

SpeakerA49/SYM ./.
Well/UH my/PRP$ dog/NN 's/BES an/DT outdoor/JJ type/NN
,/, she/PRP does/VBZ not/RB like/VB to/TO be/VB
indoors/RB ./.

SpeakerB50/SYM ./.
Really/UH ./.

SpeakerA51/SYM ./.
Uh/UH ,/, she/PRP 'd/MD rather/RB sle/VB ,/, sleep/VB
outside/RB on/IN the/DT ,/, the/DT cold/JJ ground/NN
at/IN night/NN ./.

SpeakerB52/SYM ./.
Oh/UH wow/UH ./.

SpeakerA53/SYM ./.
But/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, I/PRP do/VBP make/VB her/PRP$
come/VB in/RB ./.

SpeakerB54/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ./.

SpeakerA55/SYM ./.
And/CC I/PRP feed/VBP her/PRP$ indoors/RB ,/, that/DT
's/BES to/TO lure/VB her/PRP in/RB ,/, but/CC
during/IN the/DT day/NN I/PRP have/VBP her/PRP on/IN
a/DT ,/, uh/UH ,/, on/IN a/DT leash/NN ,/,

SpeakerB56/SYM ./.
Okay/UH ./.

SpeakerA57/SYM ./.
which/WDT is/VBZ ,/, uh/UH ,/, on/IN sort/RB of/RB
a/DT run/NN ./.
I/PRP have/VBP a/DT ,/, a/DT thirty/CD foot/NN
cable/NN ,/,

SpeakerB58/SYM ./.
Okay/UH ./.

SpeakerA59/SYM ./.
running/VBG from/IN one/CD stake/NN to/IN another/DT
,/, and/CC then/RB attached/VBN to/IN that/DT is/VBZ
a/DT ,/, uh/UH ,/, twelve/CD foot/NN leash/NN ,/,

SpeakerB60/SYM ./.
Okay/UH ./.

SpeakerA61/SYM ./.
so/RB she/PRP can/MD cover/VB quite/PDT an/DT area/NN
./.

SpeakerB62/SYM ./.
Most/JJS definitely/RB ./.

SpeakerA63/SYM ./.
And/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, she/PRP 's/BES the/DT best/JJS
,/, uh/UH ,/, burglar/NN alarm/NN going/VBG ./.

SpeakerB64/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH that/DT 's/BES ,/,
uh/UH ,/, definite/JJ security/NN involved/VBN in/IN
,/, uh/UH ,/, in/IN a/DT dog/NN like/IN that/DT ./.

SpeakerA65/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, she/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, it/PRP
's/BES the/DT strangest/JJS thing/NN ,/, though/RB ,/,
uh/UH ,/, children/NNS ,/, no/DT matter/NN how/WRB
strange/JJ they/PRP are/VBP ,/, or/CC how/WRB new/JJ
they/PRP might/MD be/VB can/MD walk/VB ,/, uh/UH ,/,
right/RB up/IN to/IN her/PRP$ ,/,

SpeakerB66/SYM ./.
Uh-huh/UH ./.

SpeakerA67/SYM ./.
but/CC adults/NNS ,/, if/IN they/PRP 're/VBP
strange/JJ to/IN her/PRP$ ,/, or/CC ,/, or/CC they/PRP
look/VBP suspicious/JJ or/CC something/NN ,/, boy/UH
she/PRP acts/VBZ like/IN she/PRP wants/VBZ to/TO
chew/VB their/PRP$ leg/NN off/RP ./.

SpeakerB68/SYM ./.
Wow/UH ./.

SpeakerA69/SYM ./.
And/CC I/PRP have/VBP not/RB discovered/VBN yet/RB
where/WRB the/DT ,/, the/DT line/NN is/VBZ between/IN
children/NNS and/CC adults/NNS ./.

SpeakerB70/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ,/, that/DT 's/BES interesting/JJ ./.

