^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 474+TEXT+L01_FO **]_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Gerard_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL I_PPIS1 dreamt_VVD last_MD week_NNT1 that_CST 
Gerard_NP1 Te_AT Heu_NP1 Heu_NP1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG in_II31 front_II32 
of_II33 me_PPIO1 and_CC saying_VVG over_RP and_CC over_RP ,_, *"_" ^_NULL 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO tell_VVI you_PPY something_PN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 want_VV0 
to_TO tell_VVI you_PPY something_PN1 ...._... ,_, **"_" which_DDQ is_VBZ 
strange_JJ because_CS I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX seen_VVN Gerard_NP1 for_IF 
almost_RR four_MC years_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD why_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ dreaming_VVG 
about_II someone_PN1 who_PNQS I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX seen_VVN for_IF so_RG 
long_JJ and_CC who_PNQS I_PPIS1 'd_VM never_RR had_VHN much_DA1 to_TO do_VDI 
with_IW ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, we_PPIS2 were_VBDR at_II secondary_JJ school_NN1 
together_RL ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 were_VBDR never_RR really_RR good_JJ 
friends_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Gerard_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT athletic_JJ type_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 won_VVD sports_NN2 awards_NN2 and_CC made_VVD the_AT 
First_MD *=_NULL XV_MC and_CC hung_VVD out_RP with_IW all_DB the_AT guys_NN2 
who_PNQS thought_VVD that_DD1 rugby_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT world_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 spent_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN of_IO time_NNT1 by_II myself_PPX1 ,_, 
reading_VVG and_CC writing_VVG poems_NN2 about_II how_RRQ this_DD1 
boarding_NN1 school_NN1 was_VBDZ tearing_VVG my_APPGE soul_NN1 apart_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB there_EX were_VBDR times_NNT2 when_RRQ we_PPIS2 did_VDD 
talk_VVI and_CC we_PPIS2 both_DB2 liked_VVD the_AT same_DA types_NN2 of_IO 
music_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC when_CS Gerard_NP1 could_VM n't_XX remember_VVI the_AT 
tune_NN1 to_II a_AT1 song_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM ask_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO 
sing_VVI it_PPH1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'd_VM always_RR be_VBI shy_JJ ,_, but_CCB 
he_PPHS1 'd_VM coax_VVI it_PPH1 out_II21 of_II22 me_PPIO1 ,_, telling_VVG 
me_PPIO1 that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 really_RR neat_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT he_PPHS1 'd_VM sing_VVI it_PPH1 too_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 sounded_VVD good_JJ together_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 
met_VVD in_II Third_MD Form_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 he_PPHS1 
'd_VHD fucked_VVN a_AT1 girl_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ n't_XX a_AT1 virgin_JJ 
and_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX even_RR know_VVI what_DDQ fuck_VV0 meant_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC then_RT in_II Sixth_MD Form_NN1 ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 and_CC 
his_APPGE friends_NN2 saw_VVD Liz_NP1 and_CC I_ZZ1 in_II the_AT city_NN1 
and_CC later_RRR he_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 what_DDQ a_AT1 cute_JJ couple_NN1 
we_PPIS2 were_VBDR and_CC I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST Liz_NP1 was_VBDZ 
my_APPGE almost_RR sister_NN1 and_CC that_CST I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI 
a_AT1 girlfriend_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Gerard_NP1 went_VVD on_RP about_II how_RRQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX 
either_RR because_CS everyone_PN1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RR 
stuck_VVN up_RP on_II his_APPGE own_DA looks_NN2 and_CC did_VDD I_PPIS1 
think_VVI he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ handsome_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL At_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT Seventh_MD Form_NN1 ,_, 
when_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR watching_VVG \_NULL T.V._NN1 alone_JJ ,_, 
Gerard_NP1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 
was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI with_IW his_APPGE life_NN1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 
left_VVD school_NN1 and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sick_JJ of_IO the_AT 
macho_JJ shit_NN1 his_APPGE friends_NN2 kept_VVD coming_VVG out_RP with_IW 
and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 'd_VM miss_VVI me_PPIO1 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 went_VVD 
to_II University_NN1 in_II Auckland_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX 
figure_VVI that_DD1 out_RP because_CS we_PPIS2 'd_VM never_RR been_VBN 
that_CST close_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT Gerard_NP1 said_VVD ,_, *"_" ^_NULL Here_RL ,_, **"_" and_CC 
held_VVD out_RP his_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 took_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC 
we_PPIS2 sat_VVD there_RL holding_VVG hands_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 while_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT he_PPHS1 let_VVD go_NN1 ,_, got_VVD up_RP and_CC left_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL That_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT last_MD time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 saw_VVD 
him_PPHO1 I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 ,_, until_CS my_APPGE dream_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC in_II my_APPGE dream_NN1 he_PPHS1 just_RR kept_VVD saying_VVG 
those_DD2 same_DA words_NN2 ,_, *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO tell_VVI 
you_PPY something_PN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO tell_VVI you_PPY 
something_PN1 ...._... **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ \_NULL OK_JJ Gerard_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 know_VV0 already_RR ._. 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Richard_NP1 von_NP1 Sturmer_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *6_NULL SLAP_NN1 SLAP_NN1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 story_NN1 about_RG two_MC 
friends_NN2 in_II a_AT1 big_JJ city_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 and_CC I_ZZ1 are_VBR their_APPGE names_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ we_PPIS2 call_VV0 ourselves_PPX2 ,_, or_CC 
at_RR21 least_RR22 that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_ZZ1 calls_VVZ them_PPHO2 as_CSA 
I_ZZ1 is_VBZ the_AT one_PN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ telling_VVG this_DD1 story_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_RRQ I_ZZ1 and_CC he_PPHS1 are_VBR together_RL they_PPHS2 
become_VV0 we_PPIS2 ,_, and_CC when_CS we_PPIS2 part_RR they_PPHS2 become_VV0 
he_PPHS1 and_CC I_PPIS1 again_RT ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Neither_DD1 of_IO them_PPHO2 were_VBDR born_VVN in_II the_AT 
big_JJ city_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 came_VVD there_RL for_IF an_AT1 adventure_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB they_PPHS2 did_VDD not_XX come_VVI together_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ there_RL before_CS I_PPIS1 ,_, and_CC when_RRQ 
I_PPIS1 arrived_VVD they_PPHS2 became_VVD a_AT1 team_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB ,_, for_IF the_AT sake_NN1 of_IO continuity_NN1 ,_, let_VVD 
us_PPIO2 call_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, from_RT31 now_RT32 on_RT33 ,_, we_PPIS2 ,_, 
as_CSA we_PPIS2 and_CC they_PPHS2 are_VBR really_RR the_AT same_DA ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 had_VHD the_AT same_DA background_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR of_IO 
the_AT same_DA stock_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 team_NN soon_RR after_II the_AT womb_NN1 ,_, so_RR to_TO 
speak_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 shared_VVD a_AT1 bath_NN1 ,_, went_VVD to_II the_AT same_DA 
kindergarten_NN1 ,_, to_II the_AT same_DA primary_JJ school_NN1 and_CC then_RT 
to_II the_AT same_DA secondary_JJ school_NN1 ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 
not_XX being_VBG expelled_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Anyway_RR ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ all_DB in_II a_AT1 small_JJ city_NN1 
,_, and_CC in_II the_AT big_JJ city_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 day_NNT1 ,_, we_PPIS2 
were_VBDR together_RL once_RR21 again_RR22 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Hello_UH you_PPY ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD on_II seeing_VVG I._NP1 
^_NULL Hello_UH you_PPY ,_, I_PPIS1 replied_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 slapped_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 on_II the_AT back_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX too_RG hard_RR ,_, not_XX too_RG soft_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 brisk_JJ slap_NN1 slap_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT we_PPIS2 went_VVD to_TO catch_VVI a_AT1 bus_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 looked_VVD older_JJR since_CS I_MC1 last_MD saw_VVD 
him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI expected_VVN as_CSA some_DD time_NNT1 
had_VHD passed_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 talked_VVD on_II the_AT bus_NN1 about_II what_DDQ we_PPIS2 
should_VM do_VDI ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA I_PPIS1 had_VHD just_RR arrived_VVN ,_, I_PPIS1 let_VVD 
him_PPHO1 do_VDI most_DAT of_IO the_AT talking_NN1 ,_, nodding_VVG the_AT 
head_NN1 in_II response_NN1 when_RRQ a_AT1 response_NN1 was_VBDZ required_VVN 
._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 suggested_VVD that_CST we_PPIS2 find_VV0 somewhere_RL to_TO 
live_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE own_DA place_NN1 was_VBDZ no_RR21 longer_RR22 suitable_JJ 
,_, not_XX for_IF himself_PPX1 and_CC especially_RR not_XX for_IF a_AT1 
combination_NN1 like_CS he_PPHS1 and_CC I._NP1 ^_NULL Rent_NN1 was_VBDZ 
called_VVN for_IF ,_, and_CC rent_NN1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 I_PPIS1 
refused_VVD to_TO contemplate_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL To_TO live_VVI in_II the_AT big_JJ city_NN1 without_IW paying_VVG 
rent_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT dream_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC he_PPHS1 shared_VVD the_AT same_DA part_NN1 and_CC even_RR 
the_AT whole_JJ dream_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR we_PPIS2 set_VV0 about_RP the_AT task_NN1 of_IO 
establishing_VVG ourselves_PPX2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 happens_VVZ ,_, as_CSA things_NN2 do_VD0 happen_VVI 
,_, both_RR in_II stories_NN2 and_CC in_II real_JJ life_NN1 ,_, that_CST 
we_PPIS2 found_VVD a_AT1 place_NN1 right_NN1 next_II21 to_II22 the_AT 
place_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD lived_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 place_NN1 ,_, our_APPGE dwelling_NN1 ,_, stood_VVD empty_JJ 
on_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 long_JJ street_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 went_VVD round_II the_AT back_NN1 and_CC climbed_VVD 
through_II a_AT1 window_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Inside_RL there_EX were_VBDR two_MC floors_NN2 of_IO empty_JJ 
rooms_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL One_MC1 floor_NN1 for_CS I_PPIS1 and_CC the_AT other_JJ for_IF 
him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE exits_NN2 and_CC our_APPGE entrances_NN2 would_VM be_VBI 
made_VVN through_II the_AT back_NN1 window_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT other_JJ windows_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT doorways_NN2 ,_, 
had_VHD been_VBN sealed_VVN up_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 always_RR thought_VVN ahead_RL 
,_, that_CST we_PPIS2 would_VM need_VVI a_AT1 light_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 then_RT jumped_VVD into_II the_AT back_NN1 garden_NN1 and_CC 
found_VVD a_AT1 pile_NN1 of_IO candles_NN2 lying_VVG on_II the_AT ground_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT sky_NN1 and_CC said_VVD thank_VV0 
you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT you_PPY he_PPHS1 addressed_VVD made_VVN no_AT reply_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC for_IF all_DB we_PPIS2 knew_VVD that_CST you_PPY might_VM 
not_XX exist_VVI ,_, in_II that_DD1 sky_NN1 or_CC any_DD other_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB we_PPIS2 did_VDD appreciate_VVI the_AT candles_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Darkness_NP1 was_VBDZ soon_RR to_TO follow_VVI ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 
spent_VVD the_AT night_NNT1 ,_, or_CC most_DAT of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, 
discussing_VVG what_DDQ we_PPIS2 should_VM do_VDI the_AT next_MD day_NNT1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT morning_NNT1 he_PPHS1 told_VVD I_MC1 how_RRQ 
he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN a_AT1 rat_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_CS we_PPIS2 parted_VVD ,_, and_CC before_II sleep_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 
rat_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN out_RP and_CC looked_VVN at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 rat_NN1 with_IW red_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 comparable_JJ to_TO relate_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 slept_VVD upstairs_RL and_CC rats_NN2 prefer_VV0 to_TO be_VBI 
near_II the_AT earth_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD hear_VVI the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 violin_NN1 ,_, 
while_CS in_II a_AT1 half-sleep_NN1 ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 violin_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX 
to_TO be_VBI placed_VVN beside_II a_AT1 rat_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC his_APPGE rat_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 fearsome_JJ creature_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 feared_VVD for_IF his_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 
admitted_VVD ,_, and_CC at_II the_AT very_JJ least_RRT for_IF his_APPGE 
toes_NN2 which_DDQ were_VBDR exposed_VVN at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE 
feet_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB the_AT rat_NN1 did_VDD nothing_PN1 but_CCB act_VV0 the_AT 
part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 rat_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC for_IF his_APPGE part_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 believed_VVD ,_, 
he_PPHS1 loved_VVD such_DA details_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT relating_NN1 of_IO 
such_DA details_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ always_RR like_II that_DD1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 should_VM be_VBI stated_VVN ,_, at_II this_DD1 
point_NN1 ,_, to_TO avoid_VVI a_AT1 misunderstanding_NN1 ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 
and_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX do_VDI everything_PN1 together_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II fact_NN1 most_DAT days_NNT2 we_PPIS2 divided_VVD up_RP early_RR 
in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 and_CC reformed_VVD again_RT late_RR in_II the_AT 
aftermoon_NN1 ,_, or_CC in_II the_AT early_JJ evening_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE meeting_NN1 place_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 small_JJ 
restaurant_NN1 further_RRR down_RP the_AT long_JJ street_NN1 on_II which_DDQ 
we_PPIS2 lived_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ our_APPGE habit_NN1 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 meal_NN1 
there_RL and_CC discuss_VV0 the_AT day_NNT1 's_GE events_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT meal_NN1 consisted_VVD of_IO a_AT1 boney_JJ fish_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 fish_NN ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 had_VHD one_PN1 each_DD1 ,_, 
was_VBDZ a_AT1 marvel_NN1 to_TO behold_VVI as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 
but_CCB a_AT1 skeleton_NN1 covered_VVN by_II a_AT1 flap_NN1 of_IO brown_JJ 
skin_NN1 that_CST tore_VVD apart_RL like_II tissue_NN1 paper_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL To_TO try_VVI and_CC find_VVI a_AT1 scrap_NN1 of_IO flesh_NN1 
among_II the_AT bones_NN2 of_IO the_AT boney_JJ fish_NN was_VBDZ our_APPGE 
constant_JJ pleasure_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT restaurant_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 must_VM 
be_VBI said_VVN ,_, also_RR served_VVN excellent_JJ coffee_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR we_PPIS2 now_RT had_VHD a_AT1 haven_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 
haven_NN1 to_TO return_VVI to_RP after_II a_AT1 hard_JJ day_NNT1 in_II the_AT 
big_JJ city_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_PN121 one_PN122 else_RR was_VBDZ ever_RR there_RL ,_, in_II the_AT 
restaurant_NN1 ,_, apart_II21 from_II22 the_AT manager_NN1 who_PNQS always_RR 
took_VVD pride_NN1 in_II presenting_VVG he_PPHS1 and_CC I_ZZ1 with_IW a_AT1 
plate_NN1 of_IO boney_JJ fish_NN ,_, a_AT1 plate_NN1 each_DD1 ,_, and_CC 
then_RT a_AT1 knife_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT a_AT1 fork_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT 
a_AT1 basket_NN1 of_IO dry_JJ bread_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_CS this_DD1 came_VVD the_AT coffee_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ 
excellent_JJ ,_, as_CSA I_ZZ1 has_VHZ said_VVN ,_, and_CC then_RT he_PPHS1 
and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM turn_VVI our_APPGE chairs_NN2 to_TO face_VVI the_AT 
window_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL From_II this_DD1 position_NN1 ,_, at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO each_DD1 
day_NNT1 ,_, we_PPIS2 enjoyed_VVD the_AT sunset_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB all_DB was_VBDZ not_XX rosy_JJ ,_, ah_UH no_UH ,_, 
all_DB could_VM not_XX be_VBI said_VVN to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 bed_NN1 of_IO 
roses_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sometimes_RT an_AT1 element_NN1 of_IO risk_NN1 entered_VVD the_AT 
picture_NN1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 blurred_JJ shape_NN1 huddled_VVD in_II the_AT 
corner_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 blurred_JJ shape_NN1 that_CST threatened_VVD to_TO 
take_VVI on_RP a_AT1 more_RGR formal_JJ aspect_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Or_CC to_TO put_VVI it_PPH1 another_DD1 way_NN1 :_: while_CS I_ZZ1 
,_, at_II times_NNT2 ,_, was_VBDZ lightly_RR touched_VVN by_II the_AT hand_NN1 
of_IO fate_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 ,_, more_RGR often_RR than_CSN not_XX ,_, 
received_VVD a_AT1 direct_JJ slap_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 could_VM be_VBI beaten_VVN about_RP by_II circumstances_NN2 
while_CS I_ZZ1 ,_, in_II another_DD1 part_NN1 of_IO the_AT big_JJ city_NN1 ,_, 
drifted_VVD through_II the_AT day_NNT1 ,_, experiencing_VVG the_AT 
experiences_NN2 that_CST befitted_VVD a_AT1 curious_JJ but_CCB somewhat_RR 
detached_JJ soul_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Can_VM one_PN1 speak_VVI of_IO a_AT1 soul_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Perhaps_RR one_PN1 can_VM ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC the_AT souls_NN2 of_IO he_PPHS1 and_CC I_PPIS1 were_VBDR 
remarkably_RR in_II tune_NN1 ,_, whereas_CS our_APPGE individual_JJ 
destinies_NN2 did_VDD not_XX really_RR correspond_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL One_MC1 evening_NNT1 he_PPHS1 failed_VVD to_TO make_VVI 
our_APPGE usual_JJ rendezvous_NN1 of_IO boney_JJ fish_NN and_CC sunset_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Later_RRR in_II the_AT night_NNT1 I_PPIS1 heard_VVD the_AT dull_JJ 
thud_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 body_NN1 falling_VVG through_II the_AT window_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT glass_NN1 in_II the_AT window_NN1 ,_, 
and_CC as_II the_AT distance_NN1 from_II window_NN1 to_II floor_NN1 was_VBDZ 
not_XX great_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 remained_VVD unconcerned_JJ and_CC soon_RR 
went_VVD back_RP to_TO sleep_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT next_MD day_NNT1 ,_, on_II coming_VVG downstairs_RL ,_, 
I_PPIS1 found_VVD he_PPHS1 lying_VVG on_II his_APPGE mattress_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD through_II the_AT bruises_NN2 and_CC said_VVD 
it_PPH1 was_VBDZ wonderful_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX the_AT pain_NN1 ,_, or_CC the_AT experience_NN1 of_IO pain_NN1 
,_, but_CCB the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD had_VHN an_AT1 
adventure_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 adventure_NN1 began_VVD with_IW he_PPHS1 and_CC 
his_APPGE body_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 regularly_RR displayed_VVD his_APPGE body_NN1 to_II a_AT1 
group_NN of_IO art_NN1 students_NN2 and_CC they_PPHS2 would_VM draw_VVI 
him_PPHO1 in_II different_JJ positions_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL These_DD2 positions_NN2 were_VBDR dictated_VVN by_II the_AT way_NN1 
he_PPHS1 arranged_VVD his_APPGE limbs_NN2 ,_, or_CC more_RGR precisely_RR 
by_II the_AT way_NN1 the_AT art_NN1 teacher_NN1 told_VVD he_PPHS1 to_TO 
arrange_VVI his_APPGE limbs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_CS a_AT1 morning_NNT1 of_IO modelling_VVG ,_, which_DDQ 
was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ job_NN1 ,_, and_CC of_IO instructing_VVG others_NN2 
on_II how_RRQ to_TO draw_VVI the_AT model_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ the_AT 
art_NN1 teacher_NN1 's_VBZ job_NN1 ,_, the_AT art_NN1 teacher_NN1 asked_VVD 
he_PPHS1 back_NN1 to_II his_APPGE home_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_RL they_PPHS2 began_VVD to_TO drink_VVI and_CC continued_VVD 
their_APPGE drinking_NN1 through_II the_AT afternoon_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_II a_AT1 certain_JJ point_NN1 the_AT art_NN1 teacher_NN1 told_VVD 
he_PPHS1 to_TO take_VVI off_RP his_APPGE clothes_NN2 ,_, and_CC when_RRQ 
he_PPHS1 refused_VVD the_AT art_NN1 teacher_NN1 then_RT tried_VVD to_TO do_VDI 
it_PPH1 for_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ rebuffed_VVN 
the_AT art_NN1 teacher_NN1 then_RT took_VVD his_APPGE own_DA clothes_NN2 
off_RP ,_, and_CC when_CS this_DD1 had_VHD no_AT effect_NN1 the_AT art_NN1 
teacher_NN1 then_RT pulled_VVD his_APPGE wife_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 
nearby_JJ room_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ offered_VVN to_II he_PPHS1 ,_, right_RR 
there_RL ,_, on_II the_AT carpet_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ shocked_JJ 
and_CC left_VVD ,_, as_RG best_RRT he_PPHS1 could_VM ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 
was_VBDZ somewhat_RR drunk_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT bus_NN1 swayed_VVD ,_, or_CC he_PPHS1 swayed_VVD on_II 
the_AT bus_NN1 ,_, gripping_VVG the_AT hand-straps_NN2 and_CC singing_VVG 
to_II himself_PPX1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT next_MD thing_NN1 he_PPHS1 remembered_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ lying_VVG face-down_NN1 in_II the_AT 
gutter_NN1 with_IW the_AT sunset_NN1 snuffed_VVD out_RP and_CC the_AT 
stars_NN2 beginning_VVG to_TO glow_VVI above_II his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL What_DDQ happened_VVD after_II that_DD1 happened_VVD very_RG 
quickly_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Two_MC sets_NN2 of_IO hands_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 set_NN1 under_II each_DD1 
armpit_NN1 ,_, hauled_VVD he_PPHS1 up_RP and_CC dragged_VVD him_PPHO1 
towards_II the_AT nearest_JJT pub_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Once_RR inside_RL he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ given_VVN a_AT1 beer_NN1 by_II 
two_MC big_JJ men_NN2 who_PNQS saw_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN 
drinking_VVG ,_, and_CC appreciated_VVD his_APPGE drunkenness_NN1 (_( for_IF 
this_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 land_NN1 where_CS such_DA things_NN2 never_RR go_VV0 
unappreciated_JJ )_) ,_, and_CC therefore_RR wanted_VVD he_PPHS1 to_TO 
drink_VVI some_DD more_DAR ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II a_AT1 pause_NN1 between_II beers_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 asked_VVD 
him_PPHO1 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD for_IF a_AT1 crust_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 
,_, who_PNQS could_VM still_RR appreciate_VVI the_AT humour_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
situation_NN1 while_CS retaining_VVG no_AT self-control_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 
said_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 ballet_NN1 dancer_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 nasty_JJ silence_NN1 followed_VVD ,_, and_CC this_DD1 
silence_NN1 was_VBDZ followed_VVN ,_, in_II turn_NN1 ,_, by_II the_AT 
sound_NN1 of_IO fists_NN2 hitting_VVG a_AT1 body_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Hairy_JJ fists_NN2 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 later_RRR recalled_VVD ,_, 
and_CC freckled_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ beaten_VVN up_RP ,_, a_AT1 classic_JJ 
beating-up_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Afterwards_RT ,_, in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT night_NNT1 ,_, 
he_PPHS1 crawled_VVD down_RP the_AT long_JJ street_NN1 and_CC fell_VVD back_RP 
into_II bed_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC this_DD1 is_VBZ where_RRQ I_PPIS1 found_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT 
next_MD morning_NNT1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL That_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT way_NN1 it_PPH1 turned_VVD out_RP ,_, 
more_RRR or_CC less_RRR ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 475+TEXT+L02_FO **]_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL As_II the_AT spirit_NN1 warmed_VVD her_APPGE veins_NN2 
,_, Mary_NP1 Newton_NP1 came_VVD back_RP to_II those_DD2 who_PNQS loved_VVD 
her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 felt_VVD the_AT bedclothes_NN2 ,_, saw_VVD Anne_NP1 
Phelan_NP1 with_IW the_AT glass_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, looming_VVG at_II the_AT 
door_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 figure_NN1 she_PPHS1 knew_VVD with_IW a_AT1 line_NN1 of_IO 
red_JJ from_II the_AT corner_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT days_NNT2 that_CST followed_VVD ,_, Walter_NP1 
went_VVD unmolested_JJ in_II Horeke_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT protection_NN1 of_IO Anne_NP1 and_CC 
her_APPGE gigantic_JJ husband_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 may_VM be_VBI he_PPHS1 did_VDD 
not_XX even_RR need_VVI that_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Men_NN2 spoke_VVD of_IO the_AT courage_NN1 that_CST had_VHD taken_VVN 
his_APPGE boat_NN1 where_RRQ death_NN1 waited_VVD on_II the_AT strand_NN1 ,_, 
lurked_VVD in_II the_AT surf_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD killed_VVN 
his_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, well_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD to_TO die_VVI some_DD day_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT again_RT it_PPH1 might_VM not_XX be_VBI true_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 said_VVD so_RR and_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR inclined_JJ to_TO 
take_VVI his_APPGE word_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR coming_VVG to_TO like_VVI him_PPHO1 more_RRR 
than_CSN they_PPHS2 feared_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ gentle_JJ of_IO manner_NN1 and_CC so_RG 
desperately_RR in_II love_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 laughed_VVD a_RR21 
little_RR22 and_CC liked_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT more_DAR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR Walter_NP1 roamed_VVD the_AT Hokianga_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 
different_JJ Walter_NP1 from_II the_AT timorous_JJ man_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 
year_NNT1 ago_RA ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD learned_VVN that_CST the_AT measure_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 
man_NN1 's_VBZ capacity_NN1 is_VBZ his_APPGE belief_NN1 in_II himself_PPX1 
and_CC with_IW confidence_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN power_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Yet_RR in_II his_APPGE heart_NN1 he_PPHS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 
was_VBDZ the_AT same_DA sorry_JJ fraud_NN1 as_CSA ever_RR ,_, bedecked_VVD 
in_II the_AT trappings_NN2 of_IO men_NN2 's_GE esteem_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Only_RR a_AT1 desperate_JJ strait_NN1 could_VM summon_VVI his_APPGE 
resources_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE father_NN1 's_VBZ spirit_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Anne_NP1 knew_VVD ,_, as_CSA all_DB Horeke_NP1 knew_VVD ,_, 
that_CST Walter_NP1 loved_VVD Mary_NP1 and_CC she_PPHS1 knew_VVD what_DDQ 
Horeke_NP1 only_RR guessed_VVD ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ loved_VVN in_II 
return_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Anne_NP1 had_VHD heard_VVN his_APPGE name_NN1 on_II Mary_NP1 's_GE 
lips_NN2 waking_VVG and_CC sleeping_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Each_DD1 day_NNT1 she_PPHS1 allowed_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT 
bedside_NN1 ,_, priding_VVG herself_PPX1 on_II the_AT laundering_NN1 of_IO 
his_APPGE blanket_NN1 ,_, the_AT trim_JJ cut_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE hair_NN1 
and_CC beard_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT wise_JJ little_JJ woman_NN1 knew_VVD that_CST the_AT daily_JJ 
visit_NN1 ,_, those_DD2 few_DA2 moments_NN2 an_AT1 eternity_NN1 apart_RL ,_, 
were_VBDR colouring_VVG the_AT cheeks_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE patient_NN1 
faster_RRR than_CSN could_VM any_DD nostrum_NN1 known_VVN to_II Pomphret_NP1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Daily_RR the_AT girl_NN1 grew_VVD lovelier_JJR ,_, daily_RR her_APPGE 
lover_NN1 grew_VVD more_RGR diffident_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT dancing_NN1 lights_NN2 in_II her_APPGE hair_NN1 ,_, laid_VVN 
on_II the_AT pillow_NN1 by_II the_AT simple_JJ art_NN1 of_IO Anne_NP1 ,_, 
the_AT sweet_JJ mouth_NN1 ,_, so_RG generous_JJ and_CC impulsive_JJ ,_, 
found_VVD him_PPHO1 at_II her_APPGE side_NN1 tongue-tied_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL For_IF the_AT time_NNT1 was_VBDZ coming_VVG when_RRQ this_DD1 
paradise_NN1 would_VM end_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 must_VM talk_VVI of_IO themselves_PPX2 ,_, declare_VV0 
himself_PPX1 a_AT1 Pakeha-Maori_NP1 and_CC then_RT ,_, he_PPHS1 supposed_VVD 
,_, go_VV0 his_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Mary_NP1 felt_VVD his_APPGE hesitation_NN1 for_CS she_PPHS1 
had_VHD ever_RR present_JJ in_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 her_APPGE family_NN 's_GE 
guilt_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST soon_RR he_PPHS1 would_VM leave_VVI 
her_PPHO1 ,_, unable_JJ to_TO accept_VVI the_AT love_NN1 she_PPHS1 longed_VVD 
to_TO give_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 dread_NN1 of_IO the_AT future_NN1 grew_VVD in_II them_PPHO2 
both_RR that_CST some_DD light_JJ word_NN1 might_VM bring_VVI them_PPHO2 
stumbling_VVG from_II their_APPGE Eden_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT end_NN1 came_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG in_II the_AT garden_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 
hour_NNT1 of_IO autumn_NNT1 sunshine_NN1 ,_, warm_JJ enough_RR in_II those_DD2 
bland_JJ latitudes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Walter_NP1 sat_VVD beside_II her_PPHO1 ,_, to_TO sail_VVI as_CSA 
he_PPHS1 said_VVD under_II false_JJ colours_NN2 no_RR21 longer_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 blurted_VVD out_RP the_AT story_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE 
tribe_NN1 and_CC of_IO Ngaire_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Mary_NP1 showed_VVD no_AT sign_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ to_II Walter_NP1 had_VHD looked_VVN so_RG large_JJ 
seemed_VVD a_AT1 small_JJ thing_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 guessed_VVD that_CST but_II21 for_II22 her_APPGE first_MD 
letter_NN1 he_PPHS1 would_VM never_RR have_VHI turned_VVN Pakeha-Maori_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL And_CC this_DD1 is_VBZ all_DB that_DD1 's_VBZ worrying_JJ 
you_PPY ?_? **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Why_RRQ ,_, yes_UH ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL You_PPY dear_JJ old_JJ stupid_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE days_NNT2 were_VBDR n't_XX spent_VVN at_II the_AT Bay_NN1 
not_XX to_TO understand_VVI that_CST many_DA2 a_AT1 man_NN1 turns_VVZ thus_RR 
for_IF awhile_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB you_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX mentioned_VVN my_APPGE terrible_JJ 
news_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL What_DDQ news_NN1 ?_? **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Why_RRQ ,_, all_DB that_CST I_PPIS1 discovered_VVD in_II 
Sydney_NP1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 swallowed_VVD the_AT second_MD 
half_NN of_IO your_APPGE letter_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 how_RRQ this_DD1 had_VHD happened_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL What_DDQ was_VBDZ in_II the_AT second_MD half_NN ?_? 
**"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Mary_NP1 faltered_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT one_PN1 who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN 
sailing_VVG under_II false_JJ colours_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT with_IW emboldened_JJ voice_NN1 she_PPHS1 told_VVD of_IO 
her_APPGE discovery_NN1 that_CST the_AT man_NN1 he_PPHS1 hunted_VVD was_VBDZ 
her_APPGE uncle_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Walter_NP1 had_VHD longed_VVN to_TO learn_VVI all_DB that_CST 
the_AT letter_NN1 held_VVD ,_, and_CC now_RT the_AT knowledge_NN1 was_VBDZ 
bitter_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 sat_VVD clasping_VVG and_CC unclasping_VVG his_APPGE 
hands_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT ,_, in_II as_RG even_RR a_AT1 tone_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 
could_VM master_VVI ,_, he_PPHS1 asked_VVD her_APPGE proofs_NN2 and_CC with_IW 
each_DD1 detail_NN1 his_APPGE heart_NN1 grew_VVD sick_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL That_DD1 evening_NNT1 he_PPHS1 left_VVD Horeke_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 had_VHD exchanged_VVN promises_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 to_TO 
tell_VVI her_APPGE uncle_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE wish_NN1 to_TO meet_VVI him_PPHO1 
,_, he_PPHS1 to_TO give_VVI his_APPGE enemy_NN a_AT1 chance_NN1 to_TO 
speak_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_CST they_PPHS2 owed_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL As_CSA his_APPGE white_JJ blanket_NN1 went_VVD down_RP the_AT 
track_NN1 ,_, Terence_NP1 's_GE arm_NN1 around_II his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT girl_NN1 knelt_VVD at_II the_AT window_NN1 ,_, following_VVG his_APPGE 
every_AT1 movement_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT meat_NN1 roasting_VVG on_II the_AT hearth_NN1 was_VBDZ of_IO 
his_APPGE hunting_NN1 ,_, the_AT chair_NN1 on_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 knelt_VVD 
he_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Now_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVG without_IW her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ ,_, oh_UH why_RRQ ,_, had_VHD they_PPHS2 not_XX let_VVN 
her_APPGE die_NN1 those_DD2 bittersweet_JJ weeks_NNT2 ago_RA ?_? 

^ *<_NULL Chapter_NN1 23_MC *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *6_NULL PATUONE_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL *1_NULL The_AT chief_NN1 (_( 
Patuone_NP1 )_) made_VVD it_PPH1 his_APPGE particular_JJ business_NN1 to_TO 
see_VVI me_PPIO1 safe_JJ through_II every_AT1 difficulty_NN1 and_CC many_DA2 
times_NNT2 he_PPHS1 carried_VVD me_PPIO1 himself_PPX1 ._. 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL *0_NULL Earle_NP1 
**[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL *6_NULL 
Tawitu_NP1 the_AT tohunga_NN1 ,_, renowned_JJ as_II the_AT builder_NN1 of_IO 
Kukutaiapa_NP1 ,_, noted_VVD that_CST Wata_NP1 Korti_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN 
long_RR absent_JJ from_II his_APPGE people_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD left_VVN the_AT pa_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 white_JJ 
man_NN1 caught_VVN among_II the_AT pigeons_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD saved_VVN the_AT man_NN1 's_VBZ life_NN1 only_RR 
to_TO kill_VVI him_PPHO1 later_RRR on_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT he_PPHS1 had_VHD boarded_VVN a_AT1 ship_NN1 for_IF Sydney_NP1 
,_, so_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ said_VVN ,_, and_CC gave_VVN such_DA trouble_NN1 
that_CST they_PPHS2 clapped_VVD him_PPHO1 in_II irons_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT Moetara_NP1 attacked_VVD the_AT ship_NN1 ,_, struck_VVD 
off_RP his_APPGE irons_NN2 and_CC took_VVD him_PPHO1 on_II a_AT1 raid_NN1 
against_II the_AT Rarawa_NP1 of_IO the_AT north_ND1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 pillaged_VVD a_AT1 wreck_NN1 and_CC one_MC1 of_IO the_AT 
passengers_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 Pakeha_NP1 girl_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ captured_VVN and_CC 
taken_VVN to_II Pakanae_NP1 to_II a_AT1 Pakeha_NP1 doctor_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_RL Wata_NP1 Korti_NP1 caused_VVD more_DAR trouble_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 wrecked_VVD the_AT storehouse_NN1 of_IO the_AT ship_NN1 
**[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -_- builders_NN2 and_CC stole_VVD their_APPGE 
store_NN1 of_IO rum_NN1 and_CC whisky_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD been_VBN 
living_VVG at_II the_AT house_NN1 of_IO the_AT sick_JJ girl_NN1 ever_RR 
since_CS ,_, all_DB under_II Patuone_NP1 's_GE protection_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 seemed_VVD he_PPHS1 felt_VVD safer_RRR under_II Hokianga_NP1 
chiefs_NN2 than_CSN with_IW his_APPGE tribe_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT word_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE return_NN1 and_CC 
it_PPH1 was_VBDZ likely_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM not_XX come_VVI back_RP 
as_II the_AT boy_NN1 Hone_NP1 was_VBDZ at_II the_AT mission_NN1 at_II 
Horeke_NP1 ,_, and_CC so_CS Wata_NP1 Korti_NP1 would_VM have_VHI two_MC 
reasons_NN2 for_IF staying_VVG away_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Tawitu_NP1 decided_VVD he_PPHS1 must_VM go_VVI north_ND1 
and_CC settle_NN1 whether_CSW Walter_NP1 was_VBDZ coming_VVG back_RP ,_, 
and_CC perhaps_RR at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ,_, by_II tact_NN1 or_CC 
guile_NN1 ,_, reclaim_NN1 to_II the_AT tribe_NN1 the_AT fatherless_JJ boy_NN1 
at_II the_AT mission_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 chose_VVD a_AT1 following_JJ suitable_JJ to_II his_APPGE 
dignity_NN1 ,_, including_II Tekaka_NP1 ,_, and_CC at_II the_AT auspicious_JJ 
time_NNT1 ,_, with_IW proper_JJ rites_NN2 ,_, set_VVD off_RP up_II the_AT 
gorge_NN1 of_IO the_AT Waiotemarama_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL As_II the_AT tohunga_NN1 was_VBDZ approaching_VVG the_AT 
mission_NN1 at_II Mangungu_NP1 ,_, Walter_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II earnest_JJ 
conversation_NN1 with_IW Terence_NP1 Phelan_NP1 at_II Pakanae_NP1 across_II 
the_AT river_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT *1_NULL Seashell_NP1 ,_, *0_NULL Ventnor_NP1 's_GE ship_NN1 
,_, might_VM arrive_VVI at_II any_DD time_NNT1 and_CC Mary_NP1 had_VHD 
promised_VVN to_TO arrange_VVI a_AT1 meeting_NN1 between_II Walter_NP1 and_CC 
her_APPGE uncle_NN1 if_CS he_PPHS1 were_VBDR aboard_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR Walter_NP1 asked_VVD Terence_NP1 to_TO see_VVI that_CST any_DD 
letter_NN1 Mary_NP1 might_VM write_VVI should_VM come_VVI down_RP to_II 
Kukutaiapa_NP1 by_II trusty_JJ messenger_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT he_PPHS1 turned_VVD to_TO cross_VVI the_AT river_NN1 to_II 
the_AT mission_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Though_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN Hone_NP1 occasionally_RR he_PPHS1 
could_VM not_XX leave_VVI the_AT boy_NN1 without_IW saying_VVG goodbye_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Tekaka_NP1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 first_MD and_CC ran_VVD to_TO 
meet_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA Walter_NP1 learned_VVD that_CST Tawitu_NP1 had_VHD reached_VVN 
the_AT mission_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 guessed_VVD what_DDQ the_AT old_JJ fox_NN1 
had_VHD come_VVN for_IF ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 heard_VVD voices_NN2 raised_VVN in_II emphasis_NN1 and_CC 
he_PPHS1 did_VDD little_DA1 to_TO lessen_VVI the_AT heat_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 denounced_VVD the_AT tohunga_NN1 for_IF breaking_VVG the_AT 
word_NN1 of_IO the_AT tribe_NN1 in_II claiming_VVG the_AT boy_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
Tawitu_NP1 replied_VVD that_CST Walter_NP1 had_VHD deserted_VVN the_AT 
tribe_NN1 and_CC had_VHD no_AT power_NN1 over_II the_AT boy_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT missionaries_NN2 could_VM hardly_RR make_VVI themselves_PPX2 
heard_VVN to_TO tell_VVI of_IO Hone_NP1 's_GE progress_NN1 and_CC the_AT 
unwisdom_NN1 of_IO interrupting_VVG the_AT good_JJ work_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Walter_NP1 and_CC Tawitu_NP1 were_VBDR armed_VVN and_CC 
violence_NN1 was_VBDZ likely_JJ when_CS all_DB was_VBDZ quietened_VVN by_II 
the_AT arrival_NN1 of_IO Patuone_NP1 himself_PPX1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD heard_VVN that_CST the_AT far-famed_JJ tohunga_NN1 
Tawitu_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II territory_NN1 under_II his_APPGE mana_NN1 and_CC 
he_PPHS1 had_VHD hastened_VVN to_TO welcome_VVI the_AT illustrious_JJ 
newcomer_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 heard_VVD the_AT dispute_NN1 and_CC to_II the_AT great_JJ 
man_NN1 the_AT whole_JJ affair_NN1 was_VBDZ trifling_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL While_CS he_PPHS1 would_VM not_XX let_VVI the_AT boy_NN1 be_VBI 
taken_VVN away_RL he_PPHS1 had_VHD his_APPGE own_DA way_NN1 of_IO saying_VVG 
so_RR ,_, as_II21 to_II22 cross_NN1 so_RG powerful_JJ a_AT1 tohunga_NN1 
was_VBDZ a_AT1 risky_JJ thing_NN1 to_TO do_VDI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 welcomed_VVD Tawitu_NP1 ,_, pressed_JJ noses_NN2 
with_IW him_PPHO1 and_CC said_VVD it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 privilege_NN1 
if_CS the_AT tohunga_NN1 rested_VVD a_DD221 few_DD222 days_NNT2 as_CSA 
his_APPGE guest_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL To_II Walter_NP1 he_PPHS1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD heard_VVN of_IO 
his_APPGE prowess_NN1 and_CC loyalty_NN1 to_II his_APPGE tribe_NN1 and_CC 
the_AT honour_NN1 Te_AT Pare_NP1 had_VHD conferred_VVN upon_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 offered_VVD his_APPGE tapu_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE safe_JJ 
conduct_NN1 ,_, should_VM Walter_NP1 wisely_RR choose_VVI to_TO return_VVI 
to_II his_APPGE duties_NN2 at_II Kukutaiapa_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC to_II the_AT mission_NN1 he_PPHS1 praised_VVD their_APPGE 
work_NN1 saying_VVG they_PPHS2 were_VBDR there_RL by_II his_APPGE 
invitation_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR under_II his_APPGE protection_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI breaking_VVG faith_NN1 with_IW them_PPHO2 
if_CS he_PPHS1 interrupted_VVD their_APPGE work_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 therefore_RR would_VM like_VVI the_AT boy_NN1 to_TO stay_VVI 
at_II the_AT mission_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 request_NN1 which_DDQ as_II a_AT1 man_NN1 
of_IO honour_NN1 Tawitu_NP1 would_VM surely_RR grant_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR Tawitu_NP1 went_VVD off_RP with_IW Patuone_NP1 ,_, 
Walter_NP1 started_VVD for_IF Kukutaiapa_NP1 ,_, and_CC Hone_NP1 ,_, after_CS 
a_AT1 tearful_JJ goodbye_NN1 to_II Walter_NP1 ,_, stayed_VVD where_RRQ 
he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II the_AT way_NN1 back_RP to_II the_AT tribe_NN1 Walter_NP1 
called_VVD in_RP at_II Pakenae_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Since_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD managed_VVN his_APPGE release_NN1 
from_II the_AT *1_NULL Rainbow_NN1 ,_, *0_NULL Ngaire_NP1 had_VHD stayed_VVN 
with_IW Rangi_NP1 's_GE household_NN1 at_II Pakenae_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN the_AT canoe_NN1 taking_VVG Walter_NP1 
and_CC the_AT white_JJ girl_NN1 to_II Horeke_NP1 and_CC had_VHD waited_VVN ,_, 
tense_JJ with_IW anxiety_NN1 ,_, for_IF what_DDQ might_VM follow_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS he_PPHS1 came_VVD to_II Pakenae_NP1 on_II his_APPGE 
homeward_JJ way_NN1 she_PPHS1 ran_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 in_II a_AT1 
transport_NN1 of_IO relief_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD left_VVN the_AT white_JJ girl_NN1 and_CC come_VV0 
back_RP to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 would_VM tread_VVI again_RT the_AT gorge_NN1 to_II 
Kukutaiapa_NP1 even_RR more_RGR happily_RR than_CSN before_CS as_CSA 
they_PPHS2 would_VM know_VVI what_DDQ was_VBDZ in_II store_NN1 for_IF 
them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB Walter_NP1 ,_, now_RT uplifted_VVD over_II Mary_NP1 's_GE 
love_NN1 then_RT downcast_JJ over_II his_APPGE coming_JJ deed_NN1 of_IO 
violence_NN1 ,_, felt_VVD little_DA1 response_NN1 to_II Ngaire_NP1 's_GE 
devotion_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE delight_NN1 put_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO shame_VVI and_CC in_II 
self-reproach_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ kinder_JJR to_TO her_PPHO1 than_CSN 
he_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR been_VBN ._. 

^ ^_NULL To_II Ngaire_NP1 this_DD1 showed_VVD his_APPGE joy_NN1 at_II 
being_VBG with_IW her_PPHO1 again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 skipped_VVD back_RP to_II life_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 at_II 
the_AT kainga_NN1 ,_, blithe_JJ as_II a_ZZ1 tui_NN2 on_II the_AT flax_NN1 
blossom_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Time_NNT1 passed_VVD busily_RR in_II tribal_JJ affairs_NN2 ,_, 
all_DB that_DD1 happens_VVZ where_RRQ people_NN live_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT came_VVD Tekaka_NP1 in_II haste_NN1 with_IW that_DD1 
token_NN1 of_IO suspense_NN1 ,_, another_DD1 letter_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Ngaire_NP1 was_VBDZ sure_JJ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ from_II the_AT white_JJ 
girl_NN1 again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL Walter_NP1 read_VVD it_PPH1 in_II growing_JJ tension_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Ngaire_NP1 saw_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW sinking_VVG spirit_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 urgent_JJ meeting_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 
purpose_NN1 and_CC in_II a_ZZ1 place_VV0 no_PN121 one_PN122 must_VM know_VVI 
._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 quick_JJ word_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ gone_VVN ,_, 
leaving_VVG her_PPHO1 in_II hopeless_JJ questioning_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 might_VM never_RR see_VVI him_PPHO1 again_RT ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB she_PPHS1 would_VM try_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 went_VVD north_ND1 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 saw_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 would_VM follow_VVI as_CSA best_RRT she_PPHS1 might_VM 
wherever_RRQV instinct_NN1 led_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Would_VM it_PPH1 be_VBI to_II the_AT river_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 
wondered_VVD ?_? 

^ *<_NULL Chapter_NN1 24_MC *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *6_NULL THE_AT *7_NULL HOKIANGA_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL *1_NULL A_AT1 crooked_JJ stem_NN1 
of_IO the_AT toetoe_NN1 can_VM be_VBI seen_VVN ;_; but_CCB a_AT1 crooked_JJ 
part_NN1 in_II the_AT heart_NN1 is_VBZ invisible_JJ ._. 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL *0_NULL Maori_NP1 proverb_VV0 
**[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL *6_NULL 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ winter_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tribesmen_NN2 were_VBDR firing_VVG the_AT bracken_NN1 to_TO 
sweeten_VVI the_AT soil_NN1 ,_, women_NN2 were_VBDR trudging_VVG with_IW 
gravel_NN1 to_TO loosen_VVI the_AT tilth_NN1 against_II the_AT day_NNT1 
when_RRQ spring_NN1 would_VM toss_VVI the_AT clematis_NN1 over_II the_AT 
trees_NN2 ,_, the_AT age-old_JJ summons_NN1 to_II the_AT Maori_JJ to_II 
his_APPGE planting_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT with_IW ritual_JJ and_CC measured_VVN step_VV0 the_AT 
tribesmen_NN2 would_VM plant_VVI the_AT kumara_NN1 and_CC the_AT mauri_NN2 ,_, 
the_AT talisman_NN1 protecting_VVG the_AT crop_NN1 ,_, would_VM be_VBI put_VVN 
in_II place_NN1 by_II the_AT tohunga_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB men_NN2 were_VBDR at_II peace_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL All_DB save_VV0 one_PN1 ,_, a_AT1 lone_JJ figure_NN1 
crouching_VVG on_II the_AT bank_NN1 of_IO the_AT stream_NN1 below_II 
Pakanae_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 patch_NN1 of_IO white_JJ in_II the_AT bracken_NN1 marked_VVN 
where_RRQ his_APPGE blanket_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN tossed_VVN aside_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT open_JJ sea_NN1 ,_, hidden_VVN by_II the_AT headland_NN1 on_II 
the_AT left_JJ ,_, was_VBDZ beating_VVG its_APPGE tattoo_NN1 on_II the_AT 
bar_NN1 ,_, noiseless_JJ to_II his_APPGE ears_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Downstream_RL on_II the_AT opposite_JJ bank_NN1 there_RL rose_VVD 
a_AT1 chain_NN1 of_IO sand_NN1 dunes_NN2 and_CC to_II the_AT right_NN1 
beyond_II the_AT water_NN1 stretched_VVD bush-clad_JJ hills_NN2 with_IW 
twisted_JJ shadows_NN2 at_II their_APPGE base_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL To_II the_AT riot_NN1 of_IO colour_NN1 his_APPGE eye_NN1 
was_VBDZ blind_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 waited_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT curve_NN1 of_IO the_AT headland_NN1 ,_, the_AT 
purple_NN1 of_IO the_AT mountains_NN2 ,_, the_AT silver-grey_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
Hokianga_NP1 trembling_VVG at_II the_AT turn_NN1 of_IO the_AT tide_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT golden_JJ track_NN1 to_II the_AT sun_NN1 ,_, none_PN of_IO these_DD2 
found_VVN entry_NN1 into_II his_APPGE thoughts_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE face_NN1 was_VBDZ sombre_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE figure_NN1 ,_, naked_JJ save_II21 for_II22 a_AT1 flaxen_JJ 
kilt_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ hunched_VVN and_CC ominous_JJ and_CC upon_II his_APPGE 
back_NN1 the_AT runnels_NN2 of_IO sweat_NN1 still_RR glistened_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT stream_NN1 at_II his_APPGE side_NN1 ,_, eager_JJ to_TO 
lift_VVI the_AT stain_NN1 of_IO travel_NN1 ,_, held_VVD no_AT appeal_NN1 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 476+TEXT+L03_FO **]_NULL 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT dog_NN1 danced_VVD around_II Phil_NP1 's_GE legs_NN2 
,_, clearly_RR relieved_VVD to_TO have_VHI them_PPHO2 within_II his_APPGE 
reach_NN1 again_RT ,_, and_CC splashed_VVD ahead_RL towards_II the_AT 
beach_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 had_VHD suddenly_RR left_VVN the_AT wild_JJ excitement_NN1 
behind_II them_PPHO2 ;_; the_AT stillness_NN1 of_IO the_AT cove_NN1 fell_VVD 
upon_II Tommy_NP1 's_GE sopping_JJ ears_NN2 the_AT moment_NN1 Phil_NP1 
dropped_VVD him_PPHO1 back_RP on_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB still_RR inside_II him_PPHO1 was_VBDZ the_AT exhilaration_NN1 
of_IO the_AT treacherous_JJ waters_NN2 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD felt_VVN around_II 
his_APPGE limbs_NN2 ,_, the_AT excitement_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA and_CC 
Phil_NP1 's_GE nakedness_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX even_RR dared_VVN to_TO hope_VVI that_CST 
Phil_NP1 would_VM join_VVI him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT water_NN1 ,_, but_CCB 
there_RL he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ,_, looking_VVG as_RG good_JJ out_II21 of_II22 
his_APPGE clothes_NN2 as_CSA in_II them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 glimpsed_VVD a_AT1 picture_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 far-away_JJ 
summer_NNT1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, Phil_NP1 and_CC Simon_NP1 together_RL on_II 
that_DD1 South_NP Island_NP1 beach_NN1 ,_, discovering_VVG each_PPX221 
other_PPX222 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB here_RL was_VBDZ now_RT ,_, the_AT mellow_JJ splendour_NN1 
of_IO the_AT waning_JJ day_NNT1 was_VBDZ all_DB around_II them_PPHO2 ,_, 
and_CC now_RT Phil_NP1 belonged_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Dripping_NN1 and_CC panting_VVG ,_, they_PPHS2 picked_VVD 
up_RP their_APPGE clothes_NN2 and_CC walked_VVD higher_RRR up_RP ,_, 
through_II the_AT soft_JJ ,_, warm_JJ grey_JJ sand_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Phil_NP1 said_VVD :_: |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Next_MD problem_NN1 is_VBZ 
:_: how_RRQ do_VD0 we_PPIS2 get_VVI dry_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX bring_VVI a_AT1 towel_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Let_VM21 's_VM22 run_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM give_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 race_NN1 ,_, to_II the_AT 
end_NN1 of_IO the_AT beach_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Okay_RR ,_, baby_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL To_II Tommy_NP1 's_GE surprise_NN1 Phil_NP1 had_VHD no_AT 
trouble_NN1 keeping_VVG up_RP with_IW him_PPHO1 ;_; he_PPHS1 even_RR 
overtook_VVD him_PPHO1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 approached_VVD the_AT rocks_NN2 ,_, 
where_CS he_PPHS1 slowed_VVD down_RP and_CC paddled_VVD into_II a_AT1 
shallow_JJ rock_NN1 pool_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT dog_NN1 had_VHD run_VVN ahead_RL and_CC was_VBDZ lapping_VVG 
thirstily_RR at_II the_AT fresh_JJ water_NN1 ,_, occasionally_RR shaking_VVG 
its_APPGE sodden_NN1 pelt_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY looking_VVG at_II ?_? **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Little_JJ crabs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL See_VV0 ?_? **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR pretty_RG fast_JJ ,_, Phil_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Considering_CS you_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 smoker_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 try_VV0 to_TO keep_VVI fit_JJ ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL Phil_NP1 looked_VVD up_RP at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, smiling_VVG ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT least_DAT I_PPIS1 can_VM do_VDI ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX even_RR winded_VVN which_DDQ ,_, Tommy_NP1 
thought_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ quite_RG unfair_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Giving_VVG way_NN1 to_II a_AT1 fit_NN1 of_IO exuberance_NN1 ,_, 
he_PPHS1 teased_VVD the_AT dog_NN1 into_II a_AT1 frenzied_JJ run_NN1 ,_, 
swirling_VVG his_APPGE clothes_NN2 around_RP like_II a_AT1 banner_NN1 and_CC 
dropping_VVG them_PPHO2 into_II the_AT sand_NN1 ,_, while_CS hollering_VVG 
one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE combo_NN1 's_GE most_RGT raucous_JJ numbers_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Phil_NP1 settled_VVD down_RP in_II the_AT sparsely_RR grassed_JJ 
sand_NN1 alongside_II the_AT rock_NN1 pool_NN1 ,_, graciously_RR prepared_VVN 
to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 indulgent_JJ one-man_JJ audience_NN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Tommy_NP1 swung_VVD into_II one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE 
favourite_JJ party_NN stand-by_NN1 's_GE :_: *"_" ^_NULL And_CC now_RT ,_, 
ladies_NN2 and_CC gentlemen_NN2 ,_, chicks_NN2 and_CC guys_NN2 ,_, our_APPGE 
next_MD number_NN1 ..._... **"_" 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 bleated_VVD his_APPGE best_JJT song_NN1 into_II a_AT1 
mimed_JJ microphone_NN1 ,_, holding_VVG a_AT1 mimed_JJ electric_JJ guitar_NN1 
like_II a_AT1 machine_NN1 gun_NN1 at_II the_AT ready_JJ ,_, and_CC going_VVG 
through_II the_AT standard_JJ rock-star_NN1 gyrations_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ immensely_RR pleased_JJ to_TO see_VVI Phil_NP1 
curl_NN1 up_RP with_IW laughter_NN1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 rose_VVD to_II such_DA 
a_AT1 madcap_NN1 climax_NN1 that_CST the_AT screeching_JJ birds_NN2 above_II 
the_AT beach_NN1 gave_VVD up_RP the_AT competition_NN1 and_CC fled_VVD past_II 
the_AT northern_JJ rocks_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB his_APPGE engine_NN1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO run_VVI 
out_II21 of_II22 gas_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 finished_VVD his_APPGE 
demonstration_NN1 gig_NN1 earlier_RRR than_CSN usual_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Breathless_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 belly-flopped_JJ into_II the_AT sand_NN1 
alongside_II Phil_NP1 and_CC dropped_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 on_II Phil_NP1 
's_GE outstretched_JJ arm_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 both_DB2 were_VBDR suddenly_RR very_RG quiet_JJ ,_, 
listening_VVG to_II the_AT now_RT far-off_JJ grumble_NN1 of_IO the_AT surf_NN1 
and_CC the_AT shrill_JJ obligatos_NN2 of_IO the_AT sea-birds_NN2 ,_, way_NN1 
out_RP over_II the_AT rocks_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tommy_NP1 turned_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC looked_VVN at_II 
Phil_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 ,_, withdrawn_VVN now_RT ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 in_II 
meditation_NN1 *-_- and_CC down_RP his_APPGE relaxed_JJ trunk_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 browsed_VVD lightly_RR through_II the_AT curly_JJ hair_NN1 
on_II Phil_NP1 's_GE chest_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ softer_JJR than_CSN he_PPHS1 'd_VHD expected_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ some_DD grey_JJ in_II it_PPH1 ,_, he_PPHS1 saw_VVD 
,_, and_CC some_DD lingering_JJ droplets_NN2 of_IO moisture_NN1 that_CST 
glinted_VVD in_II the_AT light_NN1 ,_, but_CCB most_DAT of_IO Phil_NP1 's_GE 
body_NN1 was_VBDZ dry_JJ ,_, by_RT21 now_RT22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Lower_RRR down_RP ,_, below_II his_PPGE slowly_RR rising_VVG and_CC 
falling_VVG midriff_NN1 ,_, the_AT hair_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR quite_RG dark_JJ 
,_, with_IW little_JJ flecks_NN2 of_IO gold_NN1 where_RRQ the_AT sunlight_NN1 
caught_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 liked_VVD the_AT hair_NN1 on_II a_AT1 man_NN1 's_VBZ 
body_NN1 and_CC felt_VVD a_DD121 little_DD122 envious_JJ because_CS he_PPHS1 
had_VHD so_RG little_DA1 of_IO it_PPH1 himself_PPX1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT thought_NN1 of_IO Ti'i_NP1 ,_, the_AT seasoned_JJ 
eight-year-old_JJ groper_NN1 ,_, made_VVD him_PPHO1 smile_VVI ;_; at_II the_AT 
same_DA time_NNT1 it_PPH1 occurred_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 that_CST ,_, apart_II21 
from_II22 his_APPGE dad_NN1 and_CC the_AT karate_NN1 teacher_NN1 ,_, Phil_NP1 
's_GE was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD adult_NN1 male_JJ body_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD 
ever_RR seen_VVN exposed_VVD ,_, and_CC had_VHD touched_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, though_CS ,_, the_AT touch_NN1 was_VBDZ 
his_APPGE own_DA ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 loved_VVD Phil_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 loved_VVD all_DB of_IO him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC felt_VVD 
crazily_RR happy_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM do_VDI so_CS without_IW 
inhibition_NN1 or_CC any_DD sense_NN1 of_IO shame_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 shifted_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 up_II21 to_II22 Phil_NP1 
's_GE shoulder_NN1 and_CC Phil_NP1 ,_, now_RT able_JJ to_TO move_VVI his_APPGE 
freed_JJ arm_NN1 ,_, raised_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC ran_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 
across_II Tommy_NP1 's_GE shoulderblades_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 great_JJ ,_, **"_" he_PPHS1 
murmured_VVD ,_, pulling_VVG up_RP his_APPGE legs_NN2 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL To_TO be_VBI able_JJ to_TO bask_VVI in_II the_AT sun_NN1 ,_, 
late_RR in_II the_AT afternoon_NNT1 ,_, past_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO 
April_NPM1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Shitabrick_NP1 !_! **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT matter_NN1 now_RT ?_? **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM supposed_JJ to_TO deliver_VVI you_PPY 
to_II Telesia_NP1 's_VBZ by_II six_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ past_II four_MC thirty_MC now_RT ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 
've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 long_JJ way_NN1 to_TO walk_VVI to_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
**"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Not_XX to_TO worry_VVI ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL Tommy_NP1 felt_VVD annoyed_JJ ;_; the_AT spell_NN1 was_VBDZ 
broken_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 happening_VVG he_PPHS1 'd_VHD 
wanted_VVN to_TO last_VVI and_CC the_AT ever-enemy_JJ time_NNT1 had_VHD 
come_VVN to_TO spoil_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, Tomtom_NP1 ,_, get_VV0 up_RP ,_, 
slip_NN1 into_II your_APPGE clobber_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL Phil_NP1 was_VBDZ on_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ;_; Tommy_NP1 ,_, 
suddenly_RR feeling_VVG leaden_JJ ,_, roused_VVD and_CC raised_VVD 
himself_PPX1 reluctantly_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Phil_NP1 picked_VVD up_RP his_APPGE crumpled_JJ muslin_NN1 shirt_NN1 
and_CC tried_VVD to_TO wipe_VVI the_AT sand_NN1 off_II his_APPGE back_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" There_RL ,_, you_PPY can_VM do_VDI that_DD1 better_JJR 
,_, **"_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, handing_VVG the_AT shirt_NN1 to_II Tommy_NP1 
and_CC turning_VVG around_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Tommy_NP1 obliged_VVD ,_, flicking_VVG the_AT sticky_JJ 
fine-grained_JJ sand_NN1 from_II the_AT bony_JJ centre_NN1 of_IO Phil_NP1 
's_GE back_NN1 ,_, from_II his_APPGE buttocks_NN2 and_CC the_AT back_NN1 of_IO 
his_APPGE thighs_NN2 ,_, where_CS a_AT1 lot_NN of_IO it_PPH1 had_VHD 
caught_VVN in_II the_AT downy_NN1 ,_, gold-edged_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT sight_NN1 of_IO the_AT suntanned_JJ back_NN1 ,_, the_AT 
slender_JJ ,_, easy_JJ limbs_NN2 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 him_PPHO1 
brought_VVN back_RP the_AT fleeting_JJ picture_NN1 of_IO the_AT boy_NN1 
spirit_NN1 that_CST might_VM just_RR escape_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, by_II 
dissolving_VVG into_II the_AT elements_NN2 around_II them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 spirit-like_JJ about_II 
this_DD1 body_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL All_DB clear_JJ ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" Thanks_NN2 ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL Phil_NP1 turned_VVD again_RT ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN it_PPH1 all_DB on_II your_APPGE 
front_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ annoying_JJ ,_, this_DD1 sand_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 gets_VVZ 
in_RP everywhere_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT iron_NN1 that_CST makes_VVZ 
it_PPH1 so_RG sticky_JJ ._. 

^ *-_- ^_NULL Goodness_NN1 me_PPIO1 ,_, what_DDQ a_AT1 fine_JJ figure_NN1 
you_PPY are_VBR ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 've_VH0 even_RR got_VVN a_AT1 beautiful_JJ erection_NN1 ._. 
**"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Oh_UH ,_, go_NN1 away_RL ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL Fiercely_RR embarrassed_JJ ,_, Tommy_NP1 ducked_VVD for_IF his_APPGE 
underpants_NN2 ;_; stupid_JJ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, for_CS he_PPHS1 
'd_VHD dropped_VVN them_PPHO2 some_DD distance_NN1 away_RL ,_, while_CS 
doing_VDG his_APPGE rock-star_NN1 act_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_RR21 least_RR22 he_PPHS1 could_VM turn_VVI his_APPGE back_NN1 
on_II Phil_NP1 while_CS running_VVG down_RP the_AT beach_NN1 to_TO pick_VVI 
them_PPHO2 up_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II the_AT way_NN1 down_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 realized_VVD ,_, with_IW 
some_DD surprise_NN1 ,_, that_CST Phil_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL Had_VHD a_AT1 hard-on_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL By_II the_AT time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 came_VVD back_RP up_RP the_AT 
beach_NN1 ,_, safely_RR covered_VVN now_RT ,_, with_IW the_AT panting_JJ 
dog_NN1 in_II tow_NN1 ,_, Phil_NP1 was_VBDZ fully_RR dressed_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tommy_NP1 plunged_VVD into_II his_APPGE jeans_NN2 and_CC donned_VVD 
his_APPGE T-shirt_NN1 on_II the_AT run_NN1 ,_, following_VVG Phil_NP1 on_II 
his_APPGE way_NN1 back_RP to_II the_AT hairpin_NN1 track_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR so_RG fast_JJ !_! **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN no_AT idea_NN1 ,_, **"_" Phil_NP1 
responded_VVD merrily_RR and_CC flicked_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 loosely_RR 
through_II Tommy_NP1 's_GE hair_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *"_" You_PPY 're_VBR full_JJ of_IO sand_NN1 ,_, **"_" he_PPHS1 
said_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 can_VM feel_VVI it_PPH1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 stopped_VVD ,_, briefly_RR ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI much_RR without_IW a_AT1 brush_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX may_VM be_VBI one_PN1 in_II the_AT glove_NN1 compartment_NN1 
._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL For_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 their_APPGE eyes_NN2 met_VVN ;_; 
Phil_NP1 's_GE smiling_NN1 ,_, but_CCB inscrutable_JJ again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT silence_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 moment_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG dense_JJ 
that_CST even_RR the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO the_AT surf_NN1 and_CC the_AT 
seagulls_NN2 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI muffled_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT light_NN1 of_IO the_AT setting_NN1 sun_NN1 gilded_VVD Phil_NP1 
's_GE face_NN1 and_CC hair_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tommy_NP1 could_VM clearly_RR see_VVI the_AT network_NN1 of_IO 
humorous_JJ lines_NN2 around_II Phil_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 ,_, but_CCB past_RL 
and_CC through_II them_PPHO2 ,_, he_PPHS1 also_RR saw_VVD the_AT timeless_JJ 
beauty_NN1 there_RL that_CST Simon_NP1 had_VHD seen_VVN ,_, probably_RR on_II 
that_DD1 first_MD day_NNT1 ,_, twenty-five_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Thanks_NN2 ,_, Phil_NP1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Why_RRQ ?_? **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Great_JJ ..._... great_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, out_RP here_RL ,_, 
with_IW you_PPY ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL So_RR it_PPH1 has_VHZ been_VBN ,_, Tomtom_NP1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Love_NN1 you_PPY ,_, Phil_NP1 ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL The_AT moment_NN1 he_PPHS1 said_VVD it_PPH1 he_PPHS1 felt_VVD 
he_PPHS1 had_VHD crossed_VVN a_AT1 forbidden_JJ boundary_NN1 ,_, crossed_VVD 
into_II taboo_JJ territory_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 felt_VVD the_AT blood_NN1 rising_VVG in_II his_APPGE 
face_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Same_DA here_RL ,_, boy_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB that_DD1 does_VDZ n't_XX need_VVI telling_VVG ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL Phil_NP1 gently_RR took_VVD Tommy_NP1 's_GE face_NN1 in_II both_DB2 
his_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, and_CC Tommy_NP1 could_VM n't_XX tell_VVI whether_CSW 
the_AT tremor_NN1 he_PPHS1 felt_VVD was_VBDZ his_APPGE own_DA or_CC Phil_NP1 
's_GE ._. 

^ ^_NULL Their_APPGE lips_NN2 met_VVD lightly_RR ,_, for_IF a_AT1 mere_JJ 
second_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB one_PN1 that_CST was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO last_VVI 
a_AT1 life-time_NNT1 ,_, for_IF one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, at_RR21 
least_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tommy_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX dare_VVI to_TO step_VVI any_DD closer_JJR 
;_; he_PPHS1 sensed_VVD something_PN1 strange_JJ like_II a_AT1 stretch_NN1 
of_IO holy_JJ ground_NN1 between_II them_PPHO2 ,_, a_AT1 small_JJ strip_NN1 
of_IO eternity_NN1 ,_, resulting_VVG from_II another_DD1 fleeting_JJ 
moment_NN1 like_II this_DD1 ,_, another_DD1 golden_JJ summer_NNT1 's_GE 
day_NNT1 ,_, another_DD1 beach_NN1 ,_, long_RR ago_RA and_CC far_RR away_RL 
._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 stepped_VVD back_RP ,_, subdued_JJ but_CCB happy_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 gave_VVD Phil_NP1 his_APPGE hand_NN1 ,_, and_CC so_CS 
they_PPHS2 set_VV0 out_RP on_II their_APPGE walk_NN1 to_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Phil_NP1 repeatedly_RR had_VHN to_TO whistle_VVI for_IF the_AT 
dog_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ followed_VVD them_PPHO2 with_IW some_DD reluctance_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Although_CS the_AT children_NN2 *-_- Ti'i_JJ in_RR21 
particular_RR22 *-_- had_VHD been_VBN disappointed_VVN by_II Tommy_NP1 's_GE 
day-long_JJ absence_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 kept_VVD the_AT dinner_NN1 table_NN1 
lively_JJ with_IW chatter_NN1 ,_, laughter_NN1 and_CC good-natured_JJ 
arguments_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 had_VHD their_APPGE various_JJ requests_NN2 ;_; Sila_NP1 
wanted_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO draw_VVI a_AT1 magic_JJ racing_JJ car_NN1 to_TO 
hang_VVI above_II his_APPGE bed_NN1 ;_; Amiga_NP1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO 
sing_VVI again_RT ;_; Ti'i_NP1 and_CC Peti_NP1 just_RR wanted_VVD a_AT1 
romp_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Throughout_II all_DB this_DD1 ,_, Tommy_NP1 was_VBDZ aware_JJ 
that_CST Telesia_NP1 was_VBDZ quiet_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL By_II the_AT time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD tucked_VVN the_AT two_MC 
little_JJ rompers_NN2 in_II their_APPGE beds_NN2 ,_, rather_RR earlier_RRR 
than_CSN the_AT night_NNT1 before_CS ,_, he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO find_VVI 
out_RP why_RRQ ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR he_PPHS1 looked_VVD her_PPHO1 up_RP in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Telesia_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Thanks_NN2 for_IF that_DD1 wonderful_JJ meal_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT palusami-crab_JJ pie_NN1 was_VBDZ delicious_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR was_VBDZ the_AT dessert_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY call_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Fa'a'usi_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT trouble_NN1 ,_, kid_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Mat_NN1 grew_VVD up_RP in_II Samoa_NP1 ;_; he_PPHS1 likes_VVZ the_AT 
traditional_JJ dishes_NN2 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 learnt_VVD to_TO prepare_VVI 
them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM pleased_JJ they_PPHS2 fitted_VVD your_APPGE diet_NN1 
._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 chuckled_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Can_VM I_MC1 help_NN1 dry_VVI ?_? **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ pretty_RG well_RR done_VDN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sila_NP1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 hand_NN1 while_CS you_PPY did_VDD 
your_APPGE bed_NN1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -time_JJ trick_NN1 with_IW 
the_AT little_JJ ones_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Still_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ we_PPIS2 can_VM have_VHI a_AT1 
word_NN1 ,_, now_RT ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 cast_VVD a_AT1 quick_JJ glance_NN1 across_II the_AT 
passage_NN1 into_II the_AT front_JJ room_NN1 ;_; Mat_NN1 and_CC the_AT two_MC 
elder_JJR children_NN2 were_VBDR watching_VVG television_NN1 there_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT she_PPHS1 quietly_RR closed_VVD the_AT door_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
said_VVD ,_, under_II her_APPGE breath_NN1 :_: |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 
half_RR expect_VV0 Sione_NP1 to_TO call_VVI round_RP again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 did_VDD earlier_RRR ,_, when_CS the_AT children_NN2 
were_VBDR still_RR in_II the_AT park_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Wanted_VVD to_TO know_VVI why_RRQ you_PPY had_VHD n't_XX come_VVN 
to_II church_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 know_VV0 he_PPHS1 counted_VVD on_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 just_RR could_VM n't_XX face_VVI it_PPH1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Because_II21 of_II22 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 's_VHZ asked_VVN 
you_PPY to_TO do_VDI ?_? **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL You_PPY know_VV0 ,_, then_RT ?_? **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 pretty_RG fair_JJ idea_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II31 account_II32 of_II33 Iga_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ._. 
**"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 frowned_VVD ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN no_AT right_JJ to_TO expect_VVI 
anything_PN1 from_II you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 seems_VVZ to_TO think_VVI ,_, just_RR because_CS his_APPGE 
head_NN1 is_VBZ full_JJ of_IO Jesus_NP1 ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 
direct_JJ telephone_NN1 line_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, boy_NN1 ,_, let_VVD me_PPIO1 tell_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 
thing_NN1 or_CC two_MC about_II Sione_NP1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 sat_VVD down_RP at_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 
,_, took_VVD a_AT1 deep_JJ breath_NN1 and_CC looked_VVD hard_RR at_II 
Tommy_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 took_VVD the_AT chair_NN1 opposite_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Hey_UH ,_, Telesia_NP1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX feel_VVI you_PPY 
have_VH0 to_TO ..._... sort_NN1 things_NN2 out_RP for_IF me_PPIO1 ,_, right_RR 
now_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ plenty_PN of_IO time_NNT1 for_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO 
think_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 can_VM talk_VVI to_II my_APPGE mum_NN1 and_CC dad_NN1 ..._... 
**"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Sure_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 obliged_VVN ,_, though_CS ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 
started_VVD this_DD1 crazy_JJ business_NN1 by_II reminding_VVG him_PPHO1 of_IO 
the_AT truth_NN1 about_II himself_PPX1 ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD my_APPGE 
back_NN1 up_RP with_IW one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE holier-than-thou_PPY 
sermons_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_II21 for_II22 your_APPGE mum_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK 
to_TO phone_VVI Ann_NP1 myself_PPX1 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM 
responsible_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Before_CS she_PPHS1 tells_VVZ you_PPY all_DB ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 
I_ZZ1 should_VM ._. 

^ *-_- ^_NULL Sione_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 pretty_RG unruly_JJ kid_NN1 for_IF 
a_AT1 while_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 did_VDD well_RR enough_RR at_II college_NN1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 
broke_VVD loose_RR when_RRQ he_PPHS1 first_MD went_VVD to_II university_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT company_NN1 he_PPHS1 kept_VVD ,_, I_PPIS1 reckon_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 pack_NN1 of_IO smart-arse_JJ law_NN1 students_NN2 and_CC 
rugby_NN1 players_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Ah_UH well_RR ..._... **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 paused_VVD for_IF breath_NN1 ,_, or_CC perhaps_RR 
to_TO collect_VVI her_APPGE thoughts_NN2 ,_, before_II continuing_VVG :_: 
|_NULL *"_" ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ two_MC years_NNT2 between_II us_PPIO2 ;_; 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM the_AT elder_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Ann_NP1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE best_JJT friend_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ person_NN1 ,_, Tommy_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR very_RG lucky_JJ ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD my_APPGE twenty-first_MD ,_, near_II the_AT 
end_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE final_JJ year_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Big_JJ party_NN ,_, despite_II exams_NN2 coming_VVG up_RP ;_; lots_PN 
of_IO people_NN ,_, many_DA2 palagi_NN2 friends_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD an_AT1 argument_NN1 with_IW Sione_NP1 that_DD1 
evening_NNT1 ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ drinking_VVG too_RG much_DA1 
and_CC making_VVG a_AT1 nuisance_NN1 of_IO himself_PPX1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 took_VVD off_RP for_IF a_AT1 while_NNT1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 
huff_NN1 ,_, with_IW some_DD of_IO his_APPGE mates_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ quite_RG late_RR when_RRQ he_PPHS1 came_VVD back_RP 
on_II his_APPGE own_DA ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD okay_RR ,_, quiet_JJ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 had_VHD 
the_AT impression_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR brassed_VVN off_RP 
with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL About_RG one-thirty_MC Ann_NP1 wanted_VVD to_TO call_VVI a_AT1 
taxi_NN1 ,_, to_TO go_VVI home_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sione_NP1 offered_VVD to_TO take_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ pleased_JJ ,_, thinking_VVG I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN 
wrong_JJ ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 'd_VHD sobered_VVN down_RP and_CC wanted_VVN 
to_TO make_VVI up_RP ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 477+TEXT+L04_FO **]_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Suddenly_RR she_PPHS1 spotted_VVD a_AT1 figure_NN1 
on_II the_AT verandah_NN1 ,_, playing_VVG a_AT1 big_JJ guitar_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Making_VVG out_RP she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX care_VVI anyway_RR ,_, 
she_PPHS1 shambled_VVD aimlessly_RR back_RP to_II the_AT hostel_NN1 ..._... 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ right_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 guy_NN1 
in_II the_AT dining-room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE heart_NN1 thumped_VVD ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX 
matter_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_II all_DB ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ free_JJ !_! 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Hi_UH there_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Whose_DDQGE your_APPGE name_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Long_JJ fingers_NN2 snaked_VVD across_II the_AT glossy_JJ 
Astoria_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Tahuri_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM looking_VVG for_IF my_APPGE cousin_NN1 Thomas_NP1 
Whitireia_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY know_VV0 him_PPHO1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Shit_NN1 yeah_UH ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 never_RR said_VVD anything_PN1 about_II you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sneaky_NP1 ,_, all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Anyway_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM Jackie_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jackie_NP1 Farnham_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Like_JJ to_TO come_VVI in_II my_APPGE room_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 
while_NNT1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Those_DD2 green_JJ eyes_NN2 flashed_VVD again_RT 
,_, and_CC Tahuri_NP1 felt_VVD funny_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 sprang_VVD quickly_RR off_II the_AT verandah_NN1 
ledge_NN1 and_CC pushed_VVD the_AT guitar_NN1 into_II her_APPGE arms_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ over_II the_AT windowsill_NN1 and_CC 
inside_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ where_RRQ I_PPIS1 live_VV0 ,_, **'_" 
he_PPHS1 smiled_VVD ,_, charming_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" Come_VV0 in_RP ,_, listen_VV0 to_II the_AT radio_NN1 eh_UH ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Tahuri_NP1 peered_VVD in_RP ._. 

^ *'_" Aw_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 giggled_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Better_RRR not_XX ,_, eh_UH ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Why_RRQ not_XX ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD put_VVN out_RP ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Nothing_PN1 's_VBZ \_NULL gon_VVGK na_TO happen_VVI to_II 
you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL Hey_UH ,_, are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY one_MC1 of_IO the_AT chicks_NN2 
who_PNQS came_VVD in_II last_MD night_NNT1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 blushed_VVD at_II this_DD1 *-_- he_PPHS1 
knew_VVD about_II her_PPHO1 ,_, maybe_RR he_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN asking_VVG 
around_RP ,_, finding_VVG out_RP who_PNQS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL No_UH ,_, Jackie_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM okay_JJ out_RP here_RL ,_, really_RR *-_- **'_" |_NULL 
^_NULL *'_" Oh_UH shit_NN1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 snarled_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL C'm_VV0 on_RP babe_NN1 ,_, come_VVN in_II *-_- do_VD0 n't_XX 
lead_VVI a_AT1 man_NN1 on_RP ,_, eh_UH ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Look_VV0 ,_, Jackie_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 *-_- **'_" 
|_NULL *'_" ^_NULL D'_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO come_VVI out_RP 
and_CC get_VVI you_PPY then_RT !_! 

^ ^_NULL Cos_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM \_NULL fucken_JJ goin_NN1 '_" to_II ,_, you_PPY 
cheeky_JJ cunt_NN1 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ through_II the_AT window_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II his_APPGE arms_NN2 ,_, kicking_VVG and_CC 
squawking_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ the_AT hell_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVG on_RP ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Somehow_RR he_PPHS1 managed_VVD to_TO get_VVI both_DB2 their_APPGE 
bodies_NN2 back_RP into_II the_AT room_NN1 ,_, then_RT he_PPHS1 tossed_VVD 
her_PPHO1 on_II the_AT bed_NN1 ,_, slammed_VVD the_AT window_NN1 down_RP ,_, 
bolted_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tahuri_NP1 gazed_VVD up_RP at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, gulping_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG methodical_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 drew_VVD the_AT tatty_JJ black_JJ holland_NN1 blinds_NN2 ,_, 
checked_VVD the_AT window_NN1 catches_VVZ ,_, motioned_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II 
a_AT1 chair_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 obeyed_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 then_RT moved_VVD the_AT wardrobe_NN1 against_II the_AT 
door_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT bed_NN1 against_II the_AT window_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT running_VVG his_APPGE lean_JJ hands_NN2 over_II his_APPGE 
chest_NN1 ,_, flexing_VVG his_APPGE well-muscled_JJ arms_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 
just_RR peered_VVD at_II Tahuri_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD very_RG tall_JJ ,_, very_RG massive_JJ ;_; 
his_APPGE body_NN1 glinted_VVD light_JJ copper_NN1 ,_, and_CC excitement_NN1 
pulsed_VVD visibly_RR against_II the_AT fly_NN1 on_II his_APPGE jeans_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 moved_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Scooping_VVG the_AT girl_NN1 up_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 stretched_VVD 
her_PPHO1 on_II the_AT bed_NN1 ,_, roughly_RR handling_VVG her_APPGE body_NN1 
which_DDQ seemed_VVD frozen_JJ stiff_JJ and_CC struck_VVD dumb_JJ by_II all_DB 
his_APPGE attention_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 unzipped_VVD his_APPGE pants_NN2 ,_, loosened_VVD hers_PPGE 
,_, pulled_VVN at_II them_PPHO2 ,_, groping_VVG at_II the_AT patch_NN1 
between_II her_APPGE legs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_II this_DD1 ,_, she_PPHS1 reeled_VVD away_RP ,_, gasping_VVG ,_, 
*'_" ^_NULL No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, Jackie_NP1 *-_- do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL Please_RR stop_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM only_RR thirteen_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 
've_VH0 never_RR done_VDN this_DD1 ,_, no_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, please_RR stop_NN1 
..._... 

^ *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ deaf_JJ ,_, his_APPGE hands_NN2 and_CC 
heavy_JJ body_NN1 working_VVG at_II her_PPHO1 madly_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 began_VVD to_TO struggle_VVI *-_- he_PPHS1 now_RT 
realized_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ jailbait_NN1 for_RR21 sure_RR22 ,_, 
and_CC belted_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, tore_VVD into_II her_APPGE rocking_JJ 
body_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 swelling_JJ urge_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tahuri_NP1 bucked_VVD and_CC howled_VVD *-_- her_APPGE terror_NN1 
increased_VVN at_II the_AT sound_NN1 on_II the_AT door_NN1 *-_- a_AT1 hefty_JJ 
hammering_JJ *-_- *'_" ^_NULL Hey_UH Jackoboy_NP1 save_VV0 some_DD for_IF 
us_PPIO2 eh_UH ,_, haw_UH haw_UH haw_UH *-_- **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 
screamed_VVD ,_, wildly_RR biting_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 ;_; he_PPHS1 
furiously_RR slammed_VVD himself_PPX1 somewhere_RL against_II her_APPGE 
hip_NN1 bone_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 thrashed_VVD and_CC shrieked_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 growled_VVD 
,_, kept_VVD hitting_VVG her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 clawed_VVD 
at_II his_APPGE ears_NN2 and_CC neck_NN1 and_CC hair_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Pushing_VVG down_RP ,_, thrusting_VVG hard_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL With_IW a_AT1 gasp_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 jerked_VVD fiercely_RR ,_, 
quickly_RR ,_, sighed_VVD ,_, then_RT fell_VVD back_RP ,_, pushing_VVG 
her_PPHO1 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Globs_NP1 of_IO white_JJ goo_NN1 oozed_VVD down_RP her_APPGE 
thighs_NN2 ,_, messed_VVD thickly_RR in_II her_APPGE bruised_JJ ,_, sticky_JJ 
hairs_NN2 ..._... 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Here_RL she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, boys_NN2 *-_- take_VV0 
her_APPGE ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 \_NULL fucken_JJ tiger_NN1 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Next_MD thing_NN1 ,_, thrown_VVN across_II the_AT 
corridor_NN1 into_II a_AT1 larger_JJR ,_, open_JJ ,_, well-lit_JJ room_NN1 
*-_- four_MC beds_NN2 ,_, four_MC crawling_JJ ,_, mauling_VVG ,_, clumsy_JJ 
apes_NN2 all_DB ripping_VVG at_II her_APPGE clothes_NN2 *-_- Tahuri_NP1 
fought_VVD and_CC fought_VVD *-_- she_PPHS1 went_VVD down_RP ,_, a_AT1 
face_NN1 lunged_VVD near_II hers_PPGE ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 cross_NN1 tattooed_VVN above_II the_AT 
right_JJ eyebrow_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Through_II dry_JJ tears_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 noticed_VVD an_AT1 
alarm_NN1 clock_NN1 on_II the_AT bedside_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 forced_VVD an_AT1 arm_NN1 free_VV0 *-_- one_MC1 youth_NN 
held_VVD her_APPGE arms_NN2 ,_, the_AT others_NN2 were_VBDR at_II her_APPGE 
legs_NN2 ,_, tugging_VVG at_II her_APPGE jeans_NN2 ,_, making_VVG it_PPH1 
easier_JJR for_IF the_AT straining_JJ face_NN1 above_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 clenched_VVD her_APPGE teeth_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE free_JJ 
arm_NN1 grabbed_VVD the_AT clock_NN1 ,_, swung_VVD ,_, brought_VVD it_PPH1 
down_RP on_II the_AT face_NN1 ,_, on_II the_AT tattooed_JJ cross_NN1 *-_- 
|_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 yowl_NN1 *-_- four_MC shocked_JJ youths_NN2 *-_- enough_DD 
time_NNT1 to_TO wriggle_VVI up_RP and_CC out_RP towards_II the_AT window_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM bleeding_VVG !_! 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE eye_NN1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE eye_NN1 's_VBZ bleeding_VVG !_! 

^ ^_NULL The_AT \_NULL fucken_JJ bitch_NN1 *-_- I_PPIS1 'm_VBM bleeding_VVG 
,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM bleeding_VVG *-_- **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT window_NN1 
was_VBDZ open_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX caring_VVG what_DDQ was_VBDZ on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 
,_, Tahuri_NP1 hurled_VVD herself_PPX1 out_RP and_CC ran_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX look_VVI back_RP for_IF at_RR21 least_RR22 
four_MC blocks_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT falling_VVG into_II a_AT1 spongy_JJ green_JJ hedge_NN1 ,_, 
soft_JJ in_II an_AT1 empty_JJ street_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 cried_VVD ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL What_DDQ the_AT hell_NN1 was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 going_VVG to_TO 
do_VDI now_RT ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE clothes_NN2 were_VBDR stained_VVN ,_, torn_VVN and_CC 
splattered_VVN *-_- her_APPGE shirt_NN1 hung_VVN in_II bits_NN2 ,_, the_AT 
front_NN1 ripped_VVD across_RL and_CC the_AT waist_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE 
jeans_NN2 was_VBDZ jagged_VVN from_II the_AT zip_NN1 almost_RR to_II her_APPGE 
knee_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 needed_VVD some_DD clothes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Suddenly_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT answer_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Clotheslines_NP1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO do_VDI ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 followed_VVD the_AT hedge_NN1 ,_, stealthily_RR 
scouting_VVG for_IF the_AT right_JJ back_NN1 yard_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_RL it_PPH1 was_VBDZ *-_- an_AT1 old_JJ house_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 
well-stocked_JJ line_NN1 ,_, no_AT dogs_NN2 ,_, no_AT fences_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jeans_NP1 ,_, shirts_NN2 ,_, jerseys_NN2 flapped_VVD lazily_RR in_II 
the_AT cool_JJ wind_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Watching_VVG the_AT house_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 dashed_VVD silently_RR 
out_RP ,_, grabbed_VVD the_AT stuff_NN1 gleefully_RR ,_, and_CC then_RT 
lay_VVD flat_RR down_RP under_II the_AT springy_JJ arms_NN2 of_IO the_AT 
hedge_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT underpants_NN2 ;_; too_RG bad_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II her_APPGE back_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 swiftly_RR squirmed_VVD 
into_II her_PPHO1 newly_RR acquired_JJ gear_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 stood_VVD up_RP ,_, feeling_VVG much_RR 
better_RRR ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB a_RR21 bit_RR22 cold_JJ ,_, and_CC very_RG sore_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Rolling_VVG her_APPGE own_DA clothes_NN2 up_RP into_II a_AT1 
ragged_JJ bundle_NN1 ,_, Tahuri_NP1 headed_VVD back_RP to_II Frankton_NP1 ,_, 
as_CS21 if_CS22 nothing_PN1 had_VHD happened_VVN ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL Avoiding_VVG the_AT hostel_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 noticed_VVD 
the_AT time_NNT1 on_II the_AT railway_NN1 clock_NN1 *-_- 3.45_MC ,_, almost_RR 
time_VV0 for_IF Thomas_NP1 to_TO finish_VVI work_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 'd_VM be_VBI really_RR wild_JJ if_CSW he_PPHS1 knew_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ was_VBDZ there_RL to_TO do_VDI ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Think_VV0 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 went_VVD into_II a_AT1 small_JJ dairy_NN1 jammed_VVD 
between_II a_AT1 draper_NN1 's_GE and_CC a_AT1 furniture_NN1 shop_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT shop_NN1 assistant_NN1 ,_, very_RG prim_JJ and_CC proper_JJ 
,_, gave_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 funny_JJ look_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tahuri_NP1 hoped_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX pinched_VVN the_AT 
old_JJ bag_NN1 's_VHZ clothes_NN2 ,_, then_RT thought_VVD it_PPH1 hardly_RR 
likely_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Leaning_VVG against_II the_AT window_NN1 ,_, and_CC watching_VVG 
the_AT pub_NN1 across_II the_AT road_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 sipped_VVD her_APPGE 
Coke_NN1 ,_, ignoring_VVG all_DB the_AT passersby_NN1 who_PNQS seemed_VVD 
to_TO gawk_VVI at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ then_RT she_PPHS1 noticed_VVD herself_PPX1 *-_- 
her_APPGE hands_NN2 and_CC arms_NN2 ,_, bloodstains_NN2 and_CC caked_VVN 
scratches_NN2 ,_, fingernails_NN2 cracked_VVD and_CC torn_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, dully_RR throbbing_VVG ,_, was_VBDZ 
sore_JJ in_II the_AT places_NN2 where_RRQ their_APPGE blows_NN2 had_VHD 
cut_VVN through_RP ,_, matted_JJ hair_NN1 tangled_VVD in_II sticky_JJ 
knots_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 realized_VVD her_APPGE body_NN1 was_VBDZ clammy_JJ with_IW 
sweat_NN1 ,_, blood_NN1 ,_, and_CC sperm_NN ;_; she_PPHS1 tried_VVD not_XX 
to_TO feel_VVI sick_JJ ,_, stood_VVD up_RP straight_RR ,_, and_CC cool_JJ ,_, 
and_CC ready_JJ ,_, and_CC confident_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 pair_NN of_IO middle-aged_JJ men_NN2 in_II overalls_NN2 
lurched_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT pub_NN1 ,_, clutching_VVG their_APPGE 
take-home_JJ flagons_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT through_II the_AT door_NN1 ,_, and_CC down_RP the_AT 
steps_NN2 ,_, tumbled_VVD a_AT1 couple_NN1 ,_, the_AT woman_NN1 wobbling_VVG 
and_CC noisy_JJ ,_, falling_VVG on_II the_AT man_NN1 who_PNQS jerked_VVD 
leerily_RR up_RP the_AT path_NN1 *-_- it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Faye_NP1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL And_CC that_DD1 horrible_JJ Micky_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tahuri_NP1 was_VBDZ on_II them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Faye_NP1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN lookin_NN1 '_" for_IF you_PPY all_DB 
bloody_JJ day_NNT1 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oooh_UH haha_UH my_APPGE little_JJ mate_NN1 ..._... 
where_CS 've_VH0 you_PPY been_VBN ,_, sweetness_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL C'm_VV0 on_RP dearie_NN1 we_PPIS2 're_VBR goin_NN1 '_GE back_NN1 
to_II the_AT Ed_NP1 ,_, eh_UH Mick_NP1 sweetheart_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT man_NN1 scowled_VVD ,_, said_VVD nothing_PN1 ,_, 
stayed_VVD sullen_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Faye_NP1 gaped_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" Oooh_UH *-_- you_PPY been_VBN in_II the_AT wars_NN2 dearie_NN1 
?_? 

^ ^_NULL Y'got_NP1 blood_NN1 all_RR over_II you_PPY ..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH god_NN1 Faye_NP1 ,_, fuck_NN1 it_PPH1 *-_- 
**'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH please_RR ..._... 

^ ^_NULL Had_VHD any_DD yet_RR ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT bleary_JJ mascara_NN1 clotted_VVD eyes_NN2 lit_VVD up_RP 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Nah_UH ,_, nah_UH ,_, nothing_PN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Sniff_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Smile_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Hey_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM come_VVI back_RP with_IW you_PPY ,_, 
eh_UH ._. 

^ **'_" *|_NULL ^_NULL Thomas_NP1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT verandah_NN1 ,_, 
arms_NN2 tensely_RR folded_VVD ,_, eyes_NN2 glowering_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tahuri_NP1 felt_VVD confused_VVD *-_- he_PPHS1 crossed_VVD over_RP 
to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, put_VVD his_APPGE arm_NN1 around_II her_APPGE shoulder_NN1 
,_, took_VVD her_APPGE bundle_NN1 of_IO clothes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 began_VVD to_TO sob_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL Deep_RR and_CC long_JJ and_CC racking_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT other_JJ two_MC looked_VVD on_RP ,_, blinking_VVG and_CC 
drunk_JJ ,_, they_PPHS2 hobbled_VVD off_RP down_II the_AT hallway_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Back_RP in_II his_APPGE room_NN1 ,_, Thomas_NP1 fed_VVD 
Tahuri_NP1 handkerchiefs_NN2 and_CC hot_JJ flannels_NN2 ,_, and_CC tried_VVD 
to_TO comfort_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Apparently_RR the_AT boys_NN2 were_VBDR sorry_JJ *-_- they_PPHS2 
were_VBDR just_RR being_VBG mad_JJ ,_, crazy_JJ ,_, were_VBDR n't_XX really_RR 
going_VVGK to_TO hurt_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL At_II this_DD1 ,_, Tahuri_NP1 snapped_VVD back_RP between_II 
snivels_NN2 ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Bullshit_NN1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL \_NULL Fucken_JJ bullshit_NN1 ,_, Thomas_NP1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 knew_VVD all_DB along_RP ,_, they_PPHS2 meant_VVD to_TO 
do_VDI me_PPIO1 over_RP ,_, the_AT bastards_NN2 !_! 

^ ^_NULL And_CC that_CST Farnham_NP1 creep_VV0 really_RR tried_VVN !_! 

^ ^_NULL Oh_UH *-_- **'_" ^_NULL But_CCB Thomas_NP1 kept_VVD on_RP ,_, 
trying_VVG to_TO comfort_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, while_CS quietly_RR insisting_VVG 
that_CST the_AT boys_NN2 would_VM n't_XX treat_VVI a_AT1 Maori_JJ girl_NN1 ,_, 
one_MC1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA ,_, like_II that_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 just_RR would_VM n't_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX say_VVI a_AT1 word_NN1 about_II 
Farnham_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX mention_VVI how_RRQ he_PPHS1 
had_VHD told_VVN Tahuri_NP1 to_TO be_VBI careful_JJ ,_, and_CC stay_VV0 in_II 
his_APPGE room_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT door_NN1 rattled_VVD with_IW impatient_JJ knocking_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Tahuri_NP1 jumped_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ Mick_NP1 ,_, **'_" muttered_VVD Thomas_NP1 
,_, opening_VVG the_AT door_NN1 a_RR21 little_RR22 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Yeah_UH ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL \_NULL Got_VVN ta_TO get_VVI this_DD1 bloody_JJ 
kid_NN1 \_NULL outa_NN1 here_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC that_DD1 mad_JJ nympho_NN1 Faye_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT place_NN1 is_VBZ bloody_RG red_JJ hot_JJ *-_- **'_" |_NULL 
*'_" ^_NULL But_CCB we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX leave_VVI now_RT ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ 
still_JJ daytime_NNT1 *-_- **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yeah_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 
know_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Wait_VV0 until_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ dark_JJ ,_, then_RT shoot_VV0 
through_RP ,_, okay_RR ?_? 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY take_VV0 her_APPGE ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM take_VVI the_AT 
other_JJ one_PN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Onslow_NP Street_NNL1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yeah_UH *-_- Norma_NP1 's_GE place_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ cool_RR around_RP there_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT we_PPIS2 'll_VM work_VVI out_RP what_DDQ 's_VBZ next_MD ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT door_NN1 shut_VVD ,_, Mick_NP1 was_VBDZ gone_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Thomas_NP1 turned_VVD ,_, faced_VVD Tahuri_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, little_JJ sister_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 looks_VVZ 
like_II you_PPY 'll_VM be_VBI back_RP on_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB you_PPY just_RR make_VV0 sure_JJ you_PPY get_VV0 to_II 
your_APPGE sister_NN1 's_VBZ place_NN1 all_DB safe_JJ and_CC sound_RR ,_, 
okay_RR ?_? 

^ ^_NULL No_AT more_DAR trouble_NN1 on_II the_AT way_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL After_CS the_AT day_NNT1 's_GE happenings_NN2 ,_, 
Tahuri_NP1 was_VBDZ quick_JJ to_TO agree_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB what_DDQ about_II Faye_NP1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Thomas_NP1 grinned_VVD ,_, slow_JJ and_CC sly_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL That_DD1 girl_NN1 will_VM manage_VVI wherever_RRQV there_EX 
are_VBR men_NN2 around_RP ,_, Tahuri_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II his_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY hungry_JJ ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yeah_UH *-_- well_RR ,_, no_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 
*-_- **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX worry_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 never_RR 
eat_VV0 anything_PN1 that_CST comes_VVZ from_II that_DD1 repo_NN1 in_II the_AT 
kitchen_NN1 either_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI one_MC1 of_IO the_AT boys_NN2 to_TO get_VVI 
some_DD kai_NN2 from_II up_II the_AT1 road_NN1 *-_- **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 
slipped_VVD out_II the_AT1 door_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Tahuri_NP1 heard_VVD guitar_NN1 picking_VVG ,_, faintly_RR ,_, 
down_II the_AT hall_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT it_PPH1 stopped_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT door_NN1 was_VBDZ ajar_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 swallowed_VVD ,_, felt_VVD the_AT bruises_NN2 flaring_VVG 
on_II her_APPGE thighs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Bastard_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Crept_VVD over_RP to_II the_AT door_NN1 ,_, pushed_VVD it_PPH1 
firmly_RR *-_- |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Hey_UH ,_, Ta_UH ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_JJ21 
right_JJ22 girl_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ only_RR me_PPIO1 ,_, Thomas_NP1 *-_- 
**'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 relaxed_VVD ,_, curled_VVD back_RP against_II the_AT 
wall_NN1 ,_, cushioned_VVN by_II a_AT1 pillow_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL We_PPIS2 're_VBR having_VHG smoked_VVN fish_NN and_CC 
oysters_NN2 and_CC chips_NN2 and_CC kukus_NN1 *-_- Arapeta_NP1 's_VBZ 
going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, just_RR to_TO prove_VVI how_RGQ sorry_JJ 
he_PPHS1 is_VBZ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Arapeta_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL The_AT one_PN1 you_PPY gave_VVD that_CST beaut_VV0 
black_JJ eye_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY cut_VV0 his_APPGE eyebrow_NN1 clean_JJ in_II half_DB ,_, 
you_PPY could_VM 've_VHI blinded_VVN the_AT poor_JJ bugger_NN1 you_PPY 
know_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS you_PPY swung_VVD that_DD1 thing_NN1 any_RR harder_RRR *-_- 
**'_" ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ pride_NN1 in_II his_APPGE voice_NN1 ,_, 
he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pleased_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL For_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 in_II ages_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 
felt_VVD good_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Good_JJ job_NN1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 snorted_VVD ,_, 
satisfied_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_MC1 wish_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD *-_- **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB 
Thomas_NP1 was_VBDZ busy_JJ ,_, clearing_VVG away_RP the_AT small_JJ chest_NN1 
at_II the_AT foot_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE bed_NN1 ,_, spreading_VVG out_RP 
great_JJ sheets_NN2 of_IO the_AT *1_NULL Times_NP1 ,_, *0_NULL balancing_VVG 
a_AT1 half-empty_JJ bottle_NN1 of_IO scarlet_JJ tomato_NN1 sauce_NN1 on_II 
a_AT1 picture_NN1 of_IO prize-winning_JJ pigs_NN2 at_II the_AT {_NULL A_ZZ1 
&_CC P_ZZ1 }_NULL show_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT table_NN1 ready_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 produced_VVD some_DD 
glasses_NN2 from_II his_APPGE bottom_JJ drawer_NN1 ,_, wiped_VVD them_PPHO2 
gleaming_VVG with_IW a_AT1 tea_NN1 towel_NN1 from_II the_AT same_DA place_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL For_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, the_AT subject_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ had_VHD 
happened_VVN that_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 was_VBDZ best_RRT left_VVN alone_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Forgotten_VVN *-_- or_CC put_VVD away_RP somewhere_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY never_RR fixed_VVD anything_PN1 up_RP by_II talking_VVG 
about_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX stuff_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Footsteps_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 delicious_JJ chippy_NN1 takeaway_NN1 
smell_NN1 ,_, meant_VVD food_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT way_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Thomas_NP1 went_VVD to_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Words_NN2 were_VBDR exchanged_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT parcel_NN1 passed_VVD hands_NN2 ;_; the_AT youth_NN1 
outside_RL walked_VVD back_RP to_II his_APPGE own_DA room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Thomas_NP1 shut_VV0 the_AT door_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE elbow_NN1 ,_, 
piled_VVD the_AT steaming_JJ package_NN1 on_II the_AT rugged_JJ tablecloth_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 ate_VVD ,_, talked_VVD ,_, until_CS both_RR noticed_VVN 
at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 how_RRQ dark_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ outside_RL 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Time_NNT1 to_TO move_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL Thomas_NP1 found_VVD her_APPGE gear_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 bundled_VVD up_RP the_AT greasy_JJ newspapers_NN2 ,_, 
drained_VVD their_APPGE glasses_NN2 ,_, and_CC once_RR21 again_RR22 were_VBDR 
back_RP in_II the_AT hall_NN1 where_RRQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD met_VVN that_CST 
same_DA morning_NNT1 ,_, years_NNT2 of_IO hours_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 

^ ^_NULL With_IW no_PN121 one_PN122 around_RP ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR on_II 
their_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL River_NN1 fog_NN1 and_CC rain_NN1 thickened_VVD the_AT air_NN1 
;_; the_AT night_NNT1 was_VBDZ crawling_VVG with_IW damp_JJ and_CC cold_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL To_II Tahuri_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 seemed_VVD that_CST they_PPHS2 
walked_VVD ,_, and_CC walked_VVD ,_, and_CC bloody_JJ walked_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Side-roads_NN2 ,_, alleys_NN2 ,_, railway_NN1 tracks_NN2 ,_, 
schools_NN2 ,_, back_JJ yards_NN2 ,_, even_RR a_AT1 rugby_NN1 grandstand_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT they_PPHS2 came_VVD to_II a_AT1 busy_JJ main_JJ road_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" And_CC here_RL we_PPIS2 are_VBR ,_, **'_" grunted_VVD 
Thomas_NP1 ,_, breath_NN1 gulping_VVG in_II steamdrifts_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Just_RR another_DD1 ordinary-looking_JJ little_JJ house_NN1 
across_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Drab_NN1 ,_, old_JJ ,_, grey_JJ ,_, behind_II a_AT1 ragged_JJ 
fence_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Hedge_NN1 on_II one_MC1 side_NN1 ,_, stubbly_JJ drive_NN1 on_II 
the_AT other_JJ ,_, with_IW a_AT1 ramshackle_JJ garage_NN1 fringed_VVD with_IW 
frostbitten_JJ hydrangeas_NN2 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 478+TEXT+L05_FO **]_NULL 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL *0_NULL No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 not_XX 
._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ it_PPH1 's_VBZ ..._... 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM bet_VVI it_PPH1 's_VBZ ..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY do_VD0 not_XX like_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO 
be_VBI so_RG bold_JJ ?_? 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY think_VV0 I_ZZ1 should_VM sigh_VVI and_CC wait_VVI for_IF 
you_PPY ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL No_UH ,_, your_APPGE husband_NN1 *-_- *'_" |_NULL 
*'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 knows_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 is_VBZ why_RRQ I_PPIS1 sent_VVD him_PPHO1 away_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ a_AT1 kind_JJ man_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR we_PPIS2 made_VVD love_NN1 ,_, there_RL in_II 
the_AT grass_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT sun_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB first_MD she_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO cure_VVI me_PPIO1 of_IO 
a_AT1 cramp_NN1 in_II my_APPGE leg_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 used_VMK to_TO get_VVI them_PPHO2 frequently_RR when_RRQ 
nervous_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 got_VVD them_PPHO2 in_II bumpy_JJ landings_NN2 in_II 
aeroplanes_NN2 ,_, and_CC with_IW women_NN2 ,_, and_CC once_RR had_VHN one_PN1 
..._... but_CCB I_PPIS1 'll_VM come_VVI to_II that_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL \_NULL Mrs_NNB Verryt_NP1 pushed_VVD back_RP my_APPGE toes_NN2 and_CC 
stretched_VVD my_APPGE leg_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 kneaded_VVD my_APPGE thigh_NN1 ,_, then_RT unbuttoned_VVD 
me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 've_VH0 said_VVN ,_, we_PPIS2 made_VVD 
love_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Irene_NP1 is_VBZ music_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL \_NULL Mrs_NNB Verryt_NP1 is_VBZ sexual_JJ joy_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_MC1 mean_NN1 we_PPIS2 reached_VVD a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO pleasure_NN1 
plateau_NN1 and_CC crossed_VVD it_PPH1 together_RL and_CC climbed_VVD the_AT 
little_JJ peak_NN1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, and_CC all_DB this_DD1 with_IW 
none_PN of_IO the_AT voraciousness_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD feared_VVN ,_, but_CCB 
give_VV0 and_CC take_VV0 on_II a_AT1 very_RG high_JJ level_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC a_AT1 marvellous_JJ attentiveness_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ possible_JJ to_TO be_VBI solo_RR in_II these_DD2 
things_NN2 ,_, but_CCB \_NULL Mrs_NNB Verryt_NP1 made_VVD herself_PPX1 
remarkably_RR present_JJ and_CC kept_VVD me_PPIO1 remarkably_RR aware_JJ *-_- 
not_XX just_RR of_IO her_APPGE person_NN1 but_CCB her_APPGE self_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 ,_, we_PPIS2 ,_, did_VDD nothing_PN1 out_II21 of_II22 
the_AT ordinary_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 no_AT tale_NN1 to_TO tell_VVI of_IO positions_NN2 
and_CC gymnastics_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 'll_VM get_VVI no_AT close-up_NN1 of_IO busy_JJ parts_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 just_RR my_APPGE tale_NN1 of_IO the_AT plain_JJ 
Dutch_JJ wife_NN1 who_PNQS taught_VVD me_PPIO1 joy_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Later_RRR in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 I_PPIS1 knew_VVD her_PPHO1 
again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC there_EX 's_VBZ another_DD1 tale_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 
'll_VM tell_VVI it_PPH1 in_II its_APPGE place_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 rose_VVD from_II the_AT grass_NN1 and_CC became_VVD \_NULL 
Dr_NNB Papps_NP1 and_CC \_NULL Mrs_NNB Verryt_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ fun_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ risky_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT road_NN1 ran_VVD by_II fifty_MC yards_NN2 away_RL and_CC 
the_AT orchard_NN1 manager_NN1 's_VBZ house_NN1 was_VBDZ round_II the_AT 
knoll_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 heard_VVD his_APPGE child_NN1 's_GE squeaky_JJ bike_NN1 in_II 
the_AT yard_NN1 ;_; and_CC imagined_VVD I_PPIS1 heard_VVD Rhona_NP1 
singing_VVG to_II herself_PPX1 ,_, across_II the_AT stretch_NN1 of_IO warm_JJ 
brown_JJ shallow_JJ sea_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 had_VHD made_VVN a_AT1 star_JJ shape_NN1 in_II the_AT 
grass_NN1 ,_, magnified_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX think_VVI Rhona_NP1 would_VM feel_VVI 
betrayed_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE eyes_NN2 kept_VVD their_APPGE bright_JJ incurious_JJ 
stare_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Love_NN1 is_VBZ more_DAR fun_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 
doors_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II Holland_NP1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 
place_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Holland_NP1 ,_, **'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, *'_" 
is_VBZ a_AT1 little_JJ \_NULL poddle_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 laughed_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Full_JJ of_IO tulips_NN2 and_CC windmills_NN2 and_CC 
smelly_JJ cheese_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 laughed_VVD again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 seemed_VVD to_TO please_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 climbed_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT water_NN1 and_CC 
paddled_VVD in_II the_AT brine_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 hour_NNT1 stands_VVZ to_II one_MC1 side_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE 
life_NN1 and_CC has_VHZ no_AT part_NN1 in_II its_APPGE forward_JJ rush_NN1 ,_, 
or_CC forward_JJ creep_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 seems_VVZ like_II yesterday_RT afternoon_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 seems_VVZ like_II tomorrow_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC sometimes_RT it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 dusty_JJ picture_NN1 
hanging_VVG in_II a_AT1 room_NN1 in_II an_AT1 old_JJ old_JJ house_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Those_DD2 are_VBR occasions_NN2 when_RRQ my_APPGE body_NN1 
affronts_VVZ me_PPIO1 ,_, when_CS my_APPGE bones_NN2 creak_VV0 and_CC 
belly_NN1 snores_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB I_PPIS1 carry_VV0 that_DD1 picture_NN1 to_II the_AT 
window_NN1 ,_, hold_VV0 it_PPH1 in_II the_AT sun_NN1 ,_, dust_NN1 it_PPH1 
off_RP ;_; and_CC feel_NN1 I_PPIS1 can_VM run_VVI a_AT1 hand_NN1 through_II 
my_APPGE hair_NN1 and_CC spring_NN1 up_RP and_CC find_VV0 her_PPHO1 again_RT 
._. 

^ ^_NULL By_II the_AT way_NN1 ,_, \_NULL Mrs_NNB Verryt_NP1 kept_VVD her_APPGE 
spectacles_NN2 on_RP ._. 

^ *<_NULL 33_MC *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 marvellous_JJ fellow_NN1 down_RP 
south_ND1 calling_NN1 for_IF the_AT death_NN1 penalty_NN1 for_IF 
adulterers_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 statute_NN1 of_IO limitations_NN2 wo_VM n't_XX apply_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ homosexuals_NN2 executed_VVD too_RR ,_, and_CC 
rebellious_JJ children_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ he_PPHS1 'd_VM make_VVI a_AT1 longer_JJR 
list_NN1 if_CSW invited_VVN to_II ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sabbath-breakers_NN2 ,_, thieves_NN2 ,_, pornographers_NN2 ,_, 
atheists_NN2 ,_, abortionists_NN2 ,_, militant_JJ feminists_NN2 ,_, sex_NN1 
educators_NN2 ,_, blasphemers_NN2 ,_, communists_NN2 ,_, divorce_NN1 
lawyers_NN2 ,_, prison_NN1 reformers_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 could_VM fill_VVI this_DD1 page_NN1 up_RP if_CS I_PPIS1 
tried_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Disobedient_JJ wives_NN2 ,_, radical_JJ teachers_NN2 ,_, poets_NN2 
,_, punk-rockers_NN2 ,_, over-stayers_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Novel-readers_NN2 ,_, librarians_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Quakers_NN2 ,_, Catholics_NN2 ,_, Hari_NP1 Krishnas_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Cat-lovers_NN2 ,_, humanists_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN a_AT1 fat_JJ face_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 burning_JJ 
eye_NN1 and_CC looks_VVZ so_RG closely_RR shaven_JJ ,_, so_RG squeaky_JJ 
clean_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 him_PPHO1 drinking_VVG Lysol_NP1 with_IW 
his_APPGE meals_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Armageddon_NP1 is_VBZ coming_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 proclaims_VVZ ,_, and_CC 
let_VVD us_PPIO2 rejoice_NN1 and_CC welcome_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT executioner_NN1 ,_, evidently_RR ,_, is_VBZ God_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 approve_VV0 of_IO this_DD1 fellow_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 makes_VVZ me_PPIO1 pleased_JJ with_IW my_APPGE sins_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY and_CC Shane_NP1 will_VM be_VBI on_II his_APPGE list_NN1 
,_, **'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD to_II Kate_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ on_II mine_PPGE ,_, **'_" Kate_NP1 replied_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Every_AT1 ideology_NN1 has_VHZ its_APPGE hit_NN1 list_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB Kate_NP1 is_VBZ less_RGR angry_JJ than_CSN she_PPHS1 
was_VBDZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 notice_VV0 it_PPH1 in_II all_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO ways_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS she_PPHS1 sets_VVZ the_AT table_NN1 she_PPHS1 makes_VVZ 
sure_JJ the_AT knives_NN2 and_CC forks_NN2 are_VBR straight_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX drop_VVI bombs_NN2 of_IO mashed_JJ 
potato_NN1 but_CCB makes_VVZ smooth_JJ eggs_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 tablespoon_NN1 
and_CC lays_VVZ them_PPHO2 in_II clutches_NN2 on_II the_AT plate_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 chews_VVZ her_APPGE food_NN1 more_RGR slowly_RR and_CC 
compliments_VVZ herself_PPX1 on_II the_AT taste_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 see_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL Instead_II21 of_II22 crumpling_VVG waste_JJ paper_NN1 and_CC 
firing_VVG it_PPH1 at_II the_AT basket_NN1 she_PPHS1 walks_VVZ across_RL 
and_CC drops_VVZ it_PPH1 in_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 no_RR21 longer_RR22 have_VH0 balled-up_JJ envelopes_NN2 
on_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 floor_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO lean_VVI on_II the_AT sundeck_NN1 rail_NN1 
and_CC spit_VVN at_II the_AT ducks_NN2 in_II the_AT river_NN1 ._. 