SpeakerA71/SYM ./.
But/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, she/PRP is/VBZ a/DT great/JJ
comfort/NN to/IN me/PRP ./.

SpeakerB72/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ,/, I/PRP know/VBP our/PRP$ dog/NN has/VBZ
had/VBN ,/, uh/UH ,/, some/DT different/JJ
reactions/NNS ,/, she/PRP 's/HVS never/RB really/RB
been/VBN around/IN children/NNS and/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/,
if/IN ,/, if/IN the/DT child/NN is/VBZ ,/, is/VBZ
pretty/RB straight/GW forward/^JJ ,/, um/UH ,/, she/PRP
's/BES fine/JJ ./.
If/IN ,/, if/IN a/DT child/NN is/VBZ a/DT little/RB
intimidated/JJ ,/, she/PRP 'll/MD jump/VB around/RB
and/CC ,/, and/CC yip/VB and/CC bark/VB quite/PDT a/DT
bit/NN ,/, and/CC if/IN the/DT child/NN gets/VBZ
scared/JJ ,/, uh/UH ,/, she/PRP 's/BES still/RB
trying/VBG to/TO play/VB ,/, but/CC she/PRP does/VBZ
n't/RB completely/RB understand/VB what/WP 's/BES
going/VBG on/RP and/CC we/PRP 've/VBP had/VBN a/DT
little/JJ confusion/NN with/IN ,/, with/IN ,/, uh/UH
,/, with/IN younger/JJR kids/NNS ./.

SpeakerA73/SYM ./.
Uh-huh/UH ./.

SpeakerB74/SYM ./.
But/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, you/PRP know/VBP ,/, that/DT
's/BES ,/, it/PRP 's/BES a/DT matter/NN of/IN
exposure/NN really/RB ./.
Um/UH ,/, we/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, took/VBD her/PRP$
home/NN to/IN ,/, uh/UH ,/, my/PRP$ family/NN 's/POS
place/NN in/IN South/NNP Dakota/NNP ,/, and/CC she/PRP
was/VBD the/DT one/NN that/WDT was/VBD intimidated/JJ
then/RB ./.
There/RB was/VBD about/RB seven/CD kids/NNS
ranging/VBG from/IN about/RB ,/, uh/UH ,/, three/CD
years/NNS to/IN ten/CD years/NNS running/VBG around/IN
the/DT house/NN all/RB at/IN one/CD time/NN ,/,

SpeakerA75/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, uh-huh/UH ./.

SpeakerB76/SYM ./.
you/PRP know/VBP come/VB to/TO visit/VB Grandpa/NNP
and/CC Grandma/NNP and/CC ,/, the/DT dog/NN kind/RB
of/RB ,/, kind/RB of/RB felt/VBD out/IN of/IN place/NN
then/RB because/IN she/PRP was/VBD ,/, she/PRP was/VBD
being/VBG fed/VBN ,/, and/CC everything/NN else/RB
from/IN all/DT directions/NNS ./.
She/PRP really/RB did/VBD n't/RB know/VB how/WRB to/TO
handle/VB herself/PRP ./.

SpeakerA77/SYM ./.
You/PRP mean/VBP she/PRP did/VBD n't/RB appreciate/VB
all/PDT that/DT attention/NN ./.

SpeakerB78/SYM ./.
She/PRP really/RB did/VBD ,/, she/PRP just/RB ,/,
uh/UH ,/, she/PRP ,/, she/PRP was/VBD alm-/XX ,/,
she/PRP was/VBD just/RB inundated/VBN with/IN ,/,
with/IN all/PDT the/DT attention/NN ./.
Uh/UH ,/, she/PRP ,/, she/PRP kind/RB of/RB ,/,
she/PRP kind/RB of/RB sat/VBD and/CC MUMBLEx/XX
it/PRP all/DT in/RB for/IN a/DT little/JJ while/IN
and/CC then/RB she/PRP 'd/MD go/VB get/VB back/RB
in/RB and/CC try/VB to/TO play/VB and/CC ,/, and/CC
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a/DT new/JJ experience/NN for/IN her/PRP$ ./.
She/PRP 's/HVS only/RB been/VBN around/RB one/CD
and/CC ,/, and/CC sometimes/RB two/CD people/NNS at/IN
the/DT most/RBS so/RB ,/, uh/UH ./.