^ (_( ^_NULL Phil_NP1 ,_, as_II a_AT1 boy_NN1 ,_, could_VM spit_VVI twenty_MC 
feet_NN2 but_CCB Kate_NP1 can_VM do_VDI better_RRR than_CSN that_DD1 ._. )_) 

^ ^_NULL Now_RT she_PPHS1 takes_VVZ out_RP slices_NN2 of_IO bread_NN1 and_CC 
flies_VVZ them_PPHO2 down_RP like_II frisbees_NN2 ,_, and_CC claps_VVZ 
her_APPGE hands_NN2 when_RRQ they_PPHS2 drop_VV0 in_II gardens_NN2 on_II 
the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX butt_VVI my_APPGE ankles_NN2 with_IW the_AT 
vacuum_NN1 cleaner_NN1 but_CCB lifts_VVZ my_APPGE feet_NN2 and_CC cleans_VVZ 
under_II them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ unnatural_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ no_AT solid_JJ under-pinning_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE 
happiness_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 's_VBZ practising_VVG 
levitation_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sooner_RRR or_CC later_RRR she_PPHS1 'll_VM tumble_VVI down_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Shane_NP1 is_VBZ painting_VVG the_AT outbuildings_NN2 on_II 
Phil_NP1 Dockery_NP1 's_GE stud_NN1 farm_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VBZ off_RP at_II seven_MC o'clock_RA in_II the_AT 
morning_NNT1 and_CC not_XX back_RP till_II half_DB past_II six_MC at_II 
night_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Kate_NP1 cuts_VVZ him_PPHO1 a_AT1 lunch_NN1 of_IO brown_JJ bread_NN1 
sandwiches_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Now_RT and_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 bakes_VVZ him_PPHO1 a_AT1 bacon_NN1 
and_CC egg_NN1 pie_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE thermos_NN1 flask_NN1 holds_VVZ four_MC cups_NN2 of_IO 
coffee_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_RG much_DA1 coffee_NN1 acts_VVZ as_II a_AT1 poison_NN1 ,_, 
she_PPHS1 believes_VVZ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 keeps_VVZ him_PPHO1 warm_JJ out_RP 
there_RL at_II Long_JJ Tom_NP1 's_GE so_CS she_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX argue_VVI 
._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ only_RR for_IF a_AT1 little_JJ while_NNT1 ,_, 
she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Shane_NP1 is_VBZ bringing_VVG home_RL more_RR21 than_RR22 
five_MC hundred_NNO dollars_NNU2 a_AT1 week_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VBZ as_RG pleased_JJ with_IW himself_PPX1 as_CSA a_AT1 
stone-age_JJ hunter_NN1 bringing_VVG meat_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 slapped_VVD fifty_MC dollars_NNU2 on_II the_AT table_NN1 
in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ for_IF all_DB that_DD1 booze_NN1 of_IO 
yours_PPGE I_PPIS1 'm_VBM drinking_VVG ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL *'_" Come_VV0 on_RP ,_, **'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, *'_" you_PPY 
've_VH0 paid_VVN for_IF that_DD1 by_II painting_VVG my_APPGE house_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX listen_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL Two_MC or_CC three_MC nights_NNT2 a_AT1 week_NNT1 he_PPHS1 brings_VVZ 
home_RL a_AT1 cauliflower_NN1 or_CC cabbage_NN1 from_II the_AT commune_NN1 
over_II the_AT hill_NN1 ,_, or_CC a_AT1 side-car_NN1 full_JJ of_IO pine_NN1 
cones_NN2 gathered_VVD in_II the_AT forest_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 have_VH0 fires_NN2 that_CST roar_VV0 in_II the_AT 
chimney_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 sit_VV0 three_MC in_II a_AT1 row_NN1 on_II the_AT 
sofa_NN1 drinking_VVG hot_JJ toddies_NN2 and_CC watching_VVG \_NULL TV_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Shane_NP1 prefers_VVZ American_JJ shows_NN2 and_CC Kate_NP1 
British_JJ ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 're_VBR considerate_JJ ,_, they_PPHS2 
have_VH0 little_JJ competitions_NN2 in_II self-sacrifice_NN1 ;_; and_CC 
Kate_NP1 will_VM watch_VVI *1_NULL The_AT A-Team_NN ,_, *0_NULL giving_VVG 
from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 an_AT1 ambiguous_JJ snort_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
Shane_NP1 will_VM watch_VVI *1_NULL Minder_NN1 ,_, *0_NULL and_CC be_VBI 
disappointed_JJ in_II the_AT number_NN1 of_IO fights_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Everything_PN1 is_VBZ too_RG noisy_JJ for_IF me_PPIO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 
go_VV0 to_II bed_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 listen_VV0 to_II Kate_NP1 's_GE records_NN2 in_II 
the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC he_PPHS1 takes_VVZ his_APPGE Walkman_NN1 off_RP to_II work_NN1 
and_CC listens_VVZ there_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 's_VHZ not_XX in_II love_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX alone_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS I_PPIS1 were_VBDR religious_JJ I_PPIS1 'd_VM pray_VVI for_IF 
her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA it_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, I_PPIS1 cross_VV0 my_APPGE fingers_NN2 
now_RT and_CC then_RT ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX her_APPGE first_MD man_NN1 ,_, not_XX 
by_II a_AT1 long_JJ chalk_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX say_VVI how_RGQ many_DA2 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM 
think_VVI badly_RR of_IO her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI that_DD1 means_VVZ she_PPHS1 
was_VBDZ promiscuous_JJ but_CCB that_CST her_APPGE standards_NN2 have_VH0 
been_VBN high_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL None_PN of_IO her_APPGE men_NN2 have_VH0 measured_VVN up_RP so_CS 
she_PPHS1 's_VHZ tried_VVN the_AT next_MD ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ it_PPH1 then_RT she_PPHS1 's_VBZ finding_VVG in_II 
Shane_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Does_VDZ she_PPHS1 sense_VVI ,_, along_II21 with_II22 me_PPIO1 ,_, 
that_CST he_PPHS1 's_VBZ waiting_VVG for_IF something_PN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Is_VBZ it_PPH1 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 will_VM become_VVI she_PPHS1 's_VBZ 
going_VVGK to_TO love_VVI ?_? 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI she_PPHS1 realizes_VVZ he_PPHS1 
's_VBZ scared_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ would_VM your_APPGE mother_NN1 think_VVI of_IO 
him_PPHO1 ,_, Kate_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VM like_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Dad_NN1 's_VBZ the_AT one_PN1 who_PNQS 's_VBZ a_AT1 snob_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Pam_NP1 married_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT Labour_JJ 
party_NNJ into_II the_AT National_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 way_NN1 of_IO putting_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Kate_NP1 ,_, probably_RR because_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE dad_NN1 ,_, 
has_VHZ come_VVN back_RP to_TO base_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_II university_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 mixed_JJ flat_NN1 
and_CC *'_" got_VVD serious_JJ **'_" with_IW one_MC1 of_IO the_AT boys_NN2 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ so_RG damn_JJ good-looking_JJ he_PPHS1 
should_VM have_VHI been_VBN framed_VVN ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL But_CCB she_PPHS1 quickly_RR found_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ 
nothing_PN1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY could_VM poke_VVI a_AT1 hole_NN1 in_II him_PPHO1 with_IW 
your_APPGE finger_NN1 and_CC look_NN1 at_II the_AT view_NN1 out_RP the_AT 
other_JJ side_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Now_RT he_PPHS1 's_VBZ *'_" a_AT1 poncing_JJ little_JJ 
lawyer_NN1 **'_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT she_PPHS1 *'_" got_VVD in_RP pretty_RG deep_RR **'_" with_IW 
a_AT1 journalist_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE language_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 mixture_NN1 of_IO violence_NN1 
and_CC cliche_NN1 *?_NULL 2_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ I_PPIS1 started_VVD her_PPHO1 off_RP on_II 
her_APPGE men_NN2 because_CS they_PPHS2 make_VV0 her_APPGE *'_" lose_VV0 
her_APPGE cool_JJ **'_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 journalist_NN1 was_VBDZ *'_" a_AT1 wanker_NN1 **'_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 took_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO visit_VVI Kitty_NP1 in_II the_AT 
nursing_NN1 home_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 started_VVD *'_" greasing_VVG up_II21 
to_II22 her_PPHO1 **'_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL Wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI in_II politics_NN himself_PPX1 and_CC 
thought_VVD Kitty_NP1 might_VM be_VBI worth_II having_VHG on_II his_APPGE 
side_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 saw_VVD through_II him_PPHO1 ,_, *'_" chewed_VVD him_PPHO1 
up_RP and_CC spat_VVD him_PPHO1 out_RP **'_" ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 seemed_VVD to_TO fall_VVI for_IF lightweights_NN2 
,_, **'_" Kate_NP1 said_VVD ;_; and_CC went_VVD on_RP to_TO describe_VVI a_AT1 
couple_NN1 more_RRR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 can_VM see_VVI Shane_NP1 's_GE attraction_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Whatever_DDQV his_APPGE shortcomings_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ no_AT 
lightweight_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_RR one_MC1 will_NN1 poke_VV0 a_AT1 hole_NN1 in_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 comes_VVZ to_TO sit_VVI beside_II me_PPIO1 on_II 
the_AT sofa_NN1 and_CC I_MC1 bob_NNU like_II a_AT1 dinghy_NN1 on_II a_AT1 
wave_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL How_RGQ much_RR do_VD0 you_PPY weigh_VVI ,_, Shane_NP1 
?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Ninety-two_MC ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 convert_VV0 that_CST to_II imperial_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Fifteen_MC stone_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ more_RR21 than_RR22 two_MC of_IO me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 could_VM sit_VVI me_PPIO1 on_II his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 
like_II a_AT1 parrot_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM squawk_VVI his_APPGE 
thoughts_NN2 for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 would_VM make_VVI no_AT demand_NN1 on_II my_APPGE 
vocabulary_NN1 ;_; but_CCB there_EX 's_VBZ more_DAR than_CSN squawk_NN1 in_II 
what_DDQ he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Words_NN2 connect_VV0 with_IW experience_NN1 ,_, no_AT gap_NN1 
between_II ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR when_RRQ he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM 
buggered_JJ **'_" ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ sweat_NN1 ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ aching_VVG 
muscle_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT word_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 ask_VV0 about_II his_APPGE life_NN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 
came_VVD to_II Jessop_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VHZ had_VHN ten_MC jobs_NN2 in_II the_AT seven_MC 
years_NNT2 since_CS he_PPHS1 left_VVD school_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT worst_JJT of_IO them_PPHO2 :_: scalder_NN1 and_CC plucker_NN1 
in_II a_AT1 poultry_NN1 abattoir_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT he_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ a_PN121 bit_PN122 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 decides_VVZ ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT 
worst_JJT ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 started_VVD in_II a_AT1 clothing_NN1 factory_NN1 humping_VVG 
bolts_NN2 of_IO cloth_NN1 *-_- dogsbody_NN1 ,_, everybody_PN1 's_GE boy_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX the_AT hard_JJ work_NN1 he_PPHS1 minded_VVD 
._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 liked_VVD running_VVG round_RP ,_, having_VHG plenty_NN1 
to_TO do_VDI ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT bad_JJ thing_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT women_NN2 and_CC the_AT 
game_NN1 they_PPHS2 played_VVD with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Oh_UH ,_, Shane_NP1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD Miss_NNB 
Callendar_NP1 in_II the_AT office_NN1 ,_, *'_" run_VVN down_RP to_II the_AT 
cutting_NN1 room_NN1 and_CC ask_VV0 \_NULL Mrs_NNB Bracey_NP1 for_IF the_AT 
Fallopian_JJ tubes_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" (_( ^_NULL Kate_NP1 snorts_NN2 and_CC Shane_NP1 says_VVZ heavily_RR 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY think_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ funny_JJ ,_, eh_UH ?_? 

^ **'_" )_) ^_NULL He_PPHS1 asks_VVZ for_IF them_PPHO2 and_CC \_NULL Mrs_NNB 
Bracey_NP1 hunts_NN2 and_CC shakes_VVZ her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 sends_VVZ him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT machine_NN1 shop_NN1 
and_CC the_AT forewoman_NN1 sends_VVZ him_PPHO1 down_RP to_II stores_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL From_II there_RL he_PPHS1 traipses_VVZ back_RP to_II the_AT 
office_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Nobody_PN1 knows_VVZ where_RRQ they_PPHS2 are_VBR ,_, Miss_NNB 
Callendar_NP1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH Shane_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO be_VBI 
somewhere_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Ask_VV0 again_RT ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL They_PPHS2 ran_VVD him_PPHO1 round_II all_DB afternoon_NNT1 ,_, 
could_VM n't_XX have_VHI had_VHN more_DAR fun_NN1 sticking_VVG pins_NN2 in_II 
him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT next_MD day_NNT1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 new_JJ name_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Tubes_NP1 ,_, clear_JJ this_DD1 stuff_NN1 out_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Pronto_NP1 ,_, Tubes_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Shane_NP1 went_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT library_NN1 
that_DD1 night_NNT1 and_CC looked_VVD up_RP Fallopian_JJ tubes_NN2 in_II a_AT1 
dictionary_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Yeah_UH ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, *'_" I_PPIS1 should_VM 
have_VHI known_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 did_VDD biology_NN1 at_II school_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX go_VVI to_II the_AT factory_NN1 next_MD 
morning_NNT1 but_CCB went_VVD to_II a_ZZ1 by-products_NN2 plant_VV0 where_RRQ 
they_PPHS2 made_VVD fertilizer_NN1 and_CC pig_NN1 food_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 mate_NN1 of_IO his_PPGE worked_VVD there_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Shane_NP1 came_VVD away_RP with_IW a_AT1 sack_NN1 of_IO *'_" 
specials_NN2 **'_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL See_VV0 him_PPHO1 grin_NN1 now_RT ,_, what_DDQ a_AT1 grin_NN1 of_IO 
delight_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 spills_VVZ them_PPHO2 out_RP for_IF me_PPIO1 on_II the_AT 
sofa_NN1 :_: sheep_NN 's_GE feet_NN2 ,_, fish_NN heads_NN2 ,_, chicken_NN1 
entrails_NN2 ,_, feathers_NN2 ,_, bits_NN2 of_IO hide_NN1 ,_, dead_JJ 
kittens_NN2 from_II the_AT {_NULL SPCA_NN1 }_NULL ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE stomach_NN1 makes_VVZ a_AT1 heave_NN1 at_II the_AT 
naming_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 empties_VVZ the_AT sack_NN1 on_II Miss_NNB Callendar_NP1 
's_GE desk_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 screams_VVZ as_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 's_VHZ 
stabbed_VVN with_IW a_AT1 Bowie_NP1 knife_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 found_VVD the_AT Fallopian_JJ tubes_NN2 ,_, Miss_NNB 
Callendar_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Kate_NP1 has_VHZ gone_VVN pale_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Just_RR like_VV0 you_PPY ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Overkill_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG even_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ no_AT worse_JJR than_CSN what_DDQ they_PPHS2 did_VDD 
to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 agree_VV0 with_IW Shane_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX surprised_JJ to_TO hear_VVI they_PPHS2 
ran_VVD him_PPHO1 in_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE first_MD conviction_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 has_VHZ two_MC more_DAR for_IF disorderly_RR conduct_VV0 
*-_- fighting_VVG in_II pubs_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 you_PPY like_VVI fighting_VVG ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 lose_VV0 my_APPGE temper_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE mind_NN1 goes_VVZ kind_NN1 of_IO red_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 nearly_RR tore_VVD one_MC1 joker_NN1 's_VBZ head_JJ right_NN1 
off_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Lucky_JJ they_PPHS2 stopped_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN it_PPH1 sorted_VVN out_RP now_RT ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 does_VDZ not_XX believe_VVI it_PPH1 and_CC the_AT 
deception_NN1 makes_VVZ him_PPHO1 blink_VVI ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ bloody_RG ancient_JJ history_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Give_VV0 us_PPIO2 a_AT1 tinnie_NN1 ,_, Kate_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ was_VBDZ your_APPGE best_JJT job_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 help_VV0 him_PPHO1 away_II21 from_II22 the_AT 
subject_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE rage_NN1 ;_; for_CS I_PPIS1 see_VV0 rage_NN1 as_II 
a_AT1 primal_JJ condition_NN1 ,_, and_CC see_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VHZ afflicted_VVN 
with_IW connections_NN2 to_II a_AT1 state_NN1 most_DAT of_IO us_PPIO2 have_VH0 
managed_VVN the_AT step_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 *-_- though_CS it_PPH1 
chases_VVZ us_PPIO2 ,_, it_PPH1 follows_VVZ after_II *-_- and_CC he_PPHS1 
's_VBZ afraid_JJ ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 479+TEXT+L06_FO **]_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Later_RRR ,_, as_CSA Mattina_NP1 was_VBDZ leaving_VVG 
,_, Gloria_NP1 said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 you_PPY did_VDD 
n't_XX mind_VVI my_APPGE talking_NN1 about_II our_APPGE Decima_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Some_DD people_NN do_VD0 mind_VVI ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY 're_VBR welcome_JJ ,_, **'_" Mattina_NP1 
said_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL And_CC you_PPY must_VM call_VVI on_II us_PPIO2 again_RT 
._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 're_VBR so_RG pleased_JJ to_TO *1_NULL know_VVI *0_NULL 
you_PPY ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Her_APPGE underlining_NN1 of_IO *1_NULL know_VV0 *0_NULL 
was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 knife_NN1 scored_VVD beneath_II the_AT word_NN1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL Returning_VVG to_II Number_NN1 Twenty-four_MC ,_, Mattina_NP1 
sat_VVD in_II what_DDQ was_VBDZ now_RT **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL favourite_JJ 
place_NN1 *-_- the_AT armchair_NN1 ;_; looking_VVG out_RP on_II the_AT 
garden_NN1 ,_, the_AT citrus_NN1 trees_NN2 and_CC the_AT mountains_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL One_MC1 month_NNT1 only_RR remained_VVD of_IO her_APPGE visit_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL For_IF a_AT1 town_NN1 where_RRQ a_AT1 legend_NN1 was_VBDZ born_VVN 
,_, Puamahara_NP1 was_VBDZ ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, as_RG dull_JJ as_CSA 
could_VM be_VBI expected_VVN ,_, simply_RR because_CS such_DA towns_NN2 
are_VBR the_AT birthplaces_NN2 of_IO legends_NN2 ,_, where_RRQ people_NN 
live_VV0 their_APPGE ordinary_JJ lives_NN2 ;_; legends_NN2 ,_, like_II 
poems_NN2 ,_, spring_NN1 from_II unrippled_JJ waters_NN2 ,_, undisturbed_JJ 
earth_NN1 in_II a_AT1 winter_NNT1 season_NNT1 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL 12_MC *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Mattina_NP1 's_GE thoughts_NN2 returned_VVD often_RR 
to_II Gloria_NP1 James_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE emphasis_NN1 of_IO the_AT word_NN1 
*1_NULL know_VV0 ,_, *0_NULL her_APPGE reference_NN1 to_II her_APPGE 
daughter_NN1 as_CSA *1_NULL unknown_JJ *0_NULL and_CC *1_NULL unknowing_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT life_NN1 of_IO Gloria_NP1 James_NP1 appeared_VVD to_TO 
depend_VVI on_II a_AT1 concept_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE word_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT 
fragility_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 dependence_NN1 was_VBDZ horrifying_VVG ,_, 
but_CCB was_VBDZ it_PPH1 not_XX merely_RR the_AT usual_JJ dependence_NN1 of_IO 
anyone_PN1 upon_II the_AT language_NN1 ,_, spoken_VVN or_CC written_VVN ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Mattina_NP1 's_GE earliest_JJT memories_NN2 were_VBDR of_IO her_APPGE 
own_DA passion_NN1 to_TO *1_NULL know_VVI *0_NULL what_DDQ she_PPHS1 
thought_VVD of_IO as_II the_AT *1_NULL truth_NN1 *0_NULL about_II people_NN 
and_CC places_NN2 ,_, loosely_RR termed_VVD the_AT *1_NULL world_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL Her_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 realised_VVD ,_, had_VHD 
been_VBN so_RG smooth_JJ and_CC in_II a_AT1 particular_JJ way_NN1 remote_JJ 
from_II the_AT inner_JJ view_NN1 of_IO people_NN ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 
had_VHD sailed_VVN along_II a_AT1 dark_JJ stream_NN1 beside_II a_AT1 
procession_NN1 of_IO sheer_JJ cliffs_NN2 where_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN 
unable_JJ to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 clinging-place_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE fingers_NN2 
or_CC toes_NN2 ,_, and_CC ,_, later_RRR ,_, had_VHD been_VBN unable_JJ to_TO 
read_VVI the_AT surface_NN1 of_IO the_AT cliffs_NN2 with_IW scars_NN2 ,_, 
faults_NN1 ,_, hardy_JJ and_CC delicate_JJ plants_NN2 and_CC flowers_NN2 
absent_VV0 from_II the_AT smooth_JJ surface_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE life_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN showered_VVN with_IW 
entitlements_NN2 of_IO wealth_NN1 ,_, privacy_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 private_JJ 
education_NN1 ,_, selected_JJ friends_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 nanny_NN1 like_II a_AT1 
near_JJ signpost_NN1 along_II the_AT distance_NN1 to_II her_APPGE parents_NN2 
,_, a_AT1 port_NN1 hostelry_NN1 from_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 returned_VVD to_II 
herself_PPX1 without_IW making_VVG the_AT complete_JJ journey_NN1 to_II 
her_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Even_RR her_APPGE marriage_NN1 to_II the_AT promising_JJ young_JJ 
novelist_NN1 ,_, Jake_NP1 Brecon_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ an_AT1 entitlement_NN1 ,_, 
a_AT1 prize_NN1 expected_VVN and_CC believed_VVN to_TO be_VBI deserved_VVN ,_, 
as_CSA was_VBDZ their_APPGE beautiful_JJ clever_JJ son_NN1 John_NP1 Henry_NP1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Mattina_NP1 and_CC Jake_NP1 shared_VVD this_DD1 preoccupation_NN1 
with_IW discovering_VVG the_AT *'_" truth_NN1 **'_" ,_, but_CCB when_RRQ 
Jake_NP1 was_VBDZ about_RPK to_TO explore_VVI and_CC imagine_VVI and_CC 
discover_NN1 within_II his_APPGE writing_NN1 ,_, Mattina_NP1 's_GE nature_NN1 
was_VBDZ that_DD1 of_IO a_AT1 surveyor_NN1 who_PNQS records_VVZ rather_II21 
than_II22 creates_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 realised_VVD now_CS21 that_CS22 her_APPGE travels_NN2 to_II 
foreign_JJ lands_NN2 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN simply_RR to_TO acquire_VVI 
real_JJ estate_NN1 ,_, nor_CC simply_RR to_TO *1_NULL know_VVI *0_NULL 
about_II people_NN of_IO other_JJ lands_NN2 :_: her_APPGE aim_NN1 had_VHD 
been_VBN to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 collection_NN1 of_IO people_NN whose_DDQGE 
lives_NN2 and_CC *'_" truth_NN1 **'_" she_PPHS1 had_VHD discovered_VVN and_CC 
*1_NULL knew_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL She_PPHS1 understood_VVD now_RT her_APPGE passionate_JJ 
need_NN1 to_TO study_VVI a_AT1 handful_NN1 of_IO people_NN who_PNQS lived_VVD 
close_RR to_II the_AT source_NN1 of_IO the_AT Memory_NN1 Flower_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL These_DD2 citizens_NN2 of_IO Puamahara_NP1 would_VM surely_RR 
have_VHI brushed_VVN by_II the_AT petals_NN2 of_IO the_AT Memory_NN1 
Flower_NN1 ,_, touched_VVD the_AT leaves_NN2 ,_, experienced_VVD the_AT 
seasons_NNT2 that_CST nourished_VVD the_AT flower_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Mattina_NP1 felt_VVD that_CST her_APPGE visit_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 
genuine_JJ attempt_NN1 to_TO justify_VVI to_II herself_PPX1 her_APPGE life_NN1 
of_IO entitlement_NN1 by_II learning_VVG the_AT unmoneyed_JJ and_CC 
unprivileged_JJ truth_NN1 about_II a_AT1 distant_JJ town_NN1 where_RRQ the_AT 
people_NN 's_GE entitlement_NN1 lay_VVD in_II their_APPGE being_VBG close_JJ 
both_RR to_II the_AT flower_NN1 of_IO memory_NN1 and_CC the_AT seed_NN1 of_IO 
oblivion_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 wrote_VVD the_AT names_NN2 in_II her_APPGE 
notebook_NN1 :_: |_NULL __NULL Joseph_NP1 James_NP1 ,_, Gloria_NP1 James_NP1 
,_, Decima_NP1 James_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL Edmund_NP1 Shannon_NP1 ,_, Rene_NP1 *?_NULL 2e_MC Shannon_NP1 ,_, 
Peter_NP1 Shannon_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL Rex_NP1 Townsend_NP1 ,_, Dorothy_NP1 Townsend_NP1 ,_, Hugh_NP1 
Townsend_NP1 ,_, Sylvia_NP1 Townsend_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL Hene_NP1 Hanuere_NP1 ,_, Hare_NN1 Hanuere_NP1 ,_, Piki_NP1 
Hanuere_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL Madge_NP1 McMurtrie_NP1 ,_, deceased_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL Dinah_NP1 or_CC Dinny_NP1 Wheatstone_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL George_NP1 Coker_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL Hercus_NP1 Millow_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Then_RT ,_, hesitating_VVG ,_, she_PPHS1 wrote_VVD her_APPGE 
own_DA name_NN1 and_CC Jake_NP1 's_GE and_CC John_NP1 Henry_NP1 's_GE ,_, 
linking_VVG herself_PPX1 with_IW Kowhai_NP Street_NNL1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Then_RT ,_, continuing_VVG her_APPGE strange_JJ mood_NN1 ,_, 
she_PPHS1 opened_VVD the_AT full_JJ middle_JJ page_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE 
book_NN1 and_CC began_VVD to_TO sketch_VVI *1_NULL The_AT Death_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT Penultimate_JJ Madge_NP1 ,_, *0_NULL imagining_VVG the_AT scene_NN1 
as_II a_AT1 Dutch_JJ interior_NN1 ,_, the_AT room_NN1 darkened_VVD ,_, the_AT 
floor_NN1 tiled_VVD ;_; the_AT frozen_JJ ribbon_NN1 of_IO light_NN1 through_II 
the_AT small_JJ window_NN1 ;_; the_AT characters_NN2 grouped_VVD around_II 
the_AT partly_RR obscured_JJ body_NN1 with_IW Decima_NP1 James_NP1 forever_RT 
unspeaking_VVG in_II the_AT foreground_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE long_JJ blonde_JJ 
hair_NN1 trailing_VVG as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 faced_VVD an_AT1 oncoming_JJ 
storm_NN1 that_CST would_VM touch_VVI only_RR her_PPHO1 ;_; Joseph_NP1 
James_NP1 leaning_VVG over_RP a_AT1 spinet_NN1 ,_, listening_VVG to_II the_AT 
music_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE glance_NN1 sideways_RL towards_II Decima_NP1 and_CC 
her_APPGE silence_NN1 ;_; Gloria_NP1 turned_VVD to_TO face_VVI Decima_NP1 
and_CC Joseph_NP1 ;_; Rene_NP1 *?_NULL 2e_MC Shannon_NP1 pouring_VVG a_AT1 
glass_NN1 of_IO sherry_NN1 for_IF George_NP1 Coker_NP1 and_CC Hercus_NP1 
Millow_NP1 ,_, the_AT two_MC old_JJ men_NN2 standing_VVG side_NN1 by_II 
side_NN1 their_APPGE frail_JJ bodies_NN2 lanterned_VVD by_II the_AT ray_NN1 
of_IO light_NN1 ;_; Rex_NP1 Townsend_NP1 holding_VVG a_AT1 tightly_JJ 
wrapped_JJ bolt_NN1 of_IO cloth_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 dyed_JJ shroud_NN1 for_IF the_AT 
penultimate_JJ Madge_NP1 ;_; Dorothy_NP1 ,_, her_APPGE opened_JJ mouth_NN1 
indicating_VVG that_CST she_PPHS1 sang_VVD hymns_NN2 for_IF the_AT 
occasion_NN1 ,_, although_CS she_PPHS1 made_VVD no_AT sound_NN1 ;_; Peter_NP1 
,_, Sylvia_NP1 ,_, Hugh_NP1 ,_, all_DB in_II their_APPGE school_NN1 
uniforms_NN2 their_APPGE books_NN2 under_II their_APPGE arm_NN1 ,_, 
standing_VVG together_RL ,_, palely_RR solemn_JJ ,_, looking_VVG towards_II 
Madge_NP1 McMurtrie_NP1 ;_; Edmund_NP1 Shannon_NP1 ,_, startled_VVD ,_, 
afraid_JJ at_II the_AT door_NN1 ;_; Hene_NP1 ,_, Hare_NN1 ,_, Piki_NP1 
Hanuere_NP1 ,_, also_RR standing_VVG at_II the_AT door_NN1 ,_, each_DD1 
grasping_JJ green_JJ fronds_NN2 of_IO fern_NN1 ;_; Dinny_NP1 Wheatstone_NP1 
framed_VVD in_II the_AT doorway_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE face_NN1 expressing_VVG 
complete_JJ disbelief_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE glance_NN1 seeming_VVG to_TO 
attempt_VVI to_TO annihilate_VVI the_AT group_NN ,_, the_AT room_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, the_AT event_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE weapon_NN1 of_IO 
disbelief_NN1 ,_, that_REX21 is_REX22 ,_, knowledge_NN1 rejected_VVD as_RG 
homeless_JJ ,_, in_II the_AT full_JJ power_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE imposture_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Mattina_NP1 ,_, making_VVG her_APPGE quick_JJ sketch_NN1 ,_, 
smiled_VVD to_II herself_PPX1 ,_, *'_" ^_NULL At_RR21 least_RR22 I_PPIS1 
'm_VBM not_XX at_II risk_NN1 of_IO losing_VVG substance_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL For_IF the_AT moment_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM the_AT observer_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT holder_NN1 of_IO the_AT point_NN1 of_IO view_NN1 ,_, and_CC even_RR 
Dinny_NP1 Wheatstone_NP1 's_GE presence_NN1 ca_VM n't_XX erase_VVI my_APPGE 
work_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Painstakingly_RR she_PPHS1 printed_VVD beneath_II the_AT 
hasty_JJ sketch_NN1 ,_, as_II a_AT1 way_NN1 of_IO securing_VVG its_APPGE 
life_NN1 ,_, *1_NULL The_AT Death_NN1 of_IO the_AT Penultimate_JJ Madge_NP1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Just_RR for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 she_PPHS1 felt_VVD 
the_AT stifling_NN1 ,_, strangling_VVG surge_NN1 of_IO distant_JJ time_NNT1 
,_, the_AT yesterdays_NN2 set_VV0 free_JJ ,_, marauding_VVG within_II the_AT 
present_NN1 ,_, capturing_VVG the_AT future_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 felt_VVD afraid_JJ ,_, confronted_VVN by_II the_AT idea_NN1 
of_IO a_AT1 suddenly_RR unlabelled_JJ world_NN1 with_IW everything_PN1 
she_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR known_VVN by_II name_NN1 ,_, by_II word_NN1 ,_, 
vanishing_VVG ,_, all_DB identity_NN1 lost_VVD ,_, yet_RR remaining_VVG in_II 
place_NN1 as_II an_AT1 overwhelming_JJ unknown_JJ power_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Quickly_RR she_PPHS1 closed_VVD the_AT exercise_NN1 book_NN1 
,_, effectively_RR excluding_II the_AT group_NN of_IO people_NN in_II the_AT 
simply_RR sketched_JJ scene_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC that_DD1 night_NNT1 she_PPHS1 slept_VVD without_IW 
dreaming_VVG ,_, and_CC woke_VVD to_TO look_VVI out_RP at_II the_AT 
Australian_JJ gum_NN1 tree_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE jewelled_JJ array_NN1 of_IO 
Emperor_NN1 caterpillars_NN2 ;_; and_CC up_RP and_CC up_RP at_II the_AT now_RT 
constantly_RR blue_JJ Puamahara_NP1 sky_NN1 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL 13_MC *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL For_IF the_AT next_MD two_MC weeks_NNT2 Mattina_NP1 
did_VDD not_XX leave_VVI the_AT boundary_NN1 of_IO Kowhai_NP Street_NNL1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD bought_VVN a_AT1 store_NN1 of_IO food_NN1 ,_, 
there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 corner_NN1 mailbox_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE milk_NN1 and_CC 
newspaper_NN1 were_VBDR delivered_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB day_NNT1 ,_, exercise_NN1 book_NN1 and_CC pen_NN1 in_II 
hand_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 went_VVD from_II house_NN1 to_II house_NN1 talking_VVG 
to_II the_AT residents_NN2 of_IO Kowhai_NP Street_NNL1 ,_, questioning_VVG 
them_PPHO2 ,_, while_CS they_PPHS2 ,_, even_RR with_IW a_AT1 suspicion_NN1 
of_IO being_VBG flattered_VVN ,_, accepted_VVD her_APPGE role_NN1 as_II 
researcher_NN1 getting_VVG to_TO know_VVI a_AT1 segment_NN1 of_IO 
Puamahara_NP1 ,_, the_AT home_NN1 of_IO the_AT Memory_NN1 Flower_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Even_RR those_DD2 who_PNQS became_VVD angry_JJ when_CS market_NN1 
researchers_NN2 or_CC political_JJ canvassers_NN2 appeared_VVN ,_, 
welcomed_VVD Mattina_NP1 ;_; her_APPGE questioning_NN1 ushered_VVD them_PPHO2 
upon_II a_AT1 stage_NN1 where_RRQ relatives_NN2 and_CC friends_NN2 might_VM 
view_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 might_VM appear_VVI on_II 
television_NN1 ,_, ceaselessly_RR interviewed_VVD like_II pop_NN1 stars_NN2 
or_CC visiting_VVG artists_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Had_VHD n't_XX Mattina_NP1 Brecon_NP1 murmured_VVD something_PN1 
about_II a_AT1 film_NN1 later_RRR ?_? 

^ ^_NULL And_CC although_CS some_DD may_VM have_VHI been_VBN unwilling_JJ 
to_TO have_VHI their_APPGE words_NN2 seized_VVN ,_, recorded_VVN for_IF 
*1_NULL use_NN1 ,_, *0_NULL most_DAT overcame_VVD their_APPGE objections_NN2 
,_, reminding_VVG themselves_PPX2 that_CST if_CS ever_RR their_APPGE 
intimate_JJ lives_NN2 and_CC dreams_NN2 were_VBDR used_VVN for_IF a_AT1 *'_" 
documentary_NN1 **'_" ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR still_RR superior_JJ to_II 
the_AT insects_NN2 ,_, reptiles_NN2 and_CC other_JJ animals_NN2 ,_, and_CC 
even_RR ,_, some_DD thought_NN1 ,_, to_II the_AT remote_JJ races_NN2 who_PNQS 
were_VBDR filmed_VVN with_IW the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO commentary_NN1 that_CST 
equated_VVD them_PPHO2 with_IW *'_" lower_JJR **'_" animals_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Mattina_NP1 felt_VVD that_CST her_APPGE examination_NN1 of_IO 
Kowhai_NP Street_NNL1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 attempt_NN1 also_RR to_TO cancel_VVI 
distance_NN1 between_II nations_NN2 by_II starting_VVG with_IW a_AT1 small_JJ 
group_NN in_II a_AT1 small_JJ town_NN1 ,_, and_CC although_CS she_PPHS1 
assured_VVD herself_PPX1 her_APPGE study_NN1 was_VBDZ based_VVN on_II love_NN1 
,_, or_CC a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO love_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ also_RR ,_, 
as_CSA we_PPIS2 have_VH0 seen_VVN ,_, obsessive_JJ ,_, with_IW herself_PPX1 
as_II a_AT1 stranger_JJR among_II strangers_NN2 and_CC (_( according_II21 
to_II22 me_PPIO1 ,_, Dinny_NP1 Wheatstone_NP1 )_) ,_, imposters_NN2 ,_, 
trying_VVG to_TO break_VVI the_AT distance_NN1 between_II herself_PPX1 and_CC 
*'_" the_AT others_NN2 **'_" ,_, and_CC not_XX ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 
expressed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II the_AT residents_NN2 ,_, *'_" between_II 
neighbour_NN1 and_CC neighbour_NN1 **'_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD therefore_RR created_VVN herself_PPX1 as_II the_AT 
dreamed-of_JJ centre_NN1 of_IO the_AT circle_NN1 ,_, and_CC when_CS from_RR41 
time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 she_PPHS1 sensed_VVD this_DD1 ,_, she_PPHS1 
excused_VVD her_APPGE error_NN1 ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 error_NN1 
,_, by_II reminding_VVG herself_PPX1 of_IO the_AT physical_JJ illness_NN1 
at_II work_NN1 within_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE certainty_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 was_VBDZ uncanny_JJ ;_; in_II 
the_AT end_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE journey_NN1 to_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 may_VM 
have_VHI been_VBN an_AT1 act_NN1 of_IO panic_NN1 ,_, not_XX a_AT1 pious_JJ 
exploration_NN1 of_IO yet_RR another_DD1 foreign_JJ land_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE 
people_NN to_TO add_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 passionately_RR collected_JJ items_NN2 
of_IO knowledge_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 walked_VVD up_RP and_CC down_II Kowhai_NP Street_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 inspected_VVD and_CC made_VVD notes_NN2 about_II the_AT 
houses_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE architecture_NN1 ,_, their_APPGE gardens_NN2 ,_, 
the_AT sidewalks_NN2 ,_, known_VVN as_II footpaths_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 exclaimed_VVD at_II the_AT beauty_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
kowhai_NN2 trees_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE bloom_NN1 now_RT fallen_VVN ,_, 
their_APPGE pale_JJ green_JJ feather-and-lace_JJ fronds_NN2 arced_VVD like_II 
a_AT1 mass_NN1 of_IO miniature_JJ fountains_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 sought_VVD to_TO trace_VVI the_AT gas_NN1 and_CC 
waterpipe_NN1 and_CC sewer_NN1 lines_NN2 ;_; noted_VVD the_AT street_NN1 
lights_NN2 ,_, the_AT concrete_NN1 or_CC wooden_JJ poles_NN2 ,_, the_AT 
electric_JJ wires_NN2 and_CC telephone_NN1 lines_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 examined_VVD everything_PN1 and_CC everyone_PN1 ,_, 
filling_VVG her_APPGE exercise_NN1 books_NN2 with_IW notes_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE 
cassettes_NN2 with_IW recorded_JJ sounds_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 included_VVD the_AT many_DA2 dogs_NN2 of_IO Kowhai_NP 
Street_NNL1 ,_, the_AT cats_NN2 ,_, the_AT birds_NN2 ,_, the_AT soil_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT plants_NN2 ,_, the_AT sky_NN1 ,_, the_AT sun_NN1 ,_, the_AT clouds_NN2 
and_CC the_AT falling_JJ rain_NN1 and_CC the_AT winds_NN2 that_CST passed_VVD 
from_II highway_NN1 to_II highway_NN1 ,_, up_RP and_CC down_II Kowhai_NP 
Street_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 observed_VVD the_AT scraps_NN2 of_IO paper_NN1 ,_, the_AT 
empty_JJ packets_NN2 ,_, the_AT broken_JJ beer_NN1 bottles_NN2 and_CC empty_JJ 
beer_NN1 cans_NN2 on_II the_AT grass_NN1 verge_NN1 on_II Saturday_NPD1 and_CC 
Sunday_NPD1 mornings_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 listened_VVD to_II the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO the_AT radio_NN1 
,_, the_AT loud_JJ jangle_NN1 of_IO music_NN1 from_II the_AT open_JJ 
kitchen_NN1 window_NN1 as_CSA George_NP1 Coker_NP1 made_VVD his_APPGE 
breakfast_NN1 and_CC lunch_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 smelled_VVD the_AT smells_NN2 
of_IO Kowhai_NP Street_NNL1 ,_, the_AT burning_JJ rubber_NN1 from_II 
rubbish_NN1 fires_NN2 in_II the_AT houses_NN2 fronting_VVG the_AT State_NP1 
Highway_NP1 ,_, the_AT drift_NN1 of_IO leaking_VVG gas_NN1 from_II the_AT 
garage_NN1 on_II Gillespie_NP Street_NNL1 ,_, the_AT spray-painting_JJ 
fumes_NN2 from_II the_AT car-yards_NN2 fronting_VVG the_AT highway_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT drift_NN1 of_IO pesticide_NN1 from_II the_AT commercial_JJ gardens_NN2 
and_CC orchards_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 town_NN1 ;_; the_AT daily_JJ lunch_NN1 
of_IO stew_NN1 from_II the_AT old_JJ people_NN 's_VBZ home_RL ;_; and_CC 
also_RR ,_, fronting_VVG the_AT highway_NN1 ,_, the_AT freesias_NN2 in_II 
the_AT gardens_NN2 ,_, the_AT bushes_NN2 of_IO daisies_NN2 ,_, the_AT 
trellises_NN2 of_IO budding_JJ honeysuckle_NN1 ,_, even_RR a_AT1 hint_NN1 
of_IO the_AT fragrance_NN1 of_IO the_AT blossoms_NN2 in_II the_AT orchards_NN2 
,_, for_IF it_PPH1 was_VBDZ now_RT late_JJ October_NPM1 and_CC the_AT 
runaway_NN1 Time_NNT1 ,_, influenced_VVN by_II this_DD1 imposter_NN1 
typescript_NN1 ,_, seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI removed_VVN the_AT guiding_JJ 
presence_NN1 from_II each_DD1 day_NNT1 ,_, and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ only_JJ 
night_NNT1 and_CC day_NNT1 and_CC night_NNT1 and_CC on_II the_AT wall_NN1 
a_AT1 calendar_NN1 recording_VVG days_NNT2 of_IO the_AT week_NNT1 and_CC on_II 
the_AT mantelpiece_NN1 a_AT1 clock_NN1 ,_, perpetually_RR wound_VVN ,_, 
telling_VVG the_AT hours_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC passing_VVG from_II the_AT obvious_JJ sights_NN2 and_CC 
sounds_NN2 and_CC scents_NN2 ,_, the_AT movements_NN2 of_IO grass_NN1 ,_, 
of_IO branches_NN2 ,_, stalks_NN2 ,_, traffic_NN1 ,_, people_NN ,_, 
animals_NN2 ,_, of_IO gates_NN2 and_CC doors_NN2 ,_, Mattina_NP1 arrived_VVD 
at_II the_AT sensation_NN1 lying_VVG beyond_II those_DD2 easily_RR 
identified_VVD and_CC recorded_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 moved_VVD downwards_RL to_II a_AT1 new_JJ distance_NN1 
that_CST became_VVD incredible_JJ in_II its_APPGE nearness_NN1 ,_, like_II 
an_AT1 animal_NN1 of_IO long_RR ago_RA and_CC far_RR away_RL breathing_VVG 
near_II her_PPHO1 in_II the_AT dark_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 experienced_VVD this_DD1 still_RR unreachable_JJ 
distance_NN1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT night_NNT1 when_RRQ 
she_PPHS1 woke_VVD suddenly_RR ,_, not_XX knowing_VVG what_DDQ had_VHD 
wakened_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Puamahara_NP1 night_NNT1 was_VBDZ dark_JJ and_CC still_RR 
except_II21 for_II22 the_AT low_JJ rumble_NN1 of_IO the_AT neverending_JJ 
highway_NN1 traffic_NN1 and_CC the_AT occasional_JJ flickering_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT street_NN1 light_NN1 outside_II George_NP1 Coker_NP1 's_GE ,_, where_CS 
it_PPH1 penetrated_VVD the_AT tiny_JJ holes_NN2 in_II the_AT drawn_JJ blind_JJ 
gently_RR moving_VVG now_RT and_CC then_RT in_II a_AT1 current_JJ of_IO 
air_NN1 blowing_VVG between_II the_AT half-open_JJ door_NN1 and_CC the_AT 
ill-fitting_JJ window-sash_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT timbers_NN2 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ,_, like_II the_AT 
bones_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 ageing_JJ person_NN1 had_VHD *'_" settled_VVN **'_" 
and_CC shrunk_VVN ,_, as_CSA the_AT years_NNT2 acting_VVG like_II a_AT1 
wine-press_NN had_VHD squeezed_VVN out_RP their_APPGE substance_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Sitting_VVG upright_RL in_II bed_NN1 ,_, Mattina_NP1 
listened_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO breathing_VVG ,_, as_CS21 
if_CS22 an_AT1 animal_NN1 were_VBDR breathing_VVG rhythmically_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 could_VM sense_VVI the_AT bulk_NN1 ,_, the_AT waves_NN2 
of_IO warmth_NN1 coming_VVG from_II about_RG half_RR21 way_RR22 between_II 
the_AT window_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE bed_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 felt_VVD her_APPGE heart_NN1 turn_VVI over_RP with_IW 
fear_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 held_VVD her_APPGE breath_NN1 and_CC listened_VVD 
again_RT ,_, and_CC again_RT she_PPHS1 heard_VVD the_AT breathing_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 large_JJ animal_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 snapped_VVD on_II her_APPGE bedlight_NN1 and_CC looked_VVD 
around_RP into_II the_AT path_NN1 of_IO the_AT light_NN1 and_CC in_II the_AT 
shadowed_JJ corners_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Nothing_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Had_VHD it_PPH1 been_VBN ,_, perhaps_RR ,_, simply_RR a_AT1 mouse_NN1 
that_CST she_PPHS1 heard_VVD too_RG keenly_RR on_II waking_VVG ?_? 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 480+TEXT+L07_FO **]_NULL 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL As_CSA I_PPIS1 watched_VVD Faye_NP1 turned_VVD ,_, eyes_NN2 
shut_VV0 like_II a_AT1 blind_JJ puppy_NN1 ,_, and_CC nuzzled_VVD at_II 
his_APPGE cheek_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 shut_VV0 the_AT door_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Mon_APPGE Desir_NN1 box_NN1 was_VBDZ heavy_JJ ,_, but_CCB 
I_PPIS1 carried_VVD it_PPH1 without_IW bumping_VVG out_RP the_AT back_NN1 
door_NN1 to_II the_AT laundry_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT I_PPIS1 opened_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC fed_VVD the_AT whole_JJ 
set_NN1 ,_, calm_NN1 in_II the_AT face_NN1 ,_, plate_NN1 by_II plate_NN1 ,_, 
into_II the_AT clothes_NN2 drier_JJR ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_CS Barry_NP1 and_CC Faye_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN I_PPIS1 knelt_VVD 
on_II the_AT laundry_NN1 floor_NN1 to_TO watch_VVI while_CS the_AT drier_NN1 
spun_VVN and_CC Mon_APPGE Desir_NN1 shattered_VVD into_II a_AT1 hail_NN1 of_IO 
pink_JJ and_CC white_JJ pieces_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT I_PPIS1 took_VVD two_MC Disprin_NP1 and_CC went_VVD back_RP 
to_II the_AT Loom_NN1 Room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE head_NN1 felt_VVD light_JJ and_CC clear_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Elaine_NP1 was_VBDZ glad_JJ to_TO see_VVI me_PPIO1 because_CS 
there_EX had_VHD been_VBN an_AT1 unexpected_JJ rush_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT dinner_NN1 party_NN on_II Saturday_NPD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 
great_JJ success_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 made_VVD a_AT1 little_JJ American_JJ flag_NN1 for_IF the_AT 
centre_NN1 of_IO the_AT table_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD bought_VVN some_DD 
red_JJ gingham_NN1 serviettes_NN2 too_RR that_DD1 morning_NNT1 when_RRQ 
I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II the_AT Farmers_NP1 '_" to_TO buy_VVI a_AT1 pair_NN 
of_IO Saracen_JJ sheets_NN2 and_CC some_DD frilly_JJ pyjamas_NN2 like_II 
the_AT ones_NN2 in_II the_AT ad_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Faye_NP1 said_VVD the_AT table_NN1 looked_VVD perfect_JJ and_CC 
they_PPHS2 had_VHD brought_VVN a_AT1 bottle_NN1 of_IO Californian_JJ wine_NN1 
which_DDQ complemented_VVD the_AT menu_NN1 theme_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB the_AT food_NN1 came_VVD out_RP like_II the_AT photos_NN2 
in_II the_AT book_NN1 ,_, even_RR the_AT gumbo_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ I_PPIS1 
made_VVD with_IW parsnips_NN2 instead_CC21 of_CC22 okra_NN1 and_CC the_AT 
pecan_NN1 pie_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ I_PPIS1 had_VHD made_VVN with_IW walnuts_NN2 
._. 

^ ^_NULL After_II dinner_NN1 Faye_NP1 said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL We_PPIS2 'll_VM 
help_VVI with_IW the_AT dishes_NN2 **'_" ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 said_VVD no_UH 
,_, we_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 dishwasher_NN1 ,_, remember_VV0 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL All_DB we_PPIS2 had_VHD to_TO do_VDI now_CS was_VBDZ stack_NN1 the_AT 
dishes_NN2 and_CC switch_VV0 on_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR they_PPHS2 said_VVD they_PPHS2 'd_VM help_VVI us_PPIO2 
stack_NN1 the_AT dishes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 rinsed_VVD them_PPHO2 off_RP and_CC handed_VVD them_PPHO2 
to_II Lance_NN1 who_PNQS put_VV0 them_PPHO2 in_II the_AT dishwasher_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Faye_NP1 and_CC Barry_NP1 stayed_VVD to_TO talk_VVI in_II the_AT 
dining_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 could_VM hear_VVI the_AT murmur_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE 
voices_NN2 ,_, laughter_NN1 ,_, and_CC pause_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Handy_JJ things_NN2 ,_, these_DD2 ,_, **'_" said_VVD Lance_NN1 
,_, kneeling_VVG by_II the_AT washer_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 said_VVD yes_UH 
,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 miss_VV0 the_AT chance_NN1 to_TO talk_VVI to_II Barry_NP1 
over_II the_AT washing_NN1 up_RP and_CC Lance_NN1 laughed_VVD and_CC said_VVD 
yes_UH ,_, that_CST happened_VVD at_II their_APPGE house_NN1 too_RR ,_, and_CC 
all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG at_II the_AT back_NN1 
of_IO his_APPGE neck_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 'd_VHD taken_VVN off_II his_APPGE tie_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE hair_NN1 was_VBDZ damp_JJ and_CC curled_VVD and_CC 
his_APPGE skin_NN1 shone_VVN and_CC he_PPHS1 smelled_VVD sharp_JJ and_CC 
sweet_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Excalibur_NP1 **'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ called_VVN 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Faye_NP1 gave_VVD a_AT1 bottle_NN1 to_II Barry_NP1 last_MD 
Christmas_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 like_VV0 it_PPH1 too_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 handed_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT casserole_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT as_CSA he_PPHS1 bent_VVD to_TO put_VVI it_PPH1 in_II the_AT 
machine_NN1 I_PPIS1 leaned_VVD over_RP and_CC touched_VVD his_APPGE neck_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT patch_NN1 of_IO bare_JJ brown_JJ shining_JJ skin_NN1 ,_, 
that_DD1 curling_NN1 hair_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ much_RR softer_JJR than_CSN I_PPIS1 had_VHD ever_RR 
imagined_VVN ,_, like_II a_AT1 poodle_NN1 's_VBZ coat_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 
curled_VVD round_RP my_APPGE little_JJ finger_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS I_PPIS1 kissed_VVD the_AT little_JJ bump_NN1 at_II the_AT 
nape_NN1 he_PPHS1 tasted_VVD of_IO sweat_NN1 and_CC ,_, faintly_RR ,_, of_IO 
lotion_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX move_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL Knelt_VVD very_RG still_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Barry_NP1 had_VHD turned_VVN on_II the_AT \_NULL TV_NN1 for_IF the_AT 
sports_NN2 highlights_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Hey_UH ,_, Lance_NN1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 called_VVD from_II 
the_AT other_JJ room_NN1 ,_, *'_" the_AT football_NN1 's_VHZ started_VVN ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL So_RR Lance_NN1 stood_VVD and_CC said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ that_DD1 in_II31 aid_II32 of_II33 ?_? 

^ **'_" and_CC smiled_VVD ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 said_VVD I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX 
know_VVI and_CC I_PPIS1 really_RR did_VDD n't_XX ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 might_VM 
have_VHI been_VBN hullo_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ 
goodbye_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 made_VVD some_DD coffee_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 
watched_VVD *1_NULL Sports_NN2 Special_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX switch_VVI on_RP the_AT 
dishwasher_NN1 until_CS they_PPHS2 went_VVD home_RL at_II 10.30_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 had_VHD to_TO go_VVI early_RR because_II21 of_II22 
Lance_NN1 's_VBZ training_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL Barry_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 sat_VVD by_II the_AT fire_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 
made_VVD another_DD1 cup_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT late_JJ movie_NN1 was_VBDZ starting_VVG *-_- *1_NULL 
Camelot_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL Barry_NP1 was_VBDZ lying_VVG on_II the_AT sofa_NN1 and_CC 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD the_AT \_NULL EZ_NP1 Boy_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC halfway_RR through_RP he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Hey_UH 
,_, what_DDQ happened_VVD to_II the_AT dinner_NN1 set_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 got_VVD broken_VVN ,_, **'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, 
*'_" in_II the_AT clothes_NN2 drier_JJR ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL *'_" In_II the_AT clothes_NN2 drier_JJR ?_? 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ was_VBDZ it_PPH1 doing_VDG in_II the_AT clothes_NN2 
drier_JJR ?_? 

^ **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 put_VVD it_PPH1 there_RL ,_, **'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" When_RRQ ?_? 

^ **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" On_II Thursday_NPD1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, **'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL At_II lunch_NN1 time_NNT1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL *'_" Oh_UH ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Never_RR mind_VV0 ,_, **'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, looking_VVG 
at_II him_PPHO1 lying_VVG there_RL with_IW his_APPGE hands_NN2 behind_II 
his_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE legs_NN2 spread_VV0 and_CC I_PPIS1 
went_VVD over_RP to_II him_PPHO1 and_CC sort_RR21 of_RR22 tumbled_VVD 
him_PPHO1 on_II21 to_II22 the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 made_VVD love_NN1 and_CC while_CS we_PPIS2 lay_VV0 there_RL 
I_PPIS1 could_VM hear_VVI the_AT dishwasher_NN1 chugging_VVG and_CC 
whirring_VVG out_RP in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ,_, washing_VVG all_DB our_APPGE 
mess_NN1 away_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC we_PPIS2 never_RR did_VDD find_VVI out_RP what_DDQ 
happened_VVD to_II Lancelot_NP1 and_CC Arthur_NP1 and_CC Vanessa_NP1 
Redgrave_NP1 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *5_NULL Airmen_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ..._... 

^ *0_NULL this_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, sitting_VVG under_II a_AT1 silver_JJ 
birch_NN1 in_II early_JJ summer_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 decide_VV0 I_ZZ1 shall_VM 
write_VVI about_RG three_MC things_NN2 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 not_XX understand_VVI 
:_: a_AT1 man_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 motorbike_NN1 ,_, and_CC an_AT1 aeroplane_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ ?_? 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 challenge_NN1 (_( think_NN1 of_IO 
Ibsen_NP1 with_IW Nora_NP1 at_II his_APPGE elbow_NN1 in_II her_APPGE blue_JJ 
dress_NN1 ,_, Hardy_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE secret_JJ red-lipped_JJ Tess_NP1 )_) 
._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI an_AT1 adventure_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT guidebook_NN1 ,_, only_RR a_AT1 smattering_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
lingo_NN1 ,_, up_RP and_CC over_II the_AT border_NN1 into_II foreign_JJ 
territory_NN1 ..._... 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM begin_VVI with_IW two_MC boys_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Those_DD2 square-faced_JJ ,_, white-haired_JJ boys_NN2 with_IW 
pink_JJ cheeks_NN2 who_PNQS went_VVD to_II country_NN1 schools_NN2 and_CC 
wore_VVD cut-down_JJ trousers_NN2 and_CC striped_VVD handknitted_JJ 
jerseys_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 barn_NN1 ,_, grey_JJ wooden_JJ slabs_NN2 pulling_VVG this_DD1 
way_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 ,_, letting_VVG in_II zigzag_NN1 streaks_NN2 of_IO 
dust-laden_JJ light_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Harrow_NP1 ,_, dray_NN1 ,_, wire_NN1 in_II exploding_VVG coils_NN2 
,_, bags_NN2 ,_, some_DD full_JJ ,_, some_DD empty_JJ and_CC flung_VVD down_RP 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Straw_NN1 tumbling_VVG ,_, nest_NN1 for_IF mice_NN2 and_CC rats_NN2 
and_CC the_AT narrow_JJ grey_JJ farm_NN1 cats_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC behind_II the_AT harrow_NN1 ,_, leaning_VVG against_II the_AT 
wall_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Harley_NP1 Davidson_NP1 989_MC {_NULL cc_MC }_NULL 
motorcycle_NN1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL *'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ Jim_NP1 's_GE bike_NN1 ,_, **'_" 
says_VVZ one_MC1 white-haired_JJ boy_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ Graham_NP1 to_II 
the_AT other_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ Eddie_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jim_NP1 is_VBZ in_II France_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jim_NP1 is_VBZ with_IW the_AT Royal_JJ Flying_JJ Corps_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jim_NP1 is_VBZ *'_" Anzac_NP1 Atkins_NP1 **'_" ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL *'_" We_PPIS2 got_VVD a_AT1 letter_NN1 today_RT ,_, from_II 
Jim_NP1 ,_, **'_" says_VVZ Graham_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Oh_UH ,_, **'_" says_VVZ Eddie_NP1 ,_, sitting_VVG 
astride_II the_AT bike_NN1 ,_, leaning_VVG forward_JJ nyerrowwmm_UH into_II 
the_AT long_JJ invisible_JJ straight_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 shot_VVD down_RP a_AT1 Hun_NP1 four_MC 
weeks_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Mmmm_UH ,_, **'_" says_VVZ Eddie_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL The_AT newspapers_NN2 call_VV0 the_AT Flying_JJ Corps_NN1 
the_AT *"_" Knights_NN2 of_IO the_AT Air_NN1 **"_" ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" My_APPGE uncle_NN1 's_VBZ in_II France_NP1 ,_, 
**'_" says_VVZ Eddie_NP1 ,_, taking_VVG a_AT1 fast_JJ corner_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" What_DDQ 's_VDZ he_PPHS1 do_VDI ?_? 

^ **'_" says_VVZ Graham_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ my_APPGE turn_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Get_VV0 off_RP ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 sapper_NN1 ,_, **'_" and_CC 
Eddie_NP1 climbs_VVZ down_RP slowly_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ 's_VBZ a_AT1 sapper_NN1 do_VD0 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 blows_VVZ up_RP 
things_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL (_( ^_NULL You_PPY could_VM n't_XX compete_VVI with_IW a_AT1 
Knight_NN1 of_IO the_AT Air_NN1 ._. )_) 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL Another_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, rain_NN1 beating_VVG on_II 
the_AT barn_NN1 roof_NN1 ,_, dripping_VVG on_RP to_II the_AT straw_NN1 and_CC 
the_AT sacks_NN2 ,_, trickling_VVG along_RP a_AT1 muddy_JJ furrow_NN1 in_II 
the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" His_APPGE plane_NN1 's_VBZ called_VVN Annie_NP1 ,_, **'_" 
says_VVZ Graham_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL After_CS our_APPGE cousin_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Curious_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Annie_NP1 is_VBZ small_JJ and_CC sharp_JJ with_IW freckles_NN2 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 want_VVI to_TO go_VVI and_CC call_VVI 
it_PPH1 after_II her_PPHO1 for_IF ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Graham_NP1 shrugs_VVZ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VHZ painted_VVN brown_JJ ,_, his_APPGE plane_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB all_DB the_AT German_JJ planes_NN2 are_VBR different_JJ 
colours_NN2 ,_, like_JJ in_II a_AT1 circus_NN1 so_RR that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ 
they_PPHS2 call_VV0 them_PPHO2 ,_, the_AT circus_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 're_VBR red_JJ and_CC yellow_JJ and_CC black_JJ and_CC 
all_DB colours_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Eddie_NP1 sits_VVZ on_II a_AT1 sack_NN1 picking_VVG at_II 
bits_NN2 of_IO chaff_NN1 and_CC red_JJ ,_, black_JJ and_CC yellow_JJ 
splinters_NN2 scatter_VV0 in_II a_AT1 grey_JJ French_JJ sky_NN1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL Under_II Graham_NP1 's_GE bed_NN1 and_CC well_RR hidden_VVN 
,_, knees_NN2 tucked_VVD up_RP away_II21 from_II22 brothers_NN2 and_CC 
sisters_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ an_AT1 applebox_NN1 filled_VVN with_IW treasure_NN1 
,_, his_APPGE plane_NN1 collection_NN1 cut_VVD carefully_RR from_II 
magazines_NN2 *'_" ..._... and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 Sopwith_NP1 Scout_NN1 
..._... and_CC this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 Fokker_NP1 Eindecker_NP1 \_NULL E_NP1 
*=_NULL III_MC ..._... a_AT1 Handley_NP1 Page_NN1 0/400_MF but_II it_PPH1 
's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 real_JJ fighter_NN1 they_PPHS2 just_RR use_VV0 it_PPH1 
to_TO drop_VVI bombs_NN2 ..._... a_ZZ1 Le_NP Rho_NP1 *?_NULL 5ne_FO 
Nieuport_NP1 Scout_NN1 ..._... an_AT1 {_NULL SE_NP1 }_NULL 5_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 Sopwith_NP1 Camel_NP1 **'_" which_DDQ 
was_VBDZ the_AT best_JJT because_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD two_MC guns_NN2 and_CC 
could_VM climb_VVI high_JJ and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT fastest_JJT ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ does_VDZ Jim_NP1 fly_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL A_AT1 Sopwith_NP1 Camel_NP1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 
._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 thin_JJ black_JJ metal_NN1 cross_NN1 
,_, punctured_VVN by_II two_MC neat_JJ holes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Graham_NP1 brought_VVD it_PPH1 to_II school_NN1 in_II a_AT1 
toffee_NN1 tin_NN1 lined_VVD with_IW cotton_NN1 wool_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN torn_VVN by_II Jim_NP1 off_II one_MC1 of_IO 
those_DD2 bright_JJ little_JJ planes_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VHZ bagged_VVN six_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 was_VBDZ off_II the_AT sixth_MD ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Are_VBR those_DD2 bullet_NN1 holes_NN2 ?_? 

^ **'_" tracing_VVG the_AT rough_JJ metal_NN1 edge_NN1 with_IW your_APPGE 
little_JJ finger_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yep_UH ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT uncle_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ a_AT1 sapper_NN1 is_VBZ 
in_II hospital_NN1 in_II Kent_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY could_VM n't_XX compete_VVI with_IW a_AT1 Knight_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT Air_NN1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ..._... 

^ Sopwith_NP1 Scout_NN1 ..._... umm_UH ,_, Fokker_NP1 Eindecker_NP1 \_NULL 
E_NP1 *=_NULL III_MC ..._... 

^ Albatross_NN1 ..._... 

^ {_NULL SE_NP1 }_NULL 5_MC no_AT Handley_NP1 Page_NN1 0/400_MF ..._... 

^ Nieuport_NP1 Scout_NN1 and_CC Sopwith_NP1 Camel_NP1 ,_, the_AT fastest_JJT 
and_CC the_AT best_JJT ..._... 

^ *|_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Just_JJ think_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, Graham_NP1 (_( 
the_AT handwriting_NN1 thick_JJ ,_, black_JJ and_CC sloping_VVG )_) we_PPIS2 
taxi_VV0 out_RP in_II the_AT early_JJ morning_NNT1 ,_, the_AT whole_JJ 
flight_NN1 ,_, and_CC wait_NN1 wingtip_VV0 to_TO wingtip_VVI ,_, till_CS 
we_PPIS2 get_VV0 the_AT order_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT it_PPH1 's_VBZ open_JJ throttles_NN2 and_CC off_RP we_PPIS2 
go_VV0 with_IW a_AT1 whoop_UH and_CC roar_VV0 you_PPY can_VM probably_RR 
hear_VVI all_DB the_AT way_NN1 back_RP at_II home_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 head_VV0 out_RP towards_II the_AT lines_NN2 ,_, keeping_VVG 
a_AT1 sharp_JJ lookout_NN1 all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Hun_NP1 is_VBZ very_RG cheeky_JJ and_CC very_RG clever_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 'll_VM wait_VVI up_RP in_II the_AT eye_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
sun_NN1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI seen_VVN then_RT swoop_VV0 
down_RP like_II a_AT1 hawk_NN1 on_II a_AT1 mouse_NN1 *-_- so_CS you_PPY 
must_VM always_RR watch_VVI and_CC keep_VVI your_APPGE wits_NN2 about_II 
you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 give_VV0 chase_NN1 to_II any_DD Huns_NP1 we_PPIS2 meet_VV0 
,_, rattling_VVG away_RP at_II them_PPHO2 and_CC they_PPHS2 go_VV0 like_II 
stink_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT back_RP to_TO base_VVI when_RRQ we_PPIS2 've_VH0 cleared_VVN 
the_AT sky_NN1 ,_, stunting_VVG and_CC spinning_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE chaps_NN2 are_VBR A1_FU Hun-getters_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 have_VH0 a_AT1 hit_JJ roll_NN1 in_II the_AT mess_NN1 and_CC 
the_AT list_NN1 grows_VVZ daily_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL {_NULL P.S._NN1 }_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 little_JJ dog_NN1 ,_, 
a_AT1 terrier_NN1 cross_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 call_VV0 him_PPHO1 Bert_NP1 because_CS I_PPIS1 found_VVD 
him_PPHO1 on_II the_AT road_NN1 near_II Bertangles_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ a_AT1 scallywag_NN1 ,_, but_CCB good_JJ company_NN1 
and_CC he_PPHS1 keeps_VVZ my_APPGE toes_NN2 warm_VV0 on_II these_DD2 cold_JJ 
French_JJ mornings_NNT2 ..._... 

^ **'_" *|_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Those_DD2 cold_JJ French_JJ mornings_NNT2 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL So_RR clear_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY lift_VV0 up_RP through_II mist_NN1 and_CC cloud_NN1 into_II 
autumn_NNT1 sunlight_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_II 13,000_MC feet_NN2 it_PPH1 's_VBZ cold_JJ and_CC ice_NN1 
forms_VVZ round_RP your_APPGE nose_NN1 and_CC mouth_NN1 under_II your_APPGE 
mask_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT plane_NN1 you_PPY 've_VH0 named_VVN after_II your_APPGE 
cousin_NN1 shudders_VVZ under_II your_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC you_PPY climb_VV0 
up_RP over_II the_AT lines_NN2 through_II puffs_NN2 of_IO smoke_NN1 ,_, 
white_JJ for_IF ours_PPGE ,_, black_JJ for_IF theirs_PPGE ,_, watch_NN1 for_IF 
gunfire_NN1 flash_NN1 ,_, count_NN1 ,_, change_NN1 course_NN1 ,_, zigzag_NN1 
towards_II the_AT enemy_NN ,_, sunlight_NN1 on_II wings_NN2 and_CC wind_NN1 
driving_VVG full_JJ in_II your_APPGE face_NN1 ..._... 

^ ^_NULL No_UH ._. 

^ ^_NULL Nothing_PN1 could_VM compare_VVI with_IW it_PPH1 ,_, being_VBG a_AT1 
Knight_NN1 of_IO the_AT Air_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Nyerrowwwmmmm_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Dadadadadat_NP1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Mrs_NNB Everitt_NP1 is_VBZ small_JJ and_CC round_JJ 
and_CC soft_JJ as_II a_AT1 bun_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 has_VHZ to_TO stretch_VVI to_TO reach_VVI the_AT top_NN1 
of_IO the_AT board_NN1 ,_, so_CS Eddie_NP1 stays_VVZ behind_RL sometimes_RT 
to_TO help_VVI her_APPGE dust_NN1 off_II words_NN2 and_CC sums_NN2 to_TO 
leave_VVI a_AT1 clear_JJ black_JJ space_NN1 for_IF the_AT morning_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ when_RRQ they_PPHS2 talk_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ when_RRQ he_PPHS1 tells_VVZ her_PPHO1 about_II the_AT 
bike_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ where_RRQ the_AT experiment_NN1 takes_VVZ shape_NN1 
._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 Saturday_NPD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Graham_NP1 was_VBDZ away_RL but_CCB Eddie_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN 
over_RP to_TO play_VVI and_CC while_CS he_PPHS1 waited_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ 
this_DD1 bike_NN1 ,_, Jim_NP1 's_GE bike_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Harley_NP1 Davidson_NP1 
989_MC {_NULL cc_MC }_NULL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Really_RR fast_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 'd_VHD ridden_VVN it_PPH1 up_RP and_CC down_II the_AT1 
road_NN1 and_CC no_UH ,_, Graham_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI 
to_TO notice_VVI or_CC mind_NN1 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG at_II 
it_PPH1 and_CC suddenly_RR he_PPHS1 thought_VVD why_RRQ could_VM n't_XX 
it_PPH1 fly_VVI ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Because_CS it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI simple_JJ if_CS you_PPY put_VV0 
some_DD poles_NN2 on_II the_AT sides_NN2 and_CC tied_VVD a_AT1 sheet_NN1 or_CC 
something_PN1 over_II the_AT top_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY got_VVD up_RP enough_DD 
speed_NN1 ._. 

^ (_( ^_NULL The_AT mountain_NN1 clear_JJ and_CC white_JJ overhead_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT paddock_NN1 stretching_VVG away_RP toward_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. )_) 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL And_CC how_RRQ would_VM you_PPY steer_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, 
Eddie_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" With_IW a_AT1 kite_NN1 ,_, \_NULL Mrs_NNB 
Everitt_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY just_RR put_VVD the_AT kite_NN1 on_II the_AT back_NN1 ,_, 
then_RT you_PPY sit_VV0 on_II the_AT seat_NN1 and_CC lean_JJ on_II the_AT 
handlebars_NN2 with_IW your_APPGE chest_NN1 like_II this_DD1 **'_" (_( 
leaning_VVG over_RP a_AT1 chair_NN1 while_CS \_NULL Mrs_NNB Everitt_NP1 
prints_VVZ carefully_RR *'_" ^_NULL Today_RT is_VBZ Thursday_NPD1 ,_, 
March_NPM1 3_MC ,_, 1918_MC **'_" on_II the_AT board_NN1 )_) *'_" and_CC 
it_PPH1 goes_VVZ wherever_RRQV you_PPY want_VV0 ._. 

^ **'_" *|_NULL ^_NULL So_RR he_PPHS1 made_VVD the_AT wings_NN2 from_II 
bamboo_NN1 and_CC sheet_NN1 and_CC flew_VVD the_AT Harley_NP1 Davidson_NP1 
round_II the_AT paddock_NN1 first_MD ,_, just_RR to_TO try_VVI it_PPH1 out_RP 
._. 

^ ^_NULL \_NULL Mrs_NNB Everitt_NP1 said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ 
very_RG interesting_JJ ,_, Eddie_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" *|_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 week_NNT1 later_RRR the_AT Harley_NP1 
Davidson_NP1 flew_VVD round_II Egmont_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Eddie_NP1 rode_VVD alone_RR ,_, leaning_VVG against_II the_AT 
handlebars_NN2 ,_, bending_VVG this_DD1 way_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 ,_, 
sunlight_NN1 on_II bamboo_NN1 and_CC sheet_NN1 and_CC the_AT Tasman_NP1 
wind_NN1 full_JJ in_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 recalled_VVD quite_RG clearly_RR how_RRQ the_AT bike_NN1 
had_VHD at_RR21 first_RR22 bumped_VVN over_II rabbit_NN1 holes_NN2 and_CC 
gorse_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 raced_VVD down_RP the_AT paddock_NN1 and_CC 
then_RT the_AT clean_JJ lift_NN1 into_II the_AT air_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT question_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_RR21 doubt_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL \_NULL Mrs_NNB Everitt_NP1 wrote_VVD Qq_NP1 Qq_NP1 Qq_NP1 in_II a_AT1 
row_NN1 and_CC said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 very_RG 
clever_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, Eddie_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN thrilling_VVG ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL Nyerrowwwmmmm_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Dadadadadadat_NP1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL And_CC that_DD1 could_VM be_VBI the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
story_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB I_PPIS1 like_II him_PPHO1 ,_, this_DD1 boy_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 like_VV0 especially_RR the_AT way_NN1 his_APPGE thin_JJ 
little-boy_JJ legs_NN2 press_VV0 firm_JJ against_II the_AT triple_JJ 
comforts_NN2 of_IO metal_NN1 and_CC power_NN1 and_CC speed_NN1 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 481+TEXT+L08_FO **]_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *0_NULL five_MC *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY do_VDI ?_? 

^ **'_" the_AT callers_NN2 sometimes_RT asked_VVN ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY spend_VVI your_APPGE time_NNT1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 think_VV0 a_PN21 lot_PN22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_PN21 lot_PN22 is_VBZ going_VVG on_RP inside_II my_APPGE head_NN1 
._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI about_II ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" All_DB sorts_NN2 of_IO things_NN2 ,_, **'_" 
said_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY would_VM be_VBI surprised_JJ at_II what_DDQ I_PPIS1 
think_VV0 about_II ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI too_RG much_DA1 ,_, then_RT 
._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL A_AT1 doubtfulness_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN into_II their_APPGE 
expressions_NN2 now_RT ,_, a_AT1 frightened_JJ kind_NN1 of_IO calculation_NN1 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX good_JJ to_TO dwell_VVI on_II things_NN2 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Should_VM you_PPY take_VVI up_RP wider_JJR interests_NN2 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 think_VV0 about_II a_AT1 great_JJ range_NN1 
of_IO things_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 very_RG wide_JJ range_NN1 of_IO subjects_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Such_II21 as_II22 what_DDQ ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 think_VV0 about_II my_APPGE night_NNT1 
fortifications_NN2 and_CC how_RRQ I_PPIS1 must_VM check_VVI that_CST the_AT 
doors_NN2 are_VBR locked_VVN and_CC the_AT windows_NN2 are_VBR closed_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 think_VV0 about_II how_RRQ to_TO pass_VVI the_AT time_NNT1 
._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY must_VM have_VHI some_DD idea_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT time_NNT1 ?_? 

^ **'_" the_AT doctor_NN1 had_VHD said_VVN ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Surely_RR you_PPY must_VM have_VHI glanced_VVN at_II a_AT1 
clock_NN1 or_CC looked_VVN at_II your_APPGE watch_NN1 sometime_RT ?_? 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY might_VM have_VHI some_DD idea_NN1 about_II the_AT time_NNT1 
to_TO give_VVI me_PPIO1 if_CS you_PPY sit_VV0 down_RP for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 
?_? 

^ ^_NULL If_CS you_PPY collect_VV0 your_APPGE thoughts_NN2 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL If_CS you_PPY look_VV0 at_II the_AT clock_NN1 again_RT or_CC 
stare_VV0 at_II your_APPGE watch_NN1 *-_- something_PN1 might_VM occur_VVI 
to_II you_PPY ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 sat_VVD down_RP again_RT beside_II the_AT 
body_NN1 under_II the_AT grandiflora_NN1 tree_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX any_DD idea_NN1 ,_, **'_" 
she_PPHS1 said_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ when_RRQ the_AT sun_NN1 had_VHD set_VVN but_CCB 
its_APPGE light_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX quite_RG gone_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR before_II dusk_NNT1 ,_, before_CS 
official_JJ dusk_NNT1 began_VVD ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Official_JJ dusk_NNT1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT doctor_NN1 wore_VVD that_DD1 expression_NN1 of_IO 
careful_JJ nicety_NN1 again_RT ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ that_DD1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX quite_RR know_VVI ,_, **'_" 
said_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 ,_, and_CC placed_VVD one_MC1 hand_NN1 
on_II Charlie_NP1 's_GE left_JJ ear_NN1 ,_, rubbed_VVD it_PPH1 gently_RR ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Charlie_NP1 used_VMK to_TO say_VVI ,_, *"_" ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, 
it_PPH1 's_VBZ officially_RR dusk_NNT1 now_RT ,_, **"_" and_CC it_PPH1 
was_VBDZ just_RR before_II that_DD1 ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD said_VVN it_PPH1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 he_PPHS1 invented_VVD ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO say_VVI when_RRQ it_PPH1 
was_VBDZ officially_RR dusk_NNT1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Yes_UH ,_, **'_" said_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB 
Crichton_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL And_CC in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 he_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO say_VVI 
,_, *"_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ officially_RR morning_NNT1 now_RT ,_, **"_" 
when_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD up_RP ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ,_, **'_" said_VVD the_AT 
doctor_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL So_RR you_PPY really_RR ca_VM n't_XX give_VVI me_PPIO1 any_DD 
specific_JJ time_NNT1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" No_UH ,_, **'_" said_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB 
Crichton_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC then_RT ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Could_VM you_PPY tell_VVI me_PPIO1 
*-_- would_VM you_PPY mind_VVI telling_VVG me_PPIO1 *-_- why_RRQ are_VBR 
his_APPGE ears_NN2 black_JJ ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 picked_VVD up_RP one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 hands_NN2 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL And_CC his_APPGE fingers_NN2 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ are_VBR they_PPHS2 black_JJ ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ are_VBR they_PPHS2 suddenly_RR black_JJ ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ happens_VVZ ,_, **'_" 
said_VVD the_AT doctor_NN1 ,_, *'_" with_IW a_AT1 heart_NN1 attack_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT extremities_NN2 change_VV0 colour_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY mean_JJ they_PPHS2 go_VV0 black_JJ ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Yes_UH ,_, **'_" said_VVD the_AT doctor_NN1 ,_, 
*'_" they_PPHS2 go_VV0 black_JJ ,_, if_CS you_PPY like_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 simple_JJ way_NN1 of_IO putting_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Simple_JJ ,_, **'_" said_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB 
Crichton_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Charlie_NP1 always_RR used_VMK to_TO say_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 
was_VBDZ simple_JJ ,_, like_II a_AT1 person_NN1 not_XX all_DB there_RL ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ,_, **'_" said_VVD 
the_AT doctor_NN1 ,_, *'_" so_CS you_PPY really_RR ca_VM n't_XX give_VVI 
me_PPIO1 any_DD definitely_RR specific_JJ time_NNT1 for_IF this_DD1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" No_UH ,_, **'_" said_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB 
Crichton_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 hearing_VVG six_MC o'clock_RA strike_NN1 
but_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 ago_RA ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX remember_VVI looking_VVG at_II the_AT clock_NN1 
or_CC hearing_VVG the_AT clock_NN1 or_CC looking_VVG at_II my_APPGE watch_NN1 
again_RT ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 about_II the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, 
**'_" said_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 to_II the_AT callers_NN2 who_PNQS 
asked_VVD about_II her_APPGE thoughts_NN2 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 think_VV0 about_II the_AT quality_NN1 of_IO light_NN1 
and_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 about_II my_APPGE teddybear_NN1 and_CC my_APPGE 
dancing_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 think_VV0 about_II a_AT1 great_JJ range_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 
._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX possible_JJ to_TO please_VVI them_PPHO2 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI too_RG much_DA1 ,_, **'_" 
they_PPHS2 often_RR said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX brood_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX dwell_VVI on_II things_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI I_MC1 dwell_NN1 
on_II things_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 think_VV0 quite_RG funny_JJ things_NN2 sometimes_RT ,_, 
and_CC I_PPIS1 laugh_VV0 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Things_NN2 must_VM be_VBI faced_VVN ,_, **'_" 
the_AT callers_NN2 often_RR said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR not_XX shutting_VVG them_PPHO2 off_RP ,_, 
are_VBR you_PPY ?_? 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR not_XX running_VVG away_II21 from_II22 things_NN2 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" No_UH ,_, **'_" said_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB 
Crichton_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX shutting_VVG myself_PPX1 off_RP from_II 
things_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 not_XX run_VVI away_RL ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Every_AT1 night_NNT1 \_NULL Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 
awakened_VVD at_II exactly_RR 2.47_MC ,_, roused_VVN by_II a_AT1 dream_NN1 
in_II which_DDQ Charles_NP1 was_VBDZ lying_VVG once_RR21 more_RR22 under_II 
the_AT grandiflora_NN1 tree_NN1 ,_, but_CCB wearing_VVG the_AT wrong_JJ 
clothes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT dream_NN1 expanded_VVD as_II time_NNT1 passed_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_RR21 first_RR22 she_PPHS1 dreamt_VVD again_RT merely_RR of_IO 
the_AT body_NN1 lying_VVG beneath_II the_AT tree_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT wrong_JJ 
clothes_NN2 ,_, and_CC as_CSA one_MC1 month_NNT1 became_VVD another_DD1 the_AT 
dream_NN1 expanded_VVD like_II the_AT passage_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II later_JJR dreams_NN2 she_PPHS1 saw_VVD Charlie_NP1 falling_VVG 
,_, then_RT walking_VVG towards_II the_AT tree_NN1 before_II falling_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" But_CCB those_DD2 are_VBR the_AT wrong_JJ clothes_NN2 ,_, 
**'_" she_PPHS1 would_VM say_VVI to_II the_AT bear_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Charlie_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX wearing_VVG those_DD2 clothes_NN2 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Charlie_NP1 was_VBDZ wearing_VVG a_AT1 blue_JJ shirt_NN1 with_IW 
red_JJ piping_NN1 on_II the_AT pocket_NN1 and_CC red_JJ shorts_NN2 with_IW 
white_JJ piping_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ in_II the_AT wrong_JJ clothes_NN2 ,_, bearie_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ is_VBZ he_PPHS1 wearing_VVG the_AT wrong_JJ clothes_NN2 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL With_IW the_AT bear_NN1 tucked_VVD under_RG one_MC1 
arm_NN1 she_PPHS1 then_RT made_VVD her_APPGE way_NN1 along_II the_AT 
upstairs_NN1 hall_NN1 to_II Charlie_NP1 's_GE library_NN1 ,_, tiptoeing_VVG 
though_CS there_EX was_VBDZ no-one_PN1 to_TO rouse_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II nights_NNT2 when_RRQ the_AT moon_NN1 shone_VVN through_II 
the_AT windows_NN2 she_PPHS1 walked_VVD freely_RR through_II Charlie_NP1 's_GE 
assembly_NN1 of_IO bookcases_NN2 and_CC cabinets_NN2 ,_, and_CC on_II 
nights_NNT2 of_IO scudding_VVG cloud_NN1 felt_VVD the_AT way_NN1 with_IW 
stealth_NN1 and_CC cunning_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ one_MC1 fine_JJ and_CC reassuring_VVG 
aspect_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 nightly_JJ excursions_NN2 through_II her_APPGE 
own_DA house_NN1 ,_, illuminated_VVD only_RR by_II the_AT light_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT moon_NN1 or_CC lightning_NN1 till_CS she_PPHS1 placed_VVD a_AT1 
hand_NN1 upon_II the_AT lamp_NN1 that_CST lit_VVD one_MC1 corner_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT library_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL An_AT1 assurance_NN1 ,_, within_II the_AT odd_JJ framework_NN1 of_IO 
solitariness_NN1 ,_, came_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 then_RT and_CC gave_VVD an_AT1 
extra_JJ illumination_NN1 like_II that_DD1 from_II a_AT1 compliment_NN1 or_CC 
the_AT warmth_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 friend_NN1 's_VBZ greeting_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Charlie_NP1 's_GE big_JJ desk_NN1 seemed_VVD like_II a_AT1 ship_NN1 
that_CST sailed_VVD through_II a_AT1 wild_JJ foam_NN1 of_IO letters_NN2 and_CC 
cards_NN2 littering_VVG the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS the_AT callers_NN2 found_VVD her_PPHO1 during_II 
the_AT day_NNT1 with_IW their_APPGE tales_NN2 of_IO despair_NN1 and_CC 
assurances_NN2 of_IO disaster_NN1 \_NULL Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 imagined_VVD 
herself_PPX1 to_TO be_VBI suddenly_RR shrunken_JJ ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 in_II 
their_APPGE eyes_NN2 and_CC ideas_NN2 ,_, to_TO be_VBI taking_VVG up_RP too_RG 
much_DA1 space_NN1 even_RR in_II her_APPGE own_DA rooms_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY must_VM realise_VVI ,_, **'_" said_VVD one_PN1 
,_, like_II a_AT1 schoolmistress_NN1 ,_, *'_" that_CST your_APPGE juices_NN2 
will_VM dry_VVI up_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Your_APPGE system_NN1 will_VM dry_VVI up_RP ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Mine_PPGE wo_VM n't_XX ,_, **'_" said_VVD \_NULL 
Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 and_CC thought_NN1 of_IO the_AT big_JJ desk_NN1 
upstairs_RL and_CC her_APPGE own_DA marshalling_NN1 of_IO the_AT pens_NN2 
and_CC pencils_NN2 ,_, the_AT choice_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 for_IF replies_NN2 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL How_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ disparagement_NN1 now_RT ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Because_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 ,_, **'_" said_VVD \_NULL 
Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM the_AT captain_NN1 now_RT and_CC my_APPGE 
system_NN1 wo_VM n't_XX dry_VVI up_RP till_CS I_PPIS1 say_VV0 so_RR ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 often_RR think_NN1 of_IO you_PPY ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" There_EX is_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 lot_NN of_IO use_NN1 
in_II that_DD1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 and_CC sat_VVD 
fleetingly_RR upon_II the_AT farthest_JJT chair_NN1 ,_, clasped_VVD the_AT 
carved_JJ arm_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 as_CSA some_DD may_VM take_VVI the_AT hand_NN1 
of_IO a_AT1 friend_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ n't_XX any_DD use_NN1 in_II that_DD1 at_RR21 
all_RR22 ,_, not_XX for_IF me_PPIO1 there_EX is_VBZ n't_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX much_DA1 use_NN1 people_NN thinking_VVG of_IO 
me_PPIO1 *-_- thoughts_NN2 of_IO which_DDQ I_PPIS1 am_VBM unaware_JJ in_II 
distant_JJ spots_NN2 of_IO which_DDQ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 no_AT knowledge_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 is_VBZ no_AT use_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 waited_VVD for_IF them_PPHO2 to_TO go_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL If_CS there_EX 's_VBZ anything_PN1 we_PPIS2 can_VM do_VDI 
*-_- Nigel_NP1 's_GE very_RG handy_JJ ,_, are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY ,_, Nigel_NP1 
?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Nigel_NP1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG handy_JJ 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Thank_VV0 you_PPY ,_, **'_" said_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB 
Crichton_NP1 ,_, *'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM remember_VVI that_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM remember_VVI Nigel_NP1 's_GE very_RG handy_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ very_RG sad_JJ that_CST you_PPY 
have_VH0 no_AT faith_NN1 in_II the_AT power_NN1 of_IO thought_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL They_PPHS2 turned_VVD and_CC regarded_VVN her_PPHO1 sadly_RR 
as_II if_CSW she_PPHS1 had_VHD committed_VVN a_AT1 minor_JJ but_CCB 
distressing_JJ crime_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Thoughts_NN2 are_VBR no_AT use_NN1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD 
\_NULL Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 and_CC began_VVD to_TO close_VVI the_AT door_NN1 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Thoughts_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX talk_VVI to_II you_PPY when_CS 
darkness_NN1 falls_NN2 ,_, thoughts_NN2 are_VBR n't_XX any_DD help_NN1 if_CS 
you_PPY get_VV0 the_AT heebie-jeebies_NN2 ,_, thoughts_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX 
feed_VVI anyone_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX cook_VVI dinner_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Thoughts_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX keep_VVI you_PPY company_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC do_VD0 n't_XX trip_VVI over_II that_DD1 piping_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX trip_VVI over_II the_AT spouting_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL We_PPIS2 all_DB thought_NN1 of_IO you_PPY the_AT 
other_JJ night_NNT1 when_RRQ Jane_NP1 and_CC Anthony_NP1 came_VVD to_II 
dinner_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Everyone_PN1 thought_VVD of_IO you_PPY ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT telephone_NN1 often_RR rang_VVD as_RG darkness_NN1 
fell_VVD as_CSA if_CS the_AT gathering_NN1 darkness_NN1 and_CC gloom_NN1 
reminded_VVD them_PPHO2 of_IO what_DDQ a_AT1 black_JJ and_CC prohibited_JJ 
piece_NN1 of_IO territory_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD become_VVN ,_, a_AT1 
telling_JJ reminder_NN1 of_IO destruction_NN1 that_CST could_VM not_XX be_VBI 
invited_VVN anywhere_RL because_CS it_PPH1 might_VM spoil_VVI the_AT party_NN 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Everyone_PN1 had_VHD something_PN1 nice_JJ to_TO say_VVI 
about_II you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY must_VM remember_VVI Jane_NP1 and_CC Anthony_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 ,_, after_CS a_AT1 pause_NN1 
she_PPHS1 chose_VVD to_TO prolong_VVI ,_, said_VVD she_PPHS1 remembered_VVD 
Jane_NP1 and_CC Anthony_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL They_PPHS2 asked_VVD to_TO be_VBI remembered_VVN to_II 
you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 said_VVD they_PPHS2 'd_VM get_VVI in_II31 touch_II32 
with_II33 you_PPY when_CS they_PPHS2 got_VVD back_RP from_II America_NP1 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 must_VM do_VDI something_PN1 about_II poor_JJ 
Bernadette_NP1 ,_, **"_" Jane_NP1 said_VVD ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" How_RRQ very_RG kind_JJ ,_, **'_" said_VVD \_NULL 
Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 and_CC already_RR her_APPGE hand_NN1 was_VBDZ moving_VVG 
the_AT telephone_NN1 receiver_VV0 back_RP to_II its_APPGE cradle_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT words_NN2 falling_VVG like_II the_AT lower_JJR notes_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 
viola_NN1 within_II the_AT frame_NN1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -work_NN1 
of_IO an_AT1 obscure_JJ ,_, unpopular_JJ and_CC mostly_RR unplayed_JJ duet_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Have_VH0 you_PPY thought_VVN of_IO taking_VVG up_RP 
something_PN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL More_DAR callers_NN2 had_VHD slipped_VVN through_II the_AT 
shrubbery_NN1 ,_, climbed_VVD over_II the_AT locked_JJ gate_NN1 ,_, caught_VVD 
her_PPHO1 sitting_VVG on_II the_AT front_JJ doorstep_NN1 in_II a_AT1 bar_NN1 
of_IO warm_JJ sunlight_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 must_VM say_VVI you_PPY 're_VBR looking_VVG well_RR ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL They_PPHS2 would_VM have_VHI seemed_VVN more_RRR at_II ease_NN1 
,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, if_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN ill_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 must_VM say_VVI you_PPY 're_VBR very_RG tanned_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL This_DD1 browning_NN1 of_IO the_AT flesh_NN1 and_CC skin_NN1 
felt_VVD suddenly_RR like_II a_AT1 lewd_JJ extravagance_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Is_VBZ n't_XX she_PPHS1 tanned_VVD ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Has_VHZ n't_XX she_PPHS1 got_VVN a_AT1 lovely_JJ tan_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 work_VV0 outside_II a_PN21 lot_PN22 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY should_VM take_VVI up_RP something_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY could_VM take_VVI up_RP bridge_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY could_VM take_VVI up_RP mah_NN1 jong_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE mother_NN1 took_VVD up_RP Toastmistresses_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Your_APPGE mother_NN1 was_VBDZ sixty-nine_MC ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL No_UH she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sixty-eight_MC ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Your_APPGE mother_NN1 was_VBDZ sixty-eight_MC ,_, 
then_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 am_VBM forty-two_MC ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL They_PPHS2 take_VV0 younger_JJR people_NN ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Thank_VV0 you_PPY ,_, **'_" said_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB 
Crichton_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM think_VVI about_II what_DDQ you_PPY 've_VH0 
said_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 shall_VM file_VVI it_PPH1 away_RP for_IF future_JJ 
reference_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM put_VVI it_PPH1 in_II the_AT pipeline_NN1 and_CC 
wait_VVI for_IF it_PPH1 to_TO regurgitate_VVI itself_PPX1 in_II another_DD1 
form_NN1 at_II a_AT1 later_JJR date_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Charlie_NP1 would_VM have_VHI known_VVN her_PPHO1 politely_RR 
cold_JJ brand_NN1 of_IO sociable_JJ anger_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 miss_VV0 Charlie_NP1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD 
idly_RR ,_, still_RR blocking_VVG the_AT doorway_NN1 ,_, legs_NN2 grimed_VVD 
from_II kneeling_VVG amongst_II the_AT flower_NN1 beds_NN2 and_CC one_MC1 
gardening_NN1 plimsoll_NN1 swinging_VVG from_II a_AT1 filthy_JJ left_JJ 
foot_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY miss_VV0 Charlie_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL This_DD1 remark_NN1 had_VHD pleased_VVN them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY take_VVI a_AT1 correspondence_NN1 
course_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO the_AT volume_NN1 of_IO mail_NN1 
to_TO be_VBI dealt_VVN with_IW ,_, the_AT stiff_JJ white_JJ envelopes_NN2 
more_RRR and_CC more_DAR like_II large_JJ pale_JJ razor_NN1 
**[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -blades_NN2 containing_VVG punishing_JJ 
messages_NN2 of_IO devastation_NN1 ,_, gloom_NN1 and_CC misery_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *1_NULL It_PPH1 must_VM be_VBI terrible_JJ for_IF you_PPY ,_, *0_NULL 
the_AT letters_NN2 said_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL *1_NULL It_PPH1 must_VM be_VBI frightful_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY must_VM be_VBI devastated_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT news_NN1 spoilt_VVD our_APPGE holiday_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Poor_JJ Bernadette_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Poor_JJ Charles_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 sometimes_RT think_NN1 of_IO you_PPY ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL *0_NULL Good_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR immensely_RR satisfied_VVN with_IW 
their_APPGE inaccurate_JJ evaluation_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 unusually_RR 
truthful_JJ reply_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Taking_VVG a_AT1 correspondence_NN1 course_NN1 will_VM do_VDI 
you_PPY the_AT world_NN1 of_IO good_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 am_VBM not_XX able_JK to_TO ask_VVI you_PPY 
in_RP ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL \_NULL Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 remained_VVD sprawled_VVD on_II 
the_AT step_NN1 in_II gardening_NN1 clothes_NN2 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 had_VHN so_RG many_DA2 callers_NN2 that_CST 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX able_JK to_TO ask_VVI anyone_PN1 in_II any_DD more_DAR 
._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 watched_VVD them_PPHO2 go_NN1 ,_, saw_VVD a_AT1 
lightness_NN1 come_VVI into_II their_APPGE steps_NN2 as_CSA they_PPHS2 
climbed_VVD over_II the_AT gate_NN1 again_RT ,_, regained_VVD the_AT 
cheerful_JJ safety_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA vehicles_NN2 ,_, drove_VVD 
away_RP smiling_VVG because_CS ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, they_PPHS2 
had_VHD viewed_VVN her_APPGE own_DA disadvantages_NN2 at_II close_JJ 
proximity_NN1 and_CC judging_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO be_VBI greater_JJR than_CSN 
their_APPGE own_DA ,_, had_VHD been_VBN enlivened_VVN and_CC enriched_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Well_RR ,_, bearie_NN1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, 
*'_" that_DD1 gets_VVZ rid_VVN of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 
?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 knew_VVD if_CSW she_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN her_APPGE 
own_DA reflection_NN1 in_II a_AT1 mirror_NN1 at_II that_DD1 moment_NN1 
her_APPGE face_NN1 would_VM have_VHI worn_VVN the_AT bland_JJ and_CC 
featureless_JJ expression_NN1 of_IO ,_, possibly_RR ,_, a_AT1 boiled_JJ 
egg_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" But_CCB it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX my_APPGE fault_NN1 ,_, 
**'_" she_PPHS1 shouted_VVD in_II the_AT night_NNT1 after_II nightmares_NN2 
about_II Charles_NP1 in_II the_AT wrong_JJ clothes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX my_APPGE fault_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX my_APPGE fault_NN1 ,_, bearie_NN1 ,_, **'_" 
and_CC she_PPHS1 would_VM clutch_VVI the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT bed_NN1 ,_, 
grasp_NN1 the_AT bear_NN1 before_II making_VVG her_APPGE way_NN1 along_RP 
to_II the_AT library_NN1 ,_, the_AT urgent_JJ hands_NN2 like_II those_DD2 
of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 tormented_VVD so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT exact_JJ truth_NN1 
may_VM be_VBI extracted_VVN under_II duress_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" But_CCB it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX my_APPGE fault_NN1 ,_, **'_" 
\_NULL Mrs_NNB Crichton_NP1 would_VM shout_VVI into_II the_AT darkness_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX Charlie_NP1 's_GE fault_NN1 that_CST 
he_PPHS1 died_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX my_APPGE fault_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Nobody_PN1 did_VDD anything_PN1 wrong_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" We_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX ask_VVI you_PPY to_TO 
come_VVI ,_, **'_" the_AT callers_NN2 often_RR said_VVD whilst_CS 
describing_VVG their_APPGE outings_NN2 or_CC visitors_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" But_CCB everybody_PN1 thought_VVD of_IO you_PPY *-_- you_PPY 
were_VBDR mentioned_VVN ,_, **'_" and_CC they_PPHS2 took_VVD on_RP eager_JJ 
expressions_NN2 then_RT ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 she_PPHS1 might_VM be_VBI 
pleased_JJ at_II being_VBG remembered_VVN ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT 
thought_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 had_VHD become_VVN encapsulated_VVD like_II the_AT 
last_MD sealed_JJ recording_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 aria_NN1 from_II an_AT1 opera_NN1 
singer_NN1 squashed_VVD ,_, three_MC seconds_NNT2 after_II the_AT last_MD 
note_NN1 ,_, by_II falling_VVG scenery_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT actual_JJ walls_NN2 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 seemed_VVD 
to_TO draw_VVI about_II her_PPHO1 ,_, to_TO provide_VVI a_AT1 restorative_JJ 
sojourn_NN1 for_IF fatigue_NN1 and_CC intrusion_NN1 as_II the_AT depths_NN2 
of_IO winter_NNT1 were_VBDR reached_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" This_DD1 place_NN1 is_VBZ so_RG big_JJ ,_, **'_" 
they_PPHS2 had_VHD said_VVN ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 482+TEXT+L09_FO **]_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Anyway_RR ,_, unless_CS we_PPIS2 start_VV0 talking_VVG 
to_II one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ sure_JJ our_APPGE 
connection_NN1 will_VM end_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR if_CS we_PPIS2 soon_RR exhaust_VV0 what_DDQ we_PPIS2 have_VH0 
to_TO say_VVI to_II one_PPX121 another_PPX122 and_CC lose_VV0 interest_NN1 ,_, 
then_RT so_CS what_DDQ ?_? 

^ |_NULL \_NULL A_ZZ1 *-_- ^_NULL Either_DD1 way_NN1 it_PPH1 looks_VVZ like_II 
the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT road_NN1 for_IF us_PPIO2 ._. 

^ |_NULL \_NULL N_NP1 *-_- ^_NULL Perhaps_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 depends_VVZ on_II you_PPY at_RR21 least_RR22 in_II the_AT 
first_MD place_NN1 ._. 

^ *<_NULL 10_MC *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Monday_NPD1 was_VBDZ {_NULL ANZAC_JJ }_NULL Day_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI you_PPY on_II Tuesday_NPD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB on_II Wednesday_NPD1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG in_II 
Tanners_NN2 Mall_NNL1 as_CSA per_II usual_JJ and_CC about_RG 1.08_MC you_PPY 
came_VVD past_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Though_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ warm_JJ enough_RR ,_, you_PPY 
had_VHD on_II your_APPGE heavy_JJ black_JJ raincoat_NN1 ,_, tight_JJ across_II 
the_AT bust_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Your_APPGE face_NN1 is_VBZ getting_VVG fatter_NN1 ,_, almost_RR 
square_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 watched_VVD you_PPY traverse_VV0 the_AT length_NN1 
of_IO my_APPGE view_NN1 along_II the_AT Mall_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY looked_VVD back_RP well_RR along_RP to_TO assure_VVI 
yourself_PPX1 perhaps_RR I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX or_CC was_VBDZ following_VVG 
._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 stayed_VVD put_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX think_VVI you_PPY would_VM return_VVI 
that_DD1 way_NN1 ;_; but_CCB at_II 1.20_MC you_PPY did_VDD ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 almost_RR missed_VVD you_PPY ,_, seeing_CS you_PPY only_RR 
when_CS you_PPY already_RR had_VHN your_APPGE back_NN1 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB you_PPY saw_VVD me_PPIO1 clearly_RR both_DB2 ways_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 you_PPY have_VH0 
come_VVN this_DD1 way_NN1 at_II this_DD1 hour_NNT1 for_IF a_AT1 fortnight_NNT1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ will_VM you_PPY do_VDI for_CS the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 
week_NNT1 ?_? 

^ *<_NULL 11_MC *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT sign_NN1 of_IO you_PPY during_II 
the_AT lunch_NN1 break_NN1 on_II Thursday_NPD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB that_DD1 evening_NNT1 my_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 
had_VHD to_TO go_VVI to_II the_AT high_JJ school_NN1 to_II a_ZZ1 parents_NN2 
occasion_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR we_PPIS2 met_VVD downtown_RL at_II 5.00_MC oclock_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Coming_VVG back_RP along_II Lampton_NP1 Cirque_NP1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 
anticipated_VVD we_PPIS2 walked_VVD into_II you_PPY and_CC Joel_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 confirms_VVZ that_CST you_PPY are_VBR keeping_VVG to_II 
your_APPGE normal_JJ time_NNT1 (_( leaving_VVG work_NN1 at_II 5.00_MC )_) 
and_CC using_VVG the_AT park_NN1 route_NN1 on_II Tuesdays_NPD2 and_CC 
Thursdays_NPD2 and_CC the_AT Viaduct_NN1 route_NN1 on_II Wednesdays_NPD2 
and_CC Fridays_NPD2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY were_VBDR looking_VVG broad_JJ and_CC sallow_JJ of_IO 
face_NN1 ,_, and_CC talking_VVG vigorously_RR and_CC loudly_RR in_II 
your_APPGE manner_NN1 to_II Joel_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS you_PPY saw_VVD me_PPIO1 a_PN121 bit_PN122 off_II 
you_PPY did_VDD not_XX waste_VVI time_NNT1 looking_VVG at_II me_PPIO1 but_CCB 
fixed_VVD your_APPGE eyes_NN2 on_II my_APPGE wife_NN1 's_VBZ face_NN1 in_II 
close_JJ scrutiny_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 was_VBDZ your_APPGE first_MD chance_NN1 to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 
good_JJ look_NN1 at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Did_VDD you_PPY guess_VVI she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE wife_NN1 ?_? 
no_RR21 doubt_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Or_CC did_VDD you_PPY think_VVI she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE new_JJ 
obsession_NN1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL My_APPGE wife_NN1 looks_VVZ like_II a_AT1 sturdy_JJ 
peasant_NN1 woman_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 does_VDZ not_XX have_VHI the_AT economical_JJ smartness_NN1 
you_PPY show_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ street_NN1 presentable_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 round_JJ ,_, broad_JJ face_NN1 ,_, quite_RG 
placid_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 certainly_RR looks_VVZ no_AT older_JJR than_CSN 
yourself_PPX1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL My_APPGE wife_NN1 is_VBZ quite_RR the_AT opposite_NN1 of_IO 
you_PPY ,_, Ann_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Where_CS you_PPY are_VBR talkative_JJ and_CC dynamic_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 
is_VBZ positively_RR taciturn_VV0 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 in_II my_APPGE 
company_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 does_VDZ not_XX choose_VVI to_TO talk_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 
much_RR at_RR21 all_RR22 and_CC is_VBZ intolerant_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE 
talking_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Partly_RR this_DD1 is_VBZ distrust_NN1 of_IO me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Partly_RR at_II bottom_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT result_NN1 of_IO 
a_AT1 little_JJ deafness_NN1 which_DDQ she_PPHS1 has_VHZ always_RR had_VHN ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE wife_NN1 can_VM be_VBI exceedingly_RR intense_JJ ,_, but_CCB 
becomes_VVZ equally_RR as_RG tense_JJ as_CSA intense_JJ and_CC instead_II21 
of_II22 appearing_VVG animated_JJ ends_NN2 up_II self_NN1 suppressed_VVD ._. 

^ *<_NULL 12_MC *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 week_NNT1 has_VHZ passed_VVN and_CC I_PPIS1 have_VH0 
not_XX seen_VVN you_PPY at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Perhaps_RR now_CS21 that_CS22 you_PPY know_VV0 my_APPGE pattern_NN1 
and_CC that_CST I_PPIS1 am_VBM sticking_VVG to_II it_PPH1 ,_, you_PPY have_VH0 
taken_VVN yourself_PPX1 out_II21 of_II22 my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY know_VV0 I_ZZ1 could_VM never_RR walk_VVI out_II21 of_II22 
your_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB I_PPIS1 might_VM shuffle_VVI out_II21 of_II22 it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS you_PPY will_VM not_XX actively_RR be_VBI a_AT1 friend_NN1 
to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, then_RT I_PPIS1 will_VM make_VVI do_VDI with_IW 
memories_NN2 and_CC dreams_NN2 of_IO you_PPY so_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 
find_VV0 a_AT1 value_NN1 in_II doing_VDG so_RR ._. 

^ *<_NULL 13_MC *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Thursday_NPD1 week_NNT1 that_CST you_PPY 
saw_VVD me_PPIO1 with_IW my_APPGE wife_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX seen_VVN you_PPY since_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO think_VVI that_CST 
you_PPY had_VHD reacted_VVN in_II jealousy_NN1 ?_? from_II the_AT thought_NN1 
that_CST I_PPIS1 really_RR was_VBDZ beyond_II your_APPGE reach_NN1 ?_? and_CC 
taken_VVN yourself_PPX1 off_RP ,_, confirming_VVG that_CST after_II all_DB 
you_PPY had_VHD been_VBN taking_VVG an_AT1 interest_NN1 in_II me_PPIO1 and_CC 
bringing_VVG yourself_PPX1 to_II my_APPGE attention_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI the_AT case_NN1 after_II all_DB 
that_CST you_PPY have_VH0 had_VHN delusions_NN2 about_II me_PPIO1 with_IW 
which_DDQ you_PPY were_VBDR amusing_VVG yourself_PPX1 until_CS at_RR21 
length_RR22 you_PPY realised_VVD that_CST I_PPIS1 am_VBM really_RR just_RR 
an_AT1 ordinary_JJ harmless_JJ Joe_NP1 Bloggs_NP1 ,_, just_RR another_DD1 
woman_NN1 's_VBZ husband_NN1 like_II Joel_NP1 ,_, so_CS that_DD1 at_RR21 
best_RR22 you_PPY could_VM have_VHI no_AT more_DAR than_CSN any_DD innocent_JJ 
relationship_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, not_XX this_DD1 fantasy_NN1 that_CST 
we_PPIS2 have_VH0 been_VBN having_VHG with_IW me_PPIO1 cast_VVN as_II the_AT 
rapist_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR on_II being_VBG brought_VVN to_II your_APPGE senses_NN2 ,_, 
perhaps_RR you_PPY have_VH0 given_VVN me_PPIO1 over_RP for_RR21 good_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR I_PPIS1 conjectured_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL One_MC1 way_NN1 or_CC the_AT other_JJ that_CST view_NN1 of_IO 
me_PPIO1 with_IW my_APPGE wife_NN1 could_VM change_VVI or_CC could_VM have_VHI 
changed_VVN your_APPGE thinking_JJ and_CC influenced_VVN your_APPGE 
conduct_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Maybe_RR it_PPH1 did_VDD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB today_RT (_( Friday_NPD1 )_) you_PPY did_VDD 
reappear_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG in_II Tanners_NN2 Mall_NNL1 when_CS 
at_II 1.10_MC you_PPY came_VVD walking_VVG through_RP on_II your_APPGE way_NN1 
back_RP to_TO work_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT way_NN1 you_PPY came_VVD I_PPIS1 had_VHD my_APPGE back_NN1 
to_II you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY were_VBDR past_II me_PPIO1 again_RT (_( as_RG last_MD 
time_NNT1 )_) when_RRQ I_PPIS1 caught_VVD sight_NN1 of_IO you_PPY first_MD ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY must_VM have_VHI seen_VVN me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY 
took_VVD no_AT notice_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Did_VDD you_PPY come_VVI by_RP to_TO check_VVI up_RP on_II me_PPIO1 
?_? for_CS old_JJ time_NNT1 's_GE sake_NN1 ,_, shall_VM we_PPIS2 say_VVI ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Your_APPGE hair_NN1 looked_VVD a_RR21 bit_RR22 frizzled_VVD as_CS21 
if_CS22 a_AT1 hair_NN1 dresser_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN curling_VVG it_PPH1 or_CC 
waving_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Heaven_NN1 knows_VVZ mine_NN1 looks_VVZ grey_JJ and_CC greyer_JJR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 would_VM think_VVI you_PPY must_VM have_VHI come_VVN 
this_DD1 way_NN1 first_MD thing_NN1 in_II your_APPGE lunch_NN1 hour_NNT1 ,_, 
say_VV0 12.40_MC ,_, and_CC so_RR had_VHD completed_VVN this_DD1 end_NN1 of_IO 
your_APPGE routine_NN1 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 saw_VVD you_PPY ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 stayed_VVD put_VVN while_CS you_PPY disappeared_VVD 
from_II sight_NN1 and_CC for_IF ten_MC minutes_NNT2 afterwards_RT ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Then_RT at_II 1.20_MC I_PPIS1 got_VVD up_RP and_CC went_VVD 
back_RP your_APPGE way_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 had_VHD some_DD banking_NN1 to_TO 
do_VDI ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ at_II Grocer_NP \_NULL St_NNL1 you_PPY 
came_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT bank_NN1 premises_NN2 and_CC proceeded_VVD 
back_RP to_II you_PPY office_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 watched_VVD you_PPY 
still_RR from_II Grocer_NP \_NULL St_NNL1 where_RRQ I_PPIS1 remained_VVD 
as_CSA you_PPY entered_VVD the_AT entrance_NN1 to_TO work_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 then_RT had_VHD an_AT1 hour_NNT1 and_CC a_AT1 half_NN 
to_TO fill_VVI up_RP downtown_RL (_( which_DDQ I_PPIS1 did_VDD looking_JJ 
at_II artbooks_NN2 in_II the_AT library_NN1 )_) until_CS my_APPGE printer_NN1 
had_VHD some_DD work_NN1 ready_JJ for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_PN121 bit_PN122 before_II three_MC I_PPIS1 set_VVD off_RP 
,_, going_VVG down_RP Lampton_NP1 Cirque_NP1 ,_, and_CC as_CSA I_PPIS1 
approached_VVD Feathersham_NP \_NULL St_NNL1 you_PPY came_VVD out_II21 of_II22 
it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 were_VBDR both_RR in_II the_AT carriage_NN1 way_NN1 
converging_VVG as_CSA we_PPIS2 passed_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX near_RR enough_RR to_TO read_VVI your_APPGE 
expression_NN1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY would_VM have_VHI seen_VVN me_PPIO1 and_CC 
your_APPGE mouth_NN1 was_VBDZ working_VVG in_II a_AT1 pout_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_CS21 that_CS22 was_VBDZ my_APPGE day_NNT1 and_CC my_APPGE 
week_NNT1 ,_, no_AT sighting_NN1 of_IO you_PPY before_II Friday_NPD1 and_CC 
then_RT two_MC coincidences_NN2 following_VVG it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 confirmed_VVN the_AT view_NN1 that_CST 
you_PPY have_VH0 hour_NNT1 long_JJ lunch_NN1 hours_NNT2 and_CC in_II fact_NN1 
go_NN1 about_II your_APPGE affairs_NN2 in_II reversed_JJ orders_NN2 at_II 
times_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY get_VV0 back_RP from_II lunch_NN1 about_RG 1.25_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY must_VM have_VHI another_DD1 wander_NN1 about_RG 2.30_MC ,_, 
so_CS21 that_CS22 you_PPY are_VBR returning_VVG at_II 3_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS you_PPY spend_VV0 so_RG much_DA1 time_NNT1 in_II the_AT 
street_NN1 I_PPIS1 can_VM understand_VVI why_RRQ you_PPY button_VV0 up_RP 
so_RG inveterately_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY had_VHD your_APPGE heavy_JJ coat_NN1 on_II today_RT 
throughout_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Whenever_RRQV you_PPY are_VBR out_II21 of_II22 sight_NN1 
for_IF any_DD length_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 begin_VV0 (_( a_ZZ1 )_) to_TO 
forget_VVI you_PPY and_CC (_( b_ZZ1 )_) get_VVI unhappy_JJ about_II it_PPH1 
at_RR21 least_RR22 in_II the_AT sense_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 more_RRR 
and_CC more_RGR miserable_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ on_II an_AT1 upbeat_JJ today_RT anyway_RR but_CCB 
perhaps_RR you_PPY confirmed_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB after_CS such_DA an_AT1 interval_NN1 I_PPIS1 see_VV0 
you_PPY again_RT a_PN121 bit_PN122 as_II a_AT1 stranger_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY seem_VV0 a_AT1 very_RG infantile_JJ ,_, negligible_JJ 
person_NN1 ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI you_PPY objectively_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL For_IF whatever_DDQV reason_NN1 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN 
feeling_VVG exhausted_VVD this_DD1 week_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN working_VVG too_RG hard_RR by_II half_DB 
._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR I_PPIS1 am_VBM a_RR21 bit_RR22 detached_VVN from_II you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ approaching_VVG mid_JJ winter_NNT1 ,_, always_RR a_AT1 
time_NNT1 of_IO pause_NN1 and_CC redirection_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ eight_MC months_NNT2 since_CS we_PPIS2 last_VV0 
spoke_NN1 together_RL for_IF the_AT only_JJ time_NNT1 in_II twenty_MC 
months_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL One_MC1 might_VM almost_RR think_VVI I_MC1 had_VHD come_VVN to_II 
the_AT end_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE tether_VV0 with_IW you_PPY ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB in_II fact_NN1 my_APPGE goodwill_NN1 for_IF you_PPY 
survives_VVZ what_DDQ is_VBZ after_II all_DB no_AT more_DAR than_CSN 
misunderstanding_VVG on_II your_APPGE part_NN1 ;_; and_CC therefore_RR I_PPIS1 
would_VM easily_RR rebuild_VVI my_APPGE illusions_NN2 about_II you_PPY ,_, 
and_CC I_PPIS1 know_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR I_PPIS1 take_VV0 a_AT1 charitable_JJ view_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE 
attitudes_NN2 and_CC lifestyle_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 can_VM imagine_VVI myself_PPX1 enjoying_VVG your_APPGE 
company_NN1 and_CC your_APPGE ways_NN2 well_RR enough_RR however_RR 
limited_VVD your_APPGE social_JJ activities_NN2 ._. 