SpeakerA79/SYM ./.
Uh-huh/UH ./.
What/WP 's/BES her/PRP$ name/NN by/IN the/DT way/NN
?/.

SpeakerB80/SYM ./.
Uh/UH ,/, pardon/UH ?/.

SpeakerA81/SYM ./.
What/WP ,/, what/WP do/VBP you/PRP call/VB the/DT
dog/NN ?/.

SpeakerB82/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, it/PRP 's/BES ,/, uh/UH ,/, Mitzi/NNP ./.

SpeakerA83/SYM ./.
Mitzi/NNP ./.

SpeakerB84/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ./.

SpeakerA85/SYM ./.
Mine/PRP is/VBZ Gin/NNP ./.

SpeakerB86/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, okay/UH ./.

SpeakerA87/SYM ./.
As/IN in/IN ,/, uh/UH ,/, martini/NN ./.

SpeakerB88/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ./.

SpeakerA89/SYM ./.
Actually/UH ,/, it/PRP 's/BES Gin/NNP two/CD ./.

SpeakerB90/SYM ./.
I/PRP ,/, I/PRP see/VBP ./.

SpeakerA91/SYM ./.
Because/IN ,/, uh/UH ,/, when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD a/DT
teenager/NN ,/, in/IN high/JJ school/NN ,/, I/PRP
had/VBD Gin/NNP one/CD ,/, but/CC then/RB when/WRB
I/PRP went/VBD out/IN in/IN the/DT world/NN ,/, I/PRP
could/MD n't/RB take/VB her/PRP with/IN me/PRP ./.

SpeakerB92/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, I/PRP had/VBD ,/,
uh/UH ,/, a/DT similar/JJ ,/, uh/UH ,/, experience/NN
./.
I/PRP ,/, I/PRP grew/VBD up/RP on/IN a/DT farm/NN
so/RB I/PRP always/RB had/VBD ,/, uh/UH ,/, outdoor/JJ
pets/NNS and/CC ,/,

SpeakerA93/SYM ./.
Uh-huh/UH ./.

SpeakerB94/SYM ./.
uh/UH ,/, the/DT dog/NN I/PRP had/VBD when/WRB I/PRP
moved/VBD to/IN Dallas/NNP about/RB five/CD years/NNS
ago/RB was/VBD a/DT ,/, uh/UH ,/, Springer/NNP
Spaniel/NNP ,/, black/JJ Lab/NNP cross/NN ./.
And/CC he/PRP was/VBD a/DT real/RB ,/, a/DT real/RB
lovable/JJ type/NN ,/,

SpeakerA95/SYM ./.
Oh/UH yeah/UH ./.

SpeakerB96/SYM ./.
but/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, definitely/RB not/RB an/DT
apartment/NN type/NN animal/NN so/RB he/PRP ,/, uh/UH
,/, he/PRP had/VBD to/TO stay/VB home/NN ./.

SpeakerA97/SYM ./.
Oh/UH ,/, what/WP a/DT shame/NN ./.

SpeakerB98/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, it/PRP really/RB was/VBD ./.
He/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, apparently/RB had/VBD a/DT
tough/JJ time/NN with/IN it/PRP for/IN a/DT little/JJ
while/IN and/CC then/RB he/PRP ,/, he/PRP got/VBD ,/,
he/PRP came/VBD to/TO accept/VB the/DT fact/NN that/DT
Mom/NNP and/CC Dad/NNP were/VBD his/PRP$ company/NN
from/IN then/RB on/RB ,/, but/CC ,/, uh/UH ./.

SpeakerA99/SYM ./.
Uh-huh/UH ,/, oh/UH well/UH ./.