^ *<_NULL 14_MC *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY told_VVD me_PPIO1 long_RR ago_RA you_PPY did_VDD 
the_AT banking_NN1 ,_, but_CCB actually_RR I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI 
what_DDQ this_DD1 meant_VVN in_II practice_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 see_VV0 it_PPH1 means_VVZ taking_VVG cheques_NN2 to_II 
banks_NN2 a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO times_NNT2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 always_RR amazed_VVD me_PPIO1 that_CST whenever_RRQV 
I_PPIS1 saw_VVD you_PPY around_II town_NN1 you_PPY were_VBDR on_II your_APPGE 
own_DA ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 assumed_VVD from_II this_DD1 that_CST you_PPY were_VBDR 
extremely_RR alienated_VVN from_II people_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL While_CS that_DD1 interpretation_NN1 may_VM well_RR still_RR be_VBI 
true_JJ ,_, now_RT I_PPIS1 see_VV0 that_CST there_EX may_VM be_VBI another_DD1 
explanation_NN1 ,_, for_IF simply_RR if_CS you_PPY are_VBR working_VVG as_CSA 
you_PPY wander_VV0 about_II town_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT 
clear_JJ evidence_NN1 ,_, then_RT of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY are_VBR 
going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI on_II your_APPGE own_DA ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY are_VBR unlikely_JJ to_TO take_VVI or_CC pick_VVI up_RP or_CC 
accept_VV0 company_NN1 as_CSA you_PPY go_VV0 about_II your_APPGE duties_NN2 
._. 

^ *<_NULL 15_MC *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY started_VVD this_DD1 line_NN1 of_IO thought_NN1 
last_MD September_NPM1 by_II asking_VVG what_DDQ I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 
was_VBDZ up_II21 to_II22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD no_AT quick_JJ answer_NN1 to_TO give_VVI on_II the_AT 
spot_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II your_APPGE mind_NN1 I_PPIS1 am_VBM sure_JJ you_PPY 
see_VV0 me_PPIO1 as_CSA showing_VVG symptoms_NN2 of_IO \_NULL De_NP1 
Clerambault_NP1 's_GE syndrome_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN reluctant_JJ to_TO agree_VVI about_II 
that_DD1 ,_, but_CCB up_RP till_II now_RT I_PPIS1 had_VHD no_AT alternative_JJ 
view_NN1 to_TO offer_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 now_RT ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL By_II suggesting_VVG I_PPIS1 had_VHD \_NULL De_NP1 
Clerambault_NP1 's_GE syndrome_NN1 you_PPY were_VBDR giving_VVG a_AT1 
psychological_JJ explanation_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE conduct_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT fashionable_JJ approach_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 
causes_VVZ no_AT difficulty_NN1 to_II reactionaries_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT approach_NN1 that_CST presupposes_VVZ there_EX 
is_VBZ something_PN1 wrong_JJ with_IW the_AT person_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB I_PPIS1 take_VV0 the_AT alternative_JJ approach_NN1 
and_CC give_VV0 a_AT1 sociological_JJ explanation_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 look_VV0 for_IF the_AT sociological_JJ explanation_NN1 of_IO 
my_APPGE conduct_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 seek_VV0 for_IF the_AT features_NN2 in_II society_NN that_CST 
condition_VV0 my_APPGE behaviour_NN1 ;_; so_CS21 that_CS22 far_RR from_II 
there_EX being_VBG anything_PN1 wrong_JJ with_IW me_PPIO1 that_CST I_PPIS1 
act_VV0 so_CS ,_, on_II the_AT contrary_NN1 I_PPIS1 am_VBM pre-conditioned_JJ 
to_TO act_VVI so_RG because_II21 of_II22 the_AT way_NN1 society_NN now_RT 
is_VBZ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT explanation_NN1 I_PPIS1 am_VBM about_RPK to_TO give_VVI 
owes_VVZ something_PN1 to_II the_AT views_NN2 of_IO {_NULL H_NP1 G_NP1 }_NULL 
Wells_NP1 who_PNQS discusses_VVZ how_RGQ sexual_JJ morality_NN1 reflects_VVZ 
the_AT conditions_NN2 of_IO society_NN at_II any_DD time_NNT1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO go_VVI into_II too_RG 
much_DA1 history_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR I_PPIS1 will_VM put_VVI it_PPH1 simply_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT last_MD hundred_NNO years_NNT2 the_AT 
attitude_NN1 of_IO men_NN2 and_CC women_NN2 to_II one_PPX121 another_PPX122 
in_II society_NN has_VHZ changed_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Prior_II21 to_II22 that_DD1 there_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 
pioneering_JJ spirit_NN1 going_VVG on_II one_MC1 way_NN1 or_CC other_JJ for_IF 
three_MC or_CC four_MC centuries_NNT2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Men_NN2 and_CC women_NN2 had_VHD tended_VVN to_TO enter_VVI 
monogamous_JJ marriages_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT women_NN2 had_VHD tended_VVN to_TO give_VVI birth_NN1 to_II 
numerous_JJ children_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT men_NN2 had_VHD tended_VVN to_TO 
work_VVI hard_RR physical_JJ lives_NN2 breaking_VVG in_II the_AT land_NN1 
and_CC cultivating_VVG crops_NN2 ,_, or_CC if_CSW they_PPHS2 were_VBDR 
urban_JJ dwelling_NN1 toiling_VVG in_II industry_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Understandably_NP1 men_NN2 and_CC women_NN2 found_VVD their_APPGE 
days_NNT2 and_CC lives_VVZ pretty_RG exhausting_JJ ,_, and_CC had_VHD 
little_DA1 energy_NN1 left_VVN for_IF extramarital_JJ interests_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 complex_NN1 of_IO monogamy_NN1 ,_, high_JJ 
birthrate_NN1 and_CC hard_JJ work_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT consequence_NN1 of_IO 
economic_JJ conditions_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT European_JJ economies_NN2 since_CS the_AT 15th_MD century_NNT1 
were_VBDR expanding_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL Colonisation_NN1 and_CC migration_NN1 were_VBDR opening_VVG up_RP 
new_JJ opportunities_NN2 which_DDQ people_NN could_VM exploit_VVI as_CSA 
pioneers_NN2 if_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD the_AT stamina_NN1 and_CC resources_NN2 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Each_DD1 aspect_NN1 of_IO the_AT complex_NN1 of_IO monogamy_NN1 ,_, 
high_JJ birthrate_NN1 and_CC hard_JJ work_NN1 served_VVD to_TO advance_VVI 
these_DD2 opportunities_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX had_VHD to_TO be_VBI hard_RR work_VV0 to_TO get_VVI the_AT 
new_JJ land_NN1 going_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL Lots_PN of_IO labour_NN1 was_VBDZ increasingly_RR needed_VVN ,_, 
hence_RR the_AT large_JJ families_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC as_II an_AT1 economic_JJ help_NN1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL 
-mate_NN1 and_CC as_II a_ZZ1 breeder_VV0 a_AT1 man_NN1 just_RR had_VHN to_TO 
have_VHI a_AT1 woman_NN1 in_II partnership_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 if_CS 
his_APPGE efforts_NN2 were_VBDR to_TO bear_VVI fruit_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR monogamy_NN1 was_VBDZ prevalent_JJ ,_, alike_RR among_II the_AT 
settlers_NN2 who_PNQS brought_VVD out_RP their_APPGE own_DA womenfolk_NN2 ,_, 
and_CC among_II the_AT single_JJ men_NN2 who_PNQS took_VVD or_CC were_VBDR 
given_VVN native_JJ wives_NN2 as_II a_AT1 necessary_JJ part_NN1 of_IO 
their_APPGE working_JJ arrangements_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL These_DD2 marriage_NN1 arrangements_NN2 were_VBDR essentially_RR 
the_AT same_DA ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ monogamy_NN1 ,_, though_CS they_PPHS2 
gave_VVD rise_NN1 to_II racism_NN1 as_CSA coloured_JJ offspring_NN were_VBDR 
stigmatised_VVN in_II31 comparison_II32 with_II33 white_JJ offspring_NN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ up_RP till_CS 
about_RG 1885_MC ,_, but_CCB since_II then_RT things_NN2 have_VH0 clearly_RR 
changed_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT pioneering_JJ days_NNT2 are_VBR clearly_RR behind_II us_PPIO2 
now_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX are_VBR no_RR21 longer_RR22 the_AT opportunities_NN2 
that_CST need_VV0 a_AT1 certain_JJ complex_NN1 of_IO social_JJ mores_NN2 to_TO 
be_VBI exploited_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ quite_RG 
clear_JJ the_AT big_JJ families_NN2 have_VH0 gone_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ n't_XX the_AT same_DA demand_NN1 for_IF home_NN1 
grown_VVN labour_VV0 down_RP on_II the_AT farm_NN1 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 483+TEXT+L10_FO **]_NULL 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Sophie_NP1 keeps_VVZ the_AT blinds_NN2 in_II the_AT 
sitting_NN1 room_NN1 drawn_VVN halfway_RR so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT sun_NN1 
will_VM not_XX fade_VVI the_AT Sanderson_NP1 linen_NN1 covers_NN2 of_IO the_AT 
large_JJ armchairs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 sits_VVZ in_II the_AT dim_JJ light_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 
tragic_JJ air_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT brass_NN1 table_NN1 that_CST her_APPGE uncle_NN1 brought_VVD 
her_PPHO1 from_II India_NP1 gleams_NN2 and_CC scarlet_JJ dahlias_NN2 in_II 
a_AT1 cut-glass_JJ bowl_NN1 cast_VVD a_AT1 glow_NN1 but_CCB she_PPHS1 
projects_VVZ a_AT1 delicate_JJ presence_NN1 against_II them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jeremy_NP1 notes_VVZ how_RGQ quickly_RR she_PPHS1 has_VHZ 
arranged_VVN herself_PPX1 among_II the_AT cushions_NN2 since_CS her_APPGE 
stentorian_JJ roar_NN1 across_II the_AT grass_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL As_CSA he_PPHS1 had_VHD entered_VVN the_AT house_NN1 he_PPHS1 
heard_VVD the_AT blare_NN1 of_IO the_AT transistor_NN1 radio_NN1 which_DDQ 
Sophie_NP1 always_RR keeps_VVZ beside_II her_PPHO1 wherever_RRQV she_PPHS1 
is_VBZ in_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB at_II his_APPGE footfall_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ snapped_VVN 
off_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 looks_VVZ down_RP at_II her_PPHO1 and_CC 
remembers_VVZ how_RGQ beautiful_JJ she_PPHS1 has_VHZ been_VBN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Still_RR is_VBZ perhaps_RR ,_, only_RR now_RT he_PPHS1 notices_VVZ 
the_AT outline_NN1 of_IO food_NN1 in_II her_APPGE slender_JJ throat_NN1 
when_RRQ she_PPHS1 swallows_VVZ ,_, and_CC the_AT telltale_NN1 yellow_JJ 
tinge_NN1 of_IO ageing_VVG in_II her_APPGE teeth_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB her_APPGE hair_NN1 is_VBZ dark_JJ and_CC curly_JJ still_RR 
,_, only_RR lightly_RR tipped_VVD with_IW grey_JJ ,_, and_CC her_APPGE 
skin_NN1 is_VBZ magnolia-like_JJ ,_, perfectly_RR preserved_VVD and_CC 
waxen_NN1 in_II its_APPGE purity_NN1 ,_, touched_VVD lightly_RR with_IW 
make-up_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 is_VBZ dressed_VVN in_II a_AT1 correctly_RR pleated_JJ 
linen_NN1 dress_NN1 with_IW padded_JJ shoulders_NN2 and_CC drawn_JJ 
threadwork_NN1 on_II the_AT bodice_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ dusty_JJ pink_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 extends_VVZ a_AT1 fine_JJ hand_NN1 towards_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Where_RRQ were_VBDR you_PPY ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY know_VV0 where_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 dreadful_JJ Frew_NP1 man_NN1 caught_VVD up_RP with_IW 
me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 nods_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 has_VHZ struck_VVN the_AT right_JJ note_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Ah_UH yes_UH ._. 

^ ^_NULL Indeed_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC what_DDQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 want_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL To_TO commiserate_VVI ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 flashes_VVZ him_PPHO1 a_AT1 look_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 
touch_NN1 of_IO cunning_NN1 tinged_VVD with_IW triumph_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Four_MC tiles_NN2 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL There_RL have_VH0 been_VBN four_MC tiles_NN2 down_RP already_RR 
this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI all_DB right_JJ ,_, **'_" 
she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" What_DDQ was_VBDZ on_II the_AT radio_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" he_PPHS1 asks_VVZ ,_, knowing_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 must_VM ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Forrest_NP1 Fleming_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD you_PPY to_TO hear_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX 's_VHZ just_RR been_VBN the_AT most_RGT marvellous_JJ 
talkback_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 could_VM hardly_RR pick_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 
got_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, very_RG faintly_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ talking_VVG at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE 
last_MD campaign_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VHZ raised_VVN two_MC hundred_NNO and_CC thirty-five_MC 
thousand_NNO dollars_NNU2 for_IF \_NULL St_NP Dorothy_NP1 's_GE in_II 
Justville_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Well_RR ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT he_PPHS1 says_VVZ it_PPH1 again_RT ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Well_RR ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL For_IF what_DDQ else_RR can_VM he_PPHS1 say_VVI ?_? 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ impressed_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" There_EX must_VM be_VBI a_AT1 catch_NN1 ,_, **'_" 
he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 sounds_VVZ too_RG good_JJ to_TO be_VBI true_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Such_DA a_AT1 small_JJ town_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ thinking_VVG of_IO the_AT huddle_NN1 of_IO 
houses_NN2 across_II the_AT flat_JJ plain_NN1 that_CST divides_VVZ his_APPGE 
parish_NN1 from_II the_AT next_MD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ smaller_JJR than_CSN ours_PPGE ,_, **'_" 
says_VVZ Sophie_NP1 with_IW triumph_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI all_DB right_JJ ,_, we_PPIS2 will_VM 
save_VVI the_AT church_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 'll_VM save_VVI it_PPH1 for_IF us_PPIO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Oh_UH Jeremy_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI 
the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 professional_JJ fund-raiser_NN1 to_TO find_VVI 
the_AT money_NN1 for_IF the_AT repairs_NN2 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT 
only_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY do_VD0 see_VVI ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ something_PN1 touchingly_RR girlish_VV0 
about_II the_AT way_NN1 she_PPHS1 clasps_VVZ her_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE fine_JJ dark_JJ eyes_NN2 flash_VV0 with_IW excitement_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL How_RRQ can_VM he_PPHS1 help_VVI but_RR love_VV0 her_PPHO1 for_IF 
her_APPGE enthusiasm_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL And_CC a_AT1 bishop_NN1 's_VBZ daughter_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL How_RRQ envied_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN when_CS she_PPHS1 
had_VHD said_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM marry_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL How_RRQ the_AT cathedral_NN1 choir_NN1 had_VHD sung_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" There_RL ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, *'_" I_PPIS1 
've_VH0 already_RR agreed_VVN ,_, you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO 
convince_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" We_PPIS2 should_VM tell_VVI Eunice_NP1 ,_, **'_" 
she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ her_APPGE idea_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL To_TO be_VBI fair_JJ ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 adds_VVZ ,_, as_II a_AT1 
subtle_JJ way_NN1 of_IO reminding_VVG him_PPHO1 that_CST although_CS the_AT 
organist_NN1 has_VHZ had_VHN an_AT1 inspiration_NN1 ,_, only_RR she_PPHS1 ,_, 
Sophie_NP1 ,_, had_VHD the_AT foresight_NN1 and_CC the_AT drive_NN1 to_TO 
carry_VVI it_PPH1 through_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Or_CC the_AT contacts_NN2 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Eunice_NP1 is_VBZ in_II the_AT church_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX 
she_PPHS1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Ah_UH yes_UH ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL The_AT wings_NN2 of_IO song_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Practising_VVG away_RP in_II there_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Could_VM n't_XX you_PPY hear_VVI her_PPHO1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" A_AT1 tiny_JJ sparrow_NN1 ,_, **'_" says_VVZ 
Sophie_NP1 ,_, in_II sudden_JJ poetic_JJ flight_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 heard_VVD the_AT notes_NN2 squeezing_VVG *-_- 
squeezing_VVG up_RP ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Through_II the_AT holes_NN2 in_II the_AT roof_NN1 
._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH Jeremy_NP1 ,_, what_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT 
matter_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY believe_VVI ?_? 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ 's_VHZ happened_VVN to_II your_APPGE faith_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS he_PPHS1 does_VDZ not_XX reply_VVI she_PPHS1 
says_VVZ ,_, *'_" ^_NULL If_CS you_PPY are_VBR going_VVG near_II the_AT 
church_NN1 would_VM you_PPY tell_VVI Eunice_NP1 that_CST I_PPIS1 am_VBM 
about_RPK to_TO heat_VVI some_DD pumpkin_NN1 soup_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" *|_NULL ^_NULL As_CSA he_PPHS1 recrosses_VVZ the_AT lawn_NN1 
Jeremy_NP1 sings_VVZ under_II his_APPGE breath_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL To_II the_AT tune_NN1 of_IO *'_" ^_NULL There_RL is_VBZ a_AT1 
Green_NP Hill_NNL1 **'_" he_PPHS1 whispers_VVZ *1_NULL ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ 
the_AT matter_NN1 oh_UH by_II gosh_UH ?_? /_FO ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT 
matter_NN1 *-_- oh_UH ?_? /_FO ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT matter_NN1 *-_- 
er_FU *-_- er_FU ?_? 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL When_CS he_PPHS1 enters_VVZ the_AT vestry_NN1 door_NN1 
he_PPHS1 raises_VVZ his_APPGE voice_NN1 ,_, giving_VVG a_AT1 sign_NN1 to_II 
Eunice_NP1 that_CST she_PPHS1 commence_VV0 playing_VVG again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB the_AT other_JJ woman_NN1 in_II his_APPGE life_NN1 has_VHZ 
already_RR packed_VVN up_RP her_APPGE papers_NN2 and_CC the_AT organ_NN1 
lid_NN1 is_VBZ down_RP and_CC locked_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 has_VHZ heard_VVN him_PPHO1 but_CCB she_PPHS1 pretends_VVZ 
that_CST she_PPHS1 has_VHZ not_XX ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Instead_RR she_PPHS1 kneels_VVZ at_II the_AT altar_NN1 
rails_NN2 in_II a_AT1 prayerful_JJ attitude_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE slight_JJ frame_NN1 is_VBZ clad_VVN in_II a_AT1 scrubbed_JJ 
yellow_JJ sweatshirt_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 brown_JJ dirndl-like_JJ skirt_NN1 
that_CST flows_VVZ around_RP her_APPGE bent_JJ form_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 sees_VVZ her_APPGE roman_JJ sandals_NN2 peeping_VVG out_RP 
from_II underneath_RL and_CC winces_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II31 spite_II32 of_II33 her_APPGE signal_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI 
his_APPGE distance_NN1 he_PPHS1 approaches_NN2 Eunice_NP1 Brown_NP1 ,_, 
local_JJ organist_NN1 ,_, dressmaker_NN1 and_CC cub_NN1 mistress_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, after_II all_DB ,_, her_APPGE spiritual_JJ 
mentor_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX he_PPHS1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" So_RR what_DDQ *1_NULL is_VBZ *0_NULL the_AT matter_NN1 
?_? 

^ **'_" he_PPHS1 asks_VVZ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Eunice_NP1 gives_VVZ an_AT1 exaggerated_JJ start_NN1 ,_, 
which_DDQ he_PPHS1 decides_VVZ to_TO ignore_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 sits_VVZ on_II the_AT altar_NN1 chair_NN1 and_CC fixes_VVZ 
her_PPHO1 with_IW what_DDQ he_PPHS1 hopes_VVZ is_VBZ a_AT1 penetrating_JJ 
gaze_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Oh_UH why_RRQ ca_VM n't_XX everyone_PN1 be_VBI happy_JJ 
?_? 

^ **'_" she_PPHS1 cries_VVZ ,_, seeing_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 is_VBZ 
unmoved_JJ by_II prayer_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" My_APPGE dear_JJ Eunice_NP1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ 
,_, *'_" I_PPIS1 am_VBM delirious_JJ with_IW joy_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ should_VM I_PPIS1 not_XX be_VBI ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY are_VBR not_XX ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Forrest_NP1 Fleming_NP1 is_VBZ coming_VVG to_TO save_VVI 
us_PPIO2 ,_, and_CC you_PPY 're_VBR going_VVG round_RP with_IW a_AT1 face_NN1 
like_II a_AT1 fiddle_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 may_VM be_VBI coming_VVG to_TO save_VVI 
you_PPY ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 may_VM be_VBI beyond_II \_NULL Mr_NNB Fleming_NP1 
's_GE redemption_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL How_RRQ can_VM you_PPY say_VVI that_DD1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 bends_VVZ her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, suddenly_RR 
ashamed_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Oh_UH Father_NNB Jeremy_NP1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, 
*'_" forgive_NN1 me_PPIO1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ only_RR He_PPHS1 who_PNQS 
saves_VVZ us_PPIO2 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB the_AT church_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Fleming_NP1 is_VBZ His_APPGE instrument_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Surely_RR we_PPIS2 must_VM have_VHI faith_NN1 in_II something_PN1 
or_CC everything_PN1 will_VM fall_VVI down_RP around_II our_APPGE ears_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Jeremy_NP1 is_VBZ unconscionably_RR moved_VVN by_II 
the_AT sight_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE scrawny_JJ neck_NN1 bowed_VVD before_II 
him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 has_VHZ never_RR touched_VVN Eurice_NP1 Brown_NP1 's_GE 
neck_NN1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 senses_VVZ that_CST it_PPH1 may_VM be_VBI softer_JJR 
than_CSN it_PPH1 appears_VVZ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 looks_VVZ up_RP towards_II the_AT roof_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 could_VM swear_VVI he_PPHS1 can_VM see_VVI light_NN1 
shining_VVG through_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Did_VDD you_PPY hear_VVI the_AT story_NN1 about_II the_AT 
church_NN1 out_RP in_II the_AT bush_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 had_VHD a_AT1 light_NN1 above_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_UH ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR they_PPHS2 put_VV0 the_AT power_NN1 lines_NN2 through_II ,_, 
this_DD1 was_VBDZ way_NN1 back_NN1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, and_CC the_AT 
electricity_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 miracle_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL To_II the_AT glory_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 and_CC the_AT power_NN1 
supply_NN1 ,_, the_AT locals_NN2 put_VV0 a_AT1 neon_NN1 sign_NN1 over_II 
the_AT church_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Proclaimed_VVD the_AT house_NN1 of_IO the_AT Lord_NN1 for_IF all_DB 
to_TO see_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL One_MC1 night_NNT1 the_AT church_NN1 burnt_VVN down_RP ,_, so_CS 
what_DDQ did_VDD they_PPHS2 save_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" The_AT sign_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" whispers_VVZ Eunice_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, Eunice_NP1 ,_, the_AT sign_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR there_RL you_PPY are_VBR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Churches_NNJ2 come_VV0 ,_, they_PPHS2 go_VV0 ,_, but_CCB old_JJ 
Claude_NP1 Neon_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 keeps_VVZ on_RP getting_VVG his_APPGE cut_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI too_RG careful_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" That_DD1 sounds_VVZ like_II the_AT way_NN1 
they_PPHS2 used_VMK to_TO sell_VVI television_NN1 sets_NN2 and_CC 
refrigerators_NN2 to_II people_NN before_CS they_PPHS2 got_VVD the_AT 
power_NN1 put_VVN in_RP ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 reflects_VVZ ,_, entering_VVG 
into_II the_AT spirit_NN1 of_IO the_AT story_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, something_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 does_VDZ ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 

^ **'_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ in_II a_AT1 hearty_JJ amiable_JJ way_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 reacts_VVZ as_CS21 if_CS22 stung_VVN ,_, tries_VVZ 
not_XX to_TO blink_VVI the_AT unshed_JJ tears_NN2 which_DDQ threaten_VV0 to_TO 
roll_VVI down_RP her_APPGE hairy_JJ earnest_JJ face_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY made_VVD that_DD1 story_NN1 up_RP ,_, did_VDD n't_XX 
you_PPY ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ silent_JJ for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, 
and_CC still_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT house_NN1 of_IO the_AT Lord_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ 
,_, in_II31 spite_II32 of_II33 everything_PN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 loves_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC he_PPHS1 is_VBZ not_XX without_IW affection_NN1 for_IF 
Eunice_NP1 Brown_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 heard_VVD something_PN1 like_VVI it_PPH1 once_RR 
,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ after_II **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL while_NNT1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 story_NN1 not_XX entirely_RR without_IW 
truth_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC because_CS she_PPHS1 is_VBZ Eunice_NP1 Brown_NP1 
she_PPHS1 believes_VVZ him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ should_VM she_PPHS1 not_XX ?_? 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO truth_NN1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL When_CS they_PPHS2 have_VH0 eaten_VVN pumpkin_NN1 soup_NN1 
and_CC wholemeal_JJ bread_NN1 washed_VVD down_RP with_IW squeezed_JJ lemon_NN1 
juice_NN1 (_( it_PPH1 keeps_VVZ them_PPHO2 healthy_JJ ,_, Sophie_NP1 says_VVZ 
)_) ,_, Jeremy_NP1 retreats_VVZ to_II the_AT garden_NN1 to_TO consider_VVI 
anew_RR the_AT problem_NN1 of_IO the_AT wasps_NN2 '_GE nest_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 must_VM also_RR think_VVI about_II Sunday_NPD1 's_GE 
sermon_NN1 ,_, for_CS with_IW the_AT arrival_NN1 of_IO the_AT fund-raiser_NN1 
there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 real_JJ hope_NN1 abroad_RL that_CST the_AT church_NN1 
will_VM be_VBI at_RR21 least_RR22 half_DB full_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB he_PPHS1 has_VHZ barely_RR set_VVN foot_NN1 outside_RL 
when_RRQ he_PPHS1 hears_VVZ the_AT telltale_NN1 slide_VVI of_IO more_DAR 
tiles_NN2 broken_VVN loose_JJ and_CC skidding_VVG down_RP the_AT roof_NN1 
of_IO the_AT church_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Around_II the_AT bell_NN1 tower_VV0 a_AT1 large_JJ gaping_JJ hole_NN1 
has_VHZ opened_VVN up_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Above_RL ,_, the_AT sky_NN1 is_VBZ full_JJ of_IO rushing_VVG 
and_CC accumulating_VVG clouds_NN2 and_CC beyond_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT town_NN1 the_AT paddocks_NN2 lie_VV0 blue_JJ and_CC jade_NN1 ,_, 
shadowed_VVN by_II the_AT onset_NN1 of_IO the_AT approaching_JJ rain_NN1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL Sophie_NP1 has_VHZ relented_VVN and_CC made_VVN tea_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY 've_VH0 been_VBN practising_VVG so_RG hard_RR for_IF 
Sunday_NPD1 's_GE service_NN1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ to_II Eunice_NP1 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ._. 

^ ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ it_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI 
lovely_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM do_VDI my_APPGE very_RG best_JJT ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL But_CCB of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY will_VM ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR not_XX nervous_JJ ,_, dear_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL No_UH ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 not_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_RL ,_, will_VM you_PPY pour_VVI the_AT tea_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 sounds_VVZ 
such_DA a_AT1 remarkable_JJ young_JJ man_NN1 ..._... 

^ Sophie_NP1 ,_, there_EX is_VBZ no_AT tea_NN1 in_II the_AT pot_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH my_APPGE dear_NN1 ,_, how_RRQ silly_JJ of_IO 
me_PPIO1 ,_, there_RL it_PPH1 is_VBZ in_II the_AT china_NN1 pot_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY see_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 polished_VVD all_DB the_AT silver_NN1 
today_RT ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI thought_VVN ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 polished_VVD it_PPH1 ever_RG21 so_RG22 
hard_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Look_VV0 how_RRQ bright_JJ it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ beautiful_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY keep_VV0 things_NN2 so_RG nicely_RR ,_, Sophie_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL \_NULL La_NP1 ,_, old_JJ habits_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Look_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM see_VVI you_PPY ,_, Eunice_NP1 ,_, 
reflected_VVD in_II the_AT teapot_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ a_AT1 strange_JJ shape_NN1 you_PPY have_VH0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Coo-ee_UH ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 big_JJ head_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC little_JJ arms_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Ooh_UH ._. 

^ ^_NULL Now_RT ,_, you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN bosoms_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Eunice_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 is_VBZ sharp_JJ ,_, and_CC 
suddenly_RR wary_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH dear_UH ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR cross_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE little_JJ joke_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ not_XX be_VBI light_JJ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -hearted_JJ 
?_? 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 worked_VVN hard_RR for_IF his_APPGE coming_JJ too_RR 
,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ hot_JJ ,_, **'_" says_VVZ Eunice_NP1 
,_, *'_" it_PPH1 's_VBZ so_RG hot_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 walks_VVZ to_II the_AT window_NN1 ,_, stands_NN2 
looking_VVG out_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 sees_VVZ Jeremy_NP1 but_CCB does_VDZ not_XX signal_VVI 
to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 savours_VVZ the_AT moment_NN1 of_IO watching_VVG him_PPHO1 
,_, unaware_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 is_VBZ being_VBG observed_VVN ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL But_CCB it_PPH1 may_VM rain_VVI before_II night_NNT1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Behind_II her_PPHO1 the_AT phone_NN1 shrills_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 hears_VVZ Sophie_NP1 pick_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, but_CCB 
her_APPGE end_NN1 of_IO the_AT conversation_NN1 passes_VVZ over_II her_PPHO1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS Sophie_NP1 has_VHZ replaced_VVN the_AT receiver_NN1 
she_PPHS1 calls_VVZ in_II a_AT1 frightened_JJ peremptory_JJ way_NN1 to_II 
Eunice_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ him_PPHO1 ,_, Forrest_NP1 Fleming_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ calling_VVG here_RL this_DD1 evening_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 has_VHZ asked_VVN to_TO stay_VVI the_AT night_NNT1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL But_CCB he_PPHS1 is_VBZ not_XX due_JJ until_CS 
the_AT weekend_NNT1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO start_VVI planning_VVG 
the_AT campaign_NN1 straight_RR away_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 says_VVZ he_PPHS1 ca_VM 
n't_XX wait_VVI to_TO begin_VVI now_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 has_VHZ 
finished_VVN in_II Justville_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI here_RL in_II a_DD221 few_DD222 hours_NNT2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH Sophie_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Will_VM you_PPY manage_VVI all_RR21 right_RR22 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Of_RR21 course_RR22 I_PPIS1 will_VM ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 must_VM breathe_VVI deeply_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 must_VM think_VVI of_IO father_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Indeed_RR ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL But_CCB you_PPY must_VM help_VVI me_PPIO1 
Eunice_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" *|_NULL ^_NULL *'_" And_CC so_RR must_VM you_PPY ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 
tells_VVZ Jeremy_NP1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 has_VHZ summoned_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM give_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 list_NN1 to_TO take_VVI 
to_II the_AT shops_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX got_VVN time_NNT1 ,_, **'_" 
he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL The_AT hole_NN1 's_VHZ got_VVN bigger_JJR ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO get_VVI the_AT ladder_NN1 up_RP ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY must_VM ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 repeats_VVZ 
impatiently_RR ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 is_VBZ a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Did_VDD you_PPY not_XX hear_VVI what_DDQ I_PPIS1 said_VVD ?_? 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO worry_VVI any_DD more_DAR ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VBZ coming_VVG tonight_RT ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Tonight_RT ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE friend_NN1 \_NULL Mr_NNB Fleming_NP1 will_VM fix_VVI the_AT 
hole_NN1 in_II the_AT church_NN1 roof_NN1 tonight_RT ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Well_RR not_XX exactly_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT beginning_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL If_CS we_PPIS2 get_VV0 a_AT1 real_JJ storm_NN1 
and_CC it_PPH1 gets_VVZ under_II the_AT tiles_NN2 ..._... there_EX wo_VM 
n't_XX be_VBI any_DD church_NN1 left_VVD to_TO save_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO do_VDI something_PN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 runs_VVZ up_RP and_CC down_RP ,_, 
distractedly_RR plucking_VVG a_AT1 raincoat_NN1 from_II its_APPGE peg_NN1 
on_II the_AT hall_NN1 door_NN1 and_CC banging_VVG in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 
cupboard_NN1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 keeps_VVZ a_AT1 hammer_NN1 and_CC some_DD 
nails_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX go_VVI up_RP there_RL now_RT ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 need_VV0 some_DD pieces_NN2 of_IO wood_NN1 
to_TO block_VVI up_RP the_AT holes_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM go_VVI to_II the_AT shops_NN2 ,_, 
**'_" says_VVZ Eunice_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" But_CCB I_PPIS1 need_VV0 a_AT1 whole_JJ ham_NN1 ,_, **'_" 
says_VVZ Sophie_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Now_CS21 that_CS22 things_NN2 are_VBR underway_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Who_PNQS knows_VVZ ,_, I_PPIS1 may_VM need_VVI to_TO cut_VVI 
sandwiches_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX carry_VVI a_AT1 ham_NN1 in_II 
your_APPGE bike_NN1 basket_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI some_DD slices_NN2 ,_, 
and_CC the_AT rest_NN1 can_VM be_VBI delivered_VVN tomorrow_RT ,_, **'_" 
says_VVZ Eunice_NP1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL The_AT rain_NN1 has_VHZ still_RR not_XX come_VVN ;_; the_AT 
cicadas_NN2 still_RR sing_VV0 ;_; the_AT air_NN1 presses_NN2 close_VV0 upon_II 
them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT feverish_JJ sound_NN1 of_IO wood_NN1 being_VBG sawn_VVN 
assails_VVZ the_AT air_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 harsh_JJ scratch_NN1 and_CC rasp_NN1 ,_, 
and_CC something_PN1 else_RR ,_, what_DDQ might_VM be_VBI taken_VVN as_II 
an_AT1 oath_NN1 if_CS one_PN1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI that_CST this_DD1 
was_VBDZ the_AT house_NN1 belonging_VVG to_II a_AT1 man_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
cloth_NN1 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 484+TEXT+L11_FO **]_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL To_II the_AT Taj_NP Mahal_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *2_NULL THE_AT HEAT_NN1 *0_NULL of_IO the_AT Indian_JJ 
plains_NN2 had_VHD ,_, from_II the_AT first_MD ,_, seemed_VVD an_AT1 
imposition_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Waves_NN2 of_IO stultifying_VVG warmth_NN1 turned_VVD all_DB 
sights_NN2 to_TO dim_VVI and_CC feverish_JJ dreams_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Later_RRR ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR never_RR sure_JJ of_IO where_RRQ 
they_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN or_CC what_DDQ they_PPHS2 saw_VVD there_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Even_RR the_AT tour-bus_JJ driver_NN1 ,_, imprecise_JJ and_CC 
vacillating_VVG ,_, added_VVN to_II the_AT impression_NN1 of_IO 
heat-induced_JJ vagueness_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, what_DDQ 's_VBZ that_DD1 building_NN1 
over_RL21 there_RL22 ,_, on_II that_DD1 hill_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" someone_PN1 might_VM ask_VVI in_II the_AT enthusiasm_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 
cool_JJ early_JJ morning_NNT1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Please_RR ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT driver_NN1 hung_VVD his_APPGE washing_NN1 round_II 
his_APPGE seat_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE voice_NN1 came_VVD from_II within_II 
damp_JJ draperies_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL That_DD1 building_NN1 over_RL21 there_RL22 ,_, what_DDQ 
is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Is_VBZ it_PPH1 another_DD1 temple_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Please_RR ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 fort_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Cyril_NP1 says_VVZ it_PPH1 's_VBZ definitely_RR a_AT1 fort_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Please_RR ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ better_JJR ,_, Anne_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, 
to_TO make_VVI them_PPHO2 small_JJ mysteries_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ they_PPHS2 actually_RR were_VBDR was_VBDZ of_IO little_JJ 
significance_NN1 ,_, for_IF everyone_PN1 filled_VVD in_II the_AT gaps_NN2 
with_IW what_DDQ was_VBDZ dearest_JJT to_TO their_APPGE own_DA hearts_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 thought_VVD the_AT buildings_NN2 were_VBDR 
palaces_NN2 or_CC castles_NN2 ,_, pleasure_NN1 domes_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Edwin_NP1 said_VVD some_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 might_VM be_VBI 
the_AT boardrooms_NN2 of_IO grand_JJ but_CCB defunct_JJ Indian_JJ 
companies_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Others_NN2 claimed_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR infirmaries_NN2 
laid_VVD waste_NN1 by_II flood_NN1 and_CC pestilence_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 saw_VVD the_AT whole_JJ country_NN1 as_II a_AT1 
breeding_NN1 ground_NN1 for_IF vicious_JJ infections_NN2 that_CST would_VM 
lay_VVI them_PPHO2 low_JJ with_IW fierce_JJ ,_, lingering_VVG ailments_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 had_VHD worked_VVN out_RP their_APPGE own_DA grim_JJ 
expectations_NN2 and_CC were_VBDR pale_JJ ,_, clutching_VVG handbags_NN2 or_CC 
valises_NN2 filled_VVN with_IW antibiotics_NN2 from_II kind_NN1 country_NN1 
doctors_NN2 back_RP home_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS the_AT bus_NN1 stopped_VVD they_PPHS2 would_VM buy_VVI 
more_RGR sealed_JJ bottles_NN2 of_IO mineral_NN1 water_NN1 ,_, without_IW 
effervescence_NN1 ,_, to_TO wash_VVI down_RP another_DD1 dose_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Avice_NP1 Simmonds_NP1 filled_VVD the_AT landscape_NN1 with_IW 
public_JJ lavatories_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE bladder_NN1 was_VBDZ weak_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 now_RT leaned_VVD over_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO Edwin_NP1 
and_CC Anne_NP1 's_GE seat_NN1 in_II the_AT bus_NN1 ,_, nodded_VVD towards_II 
the_AT current_JJ tumble_NN1 of_IO ruined_JJ turrets_NN2 and_CC crenellated_JJ 
walls_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 if_CS that_DD1 's_VBZ one_PN1 ,_, 
**'_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH dear_UH ,_, no_UH it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 leaned_VVD a_RR21 little_RR22 closer_RRR ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 had_VHN it_PPH1 on_RP very_RG good_JJ 
authority_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 're_VBR all_DB held_VVN together_II21 
with_II22 ..._... they_PPHS2 'll_VM never_RR guess_VVI ,_, will_VM they_PPHS2 
,_, Archie_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL No_UH ,_, dear_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX even_RR begin_VVI to_TO 
try_VVI ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Edwin_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 held_VVD an_AT1 unusual_JJ 
coldness_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ quite_RG disgusting_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 're_VBR all_DB held_VVN together_II21 with_II22 
elephant_NN1 you-know-what_DDQ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX quite_RR follow_VVI you_PPY 
._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Edwin_NP1 had_VHD returned_VVN to_II his_APPGE reading_NN1 ,_, 
a_AT1 trade_NN1 brochure_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY know_VV0 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Avice_NP1 spoke_VVD with_IW eager_JJ and_CC breathless_JJ 
emphasis_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ they_PPHS2 do_VD0 ,_, what_DDQ elephants_NN2 do_VD0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Archie_NP1 says_VVZ it_PPH1 's_VBZ disgusting_JJ ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX 
you_PPY ,_, Archie_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, dear_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Is_VBZ your_APPGE little_JJ wife_NN1 quite_RG 
well_RR today_RT ,_, \_NULL Mr_NNB ..._... um_UH ..._... 

^ Edwin_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR perfectly_RR well_RR are_VBR n't_XX 
you_PPY ,_, Anne_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" Perfectly_NP1 ,_, thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 just_RR wondered_VVD *-_- her_APPGE 
little_JJ head_NN1 hung_VVN like_II that_DD1 and_CC not_XX joining_VVG in_II 
my_APPGE singing_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Just_RR like_II them_PPHO2 ,_, **'_" and_CC she_PPHS1 nodded_VVD 
towards_II the_AT sick_JJ ones_NN2 at_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT bus_NN1 
,_, *'_" before_CS they_PPHS2 got_VVD that_DD1 bug_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS you_PPY ask_VV0 me_PPIO1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT ice_NN1 
cream_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT bus_NN1 swerved_VVD wildly_RR to_TO avoid_VVI 
a_AT1 cow_NN1 and_CC two_MC hens_NN2 but_CCB Avice_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX to_TO 
be_VBI easily_RR dislodged_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL How_RRQ were_VBDR your_APPGE baths_NN2 this_DD1 
morning_NNT1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Mine_PPGE was_VBDZ cold_JJ and_CC a_AT1 spider_NN1 came_VVD out_II21 
of_II22 the_AT tap_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 poisonous_JJ ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Edwin_NP1 had_VHD placed_VVN one_MC1 hand_NN1 against_II 
his_APPGE left_JJ temple_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Naughty_JJ boy_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Avice_NP1 flitted_VVD away_RP along_II the_AT aisle_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT bus_NN1 with_IW the_AT bulbous_JJ grace_NN1 of_IO the_AT very_RG 
large_JJ who_PNQS possess_VV0 small_JJ feet_NN2 and_CC learn_VV0 early_RR 
the_AT art_NN1 of_IO pirouetting_VVG on_II plump_JJ toes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL From_II behind_II Anne_NP1 's_GE seat_NN1 came_VVD faint_JJ 
sounds_NN2 of_IO crumpling_VVG cellophane_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 small_JJ 
satisfied_JJ sigh_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX look_VVI now_RT ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 
whispered_VVD in_II Edwin_NP1 's_GE ear_NN1 ,_, *'_" but_CCB poor_JJ little_JJ 
Archie_NP1 Simmonds_NP1 is_VBZ eating_VVG her_APPGE biscuits_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL My_APPGE bathwater_NN1 was_VBDZ cold_JJ again_RT 
this_DD1 morning_NNT1 and_CC it_PPH1 had_VHD a_AT1 spider_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 
._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Avice_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 came_VVD from_II the_AT front_NN1 
of_IO the_AT bus_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL And_CC yesterday_RT it_PPH1 had_VHD a_AT1 nasty_JJ grey_JJ 
look_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS we_PPIS2 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN leaving_VVG I_PPIS1 'd_VM 
have_VHI made_VVN Archie_NP1 complain_VVI ,_, would_VM n't_XX I_MC1 ,_, 
Archie_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, dear_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Edwin_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Poor_JJ Edwin_NP1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD Anne_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI to_TO swap_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD given_VVN her_PPHO1 the_AT window_NN1 seat_NN1 
again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" If_CS this_DD1 is_VBZ India_NP1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 seen_VVN 
it_PPH1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" Been_VBN there_RL ,_, done_VDN that_DD1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR passing_VVG through_II another_DD1 
little_JJ village_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT women_NN2 were_VBDR making_VVG dung_NN1 cakes_NN2 while_CS 
the_AT men_NN2 quarrelled_VVD over_RP something_PN1 that_CST had_VHD 
fallen_VVN in_II the_AT dust_NN1 ,_, exactly_RR what_DDQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD 
seen_VVN in_II all_DB the_AT previous_JJ villages_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Even_RR the_AT stories_NN2 of_IO the_AT ruins_NN2 and_CC 
monuments_NN2 were_VBDR strangely_RR similar_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT tales_NN2 were_VBDR always_RR about_II a_AT1 handsome_JJ 
prince_NN1 who_PNQS married_VVD a_AT1 simple_JJ girl_NN1 of_IO great_JJ 
beauty_NN1 and_CC distinction_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 lived_VVD in_II splendour_NN1 and_CC ecstasy_NN1 for_IF 
a_AT1 year_NNT1 and_CC a_AT1 day_NNT1 till_CS she_PPHS1 died_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT prince_NN1 spent_VVD his_APPGE remaining_JJ years_NNT2 
building_VVG a_AT1 monument_NN1 to_TO honour_VVI her_APPGE memory_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT guides_NN2 might_VM alter_VVI certain_JJ parts_NN2 
of_IO the_AT accounts_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sometimes_RT the_AT prince_NN1 's_GE lovely_JJ wife_NN1 died_VVD 
from_II a_AT1 sting_NN1 and_CC sometimes_RT she_PPHS1 drowned_VVD in_II a_AT1 
pool_NN1 of_IO rosewater_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT facts_NN2 ,_, like_II the_AT 
sights_NN2 ,_, remained_VVD wonderfully_RR alike_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Anne_NP1 wondered_VVD if_CSW the_AT sameness_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
worn_JJ tales_NN2 mirrored_VVD the_AT vast_JJ ,_, battered_VVD but_CCB 
glorious_JJ landscape_NN1 that_CST spread_VV0 about_II them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 had_VHD lived_VVN for_IF so_RG long_RR in_II that_DD1 
brilliant_JJ world_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 knew_VVD little_RR changed_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" If_CS this_DD1 is_VBZ India_NP1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 seen_VVN 
it_PPH1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD Edwin_NP1 again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR approaching_VVG another_DD1 village_NN1 ,_, 
slightly_RR different_JJ from_II the_AT last_MD because_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD 
more_DAR hens_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Edwin_NP1 had_VHD said_VVN the_AT same_DA thing_NN1 a_ZZ1 
dozen_NNO times_NNT2 the_AT previous_JJ week_NNT1 in_II Delhi_NP1 ,_, 
leaning_VVG out_RP over_II the_AT hotel_NN1 balcony_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_RL ,_, stretching_VVG away_RP in_II all_DB directions_NN2 ,_, 
were_VBDR streets_NN2 filled_VVN with_IW stucco_NN1 houses_NN2 and_CC 
apartments_NN2 ,_, the_AT peeling_JJ paints_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE shutters_NN2 
like_II small_JJ cruel_JJ lips_NN2 grinning_VVG up_RP at_II that_DD1 
merciless_JJ sky_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 enjoyed_VVD Delhi_NP1 more_RRR ,_, **'_" said_VVD 
Edwin_NP1 now_RT ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL At_RR21 least_RR22 I_PPIS1 had_VHD work_NN1 to_TO do_VDI 
there_RL ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 laid_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 fondly_RR on_II his_APPGE 
briefcase_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ busy_JJ in_II Delhi_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD my_APPGE contacts_NN2 in_II Delhi_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Edwin_NP1 dealt_VVD in_II hand_NN1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL 
-woven_JJ rugs_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR busy_JJ now_RT ,_, darling_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR busy_JJ relaxing_NN1 ,_, studying_VVG Mughal_NP1 
architecture_NN1 ,_, Edwin_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR supposed_JJ to_TO be_VBI busy_JJ having_VHG a_AT1 
good_JJ time_NNT1 winding_VVG down_RP ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Too_RG sarcastic_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Thank_VV0 you_PPY for_IF bringing_VVG me_PPIO1 ,_, Edwin_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL That_DD1 would_VM make_VVI up_RP for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Edwin_NP1 delved_VVD into_II the_AT briefcase_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_MC1 daresay_NN1 I_PPIS1 should_VM keep_VVI you_PPY 
amused_VVD ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR on_II a_AT1 bus_NN1 tour_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
ancient_JJ Mughal_NP1 empire_NN1 ,_, each_DD1 day_NNT1 bringing_VVG broken_JJ 
monuments_NN2 to_II lost_JJ love_NN1 ,_, noble_JJ cities_NN2 built_VVN of_IO 
rosy_JJ stone_NN1 and_CC sacked_VVN by_II invaders_NN2 ,_, vast_JJ and_CC 
ancient_JJ water_NN1 cisterns_NN2 involving_VVG remarkable_JJ engineering_NN1 
principles_NN2 now_RT forgotten_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Amongst_II this_DD1 decaying_JJ grandeur_NN1 marched_VVD 
groups_NN2 of_IO determined_JJ hens_NN2 ,_, stalwart_JJ camels_NN2 pulled_VVD 
loads_NN2 of_IO hay_NN1 on_II three-wheeled_JJ carts_NN2 ,_, elephants_NN2 
partially_RR painted_JJ puce_NN1 or_CC magenta_NN1 dragged_VVD bundles_NN2 
of_IO sticks_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR all_DB disturbingly_RR insolent_JJ ,_, but_CCB 
naive_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT hens_NN2 hopped_VVD on_RP to_II the_AT lower_JJR steps_NN2 
of_IO the_AT bus_NN1 when_CS it_PPH1 stopped_VVD and_CC cackled_VVD through_II 
the_AT gratings_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Animals_NN2 with_IW longer_JJR necks_NN2 stared_VVD through_II the_AT 
windows_NN2 and_CC showed_VVD their_APPGE teeth_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Look_VV0 ,_, Edwin_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 camel_NN1 looking_VVG at_II you_PPY through_II 
the_AT window_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ staring_VVG in_II your_APPGE case_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ ?_? 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Edwin_NP1 slammed_VVD the_AT lid_NN1 down_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT heat_NN1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO strip_VVI from_II 
him_PPHO1 the_AT small_JJ politenesses_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 lifetime_NNT1 ,_, 
stripped_VVD from_II them_PPHO2 all_DB years_NNT2 of_IO tiny_JJ 
pretensions_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL My_APPGE clothes_NN2 are_VBR getting_VVG browner_JJR 
and_CC browner_JJR ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ somebody_PN1 who_PNQS said_VVD that_CST 
every_AT1 day_NNT1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Your_APPGE clothes_NN2 are_VBR n't_XX as_RG brown_JJ 
as_CSA mine_PPGE ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Mine_PPGE are_VBR so_RG brown_JJ I_PPIS1 could_VM 
scream_VVI ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL At_RR21 least_RR22 all_DB your_APPGE buttons_NN2 
have_VH0 n't_XX been_VBN squashed_JJ flat_NN1 in_II the_AT laundry_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Was_VBDZ that_DD1 Cyril_NP1 or_CC one_MC1 of_IO the_AT sick_JJ 
ones_NN2 at_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT bus_NN1 ?_? 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 keep_VV0 putting_VVG notes_NN2 on_II things_NN2 
saying_VVG ,_, *"_" ^_NULL Please_RR do_VD0 not_XX squash_VVI buttons_NN2 
flat_RR ,_, **"_" but_CCB they_PPHS2 keep_VV0 on_RP doing_VDG it_PPH1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 still_RR have_VH0 n't_XX got_VVN Archie_NP1 
's_GE peejays_NN2 back_RP from_II the_AT laundry_NN1 at_II that_DD1 last_MD 
place_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 I_MC1 ,_, Archie_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL No_UH ,_, dear_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Avice_NP1 dug_VVD her_APPGE toes_NN2 into_II the_AT 
stonework_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 's_GE ruin_NN1 as_CSA Edwin_NP1 's_GE 
head_NN1 ,_, leonine_JJ and_CC savage_NN1 ,_, turned_VVN towards_II her_PPHO1 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL And_CC what_DDQ exactly_RR ,_, my_APPGE dear_JJ woman_NN1 
,_, are_VBR peejays_NN2 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Pyjamas_NN2 ,_, silly_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 fluttered_VVD away_RP through_II an_AT1 arched_JJ 
door_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL The_AT bathwater_NN1 was_VBDZ cold_JJ again_RT today_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 never_RR get_VV0 it_PPH1 right_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC I_PPIS1 've_VH0 just_RR seen_VVN the_AT most_RGT disgusting_JJ 
thing_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ disgusting_JJ ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ,_, 
Archie_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, dear_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 saw_VVD at_RR21 least_RR22 a_AT1 dozen_NNO 
people_NN urinating_VVG in_RR21 public_RR22 and_CC half_DB of_IO them_PPHO2 
were_VBDR grown_VVN men_NN2 ,_, were_VBDR n't_XX they_PPHS2 ,_, Archie_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, dear_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM really_RR looking_VVG forward_RL 
to_II getting_VVG home_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM really_RR looking_VVG forward_RL to_II having_VHG 
a_AT1 nice_JJ roast_JJ dinner_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI 
terribly_RR busy_JJ when_CS I_PPIS1 get_VV0 there_RL of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, 
wo_VM n't_XX I_MC1 ,_, Archie_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, dear_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI booked_VVN up_RP for_IF 
months_NNT2 addressing_VVG groups_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 'll_VM all_RR want_VVI to_TO know_VVI what_DDQ I_MC1 
think_NN1 of_IO India_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Edwin_NP1 sighed_VVD and_CC fanned_VVD himself_PPX1 
with_IW his_APPGE hat_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Poor_JJ Edwin_NP1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD Anne_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Poor_JJ India_NP1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD Edwin_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Yet_RR as_CSA the_AT days_NNT2 passed_VVD the_AT heat_NN1 
became_VVD more_DAR of_IO a_AT1 friend_NN1 ,_, giving_VVG tantalising_JJ 
glimpses_NN2 of_IO lush_JJ pink_JJ flowers_NN2 in_II shades_NN2 too_RG 
chokingly_RR violent_JJ for_IF ordinary_JJ temperate_JJ life_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX were_VBDR few_DA2 of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, for_IF the_AT 
withering_JJ hot_JJ season_NNT1 had_VHD come_VVN down_RP upon_II the_AT 
plains_NN2 but_CCB those_DD2 that_CST remained_VVD sprang_VVD joyfully_RR 
from_II barren_JJ branches_NN2 like_II hope_NN1 where_RRQ none_PN was_VBDZ 
expected_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT penance_NN1 of_IO the_AT heat_NN1 became_VVD almost_RR 
a_AT1 blessing_NN1 ,_, like_II the_AT warmth_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 compost_NN1 
heap_NN1 that_CST steamed_VVD away_RP the_AT flesh_NN1 of_IO all_DB 
rubbish_NN1 and_CC left_VVD only_RR the_AT bones_NN2 of_IO the_AT matter_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Only_RR four_MC more_DAR days_NNT2 ,_, **'_" they_PPHS2 
began_VVD to_TO chant_VVI in_II the_AT evenings_NNT2 ,_, '_" till_CS we_PPIS2 
get_VV0 to_II the_AT Taj_NP Mahal_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL They_PPHS2 attached_VVD themselves_PPX2 to_II the_AT idea_NN1 
of_IO that_DD1 building_NN1 like_II ribs_NN2 to_II a_AT1 backbone_NN1 ,_, 
speaking_VVG only_RR of_IO getting_VVG there_RL as_CS21 though_CS22 they_PPHS2 
regarded_VVD the_AT journey_NN1 the_AT greater_JJR part_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
sight_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_II that_DD1 they_PPHS2 could_VM all_RR go_VVI home_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI the_AT architectural_JJ climax_NN1 ,_, 
and_CC the_AT end_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Only_RR three_MC more_DAR days_NNT2 ,_, **'_" they_PPHS2 
said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Only_RR two_MC ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 there_RL might_VM be_VBI a_AT1 
breeze_NN1 there_RL ,_, **'_" said_VVD Edwin_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR all_DB sitting_VVG in_II the_AT marble_NN1 
foyer_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 's_GE hotel_NN1 ,_, carved_JJ pillars_NN2 
separating_VVG them_PPHO2 from_II the_AT bleached_JJ garden_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Little_RR \_NULL Mrs_NNB Blenkarne_NP1 ,_, Cyril_NP1 's_GE 
wife_NN1 ,_, nodded_VVD and_CC clutched_VVD her_APPGE best_JJT evening_NNT1 
bag_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE trim_NN1 of_IO old_JJ uncut_JJ turquoises_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL And_CC water_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 licked_VVD her_APPGE lips_NN2 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Father_NN1 says_VVZ there_EX 'll_VM be_VBI water_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL A_AT1 waiter_NN1 appeared_VVN but_CCB \_NULL Mrs_NNB 
Blenkarne_NP1 waved_VVD him_PPHO1 away_RP and_CC he_PPHS1 glided_VVD into_II 
the_AT scented_JJ shadows_NN2 like_II another_DD1 prince_NN1 ,_, 
red-turbanned_JJ among_II mealy-faced_JJ intruders_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thirst_NN1 ,_, 
\_NULL Mrs_NNB Blenkarne_NP1 explained_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ more_RRR a_AT1 parching_NN1 of_IO the_AT actual_JJ 
skin_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC rubbed_VVD her_APPGE thin_JJ old_JJ 
arms_NN2 and_CC legs_NN2 as_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR the_AT small_JJ 
scaly_JJ extremities_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 exhausted_JJ reptile_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" The_AT air_NN1 might_VM be_VBI softer_JJR at_II the_AT 
Taj_NP Mahal_NP1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD Edwin_NP1 ,_, slumped_VVD in_II his_APPGE 
chair_NN1 ,_, *'_" less_RGR oppressive_JJ perhaps_RR ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Anne_NP1 saw_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN ground_VVN 
down_RP by_II the_AT heat_NN1 ,_, pressed_VVD into_II that_DD1 dusty_JJ 
hard-packed_JJ earth_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE blanched_JJ sky_NN1 and_CC 
eerily_RR undefined_JJ horizons_NN2 till_CS he_PPHS1 imagined_VVD himself_PPX1 
crawling_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM all_RR feel_VVI better_JJR when_CS 
we_PPIS2 get_VV0 there_RL ,_, **'_" said_VVD Cyril_NP1 Blenkarne_NP1 ,_, *'_" 
and_CC now_RT if_CSW you_PPY 'll_VM all_RR excuse_VVI us_PPIO2 ,_, I_PPIS1 
'll_VM just_RR take_VVI Mother_NN1 upstairs_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Time_NNT1 for_IF your_APPGE rest_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE dear_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY think_VVI the_AT 
Blenkarnes_NP2 are_VBR sweet_JJ ,_, **'_" Anne_NP1 said_VVD to_II Edwin_NP1 
when_RRQ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR back_RP in_II their_APPGE room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR having_VHG turns_NN2 under_II the_AT feeble_JJ 
shower_NN1 ,_, closeted_VVD in_II that_DD1 bathroom_NN1 like_II two_MC 
sardines_NN2 pressed_VVD together_RL in_II a_AT1 tin_NN1 and_CC each_DD1 
one_PN1 anxious_JJ for_IF a_AT1 share_NN1 of_IO saving_VVG oil_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" That_DD1 way_NN1 he_PPHS1 has_VHZ of_IO calling_VVG 
her_APPGE Mother_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 calls_VVZ him_PPHO1 Father_NN1 or_CC 
\_NULL Mr_NNB Blenkarne_NP1 *-_- I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 
good_JJ idea_NN1 ,_, really_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 gives_VVZ an_AT1 air_NN1 of_IO formality_NN1 to_II things_NN2 
,_, so_CS people_NN can_VM advance_VVI ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, *'_" 
or_CC retreat_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 please_VV0 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Edwin_NP1 turned_VVD the_AT water_NN1 off_RP and_CC 
stepped_VVD out_RP into_II the_AT cavernous_JJ marble_NN1 bathroom_NN1 ,_, 
relic_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 maharaja_NN1 's_VHZ lost_VVN magnificence_NN1 and_CC 
now_RT available_JJ to_II any_DD traveller_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 credit_NN1 
card_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ no_AT use_NN1 talking_VVG to_II me_PPIO1 
,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX hear_VVI a_AT1 thing_NN1 you_PPY 're_VBR 
saying_VVG over_II the_AT water_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 sighed_VVD loudly_RR and_CC the_AT sound_NN1 
seemed_VVD to_TO echo_VVI across_II the_AT bedroom_NN1 ,_, swirled_VVD 
round_II the_AT marble_NN1 columns_NN2 that_CST flanked_VVD the_AT 
wardrobe_NN1 thirty_MC feet_NN2 away_RL ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Is_VBZ my_APPGE dinner_NN1 jacket_NN1 back_RP yet_RR ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX say_VVI it_PPH1 is_VBZ n't_XX back_RP from_II the_AT 
cleaners_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL A_AT1 bloom_NN1 of_IO dust_NN1 and_CC curried_JJ 
cauliflower_NN1 had_VHD ruined_VVN his_APPGE silk_NN1 lapels_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM look_VVI in_II a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ,_, 
when_CS I_PPIS1 can_VM face_VVI the_AT walk_NN1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD 
and_CC watched_VVD him_PPHO1 stretch_NN1 out_RP on_II his_APPGE bed_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 shrank_VVD to_II cot-size_JJ within_II the_AT dimensions_NN2 
of_IO that_DD1 enormous_JJ room_NN1 and_CC Edwin_NP1 looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 
small_JJ old_JJ child_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 watched_VVD him_PPHO1 covertly_RR and_CC 
wondered_VVD again_RT if_CSW he_PPHS1 had_VHD trapped_VVN her_PPHO1 with_IW 
cunning_JJ or_CC kindness_NN1 before_CS they_PPHS2 left_VVD home_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 stirred_VVD ,_, opened_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, those_DD2 
twin_JJ crescents_NN2 that_CST saw_VVD everything_PN1 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 485+TEXT+L12_FO **]_NULL 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL Smoking_VVG her_APPGE heart_NN1 out_RP ,_, hoping_VVG the_AT 
unseeing_JJ face_NN1 would_VM fade_VVI ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN afraid_JJ that_CST in_II the_AT 
first_MD days_NNT2 there_EX would_VM be_VBI regrets_NN2 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 
would_VM begin_VVI to_TO cry_VVI for_IF the_AT normal_JJ cycles_NN2 of_IO 
everyday_JJ life_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL How_RRQ could_VM you_PPY be_VBI expected_VVN to_TO manage_VVI 
alone_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, if_CS you_PPY had_VHD never_RR 
known_VVN anything_RR21 but_RR22 humdrum_JJ domesticity_NN1 ;_; if_CS you_PPY 
were_VBDR never_RR expected_VVN to_TO produce_VVI an_AT1 original_JJ 
thought_NN1 or_CC make_VV0 any_DD decisions_NN2 beyond_II the_AT garden_NN1 
gate_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Now_CS21 that_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN the_AT step_NN1 and_CC 
detached_VVN herself_PPX1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ amazing_JJ how_RRQ simple_JJ 
it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT plan_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 realised_VVD ,_, had_VHD lodged_VVN 
itself_PPX1 so_RG long_RR ago_RA in_II that_DD1 secret_JJ part_NN1 of_IO 
her_APPGE brain_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB it_PPH1 had_VHD ever_RR needed_VVN was_VBDZ a_AT1 signal_NN1 
to_TO act_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN with_IW her_PPHO1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 lay_VVD 
beside_II Arthur_NP1 in_II the_AT double_JJ bed_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 subsound_NN1 
in_II the_AT crying_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE children_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 whisper_NN1 
in_II the_AT silence_NN1 of_IO the_AT garden_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 cherished_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, it_PPH1 nurtured_VVD her_PPHO1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Strange_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, for_IF the_AT 
decision_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN she_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI 
considered_VVN insane_JJ and_CC worse_JJR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Yet_RR the_AT insane_JJ part_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST having_VHG 
made_VVN the_AT choice_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT way_NN1 on_II earth_NN1 
she_PPHS1 could_VM impart_VVI its_APPGE simplicity_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE 
beauty_NN1 even_RR ,_, to_II those_DD2 who_PNQS would_VM condemn_VVI her_PPHO1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Nor_CC would_VM she_PPHS1 ever_RR have_VHI been_VBN given_VVN the_AT 
opportunity_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT days_NNT2 began_VVD to_TO settle_VVI ,_, to_TO 
regulate_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II the_AT occasions_NN2 she_PPHS1 went_VVD upstairs_RL to_II 
the_AT bathroom_NN1 and_CC toilet_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 sometimes_RT found_VVD 
offerings_NN2 beside_II her_APPGE door_NN1 *-_- odd_JJ magazines_NN2 ,_, 
once_CS some_DD homemade_JJ peanut_NN1 brownies_NN2 in_II a_AT1 sealed_JJ 
plastic_NN1 container_NN1 ;_; another_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 neatly_RR 
arranged_JJ posy_NN1 of_IO flowers_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_CS a_AT1 while_NNT1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT hand_NN1 
of_IO the_AT giver_NN1 had_VHD ceased_VVN to_TO exist_VVI ,_, the_AT gifts_NN2 
stopped_VVD coming_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL On_II her_APPGE way_NN1 up_RP and_CC down_II the_AT1 
stairs_NN2 ,_, though_CS she_PPHS1 sometimes_RT heard_VVD voices_NN2 in_II 
the_AT kitchen_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 met_VVD no-one_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX would_VM be_VBI no_AT more_DAR knocks_NN2 on_II the_AT 
door_NN1 ,_, no_AT telephone_NN1 calls_NN2 ,_, no_AT letters_NN2 in_II the_AT 
box_NN1 for_IF her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT drapes_NN2 were_VBDR drawn_VVN ,_, the_AT room_NN1 was_VBDZ 
calm_JJ and_CC secure_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 now_RT to_TO divert_VVI her_PPHO1 
from_II the_AT path_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Standing_VVG at_II the_AT sink_NN1 she_PPHS1 washed_VVD 
her_APPGE body_NN1 with_IW meticulous_JJ care_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 spent_VVD much_DA1 time_NNT1 brushing_VVG her_APPGE 
hair_NN1 and_CC cleaned_VVD her_APPGE teeth_NN2 several_DA2 times_NNT2 a_AT1 
day_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 hung_VVD her_APPGE laundered_JJ underwear_NN1 and_CC 
hand_NN1 towel_NN1 on_II a_AT1 cord_NN1 above_II the_AT casement_NN1 
window_NN1 where_CS it_PPH1 quickly_RR dried_VVD in_II the_AT humid_JJ air_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 took_VVD only_RR a_AT1 minimal_JJ effort_NN1 each_DD1 
day_NNT1 to_TO keep_VVI the_AT room_NN1 clean_JJ and_CC tidy_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 duty_NN1 to_TO take_VVI good_JJ 
care_NN1 of_IO the_AT space_NN1 she_PPHS1 occupied_VVD ,_, not_XX a_AT1 
chore_NN1 ,_, just_RR a_AT1 relevant_JJ factor_NN1 in_II the_AT day_NNT1 's_GE 
energy_NN1 flow_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT realisation_NN1 grew_VVD in_II her_PPHO1 with_IW mounting_VVG 
astonishment_NN1 and_CC wonder_NN1 that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD 
time_NNT1 in_II forty_MC years_NNT2 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD lived_VVN 
entirely_RR alone_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Forty_MC years_NNT2 ..._... it_PPH1 ticked_VVD off_RP on_II the_AT 
tips_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE fingers_NN2 ..._... one_MC1 ,_, two_MC ,_, three_MC 
,_, four_MC ,_, five_MC ,_, six_MC ..._... like_II the_AT mindless_JJ 
ticking_NN1 of_IO the_AT old_JJ clock_NN1 in_II Molly_NP1 's_GE kitchen_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB gone_VVN ..._... 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO conserve_VVI the_AT sheets_NN2 ,_, 
she_PPHS1 rested_VVD mostly_RR in_II her_APPGE wrap_NN1 on_II31 top_II32 
of_II33 the_AT bed_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA she_PPHS1 lay_VVD ,_, her_APPGE hands_NN2 loosely_RR 
clasped_VVD beneath_II her_APPGE breasts_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 began_VVD 
haltingly_RR at_RR21 first_RR22 to_TO let_VVI recollection_NN1 weave_VVI 
its_APPGE narrative_NN1 in_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT starting_NN1 point_NN1 ,_, no_AT climax_NN1 
,_, no_AT end_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Images_NN2 sharpened_VVD ,_, incidents_NN2 expanded_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 watched_VVD them_PPHO2 come_VVN to_II life_NN1 with_IW 
rising_VVG fascination_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT word_NN1 ,_, love_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 exploded_VVD in_II 
a_AT1 shower_NN1 of_IO gold_NN1 stars_NN2 in_II a_AT1 filmy_JJ heaven_NN1 
of_IO pinks_NN2 and_CC blues_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Its_APPGE sound_NN1 first_MD entered_VVD her_PPHO1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 
sat_VVD on_II a_AT1 cushion_NN1 on_II the_AT Sunday_NP1 School_NP1 floor_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 came_VVD out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 halo_NN1 of_IO golden_JJ 
light_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II an_AT1 angel_NN1 voice_NN1 ,_, sweet_JJ and_CC pure_JJ ,_, 
Jesus_NP1 loves_VVZ you_PPY ,_, Jesus_NP1 loves_VVZ you_PPY one_MC1 and_CC 
all_DB ..._... 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Love_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 let_VVD it_PPH1 sound_VV0 on_II her_APPGE tongue_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Love_NN1 ,_, love_NN1 ,_, love_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 spun_VVD round_RP and_CC round_RP inside_II her_APPGE 
head_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Love_NN1 makes_VVZ the_AT world_NN1 go_VVI round_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 sang_VVD and_CC shimmered_VVD in_II the_AT air_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 linked_VVD the_AT heart_NN1 with_IW the_AT rays_NN2 of_IO 
the_AT sun_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 drew_VVD the_AT eyes_NN2 to_II the_AT moon_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL How_RRQ could_VM a_AT1 word_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 mere_JJ symbol_NN1 
on_II a_AT1 page_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 clipped_JJ message_NN1 to_II the_AT brain_NN1 
,_, order_NN1 the_AT complete_JJ plan_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE life_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 looked_VVD up_RP at_II the_AT cracked_JJ grey_JJ 
ceiling_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Love_NP1 had_VHD no_AT face_NN1 ,_, no_AT physical_JJ form_NN1 ,_, 
no_AT compulsive_JJ dogma_NN1 ,_, yet_RR it_PPH1 had_VHD taken_VVN her_APPGE 
step_NN1 by_II step_NN1 all_DB the_AT way_NN1 to_II this_DD1 house_NN1 ,_, 
to_II this_DD1 decaying_JJ room_NN1 ,_, to_II this_DD1 bed_NN1 from_II 
which_DDQ she_PPHS1 would_VM never_RR see_VVI the_AT sun_NN1 and_CC moon_NN1 
again_RT ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Daddy_NN1 loves_VVZ you_PPY ,_, Mummy_NN1 loves_VVZ you_PPY 
,_, Grandpa_NN1 loves_VVZ you_PPY ,_, Grandma_NN1 loves_VVZ you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL Arthur_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 choked_VVD with_IW passion_NN1 ,_, *'_" 
^_NULL I_PPIS1 love_VV0 you_PPY ,_, Jenny_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 love_VV0 you_PPY 
so_RG much_DA1 it_PPH1 hurts_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Let_VM21 's_VM22 ..._... 

^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT songs_NN2 ,_, endless_JJ :_: ^_NULL Love_NN1 is_VBZ 
in_II the_AT air_NN1 ,_, love_NN1 is_VBZ everywhere_RL ..._... 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Love_NP1 packed_VVD the_AT Masonic_JJ dancehall_NN1 that_DD1 
night_NNT1 ,_, it_PPH1 moaned_VVD in_II the_AT saxophone_NN1 and_CC 
thumped_VVD in_II the_AT double_JJ bass_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 sat_VVD on_II a_AT1 long_JJ wooden_JJ bench_NN1 in_II a_AT1 
row_NN1 of_IO other_JJ women_NN2 ,_, waiting_VVG for_IF the_AT next_MD 
dance_NN1 ,_, the_AT Monte_NP Carlo_NP1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO 
sick_JJ dread_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN asked_VVN for_IF the_AT last_MD 
two_MC dances_NN2 and_CC felt_VVD the_AT shame_NN1 creeping_VVG into_II 
her_APPGE cheeks_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT women_NN2 nearby_RL were_VBDR already_RR getting_VVG up_RP ,_, 
smiling_VVG into_II the_AT faces_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE selectors_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Another_DD1 ten_MC seconds_NNT2 or_CC so_CS ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ 
all_DB ,_, then_RT she_PPHS1 would_VM get_VVI out_RP quick_RR ,_, hide_VV0 
her_APPGE shame_NN1 in_II the_AT night_NNT1 and_CC not_XX come_VVN back_RP ,_, 
ever_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 wore_VVD a_AT1 rustling_JJ rose_NN1 pink_JJ 
taffeta_NN1 dress_NN1 which_DDQ flattered_VVD her_APPGE small_JJ bust_NN1 
and_CC accentuated_VVD her_APPGE slim_JJ waist_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT lavender_NN1 perfume_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD put_VVN on_RP 
was_VBDZ just_RR right_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Without_IW touching_VVG her_APPGE hair_NN1 she_PPHS1 knew_VVD 
every_AT1 wave_NN1 and_CC wisp_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II place_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD looked_VVN with_IW satisfaction_NN1 in_II the_AT 
beauty_NN1 parlour_NN1 mirror_NN1 when_RRQ the_AT perm_NN1 was_VBDZ 
completed_VVN and_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ after_II all_DB only_RR four_MC 
hours_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ 's_VBZ wrong_JJ with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD 
,_, almost_RR in_II panic_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ in_II the_AT air_NN1 ,_, everywhere_RL ,_, 
why_RRQ does_VDZ it_PPH1 avoid_VVI me_PPIO1 like_II the_AT plague_NN1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ about_RPK to_TO rise_VVI when_RRQ he_PPHS1 
came_VVD toward_II her_PPHO1 on_II quick_JJ nervous_JJ steps_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 wore_VVD a_AT1 three_MC piece_NN1 blue_JJ serge_NN1 suit_NN1 
,_, a_AT1 smile_NN1 was_VBDZ twisting_VVG about_II his_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 said_VVD in_II a_AT1 faltering_JJ voice_NN1 ,_, *'_" ^_NULL 
Ah_UH ..._... excuse_VV0 me_PPIO1 ..._... may_VM I_PPIS1 have_VHI this_DD1 
dance_NN1 ..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 got_VVD up_RP ,_, not_XX caring_VVG that_CST 
her_APPGE smile_NN1 would_VM seem_VVI a_DD121 little_DD122 foolish_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 manoeuvred_VVD into_II position_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE hands_NN2 were_VBDR sweating_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ so_RG grateful_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI 
been_VBN a_AT1 gorilla_NN1 for_IF all_DB she_PPHS1 cared_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR barely_RR above_II her_APPGE height_NN1 
and_CC was_VBDZ slightly_RR built_VVN ,_, almost_RR thin_JJ ,_, but_CCB 
holding_VVG him_PPHO1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 lurched_VVD and_CC spun_VVD ,_, 
felt_VVD good_JJ in_II a_AT1 safe_JJ ,_, sort_RR21 of_RR22 unchallenging_VVG 
way_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN the_AT {_NULL R.S.A._NP1 }_NULL badge_NN1 
in_II his_APPGE lapel_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" When_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY get_VVI back_RP ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 
murmured_VVD ,_, *'_" I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX help_VVI noticing_VVG the_AT 
badge_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ always_RR a_AT1 good_JJ opening_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL A_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ with_IW the_AT Pacific_NP1 lot_NN ,_, up_RP in_II 
Santos_NP1 mainly_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ great_RR being_VBG able_JK to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 
bit_NN1 of_IO fun_NN1 again_RT ,_, like_II being_VBG here_RL tonight_RT in_II 
this_DD1 place_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ so_RG good_JJ I_PPIS1 can_VM hardly_RR believe_VVI 
it_PPH1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 soft_JJ ,_, shy_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 suited_VVD his_APPGE small_JJ ,_, unpretentious_JJ 
features_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT modest_JJ head_NN1 of_IO fine_JJ brown_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, 
his_APPGE eyes_NN2 were_VBDR also_RR hazel_JJ ;_; they_PPHS2 were_VBDR 
beginning_VVG to_TO meet_VVI hers_PPGE ,_, stay_VV0 a_DD221 few_DD222 
moments_NN2 longer_RRR as_II the_AT shyness_NN1 faded_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT music_NN1 stopped_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 stood_VVD expectantly_RR ,_, hands_NN2 still_RR 
engaged_VVN ,_, while_CS a_AT1 card_NN1 was_VBDZ plucked_VVN from_II the_AT 
pack_NN1 in_II the_AT {_NULL M.C._NN1 }_NULL '_" s_ZZ1 hand_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Clubs_NNJ2 **'_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL Disappointedly_NP1 ,_, the_AT nearest_JJT section_NN1 of_IO 
dancers_NN2 shuffled_VVD from_II the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 set_VV0 off_RP again_RT ,_, smiling_VVG at_II 
each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ 's_VBZ your_APPGE name_NN1 
?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL His_APPGE voice_NN1 and_CC hands_NN2 had_VHD more_DAR 
confidence_NN1 now_RT ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Jennifer_NP1 ,_, but_CCB my_APPGE friends_NN2 and_CC 
family_NN call_VV0 me_PPIO1 Jenny_NP1 **'_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO like_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, 
his_APPGE smile_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE gentle_JJ manner_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ afraid_JJ of_IO the_AT big_JJ heavy-faced_JJ 
men_NN2 who_PNQS breathed_VVD beer_NN1 on_II her_PPHO1 and_CC trod_VVD on_II 
her_APPGE toes_NN2 ,_, and_CC clutched_VVD her_PPHO1 like_II a_AT1 
football_NN1 they_PPHS2 'd_VHD just_RR snatched_VVN from_II the_AT air_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT music_NN1 was_VBDZ stopped_VVN and_CC the_AT cards_NN2 
drawn_VVN twice_RR more_RRR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Each_DD1 time_NNT1 they_PPHS2 stood_VVD looking_VVG at_II each_PPX221 
other_PPX222 ,_, holding_VVG their_APPGE breath_NN1 ,_, but_CCB their_APPGE 
luck_NN1 held_VVN and_CC in_II the_AT end_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ only_RR 
only_RR one_MC1 other_JJ couple_NN1 left_VVN on_II the_AT floor_NN1 ;_; the_AT 
woman_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 willowy_JJ blonde_NN1 in_II a_AT1 bright_JJ blue_JJ 
organdy_JJ dress_NN1 ,_, the_AT man_NN1 tall_JJ and_CC handsome_JJ in_II a_AT1 
smart_JJ gabardine_NN1 suit_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 glided_VVD around_II the_AT cleared_JJ dance_NN1 
floor_NN1 ,_, zigzagging_VVG ,_, spinning_VVG ,_, whirling_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 felt_VVD the_AT tension_NN1 through_II his_APPGE 
sweat-drenched_JJ hands_NN2 ,_, the_AT sometimes_RT erratic_JJ progress_NN1 
on_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ acutely_RR aware_JJ of_IO the_AT onlookers_NN2 ,_, 
of_IO the_AT voices_NN2 calling_VVG ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Come_VV0 on_RP Rose_NP1 
,_, come_VVN on_II Jack_NP1 ,_, show_VV0 them_PPHO2 how_RRQ it_PPH1 's_VHZ 
done_VDN ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Then_RT the_AT last_MD card_NN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG 
drawn_VVN and_CC the_AT {_NULL M.C._NN1 }_NULL '_" s_ZZ1 voice_NN1 was_VBDZ 
crying_VVG *'_" ^_NULL Hearts_NN2 **'_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_II the_AT other_JJ couple_NN1 left_VVD the_AT dance_NN1 floor_NN1 
,_, the_AT blonde_JJ woman_NN1 pursed_VVD her_APPGE lips_NN2 in_II their_APPGE 
direction_NN1 and_CC murmured_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Congratulations_NN2 **'_" 
in_II a_AT1 patronising_JJ tone_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 muted_JJ patter_NN1 of_IO hand_NN1 
clapping_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 stood_VVD in_II the_AT spotlight_NN1 ,_, 
holding_VVG hands_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE heart_NN1 was_VBDZ racing_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 felt_VVD the_AT blood_NN1 flushing_VVG scarlet_JJ in_II 
her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT {_NULL M.C._NN1 }_NULL handed_VVD them_PPHO2 a_AT1 large_JJ 
box_NN1 of_IO Queen_NNB Anne_NP1 chocolates_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ another_DD1 reluctant_JJ ripple_NN1 of_IO 
applause_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 in_II her_APPGE life_NN1 
she_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR won_VVN or_CC shared_VVD a_AT1 prize_NN1 in_II 
anything_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 felt_VVD deeply_RR grateful_JJ to_II Arthur_NP1 for_IF 
having_VHG brought_VVN her_APPGE luck_NN1 at_RR21 last_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR still_RR holding_VVG hands_NN2 as_CSA they_PPHS2 
left_VVD the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL After_II that_DD1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ natural_JJ that_CST 
they_PPHS2 should_VM go_VVI to_II supper_NN1 together_RL and_CC keep_VVI 
the_AT remaining_JJ dances_NN2 for_IF themselves_PPX2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Before_CS the_AT last_MD dance_NN1 he_PPHS1 asked_VVD her_PPHO1 if_CS 
he_PPHS1 could_VM take_VVI her_PPHO1 home_RL ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL The_AT car_NN1 's_VBZ just_RR down_RP the_AT road_NN1 ,_, **'_" 
he_PPHS1 said_VVD and_CC he_PPHS1 added_VVD with_IW his_APPGE shy_JJ smile_NN1 
,_, *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR certainly_RR going_VVGK to_TO need_VVI a_AT1 
hand_NN1 with_IW that_DD1 great_JJ big_JJ box_NN1 of_IO chocolates_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 sat_VVD at_II the_AT table_NN1 in_II the_AT 
Herne_NP Bay_NNL1 bedsitting_VVG room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD put_VVN on_II the_AT electric_JJ jug_NN1 and_CC 
served_JJ tea_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT place_NN1 was_VBDZ as_RG clean_JJ and_CC tidy_JJ as_CSA if_CS 
she_PPHS1 had_VHD especially_RR prepared_VVN it_PPH1 for_IF his_APPGE 
coming_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD man_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR 
entertained_VVN alone_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT chocolate_NN1 box_NN1 lay_VVD open_RR on_II the_AT 
table_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT taste_NN1 of_IO caramel_NN1 cream_NN1 was_VBDZ sweet_JJ in_II 
her_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Arthur_NP1 was_VBDZ smoking_VVG a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 ,_, telling_VVG 
her_PPHO1 about_II his_APPGE work_NN1 as_II an_AT1 electrician_NN1 for_IF 
the_AT Harbour_NP1 Board_NNJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL While_CS she_PPHS1 listened_VVD ,_, taking_VVG it_PPH1 all_DB in_RP 
,_, unco-ordinated_JJ thoughts_NN2 kept_VVD springing_VVG into_II her_APPGE 
mind_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Just_RR when_CS you_PPY thought_VVD nothing_PN1 was_VBDZ ever_RR 
going_VVGK to_TO happen_VVI in_II your_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, when_CS hope_NN1 
was_VBDZ almost_RR gone_VVN ,_, everything_PN1 changed_VVD so_RG suddenly_RR 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Had_VHD he_PPHS1 been_VBN watching_VVG her_PPHO1 from_II the_AT 
knot_NN1 of_IO men_NN2 in_II the_AT doorway_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD certainly_RR not_XX noticed_VVN him_PPHO1 before_CS 
he_PPHS1 walked_VVD across_II the_AT dance_NN1 floor_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP to_TO tell_VVI her_PPHO1 that_CST 
he_PPHS1 lived_VVD with_IW his_APPGE parents_NN2 in_II Avondale_NP1 and_CC 
that_CST he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO get_VVI away_RP to_TO establish_VVI 
his_APPGE own_DA independence_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ boring_VVG at_II home_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, 
he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG more_RRR and_CC more_RGR restless_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 looked_VVD around_RP admiringly_RR at_II the_AT 
bedsitting_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN to_II hand_NN1 it_PPH1 to_II you_PPY ,_, 
Jenny_NP1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, *'_" you_PPY 
did_VDD it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Found_VVN a_AT1 place_NN1 like_II this_DD1 all_RR by_II yourself_PPX1 
,_, and_CC you_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 woman_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Yeah_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN to_II hand_NN1 it_PPH1 to_II 
you_PPY all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 
had_VHD used_VVN her_APPGE name_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Such_DA a_AT1 little_JJ thing_NN1 but_CCB it_PPH1 warmed_VVD 
her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ as_RG much_DA1 Mum_NN1 's_GE and_CC Dad_NN1 
's_VBZ idea_NN1 as_CSA my_APPGE own_DA ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 said_VVD ,_, now_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT war_NN1 was_VBDZ 
over_RP I_PPIS1 needed_VVD to_TO get_VVI out_RP and_CC see_VVI the_AT 
world_NN1 ,_, get_VV0 some_DD experience_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 while_CS I_PPIS1 
could_VM ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 how_RGQ exciting_JJ it_PPH1 
had_VHD been_VBN when_CS she_PPHS1 first_MD moved_VVD into_II the_AT 
bedsitting_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Just_RR like_II starting_VVG the_AT job_NN1 at_II the_AT 
department_NNJ store_VV0 when_RRQ everything_PN1 was_VBDZ so_RG new_JJ and_CC 
stimulating_JJ you_PPY scarcely_RR knew_VVD what_DDQ was_VBDZ coming_VVG up_RP 
next_MD ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ funny_JJ ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, *'_" 
I_PPIS1 would_VM never_RR have_VHI believed_VVN it_PPH1 in_II the_AT 
beginning_NN1 but_CCB in_II only_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 I_PPIS1 began_VVD 
to_TO see_VVI everything_PN1 in_II such_DA a_AT1 different_JJ light_NN1 ,_, 
sort_RR21 of_RR22 grey_JJ and_CC humdrum_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Nobody_PN1 was_VBDZ interested_JJ in_II what_DDQ you_PPY were_VBDR 
,_, they_PPHS2 just_RR pretended_VVD to_TO be_VBI ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" But_CCB what_DDQ about_II while_CS the_AT war_NN1 
was_VBDZ still_RR on_RP ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, putting_VVG out_RP 
his_APPGE cigarette_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN exciting_JJ then_RT ,_, 
surely_RR ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL With_IW all_DB those_DD2 Yanks_NN2 
chock-a-block_NN1 in_II the_AT streets_NN2 from_II Karangahape_NP Road_NNL1 
to_II the_AT Ferry_NN1 Building_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 smiled_VVD in_II a_AT1 half_DB teasing_JJ way_NN1 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 486+TEXT+L13_FO **]_NULL 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX wish_VVI to_TO offend_VVI 
Deptford_NP1 residents_NN2 ,_, but_CCB its_APPGE history_NN1 is_VBZ 
certainly_RR more_RGR scandalous_JJ than_CSN Wapping_NP1 's_GE and_CC it_PPH1 
is_VBZ no_AT place_NN1 of_IO beauty_NN1 today_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS I_PPIS1 mentioned_VVD to_II Nola_NP1 the_AT murder_NN1 of_IO 
Christopher_NP1 Marlowe_NP1 in_II a_AT1 Deptford_NP1 pub_NN1 and_CC the_AT 
notorious_JJ roving_JJ press_NN gangs_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ rightfully_RR 
indignant_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ happened_VVD a_DD221 few_DD222 centuries_NNT2 back_NN1 
was_VBDZ no_AT slight_JJ on_II today_RT 's_GE residents_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 
responded_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Exactly_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR why_RRQ should_VM Wapping_NP1 be_VBI similarly_RR defamed_VVN 
?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL With_IW her_APPGE stylish_JJ clothes_NN2 and_CC cool_JJ 
manner_NN1 ,_, Nola_NP1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 unexpected_JJ defender_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT mean_JJ streets_NN2 over_II the_AT river_NN1 ;_; lucid_JJ ,_, too_RR 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" The_AT Navy_NNJ had_VHD to_TO have_VHI crews_NN2 ,_, 
**"_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, *"_" and_CC not_XX much_DA1 volunteering_NN1 
came_VVD from_II Wapping_NP1 layabouts_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 got_VVD a_AT1 better_JJR bunch_NN1 of_IO well-fed_JJ 
lads_NN2 in_II Deptford_NP1 ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL And_CC Christopher_NP1 Marlowe_NP1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Bit_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 poncy_NN1 scribbler_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ 
n't_XX he_PPHS1 ..._... thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ Shakespeare_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR ..._... !_! **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Jack_NP1 *1_NULL almost_RR *0_NULL offended_VVD Nola_NP1 
when_RRQ he_PPHS1 discovered_VVD that_CST Sweet_NP1 Fanny_NP1 Adams_NP1 ,_, 
of_IO the_AT derogatory_JJ term_NN1 ,_, meaning_VVG *"_" no_AT bargain_NN1 
at_RR21 all_RR22 **"_" ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 Deptford_NP1 identity_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 infamous_JJ woman_NN1 did_VDD a_AT1 roaring_NN1 trade_VVI 
in_II dubious_JJ meat_NN1 deals_VVZ at_II the_AT Royal_JJ Navy_NNJ 's_GE 
victualling_JJ yards_NN2 ,_, in_II much_RR the_AT same_DA way_NN1 as_CSA 
Sweeney_NP1 Todd_NP1 's_GE victims_NN2 ended_VVD up_RP in_II meat_NN1 pies_NN2 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Jack_NP1 's_GE informant_NN1 on_II riverside_NN1 matters_NN2 
of_IO historical_JJ scandal_NN1 was_VBDZ usually_RR Maggie_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 would_VM have_VHI street_NN1 corner_NN1 chats_VVZ when_RRQ 
she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG busy_JJ to_TO come_VVI indoors_RL for_IF a_AT1 
cup_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE mother_NN1 and_CC mother-in-law_NN1 loved_VVD listening_VVG 
to_II Maggie_NP1 and_CC they_PPHS2 always_RR felt_VVD cheated_VVD when_RRQ 
Jack_NP1 arrived_VVD home_RL with_IW her_APPGE snippets_NN2 of_IO news_NN1 ,_, 
usually_RR inaccurately_RR relayed_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Maggie_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 vigorous_JJ ,_, even_RR 
formidable_JJ ,_, Wapping_NP1 identity_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 member_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 large_JJ Irish_JJ 
family_NN ,_, all_RR with_IW (_( shall_VM we_PPIS2 say_VVI )_) pugilistic_JJ 
pedigrees_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL During_II the_AT war_NN1 ,_, when_CS the_AT docks_NN2 at_II 
Wapping_NP1 were_VBDR being_VBG bombed_VVN so_RG ferociously_RR ,_, Maggie_NP1 
's_GE family_NN became_VVD famous_JJ in_II the_AT United_NP States_NP1 as_CSA 
typifying_VVG the_AT Cockney_NN1 spirit_NN1 under_II siege_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT writer_NN1 ,_, Sylvia_NP1 Townsend_NP1 Warner_NP was_VBDZ 
London_NP1 correspondent_NN1 of_IO the_AT New_JJ Yorker_NP1 magazine_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 wrote_VVD a_AT1 vivid_JJ monograph_NN1 on_II the_AT 
Duggan_NP1 family_NN of_IO Wapping_NP1 ,_, describing_VVG their_APPGE 
trials_NN2 through_II the_AT Blitz_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE staunch_NN1 
courage_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_TO bring_VVI temporary_JJ fame_NN1 to_II 
them_PPHO2 all_DB ,_, said_VVD Maggie_NP1 ,_, even_RR the_AT 
less-praiseworthy_JJ of_IO the_AT clan_NN1 basking_VVG in_II the_AT glory_NN1 
for_IF years_NNT2 after_II ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL That_DD1 phase_NN1 of_IO newsworthiness_NN1 is_VBZ long_JJ 
past_NN1 but_CCB every_AT1 contemporary_JJ issue_NN1 involving_VVG a_AT1 
fight_NN1 still_RR sees_VVZ Maggie_NP1 to_II the_AT fore_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 worked_VVD as_II a_AT1 housemaid_NN1 in_II an_AT1 hotel_NN1 
near_II Tower_NP Bridge_NNL1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD to_TO walk_VVI to_RL31 
and_RL32 fro_RL33 four_MC times_NNT2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 on_II shifts_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX normally_RR be_VBI any_DD hardship_NN1 (_( 
the_AT distance_NN1 is_VBZ only_RR about_RG a_AT1 quarter_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 
mile_NNU1 each_DD1 way_NN1 )_) ,_, but_II21 for_II22 Maggie_NP1 's_GE 
shoulder_NN1 bag_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 held_VVD her_APPGE grandmother_NN1 's_GE flat_JJ iron_NN1 
and_CC accompanied_VVD her_PPHO1 everywhere_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 confessed_VVD to_II Dad_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 
a_RR31 little_RR32 bit_RR33 afraid_JJ of_IO being_VBG mugged_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL But_CCB no-one_PN1 in_II *1_NULL our_APPGE *0_NULL 
family_NN could_VM be_VBI *1_NULL seen_VVN *0_NULL to_TO walk_VVI in_II 
fear_NN1 !_! **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT un-seen_VVN object_NN1 of_IO protection_NN1 may_VM 
have_VHI given_VVN her_APPGE confidence_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 also_RR 
gave_VVD her_APPGE sturdy_JJ ,_, short_JJ body_NN1 a_AT1 decided_JJ list_NN1 
to_II starboard_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jack_NP1 suggested_VVD she_PPHS1 get_VV0 another_DD1 bag_NN1 for_IF 
the_AT left_JJ side_NN1 ,_, to_TO balance_VVI the_AT weight_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
he_PPHS1 would_VM donate_VVI a_AT1 second_MD flat-iron_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" I_PPIS1 may_VM be_VBI built_VVN like_II a_AT1 pit_NN1 
pony_NN1 ,_, **"_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, *"_" but_CCB I_PPIS1 'll_VM do_VDI 
without_IW the_AT panniers_NN2 ,_, thank_VV0 you_PPY !_! **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Mabs_NP1 was_VBDZ another_DD1 of_IO Jack_NP1 's_GE good_JJ 
friends_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 worked_VVD in_II what_DDQ is_VBZ possibly_RR the_AT 
Wapping_NP1 waterfront_NN1 's_GE oldest_JJT building_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 
was_VBDZ ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 declared_VVD ,_, Wapping_NP1 's_GE oldest_JJT 
office_NN1 girl_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT building_NN1 used_VMK often_RR to_TO be_VBI photographed_VVN 
from_II the_AT river_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 its_APPGE canopied_JJ 
verandah_NN1 and_CC decaying_VVG picturesqueness_NN1 ,_, and_CC Mabs_NP1 
did_VDD her_APPGE bit_NN1 for_IF the_AT tourists_NN2 whenever_RRQV the_AT 
pleasure_NN1 boats_NN2 went_VVD by_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 kept_VVD a_AT1 lace_NN1 mob_NN1 cap_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 
Paisley_NN1 shawl_VV0 to_TO put_VVI on_II whenever_RRQV she_PPHS1 went_VVD 
out_RP to_II water_NN1 her_APPGE tub_NN1 of_IO geraniums_NN2 on_II the_AT 
verandah_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA her_APPGE taste_NN1 in_II clothes_NN2 was_VBDZ for_IF 
cut-price_JJ leather_NN1 skirts_NN2 from_II Petticoat_NP Lane_NNL1 ,_, and_CC 
stiletto_NN1 heels_NN2 ,_, the_AT picture_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 quaint_JJ old_JJ 
lady_NN1 from_II the_AT past_NN1 was_VBDZ short_JJ on_II authenticity_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT stilettos_NN2 eventually_RR had_VHN to_TO go_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Not_XX because_CS I_PPIS1 've_VH0 had_VHN \_NULL me_PPIO1 
seventieth_MD birthday_NN1 ,_, **"_" she_PPHS1 told_VVD Jack_NP1 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL Harry_NP1 's_VBZ getting_VVG nervous_JJ about_II the_AT 
floors_NN2 **"_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT boss_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX bothered_VVN for_IF the_AT usual_JJ 
reasons_NN2 of_IO stiletto_NN1 heels_NN2 making_VVG dents_NN2 in_II 
expensive_JJ floors_NN2 ;_; he_PPHS1 feared_VVD that_CST two_MC and_CC a_AT1 
half_DB centuries_NNT2 of_IO woodworm_NN1 damage_NN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG 
accelerated_VVN daily_RR by_II Mabs_NP1 '_GE tapping_JJ heels_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 and_CC her_APPGE desk_NN1 *1_NULL did_VDD *0_NULL have_VHI 
to_TO be_VBI moved_VVN one_MC1 day_NNT1 after_II a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO old_JJ 
planking_NN1 gave_VVD way_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD they_PPHS2 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO 
find_VVI me_PPIO1 and_CC my_APPGE telephone_NN1 down_RP there_RL with_IW 
the_AT mudlarks_NN2 ,_, **"_" she_PPHS1 commented_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 hasten_VV0 to_TO explain_VVI that_CST no_AT such_DA 
poverty-stricken_JJ urchins_NN2 ,_, known_VVN in_II Victorian_JJ times_NNT2 
as_CSA *"_" mudlarks_VVZ **"_" ,_, are_VBR ever_RR seen_VVN scavenging_VVG 
under_II wharf_NN1 piles_NN2 at_II low_JJ tide_NN1 these_DD2 days_NNT2 ;_; 
it_PPH1 's_VBZ more_RGR likely_JJ to_TO be_VBI some_DD of_IO our_APPGE 
neighbours_NN2 in_II the_AT so-called_JJ *"_" posh_JJ **"_" area_NN1 of_IO 
The_AT Pierhead_NP1 searching_VVG for_IF local_JJ artifacts_NN2 to_TO 
display_VVI in_II their_APPGE fireplaces_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Mabs_NP1 '_GE mishap_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX serious_JJ ,_, 
but_CCB a_AT1 survey_NN1 made_VVN of_IO the_AT building_NN1 a_DD221 few_DD222 
weeks_NNT2 later_RRR recommended_VVN that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 
for_IF demolition_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 very_RG unsafe_JJ timbers_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 were_VBDR told_VVN that_CST the_AT place_NN1 had_VHD once_RR 
been_VBN a_AT1 wharf-side_JJ rum_NN1 shop_NN1 ,_, the_AT annexe_NN1 to_II 
a_AT1 prosperous_JJ whaling_NN1 merchants_NN2 '_GE premises_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT owner_NN1 had_VHD seen_VVN some_DD ledgers_NN2 dated_VVD in_II 
the_AT 1790s_MC2 which_DDQ located_VVD the_AT business_NN1 as_CSA standing_VVG 
on_II that_DD1 spot_NN1 ..._... a_AT1 fact_NN1 disputed_VVD by_II 
historians_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 said_VVD that_CST whole_JJ stretch_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
riverside_NN1 was_VBDZ destroyed_VVN by_II fire_NN1 in_II 1800_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB the_AT way_NN1 from_II Wapping_NP1 Wall_NN1 as_CS31 far_CS32 
as_CS33 Phoenix_NP1 Wharf_NN1 near_II21 to_II22 the_AT Tower_NNL1 of_IO 
London_NP1 ,_, the_AT most_RGT serious_JJ fire_NN1 since_CS the_AT Great_JJ 
Fire_NN1 of_IO 1666_MC burnt_VVN out_RP every_AT1 building_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Except_CS this_DD1 one_PN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Possibly_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Jack_NP1 enjoyed_VVD the_AT feeling_NN1 of_IO history_NN1 
in_II that_DD1 crumbling_JJ old_JJ building_NN1 ,_, always_RR remembering_VVG 
to_TO tread_VVI carefully_RR on_II the_AT trembling_JJ staircase_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 often_RR joined_VVD Mabs_NP1 and_CC the_AT other_JJ three_MC 
on_II the_AT staff_NN for_IF an_AT1 informal_JJ lunch_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR lucky_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI 
fish_NN and_CC chips_NN2 ..._... only_RR if_CS the_AT *"_" chippy_NN1 **"_" 
owner_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 good_JJ mood_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *1_NULL On_II *0_NULL the_AT door_NN1 of_IO the_AT chip_NN1 shop_NN1 
,_, there_EX hung_VVD a_AT1 card_NN1 ,_, supposedly_RR detailing_VVG 
opening_NN1 and_CC frying_VVG times_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB *1_NULL behind_II *0_NULL 
the_AT door_NN1 lurked_VVD a_AT1 taciturn_NN1 Wappineer_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ 
n't_XX telling_VVG anybody_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO guesswork_NN1 ,_, but_CCB 
you_PPY could_VM be_VBI fairly_RR certain_JJ of_IO some_DD service_NN1 for_IF 
perhaps_RR half_DB an_AT1 hour_NNT1 well_RR outside_II the_AT usual_JJ 
eating_JJ hours_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Say_VV0 10_MC {_NULL a.m_RA ._. 

^ }_NULL or_CC 3.30_MC {_NULL p.m_RA ._. 

^ }_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL Jack_NP1 liked_VVD fish_NN and_CC chips_NN2 and_CC 
was_VBDZ willing_JJ to_TO hang_VVI about_RP watching_VVG for_IF the_AT 
shutters_NN2 to_TO go_VVI up_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tempted_VVN to_TO shout_VVI a_AT1 triumphant_JJ 
*"_" \_NULL gotcha_NN1 **"_" one_MC1 midday_NNT1 when_RRQ *"_" Cheery_NP1 
Chas_NP1 **"_" (_( that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT sardonic_JJ nickname_NN1 given_VVN 
to_II the_AT shop_NN1 's_VBZ owner_NN1 )_) propped_VVD his_APPGE door_NN1 
open_VV0 for_IF the_AT cleaner_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jack_NP1 stepped_VVD over_II the_AT mop_NN1 handle_NN1 and_CC 
presented_VVD himself_PPX1 at_II the_AT counter_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT luck_NN1 ,_, though_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" {_NULL '_" ave_FW n't_XX h'ignited_VVN me_PPIO1 tank_NN1 
,_, }_NULL **"_" said_VVD Cheery_NP1 Chas_NP1 ,_, *"_" and_CC \_NULL me_PPIO1 
batter_NN1 's_VHZ curdled_VVN ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Cheery_NP1 Chas_NP1 was_VBDZ related_VVN *-_- by_II 
marriage_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 hastened_VVD to_TO say_VVI *-_- to_II Bessie_NP1 
,_, the_AT fourth_MD of_IO Jack_NP1 's_GE female_JJ chums_NN2 in_II the_AT 
village_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Bessie_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 comparatively_RR rare_JJ being_NN1 in_II 
the_AT Lane_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN across_II the_AT English_NP Channel_NNL1 
a_DD221 few_DD222 times_NNT2 and_CC had_VHD even_RR *1_NULL liked_VVN *0_NULL 
some_DD foreign_JJ places_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 was_VBDZ not_XX common_JJ among_II the_AT locals_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Out_RP there_RL ,_, **"_" Blanche_NP1 (_( *"_" Plonch_NP1 
**"_" at_II the_AT baker_NN1 's_VHZ )_) said_VVD of_IO the_AT world_NN1 
beyond_II Britain_NP1 's_GE shores_NN2 ,_, *"_" turns_VVZ you_PPY funny_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE sister_NN1 's_VHZ never_RR been_VBN the_AT same_DA since_CS 
they_PPHS2 \_NULL give_VV0 '_" er_FU that_DD1 bundle_NN1 break_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 meant_VVD the_AT package_NN1 holiday_NN1 won_VVN in_II 
a_AT1 raffle_NN1 at_II the_AT Bingo_NN1 Palace_NNL1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 had_VHD taken_VVN her_PPHO1 for_IF two_MC weeks_NNT2 to_II 
the_AT Spanish_JJ island_NN1 of_IO Ibiza_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL Ca_VM n't_XX even_RR say_VVI a_AT1 proper_JJ *'_" 
ta-ta_UH **'_" any_RR more_RRR ..._... it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB *'_" asta_NN1 
la_FW vista_NN1 **'_" !_! **"_" 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, Bessie_NP1 was_VBDZ also_RR influenced_VVN a_RR21 
little_RR22 by_II her_APPGE trips_NN2 abroad_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 managed_VVD the_AT laundrette_NN1 and_CC had_VHD once_RR 
persuaded_VVN the_AT owner_NN1 to_TO re-name_VVI it_PPH1 a_AT1 *"_" 
Wash-et-a-ri-a_ZZ1 ._. **"_" 

^ ^_NULL Back_RP from_II a_AT1 holiday_NN1 in_II Lanzarote_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 
was_VBDZ ,_, like_II Plonch_NP1 's_GE sister_NN1 ,_, fancying_VVG the_AT 
Latin_JJ languages_NN2 of_IO romance_NN1 *-_- even_RR for_IF a_AT1 washing_NN1 
machine_NN1 establishment_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL No-one_PN1 ever_RR managed_VVN to_TO give_VVI it_PPH1 quite_RR the_AT 
right_JJ emphasis_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, and_CC *"_" \_NULL darn_JJ at_II 
the_AT Wash_NN1 **"_" sounded_VVD rather_RG common_JJ ,_, said_VVD Bessie_NP1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ back_RP to_II being_VBG the_AT Laundrette_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Bessie_NP1 's_GE great_JJ charm_NN1 for_IF Jack_NP1 was_VBDZ 
her_APPGE artistic_JJ ability_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 unusual_JJ kind_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN a_AT1 course_NN1 in_II calligraphy_NN1 
at_II the_AT Polytechnic_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ able_JJ to_TO letter_NN1 
modest_JJ little_JJ notices_NN2 for_IF the_AT Laundrette_NN1 and_CC the_AT 
neighbouring_JJ newsagent_NN1 's_VBZ shop_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Unfortunately_RR ,_, her_APPGE spelling_NN1 was_VBDZ faulty_JJ *-_- 
as_II the_AT patrons_NN2 loved_VVD to_TO point_VVI out_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Having_VHG lettered_VVN an_AT1 elegant_JJ notice_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 
resisted_VVD making_VVG corrections_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI it_PPH1 to_TO be_VBI *1_NULL 
noticed_VVN ,_, *0_NULL or_CC not_XX ?_? 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ an_AT1 original_JJ ,_, **"_" she_PPHS1 liked_VVD 
to_TO say_VVI with_IW some_DD belligerence_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 point_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT newsagents_NN2 even_RR had_VHN requests_NN2 for_IF the_AT 
discards_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT actual_JJ cards_NN2 were_VBDR those_DD2 Bessie_NP1 
provided_VVD for_IF the_AT information_NN1 grille_NN1 on_II their_APPGE 
entry_NN1 door_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Jack_NP1 was_VBDZ too_RG late_JJ to_TO acquire_VVI the_AT 
one_PN1 that_CST reported_VVD :_: ^_NULL Missing_JJ God_NP1 ,_, Answers_VVZ 
To_II The_AT Name_NN1 Of_IO Spott_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB he_PPHS1 treasured_VVD the_AT card_NN1 that_CST 
advertised_VVD :_: Lousie_NP1 Services_NN2 *-_- Baby_NN1 and_CC 
Hose-Siting_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT baby-sitter_NN1 ,_, Louise_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ not_XX 
amused_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 called_VVD upon_II Bessie_NP1 with_IW her_APPGE 
complaint_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *"_" ^_NULL *2_NULL HOUSE_NN1 ,_, *0_NULL Bessie_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 
'm_VBM not_XX a_AT1 gardener_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM *1_NULL never_RR *0_NULL live_VVI the_AT *'_" 
lousie_NN1 **'_" bit_VVD down_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY ,_, dyspeptic_JJ or_CC something_PN1 ?_? 
**"_" 

^ ^_NULL Bessie_NP1 found_VVD that_CST comment_VV0 hilarious_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX possibly_RR be_VBI dyslexic_JJ ,_, 
**"_" she_PPHS1 told_VVD Jack_NP1 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 new_JJ disease_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI it_PPH1 when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ at_II 
school_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Bessie_NP1 did_VDD three_MC cards_NN2 bearing_VVG the_AT 
same_DA message_NN1 *-_- one_MC1 for_IF the_AT newsagent_NN1 ,_, one_PN1 
for_IF the_AT post_NN1 office_NN1 ,_, and_CC one_PN1 for_IF the_AT pub_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 read_VVD ,_, in_II big_JJ letters_NN2 :_: ^_NULL *2_NULL 
COMING_JJ !_! 

^ ^_NULL \_NULL MR_NNB ._. 