SpeakerB100/SYM ./.
Yeah/UH ./.

SpeakerA101/SYM ./.
Well/UH Randy/UH ,/, we/PRP 've/VBP just/RB about/IN
used/VBN up/RP our/PRP$ time/NN here/RB ,/,

SpeakerB102/SYM ./.
Okay/UH ./.

SpeakerA103/SYM ./.
and/CC I/PRP must/MD say/VB it/PRP was/VBD
interesting/JJ ./.

SpeakerB104/SYM ./.
Most/JJS definitely/RB ./.

SpeakerA105/SYM ./.
I/PRP enjoyed/VBD talking/VBG about/IN pets/NNS
with/IN you/PRP ./.

SpeakerB106/SYM ./.
Well/UH that/DT 's/BES great/JJ ./.

SpeakerA107/SYM ./.
Maybe/RB we/PRP 'll/MD get/VB together/RB again/RB
in/IN the/DT future/NN ./.

SpeakerB108/SYM ./.
That/DT sounds/VBZ real/RB good/JJ ./.

SpeakerA109/SYM ./.
Take/VB care/NN now/RB ./.

SpeakerB110/SYM ./.
You/PRP too/RB ./.

SpeakerA111/SYM ./.
Bye/UH ./.



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[ E.W./NNP Scripps/NNP Co./NNP ]
said/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
has/VBZ acquired/VBN 
[ a/DT Georgia/NNP cable/NN television/NN company/NN ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT Massachusetts/NNP publishing/NN firm/NN ]
./. 

[ Terms/NNS ]
on/IN 
[ both/DT ]

[ deals/NNS ]
were/VBD n't/RB disclosed/VBN ./. 

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[ The/DT media/NNS company/NN ]
said/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
purchased/VBD 
[ Cable/NNP USA/NNP Inc./NNP ]
,/, 
[ a/DT ]
privately/RB held/VBN 
[ cable/NN television/NN system/NN ]
in/IN 
[ Carroll/NNP County/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Ga./NNP ]
,/, 
[ a/DT suburb/NN ]
of/IN 
[ Atlanta/NNP ]
./. 

[ The/DT system/NN ]
is/VBZ still/RB under/IN 
[ construction/NN ]
and/CC will/MD serve/VB 
[ a/DT market/NN ]
of/IN 
[ 7,600/CD homes/NNS ]
./. 

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[ The/DT company/NN ]
also/RB has/VBZ acquired/VBN 
[ Sundance/NNP Publishers/NNPS ]
and/CC 
[ Distributors/NNPS Inc./NNP ]
,/, 
[ a/DT family/NN ]
owned/VBN 
[ producer/NN ]
and/CC 
[ distributor/NN ]
of/IN 
[ educational/JJ materials/NNS ]
in/IN 
[ Littleton/NNP ]
,/, 
[ Mass/NNP ]
./. 



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[ Lloyd/NNP ]
's/POS of/IN 
[ London/NNP ]
said/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
plans/VBZ to/TO clamp/VB down/IN on/IN 
[ the/DT ability/NN ]
of/IN underwriting/VBG 
[ syndicates/NNS ]
to/TO leave/VB 
[ their/PRP$ annual/JJ accounts/NNS ]
open/JJ beyond/IN 
[ the/DT customary/JJ three/CD years/NNS ]
./. 

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Underwriting/VBG 
[ syndicates/NNS ]
at/IN 
[ Lloyd/NNP 's/POS ]
,/, 
[ the/DT world/NN 's/POS largest/JJS insurance/NN market/NN ]
,/, generally/RB do/VBP n't/RB close/VB 
[ their/PRP$ accounts/NNS ]
for/IN 
[ three/CD years/NNS ]
,/, to/TO allow/VB for/IN 
[ the/DT filing/NN ]
of/IN 
[ claims/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ litigation/NN ]
./. 