^ PARRY_NN1 AND_CC HIS_APPGE ELECTRONIC_JJ TUNA_NN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Owners_NN2 of_IO pianos_NN2 in_II31 need_II32 of_II33 
tuning_VVG were_VBDR interested_VVN undoubtedly_RR ,_, if_CS they_PPHS2 
caught_VVD on_RP ,_, but_CCB Jack_NP1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 a_AT1 pity_NN1 
Bessie_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX done_VDN a_AT1 card_NN1 each_DD1 for_IF the_AT 
grocer_NN1 and_CC Cheery_NP1 Chas_NP1 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL Chapter_NN1 18_MC *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *2_NULL NOVELTY_NN1 HUNTERS_NN2 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *6_NULL THE_AT WORD_NN1 *"_" *0_NULL spree_NN1 **"_" is_VBZ 
not_XX really_RR appropriate_VV0 to_TO describe_VVI any_DD shopping_NN1 
trips_NN2 I_PPIS1 made_VVD with_IW my_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jack_NP1 never_RR went_VVD into_II a_AT1 shop_NN1 without_IW 
being_VBG certain_JJ of_IO precisely_RR what_DDQ he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD ;_; 
Elsie_NP1 preferred_VVD spontaneous_JJ choice_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 saved_VVD all_DB the_AT boring_JJ necessities_NN2 of_IO 
shopping_VVG for_IF Jack_NP1 's_GE outings_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL For_IF her_APPGE own_DA ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM sally_VVI forth_RR 
with_IW an_AT1 open_JJ mind_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT usual_JJ pattern_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 
did_VDD n't_XX apply_VVI when_RRQ they_PPHS2 decided_VVD to_TO shop_VVI for_IF 
their_APPGE closest_JJT friends_NN2 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN in_II Wapping_NP1 for_IF two_MC 
years_NNT2 and_CC wanted_VVD to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 trip_NN1 back_RP home_RL 
while_CS ,_, as_CSA they_PPHS2 said_VVD ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR both_DB2 
still_RR mobile_JJ and_CC had_VHD some_DD friends_NN2 left_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 then_RT became_VVD of_IO especial_JJ importance_NN1 
to_TO take_VVI with_IW them_PPHO2 an_AT1 entire_JJ suitcase_NN1 full_JJ of_IO 
unlikely_JJ gifts_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 chosen_VVN to_TO say_VVI *"_" unlikely_JJ **"_" 
..._... they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX think_VVI it_PPH1 at_RR21 all_RR22 odd_JJ 
to_TO dream_VVI up_RP novel_JJ ideas_NN2 which_DDQ would_VM be_VBI sure_JJ 
to_TO surprise_VVI everybody_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX for_IF them_PPHO2 the_AT things_NN2 *1_NULL everyone_PN1 
*0_NULL thought_VVD of_IO *-_- or_CC would_VM be_VBI certain_JJ of_IO 
liking_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL Every_AT1 day_NNT1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 quiz_NN1 day_NNT1 ,_, with_IW 
weird_JJ suggestions_NN2 being_VBG put_VVN forth_RR and_CC then_RT 
discarded_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL As_CSA they_PPHS2 became_VVD more_RRR and_CC more_RGR 
ambitious_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 warned_VVD them_PPHO2 about_II their_APPGE 
baggage_NN1 allowance_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 was_VBDZ greeted_VVN with_IW the_AT disdain_NN1 of_IO 
seasoned_JJ travellers_NN2 ..._... as_CSA they_PPHS2 were_VBDR going_VVG 
through_II the_AT States_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 could_VM each_DD1 have_VHI two_MC 
pieces_NN2 of_IO big_JJ luggage_NN1 with_IW no_AT weight_NN1 restriction_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB *1_NULL managing_JJ ,_, *0_NULL I_PPIS1 protested_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Trundlers_NP1 ,_, wheels_NN2 on_II suitcases_NN2 ,_, porters_NN2 ,_, 
they_PPHS2 said_VVD airily_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Now_RT ,_, what_DDQ about_II these_DD2 gifts_NN2 ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Elsie_NP1 was_VBDZ certain_JJ that_CST duvets_NN2 were_VBDR 
practically_RR unknown_JJ in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ,_, believing_VVG that_DD1 
Continental_JJ quilts_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX quite_RR the_AT same_DA thing_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 figured_VVD that_CST English_JJ goose_NN1 down_RP would_VM 
make_VVI a_AT1 wonderful_JJ present_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX *1_NULL were_VBDR *0_NULL geese_NN2 in_II New_NP 
Zealand_NP1 ,_, we_PPIS2 said_VVD .._... 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Yes_UH **"_" ,_, said_VVD Elsie_NP1 ,_, *"_" but_CCB 
no-one_PN1 in_II a_AT1 city_NN1 ever_RR goes_VVZ and_CC buys_VVZ down_RP ._. 
**"_" 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX argue_VVI with_IW that_DD1 ,_, not_XX 
knowing_VVG any_DD Londoners_NN2 who_PNQS bought_VVD down_RP either_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB she_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Someone_PN1 had_VHD told_VVN her_PPHO1 that_CST near_II Hassell_NP 
Street_NNL1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 dark_JJ little_JJ alley_NN1 between_II Wapping_NP1 
and_CC Whitechapel_NP1 ,_, an_AT1 old_JJ lady_NN1 ran_VVD a_AT1 goose-down_JJ 
business_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 found_VVD it_PPH1 quite_RG easily_RR ,_, as_CSA 
it_PPH1 happened_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Hassell_NP Street_NNL1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 riot_NN1 of_IO incredible_JJ 
smells_NN2 ,_, mostly_RR from_II the_AT Indian_JJ shops_NN2 where_CS one_PN1 
could_VM have_VHI curry_NN1 spices_VVZ ground_NN1 on_II the_AT spot_NN1 and_CC 
,_, over_II all_DB ,_, was_VBDZ that_DD1 un-mistakeable_JJ pungency_NN1 of_IO 
poultry_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ also_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ to_TO 
report_VVI ,_, the_AT frenzied_JJ cackling_NN1 of_IO crated_JJ birds_NN2 
awaiting_VVG their_APPGE end_NN1 at_II the_AT hands_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 kosher_NN1 
butcher_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT sign_NN1 of_IO actual_JJ geese_NN2 ,_, but_CCB from_II 
behind_II a_AT1 screened_JJ entrance_NN1 floated_VVD a_AT1 fine_JJ haze_NN1 
of_IO feathers_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Elsie_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 nosed_VVD our_APPGE way_NN1 around_II a_AT1 
tarpaulin_NN1 curtain_NN1 and_CC there_EX found_VVD two_MC very_RG elderly_JJ 
women_NN2 bagging_VVG feathers_NN2 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 487+TEXT+L14_FO **]_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL All_DB the_AT way_NN1 home_RL I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO 
think_VVI of_IO what_DDQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO say_VVI to_II 
Mum_NN1 and_CC tried_VVD not_XX to_TO think_VVI about_II what_DDQ she_PPHS1 
would_VM say_VVI back_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT trouble_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST I_PPIS1 knew_VVD she_PPHS1 
just_RR would_VM n't_XX see_VVI my_APPGE problem_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ expected_VVN to_TO do_VDI my_APPGE best_JJT so_RR 
there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT need_NN1 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 song_NN1 and_CC 
dance_NN1 about_II it_PPH1 when_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ recognised_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX that_RG simple_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD the_AT prizes_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 liked_VVD being_NN1 
first_MD ,_, but_CCB as_CSA I_PPIS1 got_VVD older_JJR I_PPIS1 'd_VHD 
learned_VVN that_CST coming_JJ first_MD might_VM make_VVI you_PPY popular_JJ 
with_IW teachers_NN2 but_CCB it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX do_VDI the_AT same_DA 
with_IW the_AT other_JJ kids_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Especially_RR if_CS you_PPY kept_VVD on_RP doing_VDG it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'd_VHD worked_VVN out_RP that_CST if_CS I_PPIS1 acted_VVD 
surprised_JJ when_CS my_APPGE name_NN1 was_VBDZ called_VVN yet_RR again_RT 
and_CC then_RT smiled_VVD shyly_RR as_CSA I_PPIS1 accepted_VVD the_AT 
award_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 chance_NN1 of_IO pleasing_VVG both_DB2 
sides_NN2 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 worry_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Mum_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI concerned_JJ about_II 
those_DD2 sort_NN1 of_IO prizes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB she_PPHS1 cared_VVD about_RP was_VBDZ good_JJ behaviour_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Manners_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Mmmn_NP1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 'd_VHD said_VVN looking_VVG 
at_II my_APPGE last_MD school_NN1 report_NN1 ,_, *'_" Two_MC for_IF 
obedience_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ever_RR get_VVI One_PN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Nobody_PN1 ever_RR gets_VVZ One_PN1 ,_, Mum_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Only_RR three_MC of_IO us_PPIO2 got_VVD Two_MC ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Mmmn_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 sounded_VVD unconvinced_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 
settled_VVD down_RP to_II her_APPGE favourite_JJ activities_NN2 ,_, 
reading_VVG ,_, drinking_VVG tea_NN1 and_CC smoking_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 knew_VVD Mum_NN1 must_VM be_VBI right_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD others_NN2 to_TO like_VVI me_PPIO1 I_PPIS1 
had_VHD to_TO behave_VVI in_II such_DA a_AT1 way_NN1 as_CSA to_TO make_VVI 
them_PPHO2 think_VVI I_MC1 was_VBDZ worth_II liking_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB although_CS good_JJ manners_NN2 certainly_RR appealed_VVD 
to_II adults_NN2 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX sure_JJ that_CST kids_NN2 felt_VVD 
the_AT same_DA ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II any_DD case_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 might_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO 
win_VVI with_IW both_DB2 adults_NN2 and_CC kids_NN2 ,_, but_CCB with_IW 
Mum_NN1 I_PPIS1 never_RR seemed_VVD to_TO quite_RR manage_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX go_VVI anywhere_RL really_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN like_II that_DD1 ever_RR since_CS my_APPGE 
father_NN1 died_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT only_JJ exception_NN1 she_PPHS1 made_VVD was_VBDZ her_APPGE 
visit_NN1 to_II the_AT Post_NN1 Office_NN1 each_DD1 month_NNT1 to_TO 
collect_VVI her_APPGE pension_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT she_PPHS1 'd_VM go_VVI to_II the_AT butcher_NN1 and_CC the_AT 
grocer_NN1 ,_, pay_NN1 the_AT bills_NN2 ,_, buy_VV0 a_AT1 packet_NN1 of_IO 
tailor-mades_NN2 ,_, her_APPGE one_MC1 luxury_NN1 ,_, and_CC go_VV0 home_RL 
._. 

^ ^_NULL While_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ paying_VVG the_AT bills_NN2 she_PPHS1 
would_VM ask_VVI about_II my_APPGE behaviour_NN1 while_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD 
the_AT shopping_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Trundle_NP1 said_VVD you_PPY were_VBDR 
the_AT best-behaved_JJT child_NN1 he_PPHS1 served_VVD ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 tried_VVD out_RP my_APPGE modest_JJ smile_NN1 
but_CCB she_PPHS1 ignored_VVD it_PPH1 and_CC said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL See_VV0 
that_CST you_PPY keep_VV0 it_PPH1 up_RP ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR she_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN at_RR21 all_RR22 
pleased_VVN after_II her_APPGE last_MD visit_NN1 to_II the_AT grocer_NN1 's_GE 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Trundle_NP1 said_VVD you_PPY refused_VVD 
to_TO deliver_VVI old_JJ Miss_NNB Connor_NP1 's_GE groceries_NN2 on_II 
your_APPGE way_NN1 home_RL last_MD week_NNT1 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX refuse_VVI Mum_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 you_PPY 'd_VHD said_VVN to_TO come_VVI 
straight_RR home_RL because_CS you_PPY wanted_VVD the_AT potatoes_NN2 for_IF 
tea_NN1 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ always_RR time_VV0 to_TO do_VDI 
a_AT1 message_NN1 for_IF \_NULL Mr_NNB Trundle_NP1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI people_NN to_TO think_VVI I_MC1 've_VH0 
brought_VVN you_PPY up_RP with_IW no_AT manners_NN2 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL If_CS she_PPHS1 felt_VVD so_RG badly_RR about_II 
me_PPIO1 not_XX doing_VDG a_AT1 message_NN1 what_DDQ would_VM she_PPHS1 
say_VVI about_II me_PPIO1 today_RT ?_? 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 'd_VHD marched_VVN into_II school_NN1 to_II 
Colonel_NNB Bogey_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT record_NN1 was_VBDZ worn_VVN out_RP but_CCB it_PPH1 would_VM 
n't_XX have_VHI mattered_VVN if_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN new_JJ because_CS 
the_AT boys_NN2 were_VBDR trying_VVG to_TO trip_VVI each_PPX221 other_PPX222 
up_RP and_CC laughing_VVG and_CC nudging_VVG each_PPX221 other_PPX222 when_RRQ 
they_PPHS2 succeeded_VVD ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ listening_VVG to_II 
Star_NN1 whispering_VVG about_II the_AT terrible_JJ row_NN1 there_EX 'd_VHD 
been_VBN at_II their_APPGE place_NN1 the_AT night_NNT1 before_RT ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Dad_NN1 said_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB because_CS 
Mum_NN1 nagged_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO let_VVI Sissie_NP1 have_VHI that_DD1 new_JJ 
dress_NN1 ,_, the_AT red_JJ one_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 went_VVD to_II her_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC then_RT he_PPHS1 told_VVD Mum_NN1 that_CST the_AT real_JJ 
trouble_NN1 was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 spoiled_VVN us_PPIO2 and_CC then_RT Mum_NN1 
cried_VVD and_CC Sissie_NP1 was_VBDZ already_RR crying_VVG and_CC I_PPIS1 
started_VVD hiccupping_VVG and_CC he_PPHS1 sent_VVD me_PPIO1 to_II bed_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Star_NN1 always_RR hiccupped_VVD when_CS there_EX was_VBDZ 
trouble_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" But_CCB what_DDQ has_VHZ Sissie_NP1 done_VDN ?_? 

^ **'_" I_PPIS1 asked_VVD ,_, then_RT stopped_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Helean_NP1 the_AT headmaster_NN1 was_VBDZ wagging_VVG 
his_APPGE finger_NN1 at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 quite_RR liked_VVD \_NULL Mr_NNB Helean_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 
was_VBDZ nowhere_RL near_II as_RG crabby_JJ as_CSA \_NULL Mr_NNB Brownlee_NP1 
,_, the_AT headmaster_NN1 last_MD year_NNT1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Tell_NP1 you_PPY later_RRR ,_, **'_" hissed_JJ Star_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Joan_NP1 Twinkle_NP1 !_! 

^ **'_" ^_NULL That_DD1 was_VBDZ Star_NN1 's_GE real_JJ name_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Joan_NP1 Twinkle_NP1 ,_, no_AT talking_NN1 please_RR !_! 

^ **'_" *|_NULL ^_NULL After_CS the_AT roll_NN1 call_NN1 we_PPIS2 girls_NN2 
went_VVD off_RP to_II sewing_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ there_RL the_AT 
trouble_NN1 started_VVD ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ surprising_JJ because_CS 
I_PPIS1 like_VV0 sewing_VVG ,_, even_RR the_AT boring_JJ bits_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 dressmaker_NN1 one_MC1 
day_NNT1 and_CC have_VH0 lots_PN of_IO clothes_NN2 ,_, all_DB in_II the_AT 
latest_JJT fashion_NN1 ,_, and_CC not_XX a_AT1 second-hand_JJ dress_NN1 
amongst_II them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 liked_VVD Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 and_CC thought_VVD her_APPGE 
name_NN1 suited_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 'd_VHD been_VBN set_VVN a_AT1 French_JJ seam_NN1 
for_IF homework_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'd_VM really_RR worked_VVN on_II mine_PPGE 
._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 looked_VVD forward_RL to_II Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 's_GE 
comments_NN2 ,_, sure_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI one_MC1 of_IO the_AT 
best_JJT ._. 

^ ^_NULL Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 system_NN1 of_IO stars_NN2 ,_, 
red_JJ for_IF excellent_JJ ,_, blue_JJ for_IF very_RG good_JJ ,_, and_CC 
green_NN1 for_RR21 good_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD red_JJ ,_, but_CCB so_RR did_VDD every_AT1 
other_JJ girl_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 walked_VVD around_II the_AT classroom_NN1 
looking_VVG carefully_RR at_II each_DD1 well-worked_JJ little_JJ square_NN1 
of_IO material_NN1 and_CC eventually_RR came_VVD to_II mine_PPGE ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 smiled_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Excellent_JJ ,_, Ruth_NP1 ,_, excellent_JJ !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 held_VVD up_RP my_APPGE sewing_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL See_VV0 girls_NN2 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL See_VV0 how_RRQ the_AT seam_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN sewn_VVN so_CS 
there_EX are_VBR no_AT puckers_NN2 and_CC the_AT folds_NN2 are_VBR even_RR ?_? 

^ ^_NULL And_CC such_DA tiny_JJ neat_JJ stitches_NN2 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 started_VVD to_TO smile_VVI back_RP and_CC 
became_VVD aware_JJ that_CST some_DD of_IO the_AT girls_NN2 were_VBDR 
looking_VVG at_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 meaningfully_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Someone_PN1 behind_II me_PPIO1 hissed_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Teacher_NN1 
's_VBZ pet_NN1 !_! 

^ **'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II Star_NN1 but_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 
looking_VVG at_II her_APPGE sewing_NN1 which_DDQ Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 had_VHD 
n't_XX commented_VVN on_II because_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RR taken_VVN 
up_RP with_IW mine_PPGE ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT first_MD red_JJ star_NN1 this_DD1 
term_NN1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 delightedly_RR ,_, as_CSA 
she_PPHS1 stuck_VVD a_AT1 red_JJ star_NN1 beside_II my_APPGE name_NN1 in_II 
her_APPGE register_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Well_RR done_VDN ,_, Ruth_NP1 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'd_VM always_RR thought_VVN I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI 
pleased_JJ with_IW a_AT1 red_JJ star_NN1 but_CCB now_RT the_AT moment_NN1 
had_VHD come_VVN I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 felt_VVD uneasy_JJ ,_, anxious_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI a_AT1 red_JJ star_NN1 if_CS it_PPH1 
made_VVD the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO class_NN1 think_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 
teacher_NN1 's_VBZ pet_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Teacher_NN1 's_VHZ pets_NN2 grovelled_VVN around_RP teachers_NN2 
in_II the_AT hope_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 would_VM give_VVI them_PPHO2 high_JJ 
marks_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD never_RR done_VDN this_DD1 but_CCB I_PPIS1 knew_VVD 
that_CST once_CS I_PPIS1 got_VVD a_AT1 name_NN1 for_IF it_PPH1 that_DD1 
would_VM n't_XX matter_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT name_NN1 would_VM stick_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 always_RR did_VDD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 remembered_VVD Star_NN1 's_VBZ mother_NN1 talking_VVG 
once_RR about_II a_AT1 man_NN1 she_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN at_II school_NN1 
with_IW ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 'd_VM run_VVI off_RP and_CC left_VVD his_APPGE wife_NN1 
because_CS he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 film_NN1 star_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ so_RG upset_JJ ,_, **'_" \_NULL Mrs_NNB 
Twinkle_NP1 had_VHD said_VVN to_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, *'_" but_CCB 
what_DDQ can_VM you_PPY expect_VVI ?_? 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ always_RR a_AT1 teacher_NN1 's_VBZ pet_NN1 ,_, 
got_VVD too_RG used_JJ to_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO spend_VVI the_AT 
rest_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE life_NN1 with_IW that_DD1 label_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 frowned_VVD at_II Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 but_CCB she_PPHS1 
did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 you_PPY were_VBDR all_DB as_RG 
conscientious_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 looked_VVD around_II the_AT class_NN1 ,_, 
shaking_VVG her_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC sighing_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 got_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 and_CC smiled_VVD approvingly_RR 
and_CC before_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM stop_VVI myself_PPX1 I_PPIS1 poked_VVD 
my_APPGE tongue_NN1 out_RP at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 heard_VVD a_AT1 gasp_NN1 from_II the_AT girls_NN2 
around_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Star_NN1 hiccupped_VVD and_CC one_MC1 of_IO the_AT others_NN2 
started_VVD wetting_VVG her_APPGE pants_NN2 and_CC had_VHD to_TO run_VVI 
out_II21 of_II22 the_AT room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG late_JJ to_TO get_VVI to_II the_AT 
lavatory_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 heard_VVD her_PPHO1 crying_VVG in_II the_AT 
corridor_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL With_IW a_AT1 trembling_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 
pointed_VVD to_II the_AT door_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 crept_VVD out_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA I_PPIS1 watched_VVD she_PPHS1 directed_VVD Star_NN1 to_TO 
take_VVI the_AT girl_NN1 to_II sick_JJ bay_NN1 to_TO get_VVI some_DD clean_JJ 
pants_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO others_NN2 to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 mop_NN1 
and_CC a_AT1 bucket_NN1 of_IO water_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 thick_JJ and_CC heavy_JJ silence_NN1 
behind_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB I_PPIS1 could_VM think_VVI of_IO was_VBDZ how_RRQ am_VBM 
I_PPIS1 going_VVGK to_TO explain_VVI my_APPGE behaviour_NN1 to_II Mum_NN1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Well_RR ,_, Ruth_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 looked_VVD sterner_JJR than_CSN I_PPIS1 
'd_VM ever_RR seen_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ have_VH0 you_PPY got_VVN to_TO say_VVI for_IF 
yourself_PPX1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 to_TO say_VVI so_RR 
that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Nothing_PN1 ,_, Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 's_GE lips_NN2 tightened_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Come_VV0 with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD 
._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT headmaster_NN1 's_VBZ office_NN1 ,_, \_NULL 
Mr_NNB Helean_NP1 stared_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 stared_VVD 
miserably_RR back_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Thank_VV0 you_PPY Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 
said_VVD ,_, *'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM deal_VVI with_IW Ruth_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI been_VBN reading_VVG my_APPGE mind_NN1 
because_CS his_APPGE next_MD words_NN2 were_VBDR ,_, |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL 
Goodness_NN1 knows_VVZ what_DDQ your_APPGE mother_NN1 will_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ on_II earth_NN1 got_VVN into_II you_PPY ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 
teacher_NN1 's_VBZ pet_NN1 !_! 

^ **'_" I_PPIS1 blurted_VVD out_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 see_VV0 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 bent_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG for_IF a_AT1 
piece_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 ,_, so_CS his_APPGE voice_NN1 sounded_VVD a_RR21 
bit_RR22 muffled_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI you_PPY need_VV0 worry_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 still_RR did_VDD n't_XX look_VVI up_RP and_CC 
his_APPGE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ trembling_VVG a_DD121 little_DD122 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX realised_VVN he_PPHS1 'd_VM be_VBI so_RG 
upset_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY 'd_VHD better_RRR copy_VVI this_DD1 out_RP ._. 

^ **'_" *|_NULL ^_NULL *1_NULL I_PPIS1 must_VM not_XX be_VBI rude_JJ to_II 
teachers_NN2 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL I_PPIS1 wrote_VVD this_DD1 down_RP in_II my_APPGE 
best_JJT writing_NN1 fifty_MC times_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 performed_VVD its_APPGE task_NN1 
automatically_RR while_CS my_APPGE left_JJ clenched_JJ and_CC unclenched_VVD 
its_APPGE fingers_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ would_VM Mum_NN1 say_NN1 ?_? 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL The_AT sewing_NN1 class_NN1 was_VBDZ just_RR ending_VVG 
when_RRQ I_PPIS1 got_VVD back_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 looked_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 once_RR and_CC then_RT 
continued_VVD setting_VVG homework_NN1 for_IF next_MD week_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE eyes_NN2 had_VHD that_DD1 blank_JJ look_NN1 they_PPHS2 
got_VVD when_RRQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ starting_VVG one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE 
headaches_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Except_II21 for_II22 Star_NN1 no-one_PN1 looked_VVD at_II 
me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 leaned_VVD over_RP ,_, picked_VVD up_RP my_APPGE sewing_NN1 
,_, folded_VVD it_PPH1 very_RG carefully_RR into_II my_APPGE sewing_NN1 
bag_NN1 and_CC handed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX even_RR say_VVI thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ would_VM Mum_NN1 say_NN1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Somehow_RR or_CC other_JJ I_PPIS1 got_VVD through_II the_AT 
rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT word_NN1 had_VHD got_VVN around_RP very_RG quickly_RR and_CC 
the_AT kids_NN2 were_VBDR very_RG good_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 left_VVD me_PPIO1 alone_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Star_NN1 offered_VVD me_PPIO1 her_APPGE lemon_NN1 cheese_NN1 tart_NN1 
at_II lunchtime_NNT1 but_CCB I_PPIS1 shook_VVD my_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL How_RRQ could_VM I_PPIS1 eat_VVI with_IW this_DD1 hanging_NN1 over_II 
my_APPGE head_NN1 ?_? 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL After_II school_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO collect_VVI the_AT 
library_NN1 books_NN2 and_CC the_AT bread_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Trundle_NP1 was_VBDZ busy_JJ but_CCB today_RT I_PPIS1 
did_VDD n't_XX mind_VVI waiting_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, \_NULL Mr_NNB Trundle_NP1 ,_, thank_VV0 
you_PPY \_NULL Mr_NNB Trundle_NP1 ,_, are_VBR there_RL any_DD messages_NN2 
\_NULL Mr_NNB Trundle_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Are_VBR you_PPY sure_JJ ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Trundle_NP1 grinned_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Afraid_JJ not_XX ,_, Ruth_NP1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD 
._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ straight_RR home_RL today_RT ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 
added_VVD cheerfully_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ adults_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 only_RR have_VH0 messages_NN2 when_CS you_PPY do_VD0 
n't_XX want_VVI to_TO do_VDI them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL The_AT road_NN1 home_NN1 seemed_VVD shorter_JJR today_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC I_PPIS1 still_RR had_VHD n't_XX thought_VVN of_IO what_DDQ 
to_TO say_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 turned_VVD in_II the_AT gate_NN1 and_CC walked_VVD slowly_RR 
up_RP the_AT drive_NN1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Ruth_NP1 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Mum_NN1 's_VBZ voice_NN1 called_VVN me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Mum_NN1 's_VBZ face_NN1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG out_RP the_AT window_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Ruth_NP1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL Stop_VV0 dawdling_VVG and_CC come_VV0 inside_RL !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 felt_VVD sick_JJ but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ no_RR 
getting_VVG out_II21 of_II22 it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO tell_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL About_II time_NNT1 too_RR !_! 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ 's_VBZ this_DD1 I_PPIS1 hear_VV0 about_II you_PPY 
sticking_VVG your_APPGE tongue_NN1 out_RP at_II the_AT teacher_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Shock_NN1 closed_VVD my_APPGE throat_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL How_RRQ did_VDD she_PPHS1 know_VVI ?_? 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX stand_VVI there_RL with_IW your_APPGE 
mouth_NN1 open_JJ !_! 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ 've_VH0 you_PPY got_VVN to_TO say_VVI for_IF yourself_PPX1 
?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT terror_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD started_VVN in_II 
the_AT corridor_NN1 now_RT burst_VVD out_RP and_CC I_PPIS1 cried_VVD and_CC 
cried_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX hear_VVI all_DB Mum_NN1 said_VVD but_CCB 
I_PPIS1 heard_VVD enough_RR to_TO know_VVI she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ angry_JJ and_CC 
disappointed_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC then_RT she_PPHS1 said_VVD the_AT only_JJ difference_NN1 
between_II me_PPIO1 and_CC Lizzie_NP1 Borden_NP1 was_VBDZ that_CST Lizzie_NP1 
was_VBDZ safely_RR dead_JJ and_CC could_VM n't_XX shame_VVI her_APPGE 
parents_NN2 any_DD more_DAR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 ran_VVD out_II21 of_II22 tobacco_NN1 ,_, **'_" 
she_PPHS1 finished_VVD up_RP ,_, *'_" so_CS I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II the_AT 
grocer_NN1 's_GE and_CC who_PNQS should_VM be_VBI there_RL but_CCB the_AT 
headmaster_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR felt_VVN so_RG ashamed_JJ !_! 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 and_CC \_NULL Mr_NNB Trundle_NP1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 
was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ joke_NN1 but_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX see_VVI 
anything_PN1 funny_JJ in_II it_PPH1 at_RR21 all_RR22 !_! 

^ ^_NULL Now_RT you_PPY ,_, Miss_NN1 ,_, can_VM go_VVI to_II bed_NN1 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 stopped_VVD crying_VVG long_RR enough_RR to_TO 
ask_VVI ,_, |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Who_PNQS 's_VBZ Lizzie_NP1 Borden_NP1 ,_, 
Mum_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Mum_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ lying_VVG in_II bed_NN1 I_PPIS1 
remembered_VVD Miss_NNB Sweet_NP1 and_CC hoped_VVD her_APPGE headache_NN1 
was_VBDZ better_JJR ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 saw_VVD her_APPGE face_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 
morning_NNT1 ,_, shocked_JJ and_CC disbelieving_VVG ,_, and_CC then_RT I_PPIS1 
remembered_VVD the_AT sorry_JJ mess_NN1 in_II the_AT corridor_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Laughter_NP1 bubbled_VVD and_CC boiled_VVN inside_II me_PPIO1 and_CC 
the_AT bed_NN1 shook_VVD as_CSA I_PPIS1 hid_VVD my_APPGE head_NN1 under_II 
the_AT blankets_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Later_RRR ,_, when_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD calmed_VVN down_RP ,_, just_RR 
before_CS I_PPIS1 went_VVD off_RP to_TO sleep_VVI I_MC1 remembered_VVD 
that_CST I_PPIS1 still_RR did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ Star_NN1 's_VBZ 
sister_NN1 had_VHD done_VDN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Never_RR mind_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM find_VVI 
out_RP tomorrow_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tomorrow_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tomorrow_RT there_EX 'd_VM be_VBI no-one_PN1 calling_VVG me_PPIO1 
teacher_NN1 's_VBZ pet_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI if_CSW it_PPH1 's_VBZ possible_JJ 
to_TO go_VVI to_II sleep_NN1 smiling_VVG but_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM pretty_RG 
sure_JJ that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 did_VDD ._. 

^ *<_NULL *6_NULL CAPTAIN_NN1 JINKS_NN2 *>_NULL 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL When_CS the_AT swagger_NN1 
arrived_VVN at_II our_APPGE back_NN1 door_NN1 ,_, the_AT School_NN1 Ball_NN1 
was_VBDZ a_AT1 week_NNT1 away_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Although_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Saturday_NPD1 I_PPIS1 felt_VVD the_AT 
need_NN1 to_TO practise_VVI ,_, so_CS after_II all_DB my_APPGE jobs_NN2 
were_VBDR done_VDN ,_, there_RL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ,_, dressed_VVN in_II one_MC1 
of_IO Star_NN1 's_VBZ sister_NN1 's_VBZ old_JJ evening_NNT1 dresses_NN2 ,_, 
forehead_NN1 frowning_VVG with_IW concentration_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 moved_VVD 
with_IW my_APPGE imaginary_JJ partner_NN1 ,_, singing_VVG as_CSA I_PPIS1 
went_VVD ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 488+TEXT+L15_FO **]_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT old_JJ old_JJ thought_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD 
was_VBDZ called_VVN *'_" atlatl_NN1 **'_" ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX 
as_RG helpful_JJ as_CSA *'_" moonshickered_VVN **'_" is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL Jokes_NN2 of_IO Gods_NP1 and_CC Whims_NN2 of_IO 
Ancestors_NN2 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL My_APPGE granny_NN1 finally_RR died_VVD when_RRQ 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ 18_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 took_VVD a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 stroke_NN1 (_( unfortunately_RR she_PPHS1 
was_VBDZ making_VVG porridge_NN1 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 and_CC dropped_VVN 
onto_II our_APPGE coal_NN1 range_NN1 )_) (_( ^_NULL Dad_NN1 found_VVD 
her_PPHO1 )_) (_( ^_NULL I_PPIS1 found_VVD Dad_NN1 )_) that_CST disabled_VVD 
her_PPHO1 from_II doing_VDG everything_PN1 a_AT1 human_NN1 does_VDZ ,_, 
except_CS talk_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ another_DD1 question_NN1 I_PPIS1 asked_VVD 
her_PPHO1 on_II her_APPGE deathbed_NN1 :_: ^_NULL Where_RRQ do_VD0 you_PPY 
come_VVI from_II ?_? 

^ ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_AT1 Celt_NN1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 replied_VVD 
with_IW an_AT1 ancient_JJ and_CC unknowable_JJ pride_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, her_APPGE accent_NN1 was_VBDZ odd_JJ ,_, could_VM 
've_VHI been_VBN Irish_JJ or_CC Scots_NN2 or_CC maybe_RR anything_PN1 else_RR 
._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB in_II all_DB ,_, she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX tell_VVI me_PPIO1 
much_RR at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 

^ (_( ^_NULL Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, now_RT I_PPIS1 'd_VM know_VVI to_TO 
ask_VVI who_PNQS her_APPGE mother_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, who_PNQS her_APPGE 
father_NN1 was_VBDZ ..._... )_) 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL My_APPGE Dad_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX much_DA1 help_NN1 with_IW 
the_AT matter_NN1 of_IO ancestry_NN1 either_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS asked_VVN about_II his_APPGE mother-in-law_NN1 to_II wit_NN1 
his_APPGE wife_NN1 to_II wit_NN1 my_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, 
*'_" ^_NULL \_NULL Du_VD0 n_XX no_VVI much_RR except_CS the_AT old_JJ 
bloke_NN1 came_VVD from_II Cornwall_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 bit_RR22 tender_VV0 to_TO 
approach_VVI my_APPGE Dad_NN1 on_II the_AT subject_NN1 as_II21 to_II22 
where_RRQ *1_NULL he_PPHS1 *0_NULL came_VVD from_II ,_, who_PNQS *1_NULL 
his_APPGE *0_NULL parents_NN2 were_VBDR ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD 
been_VBN brought_VVN up_RP in_II an_AT1 orphanage_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ part-Maori_JJ (_( so_RR did_VDD 
Granny_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS made_VVD sour_JJ snide_JJ little_JJ comments_NN2 
about_II that_DD1 )_) ,_, and_CC at_II some_DD time_NNT1 during_II his_APPGE 
orphanage_NN1 years_NNT2 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN taught_VVN the_AT 
language_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX tell_VVI it_PPH1 to_II me_PPIO1 *-_- or_CC 
rather_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 told_VVD an_AT1 infinitesimal_JJ amount_NN1 to_II 
me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Because_CS when_CS as_II a_AT1 13-year-old_JJ ,_, newly_RR 
gone_VVN to_II high_JJ school_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 finally_RR plucked_VVD up_RP 
courage_VV0 to_TO ask_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Dad_NN1 um_UH ,_, about_II 
your_APPGE Maori_JJ side_NN1 ,_, our_APPGE Maori_JJ side_NN1 ,_, *1_NULL 
my_APPGE *0_NULL Maori_JJ side_NN1 ..._... ?_? 

^ **'_" he_PPHS1 smiled_VVD tightly_RR and_CC said_VVD ,_, and_CC wrote_VVD 
down_RP for_IF me_PPIO1 so_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX mistake_VVI the_AT 
answers_NN2 to_II my_APPGE questions_NN2 ^_NULL Who_PNQS are_VBR You_PPY 
and_CC ^_NULL Where_RRQ do_VD0 You_PPY come_VVI from_II ?_? 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Ko_NN1 Pakatewhainau_NN1 te_AT iwi_NN2 ,_, no_AT 
Wheatewhakaawi_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 made_VVD the_AT mistake_NN1 of_IO saying_VVG 
that_CST out_RP loud_RR out_RP proud_JJ at_II school_NN1 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL All_DB the_AT Smiling_NP1 Faces_VVZ Lonely_JJ People_NN 
Keep_VV0 on_II Walls_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Photographs_NN2 make_VV0 up_RP a_AT1 large_JJ part_NN1 
of_IO some_DD people_NN 's_GE lives_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 will_VM grin_VVI at_II old_JJ photos_NN2 ,_, weep_NN1 
before_II portraits_NN2 ,_, relive_NN1 days_NNT2 so_RG long_RR ago_RA 
they_PPHS2 are_VBR turned_VVN sepia_NN1 and_CC curly_JJ at_II the_AT 
corners_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 keep_VV0 their_APPGE friends_NN2 on_II the_AT 
mantelpiece_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE relatives_NN2 in_II albums_NN2 that_CST 
would_VM smell_VVI musty_JJ ,_, only_RR the_AT leaves_NN2 are_VBR turned_VVN 
so_RG very_RG often_RR they_PPHS2 smell_VV0 of_IO sweat_NN1 and_CC 
finger-grease_JJ and_CC tears_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 prefer_VV0 to_TO talk_VVI to_II pictures_NN2 
because_CS you_PPY can_VM make_VVI the_AT perfect_JJ answers_NN2 back_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL That_DD1 does_VDZ n't_XX quite_RR apply_VVI to_II my_APPGE 
father_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ largely_RR a_AT1 silent_JJ man_NN1 and_CC 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_MC1 have_VH0 conveyed_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM 
n't_XX care_VVI less_DAR about_II dead_JJ family_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 loved_VVD my_APPGE mother_NN1 (_( who_PNQS 
left_VVD him_PPHO1 just_RR after_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ rescued_VVN from_II 
seeing_VVG the_AT taniwha_NN1 )_) ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 know_VV0 he_PPHS1 loves_VVZ *1_NULL me_PPIO1 *0_NULL 
which_DDQ is_VBZ not_XX as_RG reassuring_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 might_VM 
ordinarily_RR be_VBI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY see_VV0 ,_, he_PPHS1 is_VBZ a_AT1 knacker_NN1 ,_, 
a_AT1 horse_NN1 butcher_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Somebody_PN1 has_VHZ got_VVN to_TO do_VDI the_AT job_NN1 ,_, sure_JJ 
._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE father_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 (_( never_RR 
having_VHG seen_VVN him_PPHO1 at_II work_NN1 )_) ,_, gentle_JJ and_CC 
dispassionate_JJ and_CC thoroughly_RR efficient_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT horse_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 ,_, ever_RR goes_VVZ 
terrified_VVN to_II its_APPGE death_NN1 in_II my_APPGE father_NN1 's_VBZ 
yard_NN1 ;_; no_AT owner_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 horse_NN1 has_VHZ ever_RR made_VVN 
a_AT1 complaint_NN1 about_II the_AT way_NN1 my_APPGE father_NN1 treats_VVZ 
the_AT dead_JJ horses_NN2 he_PPHS1 sometimes_RT has_VHZ to_TO collect_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II fact_NN1 ,_, most_DAT of_IO them_PPHO2 hand_NN1 him_PPHO1 
photographs_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE beasts_NN2 in_II their_APPGE heyday_NN1 ,_, 
ears_NN2 pricked_VVD forward_RL ,_, eyes_NN2 liquidly_RR ashine_VV0 and_CC 
alert_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL If_CS the_AT owners_NN2 of_IO the_AT horses_NN2 he_PPHS1 
kills_VVZ ,_, or_CC retrieves_VVZ ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX give_VVI him_PPHO1 a_AT1 
photograph_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 takes_VVZ one_PN1 himself_PPX1 before_II the_AT 
creatures_NN2 are_VBR dead_JJ or_CC are_VBR seen_VVN to_TO be_VBI dead_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 lives_VVZ in_II two_MC rooms_NN2 above_II his_APPGE 
knackery_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT walls_NN2 of_IO the_AT rooms_NN2 are_VBR covered_VVN with_IW 
many_DA2 thousand_NNO photographs_NN2 of_IO horses_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ surrounded_VVN by_II horses_NN2 ,_, equine_JJ sad_JJ 
looks_NN2 ,_, equine_JJ glad_JJ looks_NN2 ,_, equine_JJ sighs_NN2 and_CC 
equine_JJ laughs_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL My_APPGE father_NN1 loves_VVZ horses_NN2 much_DA1 more_DAR 
than_CSN he_PPHS1 does_VDZ humans_NN2 but_CCB I_PPIS1 rather_RR hope_NN1 
he_PPHS1 will_VM put_VVI my_APPGE photo_NN1 in_II some_DD small_JJ spare_JJ 
space_NN1 soon_RR ._. 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL An_AT1 Episode_NN1 of_IO Bagmoths_NN2 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL I_PPIS1 spent_VVD as_RG much_DA1 time_NNT1 in_II 
the_AT bush_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 could_VM as_II a_AT1 child_NN1 because_CS 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG for_IF rare_JJ insects_NN2 ,_, maybe_RR ones_NN2 
no-one_PN1 had_VHD ever_RR found_VVN before_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL O_ZZ1 the_AT sadness_NN1 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 found_VVD one_PN1 ..._... 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Now_RT ,_, when_CS you_PPY 're_VBR very_RG shortsighted_JJ ,_, 
you_PPY only_RR see_VV0 what_DDQ is_VBZ immediately_RR in_II31 front_II32 
of_II33 your_APPGE nose_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 early_RR became_VVD aware_JJ of_IO things_NN2 that_CST 
writhed_VVD oozily_RR or_CC scuttled_VVD away_RP on_II a_AT1 fringe_NN1 of_IO 
legs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS I_PPIS1 learned_VVD to_TO read_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 read_VVD 
voraciously_RR *-_- but_CCB only_RR about_II insects_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR my_APPGE fascination_NN1 and_CC comfort_NN1 
and_CC path_NN1 to_II future_JJ fame_NN1 (_( I_MC1 thought_NN1 )_) ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 have_VH0 many_DA2 splendid_JJ and_CC curious_JJ 
small_JJ creatures_NN2 ,_, from_II giraffe-weevils_NN2 to_II astelia_NN1 
moths_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ such_DA a_AT1 range_NN1 with_IW so_RG many_DA2 
bizarrely-beautiful_JJ life-cycles_NN2 ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI 
grown_VVN up_RP into_II a_AT1 happy-ever-after_JJ entomologist_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ 12_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 collection_NN1 of_IO moths_NN2 that_CST 
would_VM make_VVI a_AT1 lepidopterist_NN1 sweat_NN1 with_IW pleasure_NN1 
but_CCB it_PPH1 lacked_VVD something_PN1 that_CST ,_, while_CS not_XX in_II 
itself_PPX1 a_AT1 rarity_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ very_RG rare_JJ in_II an_AT1 
undamaged_JJ state_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Are_VBR you_PPY familiar_JJ with_IW the_AT work_NN1 of_IO 
an_AT1 Australian_JJ cartoonist_NN1 ,_, Mary_NP1 Leunig_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE art_NN1 is_VBZ generally_RR macabrely_RR ,_, bitterly_RR 
,_, funny_JJ ,_, but_CCB there_EX is_VBZ one_PN1 where_CS the_AT humour_NN1 
is_VBZ relatively_RR gentle_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 shows_VVZ a_AT1 young_JJ male_JJ moth_NN1 with_IW gaudy_JJ 
wings_NN2 standing_VVG by_II a_AT1 suitcase_NN1 and_CC looking_VVG at_II 
his_APPGE watch_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II the_AT wall_NN1 behind_II him_PPHO1 is_VBZ a_AT1 skinny_JJ 
bagmoth_NN1 case_NN1 *-_- his_APPGE own_DA ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ also_RR a_AT1 fat_JJ wriggling_JJ case_NN1 *-_- 
the_AT woman_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, late_RR as_RR21 usual_RR22 in_II 
getting_VVG ready_JJ you_PPY think_VV0 ,_, and_CC grin_NN1 before_II 
turning_VVG to_II the_AT next_MD page_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT real_JJ joke_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST the_AT woman_NN1 in_II 
this_DD1 case_NN1 will_VM never_RR finish_VVI getting_VVG dressed_VVN 
because_CS female_JJ bagmoths_NN2 remain_VV0 forever_RT in_II their_APPGE 
cocoons_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 are_VBR wingless_JJ grub-like_JJ creatures_NN2 :_: to_TO 
pull_VVI one_PN1 out_II21 of_II22 its_APPGE silken_JJ home_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO 
kill_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Male_JJ bagmoths_NN2 pupate_VV0 and_CC emerge_VV0 winged_VVN 
and_CC ready_JJ for_IF action_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ one_MC1 slight_JJ problem_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Bagmoths_NN2 tend_VV0 to_TO live_VVI way_NN1 apart_II21 from_II22 
each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, munching_VVG their_APPGE way_NN1 through_II 
the_AT bush_NN1 ,_, dragging_VVG their_APPGE cases_NN2 behind_II them_PPHO2 
._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA in_II everything_PN1 else_RR ,_, the_AT race_NN1 is_VBZ to_II 
the_AT swift_JJ *-_- first_MD come_VVN ,_, first_MD serve_NN1 so_RR to_TO 
speak_VVI *-_- so_RG off_JJ flutters_NN2 the_AT male_NN1 in_II feverish_JJ 
haste_NN1 ,_, battering_VVG himself_PPX1 against_II twigs_NN2 and_CC 
branchlets_NN2 and_CC ruining_VVG himself_PPX1 as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ concerned_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT only_JJ thing_NN1 to_TO do_VDI was_VBDZ to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 
collection_NN1 of_IO bagmoths_NN2 ,_, hope_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 
male_NN1 among_II them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC anaesthetise_VV0 it_PPH1 as_CS31 
soon_CS32 as_CS33 it_PPH1 came_VVD into_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 scoured_VVD the_AT bush_NN1 for_IF bagmoths_NN2 and_CC 
found_VVD a_AT1 thousand_NNO and_CC 33_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 converted_VVD my_APPGE wardrobe_NN1 into_II a_AT1 
bagmothery_JJ and_CC reaped_JJ manuka_NN1 by_II the_AT armload_NN1 to_TO 
feed_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 all_DB reached_VVD maturity_NN1 and_CC *1_NULL none_PN 
*0_NULL of_IO them_PPHO2 turned_VVD into_II beings_NN2 with_IW wings_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_RR21 least_RR22 ,_, not_XX the_AT proper_JJ Oeceticus_NN1 
omnivorous_JJ wings_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG at_II them_PPHO2 
disconsolately_RR one_MC1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, one_MC1 thousand_NNO and_CC 33_MC 
fat_JJ bagmoths_NN2 hauling_VVG their_APPGE homes_NN2 around_RP as_CSA 
they_PPHS2 got_VVD stuck_JJ into_II fresh_JJ sprays_NN2 of_IO manuka_NN1 ,_, 
or_CC snoozing_VVG ,_, the_AT mouths_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE cocoons_NN2 
drawn_VVN shut_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC suddenly_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 saw_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL One_MC1 cocoon_NN1 was_VBDZ contorting_VVG into_II s-shaped_JJ 
bends_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ wriggling_VVG frantically_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Bagmoths_NP1 did_VDD not_XX do_VDI this_DD1 in_II my_APPGE 
experience_NN1 ,_, even_CS21 when_CS22 attacked_VVN by_II parasitic_JJ 
wasps_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 male_JJ moth_NN1 was_VBDZ hatching_VVG ,_, late_RR but_CCB 
at_RR21 last_RR22 !_! 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 took_VVD off_RP my_APPGE glasses_NN2 and_CC leaned_VVD 
eagerly_RR close_RR to_II the_AT switching_JJ case_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II one_MC1 hand_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 killing_JJ bottle_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Any_DD moment_NN1 now_RT ..._... something_PN1 began_VVD to_TO 
emerge_VVI from_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT bagmoth_NN1 case_NN1 ,_, 
very_RG slowly_RR at_RR21 first_RR22 but_CCB then_RT with_IW awful_JJ 
swiftness_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Insect_NN1 legs_NN2 ,_, insect_NN1 abdomen_NN1 ,_, glorious_JJ ?_? 
red_NN1 !_! wings_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 tiny_JJ head_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL With_IW teeth_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 human_JJ head_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL With_IW human_JJ teeth_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ grinning_VVG at_II me_PPIO1 ,_, its_APPGE minute_JJ 
black_JJ eyes_NN2 viciously_RR bright_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT grin_NN1 lasted_VVD a_AT1 very_RG long_JJ second_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT the_AT thing_NN1 dived_VVD powerfully_RR into_II the_AT 
air_NN1 and_CC sped_VVD past_II my_APPGE goggling_JJ eyes_NN2 out_RP 
through_II the_AT door_NN1 and_CC away_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX touch_VVI or_CC look_NN1 at_II or_CC 
even_RR think_VVI about_II an_AT1 insect_NN1 in_II any_DD entomological_JJ 
sense_NN1 ever_RR again_RT ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Incidentally_RR ,_, if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR wondering_VVG 
how_RRQ bagmoths_NN2 female_JJ and_CC male_NN1 get_VV0 it_PPH1 together_RL 
in_II real_JJ life_NN1 ,_, why_RRQ not_XX keep_VVI a_AT1 couple_NN1 and_CC 
see_VV0 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Hurry_VV0 ,_, though_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ not_XX much_DA1 time_NNT1 left_VVD ._. 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL Never_RR the_AT Same_DA Wind_NN1 Twice_RR *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ only_RR one_MC1 thing_NN1 I_PPIS1 
've_VH0 ever_RR discovered_VVN since_CS ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 enjoy_VV0 as_RG 
much_DA1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 enjoyed_VVD the_AT world_NN1 of_IO insects_NN2 and_CC 
believe_VV0 you_PPY me_PPIO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 tried_VVN more_RRR than_CSN 
a_DD221 few_DD222 things_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ breathing_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Ordinary_JJ day-to-day_JJ breathing_NN1 is_VBZ fine_JJ ,_, 
having_VHG the_AT charm_NN1 of_IO novelty_NN1 inasmuch_CS21 as_CS22 every_AT1 
lungful_NN1 is_VBZ slightly_RR different_JJ ,_, and_CC deep_RR breathing_VVG 
alright_RR for_IF some_DD situations_NN2 ,_, and_CC meditational_JJ 
breathing_NN1 okay_RR if_CS you_PPY like_VV0 meditation_NN1 ,_, but_CCB 
what_DDQ I_PPIS1 am_VBM talking_VVG about_II is_VBZ the_AT awareness_NN1 of_IO 
breathing_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Some_DD mornings_NNT2 I_PPIS1 'd_VM wake_VVI up_RP very_RG 
early_JJ and_CC grin_NN1 with_IW delight_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 drew_VVD in_II 
that_DD1 first_MD conscious_JJ chestful_JJ of_IO air_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 tasted_VVD better_RRR in_II my_APPGE lungs_NN2 than_CSN 
wine_NN1 ever_RR tasted_VVD on_II my_APPGE tongue_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ecstasy_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ *1_NULL sweet_JJ 
,_, *0_NULL air_NN1 soughing_VVG in_RP and_CC all_DB my_APPGE little_JJ 
alveoli_NN2 singing_VVG away_RP with_IW joy_NN1 and_CC oxygen-energy_NN1 
coursing_VVG through_II every_AT1 space_NN1 and_CC particle_NN1 of_IO me_PPIO1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 could_VM feel_VVI my_APPGE heart_NN1 in_II its_APPGE 
cardiac_JJ sac_NN1 swell_NN1 and_CC float_NN1 ,_, held_VVD down_RP only_RR 
by_II ropes_NN2 of_IO veins_NN2 ..._... it_PPH1 flutters_VVZ against_II 
those_DD2 ties_NN2 ,_, wanting_VVG to_TO soar_VVI in_II free_JJ air_NN1 as_II 
a_AT1 great_JJ luminous_JJ pulsing_JJ living_JJ balloon_NN1 ..._... hey_UH !_! 
grab_VV0 another_DD1 breath_NN1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 time_NNT1 'll_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 !_! 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY 've_VH0 heard_VVN skylarks_NN2 duelling_VVG for_IF 
space_NN1 ,_, each_DD1 pegging_VVG his_APPGE own_DA sky-claim_NN1 with_IW 
frantic_JJ song_NN1 ,_, making_VVG a_AT1 chestburst_NN1 effort_NN1 to_TO 
keep_VVI every_AT1 other_JJ dueller_NN1 fenced_VVD out_RP as_CSA they_PPHS2 
quest_NN1 higher_JJR and_CC higher_JJR into_II the_AT blue_JJ yonder_RR ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Sometimes_RT I_PPIS1 'd_VM feel_VVI like_II their_APPGE song_NN1 
on_II ordinary_JJ everyday_JJ air_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 *1_NULL love_VV0 *0_NULL breathing_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL Damn_UH ,_, but_CCB am_VBM I_PPIS1 going_VVG to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 
hard_RR when_RRQ I_PPIS1 stop_VV0 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL Granny_NN1 's_VBZ Revenge_NN1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL I_PPIS1 cried_VVD just_RR after_II my_APPGE granny_NN1 
died_VVD ,_, not_XX for_IF her_PPHO1 though_CS (_( she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ far_RG 
better_JJR dead_JJ by_II that_DD1 stage_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD n't_XX 
liked_VVN her_PPHO1 much_RR while_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ alive_JJ )_) ._. 