When/WRB 
[ such/JJ claims/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ litigation/NN ]
extend/VBP beyond/IN 
[ the/DT period/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT syndicates/NNS ]
can/MD extend/VB 
[ their/PRP$ accounting/NN deadlines/NNS ]
./. 

[ Lloyd/NNP 's/POS ]
said/VBD 
[ there/EX ]
are/VBP currently/RB 
[ 115/CD open/JJ account/NN years/NNS ]
involving/VBG 
[ 68/CD ]
of/IN 
[ the/DT market/NN ]
's/POS roughly/RB 
[ 360/CD syndicates/NNS ]
./. 

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[ The/DT open-year/JJ accounting/NN practice/NN ]
``/`` is/VBZ widely/RB recognized/VBN within/IN 
[ Lloyd/NNP 's/POS ]
as/RB of/IN 
[ serious/JJ concern/NN ]
''/'' to/TO 
[ the/DT 31,329/CD member/NN investors/NNS ]
,/, 
[ who/WP ]
underwrite/VBP 
[ insurance/NN ]
at/IN 
[ Lloyd/NNP ]
's/POS in/IN 
[ return/NN ]
for/IN 
[ premium/NN ]
and/CC 
[ investment/NN income/NN ]
,/, 
[ Lloyd/NNP 's/POS ]
said/VBD ./. 

[ The/DT procedure/NN ]
causes/VBZ ``/`` 
[ great/JJ uncertainty/NN ]
''/'' because/IN 
[ an/DT investor/NN ]
ca/MD n't/RB be/VB sure/JJ of/IN 
[ his/PRP$ ]
or/CC 
[ her/PRP$ individual/JJ liability/NN ]
,/, 
[ Lloyd/NNP 's/POS ]
said/VBD ./. 

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As/IN 
[ a/DT result/NN ]
,/, 
[ the/DT insurance/NN market/NN ]
plans/VBZ 
[ new/JJ measures/NNS ]
to/TO restrict/VB 
[ the/DT ability/NN ]
of/IN 
[ syndicate/NN officials/NNS ]
to/TO leave/VB 
[ years/NNS ]
open/JJ ./. 

[ Lloyd/NNP ]
's/VBZ said/VBD 
[ it/PRP ]
expects/VBZ to/TO enact/VB 
[ new/JJ rules/NNS ]
mandating/VBG 
[ the/DT changes/NNS ]
by/IN 
[ year/NN end/NN ]
./. 

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Under/IN 
[ the/DT new/JJ rules/NNS ]
,/, 
[ the/DT officials/NNS ]
will/MD have/VB to/TO secure/VB 
[ additional/JJ information/NN ]
and/CC 
[ reports/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ actuaries/NNS ]
,/, including/VBG 
[ an/DT assessment/NN ]
of/IN whether/IN 
[ officials/NNS ]
have/VBP acted/VBN reasonably/RB ./. 

In/IN 
[ addition/NN ]
,/, 
[ officials/NNS ]
will/MD have/VB to/TO get/VB 
[ quotes/NNS ]
for/IN 
[ certain/JJ reinsurance/NN contracts/NNS ]
and/CC obtain/VB 
[ approvals/NNS ]
from/IN 
[ other/JJ syndicate/NN directors/NNS ]
./. 



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[ Ethyl/NNP Corp./NNP ]
reported/VBD that/IN 
[ third-quarter/JJ net/JJ income/NN ]
fell/VBD 
[ 12/CD %/NN ]
from/IN 
[ a/DT year-earlier/JJ quarter/NN ]
helped/VBN by/IN 
[ a/DT gain/NN ]
from/IN 
[ discontinued/VBN operations/NNS ]
./. 

[ Profit/NN ]
from/IN continuing/VBG 
[ operations/NNS ]
rose/VBD 
[ 19/CD %/NN ]
./. 

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[ The/DT chemicals/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ insurance/NN company/NN ]
said/VBD 
[ net/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT latest/JJS quarter/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ $/$ 54.8/CD million/CD ]
,/, or/CC 
[ 45/CD cents/NNS ]

[ a/DT share/NN ]
./. 

In/IN 
[ the/DT year-earlier/JJ quarter/NN ]
,/, 
[ net/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ $/$ 62.2/CD million/CD ]
,/, or/CC 
[ 51/CD cents/NNS ]

[ a/DT share/NN ]
./. 

[ The/DT previous-year/JJ quarter/NN ]
included/VBD 
[ $/$ 16.1/CD million/CD ]
from/IN 
[ businesses/NNS ]
spun/VBN off/RP as/IN 
[ Tredegar/NNP Industries/NNP Inc/NNP ]
./. 

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[ Revenue/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ $/$ 613.7/CD million/CD ]
,/, up/RB 
[ 18/CD %/NN ]
from/IN 
[ $/$ 521.2/CD million/CD ]

[ a/DT year/NN ]
ago/RB ./. 

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[ Ethyl/NNP ]
said/VBD 
[ pretax/JJ profit/NN ]
from/IN 
[ its/PRP$ insurance/NN segment/NN ]
,/, excluding/VBG 
[ investment/NN gains/NNS ]
,/, rose/VBD 
[ 28/CD %/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT latest/JJS quarter/NN ]
to/TO 
[ $/$ 28.6/CD million/CD ]
from/IN 
[ $/$ 22.4/CD million/CD ]
./. 

In/IN 
[ the/DT chemicals/NNS segment/NN ]
,/, 
[ pretax/JJ profit/NN ]
rose/VBD 
[ 7/CD %/NN ]
to/TO 
[ $/$ 69.2/CD million/CD ]
from/IN 
[ $/$ 64.9/CD million/CD ]
./. 

[ The/DT company/NN 's/POS chemicals/NNS interests/NNS ]
include/VBP ,/, among/IN 
[ other/JJ things/NNS ]
,/, 
[ petroleum/NN additives/NNS ]
,/, 
[ pharmaceuticals/NNS ingredients/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ polysilicon/NN ]
used/VBN by/IN 
[ the/DT semiconductor/NN industry/NN ]
./. 

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For/IN 
[ the/DT nine/CD months/NNS ]
,/, 
[ Ethyl/NNP ]
said/VBD 
[ net/NN ]
fell/VBD 
[ 2/CD %/NN ]
to/TO 
[ $/$ 168.7/CD million/CD ]
,/, or/CC 
[ $/$ 1.40/CD ]

[ a/DT share/NN ]
,/, from/IN 
[ $/$ 172.2/CD million/CD ]
,/, 
[ $/$ 1.42/CD ]

[ a/DT share/NN ]
,/, 
[ a/DT year/NN ]
ago/RB ./. 

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[ Net/NN ]
in/IN 
[ the/DT latest/JJS period/NN ]
included/VBD 
[ $/$ 11.9/CD million/CD ]
from/IN 
[ discontinued/VBN operations/NNS ]
and/CC 
[ a/DT charge/NN ]
of/IN 
[ $/$ 6.2/CD million/CD ]
from/IN 
[ a/DT plant/NN closing/NN ]
./. 

In/IN 
[ the/DT year-ago/JJ period/NN ]
,/, 
[ net/NN ]
included/VBD 
[ $/$ 32.7/CD million/CD ]
from/IN 
[ discontinued/VBN operations/NNS ]
./. 

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[ Revenue/NN ]
was/VBD 
[ $/$ 1.79/CD billion/CD ]
,/, up/RB 
[ 18/CD %/NN ]
from/IN 
[ $/$ 1.52/CD billion/CD ]

[ a/DT year/NN ]
earlier/RBR ./. 

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In/IN 
[ New/NNP York/NNP Stock/NNP Exchange/NNP composite/JJ ]
trading/NN ,/, 
[ Ethyl/NNP ]
closed/VBN at/IN 
[ $/$ 25.875/CD ]

[ a/DT share/NN ]
,/, up/RB 
[ 12.5/CD cents/NNS ]
./.