^ ^_NULL Remember_VV0 I_MC1 said_VVD the_AT old_JJ lady_NN1 had_VHD spent_VVN 
most_DAT of_IO her_APPGE life_NN1 helping_NN1 hack_NN1 farms_NN2 from_II 
the_AT bush_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, we_PPIS2 had_VHD always_RR understood_VVN that_CST 
each_DD1 new_JJ farm_NN1 had_VHD just_RR21 about_RR22 paid_VVN for_IF the_AT 
last_MD one_PN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST when_CS my_APPGE grandfather_NN1 was_VBDZ 
lost_VVN to_II the_AT bush_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE granny_NN1 was_VBDZ left_VVN 
destitute_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB no_UH :_: she_PPHS1 had_VHD twenty_MC thousand_NNO pounds_NN2 
squirrelled_VVD away_RP and_CC she_PPHS1 left_VVD it_PPH1 all_DB to_II 
me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE Dad_NN1 grinned_VVD faintly_RR when_RRQ he_PPHS1 learned_VVD 
that_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 good_JJ advice_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Buy_VV0 a_AT1 small_JJ house_NN1 and_CC invest_VV0 the_AT 
rest_NN1 girl_NN1 ,_, **'_" and_CC then_RT he_PPHS1 shifted_VVD quite_RG 
happily_RR into_II the_AT loft_NN1 rooms_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE knackery_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD what_DDQ he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, bought_VVD a_AT1 
solid_JJ little_JJ house_NN1 on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO town_NN1 ,_, right_RR 
on_II the_AT beach_NN1 ,_, and_CC put_VVD the_AT rest_NN1 away_RL to_TO 
work_VVI for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS I_PPIS1 lived_VVD fairly_RR frugally_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM 
never_RR have_VHI to_TO work_VVI for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Boy_NN1 ,_, the_AT old_JJ lady_NN1 must_VM have_VHI hated_VVN 
me_PPIO1 a_PN21 lot_PN22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VHD obviously_RR never_RR forgotten_VVN those_DD2 
apples_NN2 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL The_AT Early_JJ Sown_JJ Skulls_NN2 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL We_PPIS2 were_VBDR one_MC1 hell_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 
gang_NN1 on_II the_AT beach_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ Elias_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS lived_VVD closest_RRT 
to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, quarter_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 mile_NNU1 away_RL ,_, bright_JJ 
and_CC gay_JJ and_CC very_RG knowledgeable_JJ about_II drugs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ discreet_JJ but_CCB indefatigable_JJ in_II the_AT 
pursuit_NN1 of_IO new_JJ lovers_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ Pinky_NP1 and_CC Molly_NP1 and_CC Chris_NP1 ,_, 
an_AT1 oddly-sexed_JJ trio_NN1 who_PNQS were_VBDR indefatigable_JJ in_II31 
pursuit_II32 of_II33 each_PPX221 other_PPX222 but_CCB rather_RR liked_VVN 
others_NN2 to_TO watch_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ me_PPIO1 ,_, independent_JJ and_CC alone_JJ and_CC 
indefatigable_JJ in_II31 pursuit_II32 of_II33 any_DD boy_NN1 or_CC man_NN1 
who_PNQS would_VM help_VVI me_PPIO1 explore_NN1 more_DAR of_IO myself_PPX1 
as_II a_AT1 woman_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX yawn_VVI like_II that_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX going_VVGK to_TO tell_VVI you_PPY any_DD of_IO 
what_DDQ went_VVD on_RP except_CS to_TO say_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 learned_VVD 
a_PN21 lot_PN22 about_II myself_PPX1 and_CC others_NN2 and_CC enjoyed_VVD 
most_DAT of_IO the_AT learning_NN1 very_RG much_DA1 for_IF the_AT three_MC 
happy_JJ years_NNT2 it_PPH1 went_VVD on_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_RR21 least_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_ZZ1 did_VDD ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ with_IW the_AT drink_NN1 and_CC the_AT smoke_NN1 and_CC 
capsules_NN2 that_CST Elias_NP1 handed_VVD round_RP with_IW gay_JJ abandon_NN1 
,_, I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX remember_VVI much_RR of_IO the_AT detail_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 remember_VVI the_AT young_JJ pothead_NN1 
who_PNQS staggered_VVD to_II our_APPGE bonfire_NN1 one_MC1 night_NNT1 ,_, 
drawn_VVN by_II The_AT Smoke_NN1 amongst_II all_DB the_AT other_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Could_VM smell_VVI it_PPH1 a_AT1 mile_NNU1 away_RL ,_, 
**'_" he_PPHS1 husks_VVZ ,_, and_CC coughs_VVZ throatily_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 stocky_JJ youth_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 
oddly-gaunt_JJ face_NN1 ,_, and_CC raggedy-black_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT firelight_NN1 dances_VVZ on_II his_APPGE bare_JJ chest_NN1 
and_CC shoulders_NN2 ,_, on_II his_APPGE teeth_NN2 as_II the_AT joint_JJ 
passes_NN2 to_II him_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 smiles_VVZ slowly_RR ,_, *'_" 
maaan_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ so_RG sweet_JJ ,_, **'_" cupping_VVG his_APPGE 
hands_NN2 round_II its_APPGE ember_NN1 end_NN1 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 489+TEXT+L16_FO **]_NULL 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL And_CC although_CS the_AT priests_NN2 claim_VV0 to_TO 
have_VHI his_APPGE bones_NN2 there_RL in_II an_AT1 ancient_JJ stone_NN1 
coffin_NN1 ,_, the_AT people_NN believe_VV0 that_CST the_AT Emperor_NN1 
sleeps_VVZ in_II a_AT1 cave_NN1 in_II the_AT hills_NN2 guarded_VVD by_II 
the_AT wild_JJ huntsmen_NN2 who_PNQS ride_VV0 yelling_VVG across_II the_AT 
sky_NN1 in_II autumn_NNT1 storms_NN2 ,_, and_CC that_CST some_DD day_NNT1 ,_, 
in_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 of_IO greatest_JJT peril_NN1 ,_, the_AT horn_NN1 will_VM 
be_VBI blown_VVN and_CC the_AT Emperor_NN1 will_VM come_VVI riding_VVG back_RP 
with_IW his_APPGE twelve_MC champions_NN2 to_TO deliver_VVI mankind_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 were_VBDR ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, approaching_VVG 
Cologne_NP1 by_II a_AT1 different_JJ way_NN1 from_II our_APPGE departure_NN1 
,_, from_II the_AT west_ND1 ,_, not_XX along_II the_AT river-road_NN1 ,_, 
so_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ hardly_RR surprising_JJ that_CST we_PPIS2 did_VDD not_XX 
recognise_VVI the_AT city_NN1 till_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR quite_RG close_JJ 
to_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 had_VHD marched_VVN out_II21 of_II22 it_PPH1 ,_, 
thousands_NNO2 strong_JJ ,_, now_RT it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR the_AT six_MC 
of_IO us_PPIO2 ;_; then_RT ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Brother_NNB Philemon_NP1 ,_, 
with_IW his_APPGE strange_JJ powers_NN2 ,_, now_RT it_PPH1 was_VBDZ our_APPGE 
kind_NN1 and_CC sensible_JJ friend_NN1 Melchior_NP1 ;_; then_RT it_PPH1 
was_VBDZ high_JJ summer_NNT1 ,_, now_RT the_AT strong_JJ walls_NN2 and_CC 
towers_NN2 of_IO the_AT city_NN1 loomed_VVD up_RP through_II the_AT chill_NN1 
and_CC wintry_JJ riverhaze_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Our_APPGE last_MD night_NNT1 of_IO safety_NN1 and_CC 
comfort_NN1 was_VBDZ spent_VVN in_II a_AT1 guest-house_NN1 not_XX far_RR 
from_II the_AT river_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 had_VHD planned_VVN to_TO cross_VVI the_AT river_NN1 
early_RR in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 and_CC so_RR make_VV0 a_AT1 full_JJ 
day_NNT1 's_GE march_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE journey_NN1 ;_; but_CCB I_PPIS1 
was_VBDZ awakened_VVN in_II the_AT night_NNT1 by_II the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO 
wind_NN1 and_CC rain_NN1 lashing_VVG down_RP on_II the_AT thatch_NN1 ,_, 
and_CC in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 a_AT1 storm_NN1 was_VBDZ blowing_VVG out_II21 
of_II22 the_AT hills_NN2 and_CC straight_RR down_RP the_AT valley_NN1 ,_, 
preventing_VVG any_DD boats_NN2 from_II putting_VVG across_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 loitered_VVD about_II most_DAT of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 
between_II the_AT guest-house_NN1 and_CC the_AT river_NN1 bank_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL By_II late_JJ afternoon_NNT1 the_AT wind_NN1 had_VHD dropped_VVN 
and_CC broken_JJ clouds_NN2 were_VBDR moving_VVG across_II the_AT sky_NN1 
in_II strange_JJ shapes_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ might_VM indeed_RR have_VHI been_VBN 
the_AT great_JJ Emperor_NN1 's_VBZ phantom_NN1 horsemen_NN2 on_II their_APPGE 
endless_JJ hunt_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT river_NN1 still_RR ran_VVD fast_RR and_CC high_JJ with_IW 
autumn_NNT1 rains_NN2 ,_, and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ only_RR one_MC1 
wherryman_NN1 willing_JJ to_TO carry_VVI us_PPIO2 across_RL ,_, but_CCB 
even_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ making_VVG only_RR a_AT1 last_MD journey_NN1 to_TO 
get_VVI home_RL ,_, and_CC asked_VVN for_IF an_AT1 extra_JJ penny_NNU1 at_II 
that_DD1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 said_VVD goodbye_NN1 to_II Melchior_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS 
had_VHD found_VVN the_AT boatman_NN1 and_CC come_VV0 to_II the_AT river_NN1 
bank_NN1 to_TO see_VVI us_PPIO2 off_RP ,_, giving_VVG us_PPIO2 a_AT1 
packet_NN1 of_IO food_NN1 and_CC some_DD money_NN1 for_IF the_AT road_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 knew_VVD that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ likely_JJ to_TO be_VBI 
the_AT final_JJ one_PN1 of_IO all_DB our_APPGE partings_NN2 ,_, and_CC 
this_DD1 made_VVD us_PPIO2 all_DB the_AT sadder_JJR to_TO see_VVI the_AT 
last_MD of_IO this_DD1 tall_JJ figure_NN1 and_CC pale_JJ freckled_JJ face_NN1 
as_CSA we_PPIS2 pulled_VVD away_II21 from_II22 the_AT shore_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Soon_RR we_PPIS2 had_VHD enough_RR to_TO think_VVI about_II 
,_, for_IF the_AT wide_JJ river_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 mass_NN1 of_IO twisted_JJ 
currents_NN2 and_CC ,_, no_DDQV31 matter_DDQV32 what_DDQV33 he_PPHS1 might_VM 
try_VVI to_TO do_VDI ,_, our_APPGE boatman_NN1 could_VM not_XX stop_VVI the_AT 
little_JJ vessel_NN1 from_II twisting_VVG about_RP continually_RR and_CC 
shipping_VVG water_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 had_VHD to_TO bail_VVI ,_, nor_CC did_VDD it_PPH1 ease_VVI 
matters_NN2 that_CST things_NN2 went_VVD ill_JJ with_IW Emeraud_NP1 and_CC 
she_PPHS1 remained_VVD white_JJ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -faced_NN1 and_CC 
silent_JJ huddled_VVD down_RP beside_II Gerhard_NP1 in_II the_AT bow_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT boat_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 stopped_VVD for_IF the_AT night_NNT1 at_II that_DD1 
same_DA village_NN1 where_RRQ the_AT young_JJ folk_NN2 had_VHD forced_VVN 
the_AT church_NN1 to_TO be_VBI opened_VVN to_II us_PPIO2 for_IF shelter_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX were_VBDR few_DA2 young_JJ people_NN there_RL now_RT and_CC 
the_AT church_NN1 door_NN1 was_VBDZ again_RT shut_VVN in_II our_APPGE 
faces_NN2 ,_, but_CCB soon_RR one_MC1 older_JJR couple_NN1 ,_, then_RT 
another_DD1 ,_, came_VVD up_RP and_CC led_VVD us_PPIO2 away_RP to_II a_AT1 
house_NN1 where_RRQ we_PPIS2 could_VM bed_VVI down_RP for_IF the_AT night_NNT1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Sitting_VVG round_II the_AT fire_NN1 ,_, after_CS supper_NN1 ,_, 
we_PPIS2 told_VVD them_PPHO2 our_APPGE story_NN1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 
up_II21 to_II22 our_APPGE rescue_NN1 from_II slavery_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 
listened_VVD ,_, not_XX for_IF entertainment_NN1 ,_, but_CCB in_II deadly_JJ 
earnest_NN1 ,_, with_IW some_DD tears_NN2 ,_, hoping_VVG to_TO catch_VVI 
some_DD crumbs_NN2 of_IO news_NN1 about_II the_AT lost_JJ children_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ from_II then_RT on_RP at_II most_DAT of_IO 
our_APPGE stopping-places_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Now_RT we_PPIS2 were_VBDR leaving_VVG the_AT vineyards_NN2 
and_CC cornfields_NN2 of_IO the_AT valley_NN1 behind_RL ,_, and_CC still_RR 
anxious_JJ to_TO reach_VVI our_APPGE home_NN1 before_II the_AT snows_NN2 
lay_VVD thick_RR in_II the_AT mountains_NN2 ,_, we_PPIS2 turned_VVD partly_RR 
aside_II21 from_II22 our_APPGE old_JJ route_NN1 ,_, and_CC travelled_VVD 
through_II the_AT hills_NN2 where_RRQ the_AT iron-workers_NN2 lived_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT skies_NN2 here_RL were_VBDR grey_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT 
winter_NNT1 fog_NN1 smelled_VVD of_IO smoke_NN1 and_CC iron_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT people_NN ,_, men_NN2 and_CC women_NN2 ,_, were_VBDR all_DB 
short_JJ and_CC bandy-legged_JJ and_CC smeared_VVD with_IW soot_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
when_RRQ they_PPHS2 came_VVD climbing_VVG up_RP the_AT ladders_NN2 out_II21 
of_II22 their_APPGE holes_NN2 in_II the_AT ground_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR 
like_JJ kobolds_NN2 ,_, toiling_VVG in_II darkness_NN1 and_CC avoiding_VVG 
the_AT light_NN1 of_IO day_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR very_JJ closeknit_NN1 and_CC suspicious_JJ of_IO 
strangers_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ meant_VVD that_CST they_PPHS2 had_VHD lost_VVN 
no_PN121 one_PN122 to_II the_AT pilgrimage_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR surly_RR 
towards_II us_PPIO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 were_VBDR glad_JJ to_TO leave_VVI that_DD1 part_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT country_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL During_II the_AT few_DA2 nights_NNT2 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR there_RL ,_, 
I_PPIS1 dreamed_VVD repeatedly_RR of_IO the_AT boy-prophet_NN1 and_CC 
his_APPGE vision_NN1 of_IO the_AT battle_NN1 between_II angels_NN2 and_CC 
demons_NN2 ,_, swords_NN2 of_IO light_NN1 and_CC the_AT blaze_NN1 of_IO red_JJ 
lightning_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR ,_, in_II the_AT last_MD days_NNT2 of_IO the_AT dying_JJ 
year_NNT1 ,_, we_PPIS2 retraced_VVD our_APPGE steps_NN2 through_II the_AT 
farmland_NN1 ,_, through_II the_AT rough_JJ pasture_NN1 ,_, through_II the_AT 
woodlands_NN2 with_IW the_AT woodsmen_NN2 's_GE huts_NN2 and_CC the_AT 
charcoal-burners_NN2 '_GE kilns_NN2 smoking_VVG in_II the_AT clearings_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, the_AT weather_NN1 remained_VVD mild_JJ 
and_CC foggy_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT snow_NN1 held_VVD off_RP ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 
we_PPIS2 were_VBDR being_VBG helped_VVN on_II our_APPGE way_NN1 ,_, until_CS 
at_RR21 last_RR22 ,_, early_RR on_II the_AT vigil_NN1 of_IO blessed_JJ 
Christmas_NNT1 ,_, we_PPIS2 came_VVD to_II the_AT thick_JJ of_IO the_AT 
dark_JJ forest_NN1 and_CC the_AT road_NN1 beginning_VVG to_TO wind_VVI up_RP 
towards_II the_AT mountain-pass_NN1 ,_, lost_VVD ahead_RL and_CC above_II 
us_PPIO2 in_II grey_JJ cloud_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 stopped_VVD by_II the_AT road_NN1 and_CC sat_VVD 
on_II a_AT1 fallen_JJ tree_NN1 trunk_NN1 ,_, taking_VVG out_RP the_AT last_MD 
of_IO our_APPGE provisions_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" There_EX 's_VBZ not_XX much_RR left_VVN ,_, **"_" I_PPIS1 
said_VVD ,_, *"_" so_CS let_VM21 's_VM22 save_VVI a_AT1 half_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI at_RR21 least_RR22 one_MC1 more_DAR night_NNT1 
on_II the_AT road_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR two_MC ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" And_CC no_AT robbers_NN2 to_TO feed_VVI us_PPIO2 this_DD1 
time_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 ,_, **"_" said_VVD Gerhard_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" And_CC no_AT wolves_NN2 ,_, **"_" said_VVD Ottilie_NP1 
and_CC shivered_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR right_JJ ,_, old_JJ 
Kaspar_NP1 ,_, **"_" said_VVD Gerhard_NP1 ,_, *"_" but_CCB oh_UH ,_, is_VBZ 
n't_XX it_PPH1 good_JJ to_TO think_VVI only_RR one_MC1 more_DAR night_NNT1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 I_ZZ1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO eat_VVI all_DB my_APPGE 
portion_NN1 and_CC just_JJ walk_NN1 and_CC walk_NN1 till_CS I_PPIS1 come_VV0 
to_II the_AT city_NN1 gate_NN1 and_CC call_VV0 out_RP to_II your_APPGE 
Uncle_NNB Odo_NP1 ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Let_VVD us_PPIO2 in_RP ,_, we_PPIS2 're_VBR 
back_RP ._. 

^ **'_" **"_" |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 fell_VVD silent_JJ for_IF a_AT1 
moment_NN1 ,_, eating_VVG their_APPGE hard_JJ stale_JJ bread_NN1 and_CC 
cheese_NN1 ,_, and_CC wondering_VVG how_RGQ many_DA2 of_IO their_APPGE 
people_NN might_VM still_RR be_VBI alive_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II them_PPHO2 all_DB with_IW great_JJ love_NN1 
,_, yet_RR seeing_VVG them_PPHO2 suddenly_RR almost_RR as_CSA strangers_NN2 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Could_VM that_DD1 tall_JJ young_JJ man_NN1 and_CC woman_NN1 be_VBI 
indeed_RR my_APPGE sister_NN1 Emeraud_NP1 and_CC Gerhard_NP1 her_APPGE 
husband_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL And_CC that_DD1 dark_JJ strong_JJ bullet-headed_JJ fellow_NN1 
shouldering_VVG the_AT heaviest_JJT pack_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 old_JJ 
silent_JJ Bruno_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL And_CC Rosamond_NP1 with_IW her_APPGE flushed_JJ eager_JJ face_NN1 
was_VBDZ growing_VVG into_II womanhood_NN1 too_RR ,_, and_CC her_APPGE 
sister_NN1 there_RL beside_II her_PPHO1 ,_, no_RR21 longer_RR22 our_APPGE 
little_JJ Ottilie_NP1 ,_, with_IW the_AT faded_JJ red_JJ silk_NN1 of_IO 
Sebastian_NP1 's_GE scarf_NN1 still_RR worn_VVN round_II her_APPGE throat_NN1 
,_, and_CC where_CS now_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD ,_, might_VM Ibrahim_NP1 
's_VHZ half_RR be_VBI ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Perhaps_RR we_PPIS2 were_VBDR the_AT last_MD ,_, all_DB 
that_DD1 was_VBDZ left_VVN of_IO that_DD1 great_JJ army_NNJ of_IO children_NN2 
which_DDQ had_VHD flowed_VVN south_ND1 like_II confluent_JJ rivers_NN2 to_TO 
deliver_VVI the_AT Holy_JJ Land_NN1 and_CC perhaps_RR set_VVN up_RP the_AT 
New_JJ Jerusalem_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ a_AT1 ragamuffin_NN1 lot_NN we_PPIS2 were_VBDR ,_, all_DB 
gaunt_JJ and_CC weather_NN1 beaten_VVN from_II the_AT road_NN1 ,_, our_APPGE 
clothes_NN2 all_RR patched_VVD and_CC worn_VVN ,_, with_IW bits_NN2 of_IO 
blanket_NN1 for_IF cloaks_NN2 and_CC rags_NN2 wrapped_VVD around_RP our_APPGE 
feet_NN2 and_CC turbans_NN2 of_IO rags_NN2 around_II our_APPGE heads_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL For_IF overnight_RT it_PPH1 had_VHD set_VVN in_II very_RG still_RR 
and_CC cold_JJ ,_, so_CS we_PPIS2 used_VVD every_AT1 scrap_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE 
spare_JJ clothes_NN2 and_CC bedding_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI warm_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Nor_CC did_VDD we_PPIS2 want_VVI to_TO sit_VVI long_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 cut_VVD ourselves_PPX2 staffs_NN2 for_IF the_AT long_JJ 
plod_NN1 up_II21 to_II22 the_AT pass_NN1 ,_, and_CC gathered_VVD together_RL 
on_II the_AT track_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 glanced_VVD across_RL at_II Rosamond_NP1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 
snow-flake_NN1 fluttered_VVD down_RP ,_, touched_VVD her_APPGE cheek_NN1 
and_CC melted_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Snow_NP1 began_VVD to_TO fall_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL With_IW lifted_VVD heads_NN2 ,_, we_PPIS2 saw_VVD the_AT 
white_JJ flakes_NN2 drifting_VVG down_RP out_II21 of_II22 the_AT dark_JJ 
sky_NN1 ,_, and_CC felt_VVD them_PPHO2 strike_VVI and_CC fall_NN1 with_IW 
the_AT faintest_JJT hiss_NN1 on_II our_APPGE faces_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL With_IW anxious_JJ hearts_NN2 we_PPIS2 debated_VVD what_DDQ to_TO 
do_VDI ,_, and_CC quickly_RR decided_VVN that_CST we_PPIS2 had_VHD no_AT 
choice_NN1 but_CCB to_TO push_VVI on_RP towards_II home_NN1 and_CC safety_NN1 
,_, and_CC not_XX risk_NN1 being_VBG blocked_VVN off_RP by_II deep_JJ snow_NN1 
in_II the_AT pass_NN1 and_CC have_VH0 to_TO retreat_VVI into_II the_AT 
wilderness_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR for_IF weeks_NNT2 or_CC months_NNT2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL At_RR21 first_RR22 ,_, the_AT snow_NN1 chilled_VVD and_CC 
invigorated_VVD us_PPIO2 as_CSA we_PPIS2 climbed_VVD the_AT lower_JJR 
slopes_NN2 of_IO the_AT track_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE bodies_NN2 warmed_VVD and_CC our_APPGE cheeks_NN2 
glowed_VVD ;_; we_PPIS2 even_RR made_VVN little_JJ runs_NN2 ,_, scuffing_VVG 
up_RP the_AT snow_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 lay_VVD light_NN1 on_II the_AT ground_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT the_AT track_NN1 gradually_RR steepened_VVD ,_, and_CC all_DB 
the_AT while_NNT1 the_AT snow_NN1 fell_VVD steadily_RR out_II21 of_II22 the_AT 
sky_NN1 until_CS all_DB was_VBDZ soft_JJ underfoot_RL ,_, our_APPGE feet_NN2 
made_VVD no_AT sound_NN1 in_II their_APPGE paddings_NN2 of_IO rags_NN2 ,_, 
and_CC we_PPIS2 could_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 see_VVI the_AT heights_NN2 
ahead_RL or_CC the_AT foothills_NN2 behind_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Still_RR we_PPIS2 tramped_VVD on_RP ,_, leaning_VVG more_RGR 
heavily_RR on_II our_APPGE staffs_NN2 ,_, sometimes_RT pausing_VVG to_TO 
strike_VVI at_II a_AT1 snow-laden_JJ branch_NN1 and_CC bring_VVI the_AT 
snow_NN1 showering_VVG down_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL For_RR41 the_RR42 most_RR43 part_RR44 the_AT track_NN1 was_VBDZ 
closed_VVN in_RP by_II the_AT dark_JJ forest_NN1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 were_VBDR 
surprised_JJ ,_, when_CS it_PPH1 opened_VVD out_RP to_TO skirt_VVI a_AT1 
low_JJ cliff_NN1 ,_, to_TO find_VVI that_CST we_PPIS2 were_VBDR already_RR 
quite_RG high_RR up_RP ,_, and_CC could_VM see_VVI the_AT lower_JJR 
countryside_NN1 and_CC hills_NN2 and_CC tree_NN1 tops_NN2 only_RR faintly_RR 
,_, dimmed_VVD and_CC hidden_VVN as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ by_II veil_NN1 
after_II veil_NN1 of_IO falling_VVG snow_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT going_NN1 became_VVD harder_RRR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Gerhard_NP1 already_RR had_VHN his_APPGE arm_NN1 around_II 
Emeraud_NP1 and_CC was_VBDZ gently_RR helping_VVG her_PPHO1 on_II the_AT 
way_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Ottilie_NP1 began_VVD to_TO drag_VVI ,_, and_CC had_VHD to_TO 
lean_VVI her_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II Bruno_NP1 's_GE shoulder_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 
plodded_VVD sturdily_RR along_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II Rosamond_NP1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 shook_VVD 
her_APPGE head_NN1 and_CC said_VVD a_RR21 little_RR22 breathlessly_RR :_: *"_" 
^_NULL No_UH ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, Kaspar_NP1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT track_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ had_VHD seemed_VVN easy_RR 
enough_RR when_CS we_PPIS2 came_VVD down_RP it_PPH1 ,_, slithering_VVG on_II 
dry_JJ pine-needles_NN2 in_II summer_NNT1 ,_, was_VBDZ steep_JJ and_CC 
winding_VVG for_IF the_AT return_NN1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 found_VVD 
ourselves_PPX2 scrambling_VVG over_II unexpected_JJ rocks_NN2 or_CC having_VHG 
to_TO help_VVI one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ,_, pushing_VVG and_CC pulling_VVG 
,_, up_II steep_JJ slopes_NN2 made_VVD slippery_JJ now_RT with_IW snow_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL As_II the_AT trees_NN2 opened_VVD out_RP ,_, we_PPIS2 
were_VBDR more_RRR exposed_VVN to_II the_AT snow_NN1 ,_, now_RT blowing_VVG 
in_II our_APPGE faces_NN2 before_II a_AT1 steady_JJ wind_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ 
brought_VVD the_AT cold_NN1 in_RP through_II our_APPGE damp_JJ rags_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT dark_JJ sky_NN1 under_II which_DDQ we_PPIS2 had_VHD 
started_VVN our_APPGE march_NN1 had_VHD turned_VVN to_II a_AT1 shining_JJ 
steely_JJ grey_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Someone_PN1 stumbled_VVD and_CC fell_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 looked_VVD up_RP from_II watching_VVG my_APPGE shapeless_JJ 
feet_NN2 plodding_VVG one-two_MC ,_, one-two_MC ,_, one-two_MC ,_, sinking_VVG 
deeper_RRR all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 into_II the_AT snow_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT 
pick_NN1 ,_, pick_NN1 ,_, pick_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE staff_NN touching_VVG the_AT 
stony_JJ ground_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT landscape_NN1 had_VHD changed_VVN ,_, and_CC almost_RR 
disappeared_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT pines_NN2 were_VBDR no_AT more_DAR than_CSN vague_JJ 
shapes_NN2 ;_; there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT limit_NN1 to_II the_AT sky_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL To_II my_APPGE dazzled_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, the_AT whole_JJ world_NN1 
was_VBDZ a_AT1 whiteness_NN1 in_II which_DDQ only_RR my_APPGE cold_JJ and_CC 
aching_VVG feet_NN2 told_VVD me_PPIO1 where_RRQ the_AT ground_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ Bruno_NP1 who_PNQS had_VHD fallen_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 groped_VVD forward_RL and_CC helped_VVD him_PPHO1 up_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD tripped_VVN over_II something_PN1 ,_, a_AT1 dry_JJ 
branch_NN1 perhaps_RR buried_VVD under_II the_AT snow_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
bruised_VVD his_APPGE shin_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 insisted_VVD on_II going_VVG ahead_RL with_IW his_APPGE 
pack_NN1 ,_, but_CCB limping_VVG now_RT ,_, and_CC with_IW Ottilie_NP1 
helping_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Rosamond_NP1 had_VHD stayed_VVN with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI no_AT sign_NN1 of_IO Gerhard_NP1 and_CC 
Emeraud_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 started_VVD to_TO walk_VVI on_RP ,_, when_CS Gerhard_NP1 
's_GE hoarse_JJ shout_NN1 sounded_VVD behind_RL and_CC above_II me_PPIO1 ,_, 
and_CC I_PPIS1 realised_VVD in_II a_AT1 moment_NN1 of_IO panic_NN1 that_CST 
Rosamond_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD started_VVN to_TO wander_VVI off_RP 
down_II the_AT track_NN1 again_RT ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Calling_VVG out_RP to_II one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ,_, 
we_PPIS2 all_DB came_VVD together_RL again_RT ,_, with_IW Gerhard_NP1 and_CC 
my_APPGE sister_NN1 waiting_VVG till_CS we_PPIS2 caught_VVD up_RP with_IW 
them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Gerhard_NP1 had_VHD worked_VVN out_RP a_AT1 trick_NN1 of_IO 
fixing_VVG some_DD shape_NN1 ,_, however_RGQV vague_JJ ,_, in_II the_AT 
direction_NN1 we_PPIS2 wanted_VVD to_TO go_VVI ,_, walking_VVG towards_II 
it_PPH1 ,_, fixing_VVG another_DD1 mark_NN1 ,_, and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Even_RR21 so_RR22 ,_, we_PPIS2 had_VHD almost_RR to_TO tap_VVI 
our_APPGE way_NN1 with_IW our_APPGE staffs_NN2 like_II blind_JJ folk_NN2 
in_CS21 case_CS22 we_PPIS2 found_VVD ourselves_PPX2 on_II the_AT edge_NN1 
of_IO some_DD unseen_JJ crevice_NN1 or_CC cliff_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Clinging_VVG together_RL ,_, tapping_VVG and_CC feeling_VVG our_APPGE 
way_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 must_VM have_VHI looked_VVN like_II blind_JJ folk_NN2 
indeed_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL My_APPGE feet_NN2 no_RR21 longer_RR22 hurt_VVN and_CC my_APPGE 
hands_NN2 could_VM hardly_RR feel_VVI Rosamond_NP1 's_GE shoulder_NN1 on_II 
my_APPGE right_NN1 and_CC Bruno_NP1 's_GE pack_NN1 on_II my_APPGE left_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II and_CC on_RP we_PPIS2 plodded_VVD through_II the_AT white_JJ 
and_CC blinding_VVG snow-mists_NN2 ,_, in_II an_AT1 endless_JJ dream_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT shadowy_JJ pines_NN2 stirred_VVD under_II a_AT1 
sighing_JJ wind_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT snow-mist_NN1 thinned_VVD and_CC parted_VVD ahead_II21 of_II22 
us_PPIO2 ,_, revealing_VVG the_AT track_NN1 leading_VVG up_II21 to_II22 the_AT 
summit_NN1 of_IO the_AT pass_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Marching_VVG silently_RR past_II us_PPIO2 ,_, under_II their_APPGE 
eagle_NN1 ensigns_NN2 and_CC with_IW faint_JJ soundless_JJ trumpets_NN2 
blowing_VVG ,_, came_VVD the_AT same_DA Roman_JJ soldiers_NN2 I_PPIS1 had_VHD 
seen_VVN before_CS ,_, the_AT bony_JJ faces_NN2 and_CC hollow_JJ sockets_NN2 
turned_VVN upon_II us_PPIO2 as_CSA they_PPHS2 passed_VVD ,_, just_RR as_CSA 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD seen_VVN them_PPHO2 before_RT ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 490+TEXT+L17_FO **]_NULL 

^ |_NULL *'_" ..._... 

^ *0_NULL as_CSA President_NNB Nixon_NP1 put_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, the_AT 
Heavens_NN2 have_VH0 become_VVN a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 's_VBZ world_NN1 
..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT astronauts_NN2 blundered_VVD about_RP ,_, 
planting_VVG the_AT American_JJ flag_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE special_JJ 
stiffener_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL The_AT plaque_NN1 bears_VVZ the_AT message_NN1 ,_, *"_" 
^_NULL We_PPIS2 Came_VVD In_II Peace_NN1 For_IF All_DB Mankind_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ clever_JJ ,_, you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX 
deny_VVI that_DD1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD Stephen_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL But_CCB the_AT moon_NN1 looks_VVZ so_RG boring_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 kid_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 
Brick_NN1 Bradford_NP1 fan_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS he_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II the_AT moon_NN1 ,_, *1_NULL 
years_NNT2 *0_NULL before_II these_DD2 buggers_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 found_VVD 
a_AT1 huge_JJ temple_NN1 ,_, and_CC an_AT1 underground_JJ city_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 prefer_VV0 that_DD1 version_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 look_NN1 at_II it_PPH1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ just_JJ 
dust_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Local_NN1 notables_NN2 were_VBDR interviewed_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 lady_NN1 poet_NN1 smiled_VVD sadly_RR for_IF the_AT camera_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL For_IF me_PPIO1 the_AT moon_NN1 just_RR wo_VM n't_XX 
be_VBI the_AT same_DA ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS I_PPIS1 stare_VV0 at_II it_PPH1 now_RT it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI 
with_IW a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO loss_NN1 ,_, the_AT loss_NN1 of_IO mystery_NN1 
,_, of_IO romance_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT moon_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX meant_VVN to_TO be_VBI walked_VVN 
upon_II ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ meant_VVN to_TO inspire_VVI us_PPIO2 ,_, to_TO 
be_VBI written_VVN about_RP ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Silly_JJ bitch_NN1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD Simon_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Hey_UH look_NN1 ,_, here_RL 's_VBZ your_APPGE old_JJ prof_NN1 
..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Professor_NNB Lewis_NP1 's_GE white_JJ hair_NN1 was_VBDZ 
down_RP to_II his_APPGE shoulders_NN2 now_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT microphone_NN1 was_VBDZ thrust_VVN into_II his_APPGE face_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI of_IO the_AT 
American_JJ achievement_NN1 ,_, Professor_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 took_VVD the_AT pipe_NN1 from_II his_APPGE 
mouth_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE face_NN1 was_VBDZ grave_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Today_RT 's_GE events_NN2 merely_RR demonstrate_VV0 
yet_RR again_RT the_AT way_NN1 in_II which_DDQ technological_JJ 
achievement_NN1 outstrips_VVZ social_JJ progress_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS only_RR the_AT same_DA technology_NN1 that_CST put_VV0 
these_DD2 men_NN2 on_II the_AT moon_NN1 could_VM be_VBI applied_VVN to_II 
the_AT growing_NN1 of_IO rice_NN1 in_II the_AT Third_MD World_NN1 ,_, then_RT 
per_JJ21 capita_JJ22 incomes_NN2 would_VM rise_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ does_VDZ it_PPH1 matter_VVI to_II those_DD2 humans_NN2 
who_PNQS huddle_VV0 in_II the_AT slums_NN2 of_IO Jakarta_NP1 or_CC 
Calcutta_NP1 ,_, that_CST men_NN2 have_VH0 walked_VVN on_II the_AT moon_NN1 
?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 replaced_VVD his_APPGE pipe_NN1 and_CC 
looked_VVD accusingly_RR at_II the_AT interviewer_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 
it_PPH1 was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 who_PNQS had_VHD financed_VVN the_AT Apollo_NP1 
programme_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Stephen_NP1 looked_VVD at_II Simon_NP1 and_CC sighed_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Holyoake_NP1 was_VBDZ *'_" thrilled_VVN **'_" 
,_, the_AT American_JJ ambassador_NN1 *'_" proud_JJ beyond_II words_NN2 **'_" 
,_, the_AT people_NN in_II Lambton_NP1 Quay_NP1 unanimous_JJ in_II their_APPGE 
excitement_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT television_NN1 astronomer_NN1 came_VVD on_RP and_CC went_VVD 
through_II it_PPH1 all_DB again_RT ,_, using_VVG little_JJ models_NN2 of_IO 
lunar_JJ modules_NN2 and_CC buggies_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL By_II the_AT time_NNT1 the_AT pictures_NN2 came_VVD on_RP yet_RR 
again_RT ,_, accompanied_VVN by_II the_AT crackling_NN1 commentary_NN1 ,_, 
they_PPHS2 had_VHD seen_VVN enough_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Simon_NP1 got_VVD up_RP and_CC turned_VVD down_RP the_AT sound_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II Thomas_NP1 Cook_NP1 's_GE and_CC 
got_VVD the_AT brochures_NN2 today_RT ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 went_VVD out_RP ,_, and_CC came_VVD back_RP with_IW 
a_AT1 pile_NN1 of_IO booklets_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 tossed_VVD them_PPHO2 on_II the_AT sofa_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Japan_NP1 ,_, India_NP1 ,_, Thailand_NP1 ,_, Hong_NP Kong_NP1 
,_, Russia_NP1 ,_, Sweden_NP1 ,_, Germany_NP1 ..._... take_VV0 your_APPGE 
pick_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 looked_VVD through_II them_PPHO2 hungrily_RR 
._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT colourful_JJ brochures_NN2 everyone_PN1 was_VBDZ 
happy_JJ ,_, everyone_PN1 exuded_VVD hospitality_NN1 ,_, in_II every_AT1 
photo_NN1 the_AT sun_NN1 shone_VVN on_II visitors_NN2 and_CC locals_NN2 
alike_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II every_AT1 country_NN1 there_EX were_VBDR forests_NN2 ,_, 
beaches_NN2 ,_, lakes_NN2 ,_, temples_NN2 ,_, villages_NN2 ,_, cathedrals_NN2 
and_CC landscapes_NN2 of_IO breathtaking_JJ beauty_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Bugger_NN1 the_AT moon_NN1 ,_, **'_" mused_VVD Simon_NP1 
*'_" give_VV0 me_PPIO1 the_AT earth_NN1 any_DD day_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ about_II Indonesia_NP1 ,_, China_NP1 ,_, 
North_NP Korea_NP1 ,_, Mongolia_NP1 ,_, the_AT Soviet_JJ Union_NN1 and_CC 
Eastern_NP1 Europe_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Sounds_NN2 great_JJ ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 could_VM 
n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 checked_VVD with_IW External_JJ Affairs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 wo_VM n't_XX get_VVI visas_NN2 for_IF most_DAT of_IO 
those_DD2 places_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT nearest_JJT embassy_NN1 of_IO the_AT People_NN 's_GE 
Republic_NN1 is_VBZ in_II *1_NULL Cambodia_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL *0_NULL What_DDQ about_II India_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'd_VM prefer_VVI Russia_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ one_PN1 here_RL on_II 
the_AT trans-Siberian_JJ railway_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 leaned_VVD over_RP and_CC found_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Look_VV0 at_II that_DD1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT *1_NULL 
dining_JJ *0_NULL car_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Simon_NP1 went_VVD on_II staring_VVG at_II the_AT 
brochures_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Just_RR a_DD221 few_DD222 more_DAR months_NNT2 and_CC they_PPHS2 
would_VM be_VBI out_II21 of_II22 it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Now_CS21 that_CS22 *1_NULL would_VM *0_NULL be_VBI a_AT1 giant_JJ 
step_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 man_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL One_MC1 outgrew_NN1 a_AT1 place_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, 
just_RR as_CSA when_RRQ one_PN1 was_VBDZ younger_JJR one_MC1 outgrew_NN1 a_AT1 
pair_NN of_IO sandals_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD first_MD come_VVN to_II Wellington_NP1 ,_, 
it_PPH1 had_VHD seemed_VVN a_AT1 metropolis_NN1 after_II Napier_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Now_RT he_PPHS1 realised_VVD that_CST Wellington_NP1 was_VBDZ just_RR 
a_AT1 town_NN1 ,_, Napier_NP1 a_AT1 village_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tired_JJ of_IO this_DD1 town_NN1 ,_, tired_JJ of_IO 
seeing_VVG the_AT same_DA faces_NN2 in_II the_AT street_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Even_RR in_II court_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ the_AT same_DA parade_NN1 
of_IO petty_JJ crooks_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 for_IF bigger_JJR things_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Much_RR bigger_JJR things_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ say_VV0 we_PPIS2 leave_VV0 in_II the_AT New_JJ 
Year_NNT1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Why_RRQ then_RT ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 'd_VM give_VVI us_PPIO2 time_NNT1 to_TO 
save_VVI a_PN121 bit_PN122 more_DAR dough_NN1 ,_, then_RT take_VV0 a_DD221 
few_DD222 days_NNT2 off_RP after_II Christmas_NNT1 to_TO say_VVI goodbye_NN1 
to_II everyone_PN1 ,_, see_VV0 the_AT folks_NN2 and_CC that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO 
business_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 said_VVN I_PPIS1 'll_VM 
spend_VVI Christmas_NNT1 in_II Kaimara_NP1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI 
more_RRR than_CSN ready_JJ to_TO leave_VVI at_II New_JJ Year_NNT1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL New_JJ Year_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI 1970_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 new_JJ decade_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL God_NP1 ,_, where_RRQ did_VDD the_AT last_MD one_MC1 go_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Simon_NP1 turned_VVD over_II the_AT pages_NN2 of_IO the_AT 
Intourist_NP1 brochure_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL The_AT trans-Siberian_JJ railway_NN1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 
of_IO the_AT Russian_JJ winter_NNT1 ,_, comrade_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Swallowing_NP1 vodka_NN1 ,_, listening_VVG to_II the_AT 
balalaikas_NN2 ,_, watching_VVG the_AT leafless_JJ birch_NN1 forests_NN2 
gliding_VVG past_II the_AT train_NN1 window_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI real_JJ \_NULL Dr_NNB Zhivago_NP1 stuff_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Then_RT Moscow_NP1 ,_, Warsaw_NP1 ,_, Berlin_NP1 
,_, Scandinavia_NP1 ..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 stared_VVD at_II the_AT scenes_NN2 of_IO 
pretty_RG Soviet_JJ girls_NN2 ,_, arms_NN2 linked_VVD ,_, skipping_VVG 
through_II the_AT streets_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 equally_RR pretty_RG Siberian_JJ 
village_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ about_II Anna_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" said_VVD Stephen_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Simon_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI immediately_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'll_VM 
be_VBI all_DB right_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Stephen_NP1 smiled_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX mean_VVI her_PPHO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 
meant_VVD you_PPY ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Simon_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 returned_VVN to_II the_AT 
brochure_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI all_RR21 right_RR22 too_RG ,_, 
do_VD0 n't_XX worry_VVI about_II that_DD1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL Josie_NP1 took_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 into_II the_AT 
lounge_NN1 ,_, tearing_VVG at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT long_JJ blue_JJ 
and_CC white_JJ envelope_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 came_VVD away_RP ,_, and_CC with_IW a_AT1 shaking_JJ hand_NN1 
she_PPHS1 withdrew_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 letterhead_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *2_NULL LAWTON_NP1 &_CC FOX_NP1 ,_, PUBLISHERS_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL A_AT1 page_NN1 of_IO typing_NN1 ,_, the_AT words_NN2 
appearing_VVG to_TO scuttle_VVI in_II all_DB directions_NN2 at_RR21 once_RR22 
,_, like_II crabs_NN2 when_RRQ their_APPGE rock_NN1 is_VBZ overturned_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 forced_VVD herself_PPX1 to_TO read_VVI slowly_RR ._. 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL Dear_JJ \_NULL Mrs_NNB James_NP1 
,_, |_NULL ^_NULL Firstly_RR ,_, my_APPGE sincere_JJ apologies_NN2 for_IF 
the_AT delay_NN1 in_II dealing_VVG with_IW your_APPGE manuscript_NN1 ,_, 
but_CCB one_MC1 of_IO our_APPGE readers_NN2 has_VHZ been_VBN overseas_RL 
and_CC could_VM not_XX begin_VVI until_II May_NPM1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL However_RRQV we_PPIS2 have_VH0 fully_RR considered_VVN your_APPGE 
work_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 am_VBM happy_JJ to_TO be_VBI able_JJ to_TO 
tell_VVI you_PPY that_CST we_PPIS2 will_VM be_VBI shortly_RR forwarding_VVG 
you_PPY a_AT1 contract_NN1 for_IF its_APPGE publication_NN1 ,_, tentatively_RR 
set_VVN for_IF early_JJ June_NPM1 next_MD year_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE readers_NN2 were_VBDR virtually_RR unanimous_JJ in_II 
their_APPGE reactions_NN2 to_II the_AT manuscript_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 found_VVD your_APPGE writing_NN1 vivid_JJ ,_, honest_JJ 
and_CC original_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT main_JJ character_NN1 sympathetic_NN1 
without_IW being_VBG sentimental_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Honest_JJ **'_" was_VBDZ a_AT1 recurring_JJ adjective_NN1 in_II 
their_APPGE reports_NN2 ,_, while_CS the_AT phrase_NN1 *'_" moral_NN1 
without_IW moralising_NN1 **'_" is_VBZ a_AT1 phrase_NN1 which_DDQ I_PPIS1 
believe_VV0 epitomises_VVZ the_AT spirit_NN1 of_IO the_AT story_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 are_VBR confident_JJ that_CST the_AT novel_NN1 will_VM 
have_VHI both_RR critical_JJ and_CC commercial_JJ appeal_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI necessary_JJ to_TO make_VVI some_DD 
minor_JJ changes_NN2 to_II your_APPGE manuscript_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX all_DB our_APPGE editors_NN2 are_VBR completely_RR happy_JJ 
with_IW *'_" Omissions_NN2 **'_" as_II a_AT1 title_NN1 ,_, for_REX21 
example_REX22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL However_RR such_DA problems_NN2 as_CSA do_VD0 exist_VVI will_VM 
be_VBI resolved_VVN ,_, amicably_RR I_PPIS1 am_VBM sure_JJ ,_, after_CS 
editorial_JJ consultation_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL With_II31 regard_II32 to_II33 this_DD1 point_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ 
our_APPGE policy_NN1 to_TO work_VVI in_II person_NN1 with_IW our_APPGE 
overseas_JJ authors_NN2 ,_, and_CC ,_, accordingly_RR ,_, we_PPIS2 would_VM 
like_VVI you_PPY to_TO travel_VVI to_II Sydney_NP1 sometime_RT in_II the_AT 
next_MD three_MC months_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Airfares_NP1 and_CC accommodation_NN1 for_IF you_PPY will_VM be_VBI 
reserved_VVN upon_II receipt_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 signed_JJ copy_NN1 of_IO 
your_APPGE contract_NN1 and_CC your_APPGE preferred_JJ date_NN1 of_IO 
travel_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Travel_NN1 expenses_NN2 will_VM be_VBI deducted_VVN from_II first_MD 
royalty_NN1 payment_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT company_NN1 has_VHZ an_AT1 apartment_NN1 in_II the_AT 
Elizabeth_NP Bay_NNL1 area_NN1 for_IF this_DD1 purpose_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 anticipate_VV0 that_CST it_PPH1 will_VM take_VVI from_II 
two_MC to_II three_MC weeks_NNT2 to_TO complete_VVI editing_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 will_VM also_RR be_VBI commissioning_VVG the_AT jacket_NN1 
design_NN1 shortly_RR ,_, and_CC will_VM hope_VVI to_TO have_VHI some_DD 
possible_JJ designs_NN2 available_JJ for_IF you_PPY by_II the_AT time_NNT1 
you_PPY arrive_VV0 in_II Sydney_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR ,_, congratulations_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Please_RR inform_VV0 us_PPIO2 at_II your_APPGE earliest_JJT 
convenience_NN1 of_IO the_AT time_NNT1 that_CST you_PPY are_VBR likely_JJ 
to_TO be_VBI coming_VVG to_II Sydney_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 look_VV0 forward_RL to_II meeting_VVG you_PPY ._. 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL Sincerely_NP1 ,_, |_NULL David_NP1 
Goddard_NP1 (_( Managing_JJ Editor_NN1 )_) ._. 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL 
Josie_NP1 had_VHD the_AT feeling_NN1 that_CST the_AT whole_JJ world_NN1 
was_VBDZ looking_VVG over_RP her_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT words_NN2 and_CC paragraphs_NN2 blurred_VVD ,_, came_VVD 
into_II focus_NN1 ,_, blurred_VVD again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 novel_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 book_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Come_VV0 to_II Sydney_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *2_NULL SYDNEY_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL Air_NN1 fares_NN2 ,_, accommodation_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Editing_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ needed_VVD editing_VVG ?_? 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ the_AT hell_NN1 was_VBDZ wrong_JJ with_IW *'_" Omissions_NN2 
**'_" ?_? 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX cutting_VVG anything_PN1 out_RP ,_, 
she_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI adamant_JJ about_II that_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM depend_VVI what_DDQ exactly_RR it_PPH1 
was_VBDZ they_PPHS2 wanted_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC if_CSW the_AT editor_NN1 was_VBDZ someone_PN1 like_II 
Adele_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 could_VM probably_RR work_VVI something_PN1 out_RP 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Three_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, three_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Hell_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ about_II the_AT kids_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS could_VM 
look_VVI after_II them_PPHO2 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Anna_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL No_UH ,_, \_NULL Mrs_NNB Broughton_NP1 perhaps_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC as_CSA her_APPGE eyes_NN2 skimmed_VVD the_AT lines_NN2 
yet_RR again_RT ,_, certain_JJ words_NN2 continued_VVD to_TO leap_VVI out_RP 
at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *1_NULL The_AT novel_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Overseas_JJ authors_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Travel_NN1 to_II Sydney_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL She_PPHS1 clutched_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE 
mind_NN1 chaotic_NN1 ,_, bewildered_JJ ,_, jubilant_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD hoped_VVN for_IF it_PPH1 for_IF so_RG long_RR ,_, 
and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD hoped_VVN ,_, 
more_RRR than_CSN she_PPHS1 had_VHD dared_VVN hope_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Someone_PN1 ,_, in_II another_DD1 land_NN1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN 
moved_VVN by_II what_DDQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD written_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC out_II21 of_II22 the_AT welter_NN1 of_IO joy_NN1 and_CC 
fear_NN1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ one_PN1 ,_, sure_JJ ,_, connecting_VVG 
truth_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 point_NN1 to_II the_AT pain_NN1 ,_, 
after_II all_DB ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL Bill_NP1 had_VHD spread_VVN the_AT map_NN1 out_RP over_II 
the_AT dining_NN1 room_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 kept_VVD returning_VVG to_II it_PPH1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 
spoke_VVD ,_, stabbing_VVG his_APPGE big_JJ forefinger_NN1 down_RP on_II 
the_AT headland_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ ten_MC acres_NNU2 for_IF sale_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Some_DD pasture_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 grove_NN1 of_IO native_JJ trees_NN2 ,_, 
the_AT rest_NN1 scrub_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 track_NN1 down_II the_AT cliff_NN1 here_RL 
..._... and_CC the_AT house_NN1 is_VBZ here_RL ,_, in_II this_DD1 hollow_NN1 
._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT house_NN1 like_II ?_? 

^ **'_" said_VVD Phillip_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VHZ been_VBN used_VVN for_IF storing_VVG 
hay_NN1 for_IF a_DD221 few_DD222 years_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ basically_RR okay_JJ ,_, needs_VVZ replumbing_VVG ,_, 
reglazing_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 could_VM hold_VVI ..._... 

^ I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 ten_MC ,_, maybe_RR twelve_MC people_NN ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 held_VVD out_RP his_APPGE hands_NN2 to_II Phillip_NP1 
in_II a_AT1 supplicating_JJ gesture_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL The_AT place_NN1 has_VHZ got_VVN everything_PN1 Phillip_NP1 ,_, 
everything_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Grazing_NP1 ,_, fishing_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 could_VM live_VVI totally_RR off_II the_AT land_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 shook_VVD his_APPGE head_NN1 in_II admiration_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL *1_NULL Great_JJ *0_NULL country_NN1 for_IF growing_JJ dope_NN1 
._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ about_II a_AT1 school_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Jason_NP1 'll_VM be_VBI starting_VVG in_II a_ZZ1 another_DD1 **[_NULL 
sic_RR **]_NULL couple_NN1 of_IO years_NNT2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 small_JJ one_PN1 here_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_II Adamtown_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 pained_JJ face_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL But_CCB why_RRQ worry_VVI about_II little_JJ problems_NN2 
like_II a_AT1 school_NN1 ,_, Phil_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 what_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT purpose_NN1 of_IO 
education_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Here_RL the_AT kid_NN1 will_VM learn_VVI for_IF *1_NULL himself_PPX1 
,_, *0_NULL by_II *1_NULL doing_VDG *0_NULL things_NN2 ,_, not_XX just_RR 
reading_VVG about_II them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Phillip_NP1 stared_VVD at_II the_AT map_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 community_NNJ of_IO people_NN ,_, all_RR with_IW the_AT same_DA 
philosophy_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT more_DAR office_NN1 ,_, no_AT more_DAR motorway_NN1 to_TO 
keep_VVI one_MC1 jump_NN1 ahead_II21 of_II22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Total_JJ freedom_NN1 ,_, total_JJ self-reliance_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB so_RG logical_JJ ,_, so_RG sensible_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Five_MC years_NNT2 of_IO moving_VVG along_II Lambton_NP1 Quay_NP1 
and_CC back_RP every_AT1 day_NNT1 with_IW the_AT other_JJ public_JJ 
service_NN1 drones_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC for_IF what_DDQ ?_? 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 weather_NN1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -board_NN1 and_CC 
iron_NN1 house_NN1 stuck_VVN on_II a_AT1 Patagonian_JJ section_NN1 in_II 
Wainui_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 was_VBDZ all_DB so_RG futile_JJ ,_, so_RG predictable_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX even_RR have_VHI a_AT1 trip_NN1 overseas_RL 
to_TO plan_VVI or_CC look_VVI forward_RL to_II ,_, like_II Simon_NP1 and_CC 
Steve_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 communal_JJ life_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Bill_NP1 had_VHD told_VVN him_PPHO1 the_AT commune_NN1 he_PPHS1 
had_VHD stayed_VVN on_RP in_II New_NP England_NP1 even_RR had_VHD group_NN 
sex_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Cynthia_NP1 would_VM need_VVI to_TO get_VVI used_JJ to_II that_DD1 
slowly_RR ,_, like_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD with_IW the_AT pot_NN1 ,_, but_CCB 
once_CS she_PPHS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI great_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Better_RRR than_CSN their_APPGE own_DA bloody_JJ boring_JJ sex_NN1 
life_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Half_DB a_AT1 dozen_NNO guys_NN2 ,_, half_DB a_AT1 dozen_NNO 
women_NN2 ,_, in_II a_AT1 house_NN1 on_II a_AT1 headland_NN1 in_II 
Coromandel_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Bill_NP1 flicked_VVD his_APPGE ponytail_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ all_RR there_RL Phil_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ we_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO do_VDI is_VBZ advertise_NN1 for_IF 
a_AT1 group_NN ,_, raise_NN1 the_AT money_NN1 between_II us_PPIO2 ,_, and_CC 
put_VVD it_PPH1 all_DB together_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY say_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Phillip_NP1 nodded_VVD ,_, his_APPGE eyes_NN2 still_RR 
on_II the_AT map_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM talk_VVI to_II Cyn_NP1 about_II it_PPH1 
tonight_RT ._. 

^ **'_" *|_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 laughed_VVD ,_, and_CC cried_VVD ,_, and_CC 
laughed_VVD again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 drank_VVD two_MC large_JJ sherries_NN2 each_DD1 ,_, and_CC 
hugged_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, and_CC Anna_NP1 took_VVD the_AT 
letter_NN1 and_CC held_VVD it_PPH1 aloft_RL like_II a_AT1 trophy_NN1 ,_, 
and_CC the_AT twins_NN2 crowed_VVD and_CC jumped_VVD with_IW glee_NN1 at_II 
the_AT way_NN1 Mummy_NN1 and_CC Anna_NP1 were_VBDR dancing_VVG and_CC 
laughing_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL Gasping_NP1 ,_, Josie_NP1 dropped_VVD backwards_RL onto_II the_AT 
sofa_NN1 ,_, while_CS Anna_NP1 took_VVD the_AT letter_NN1 over_RP to_II the_AT 
dining_JJ table_NN1 ,_, sat_VVD down_RP and_CC read_VVD it_PPH1 once_RR21 
again_RR22 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Have_VH0 you_PPY thought_VVN about_II when_RRQ you_PPY 
'll_VM go_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 thought_VVN about_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX decided_VVN ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Sometime_RT in_II the_AT next_MD three_MC 
months_NNT2 ..._... 

^ ^_NULL Go_VV0 soon_RR ,_, as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 you_PPY can_VM ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, if_CS I_PPIS1 can_VM ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" You_PPY can_VM ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY can_VM ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT letter_NN1 again_RT ,_, 
then_RT at_II Josie_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO come_VVI too_RG Josie_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Josie_NP1 blinked_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Why_RRQ ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 heard_VVN about_II publishers_NN2 
._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 're_VBR all_DB men_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 'll_VM try_VVI to_TO 
rip_VVI you_PPY off_RP ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Look_VV0 ,_, you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN something_PN1 
they_PPHS2 need_VV0 ,_, something_PN1 that_CST could_VM make_VVI them_PPHO2 
a_AT1 lot_NN of_IO money_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS you_PPY 're_VBR on_II your_APPGE own_DA ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR 
bound_VVNK to_TO see_VVI you_PPY as_RG exploitable_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL The_AT man_NN1 in_II the_AT letter_NN1 does_VDZ 
n't_XX *1_NULL sound_VVI *0_NULL like_II a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS 'd_VM take_VVI 
advantage_NN1 ...._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ probably_RR what_DDQ he_PPHS1 
's_VBZ hoping_VVG you_PPY 'll_VM think_VVI ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 stood_VVD up_RP ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI anything_PN1 about_II contracts_NN2 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Royalties_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Movie_NN1 rights_NN2 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Josie_NP1 made_VVD a_AT1 wry_JJ face_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 you_PPY ?_? 

^ **'_" *#_NULL **[_NULL 491+TEXT+L18_FO **]_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 's_VHZ parents_NN2 try_VV0 not_XX to_TO 
enter_VVI his_APPGE room_NN1 unexpectedly_RR on_II too_RG many_DA2 
occasions_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ room_NN1 ,_, and_CC in_RR21 particular_RR22 
the_AT bed_NN1 area_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, is_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 sight_NN1 for_IF 
sheltered_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Half_DB of_IO the_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ bed_NN1 is_VBZ sublet_NN1 
to_II the_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ dog_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT other_JJ half_NN is_VBZ an_AT1 environment_NN1 where_RRQ 
bizarre_JJ objects_NN2 lie_VV0 and_CC apparently_RR multiply_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Books_NN2 (_( the_AT current_JJ reading_NN1 place_NN1 marked_VVN 
with_IW a_AT1 sock_NN1 )_) ,_, coffee_NN1 mugs_NN2 (_( their_APPGE level_NN1 
of_IO dregs_NN2 occasionally_RR marked_VVN with_IW a_AT1 sock_NN1 )_) ,_, 
several_DA2 comics_NN2 (_( and_CC several_DA2 more_DAR socks_NN2 )_) ,_, a_AT1 
transistor_NN1 ,_, apple_NN1 cores_NN2 and_CC orange_JJ peel_NN1 in_II a_AT1 
state_NN1 somewhere_RL between_II vegetable_NN1 and_CC mineral_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 
pocket-knife_NN1 ,_, half_DB a_AT1 dozen_NNO teaspoons_NN2 and_CC certain_JJ 
mementos_NN2 of_IO the_AT dog_NN1 usually_RR dominate_VV0 the_AT upper_JJ 
levels_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL These_DD2 levels_NN2 are_VBR seldom_RR disturbed_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_II having_VHG sworn_VVN to_TO love_VVI ,_, honour_NN1 ,_, 
and_CC meticulously_RR make_VV0 his_APPGE bed_NN1 in_II31 return_II32 for_II33 
a_AT1 percentage_NN1 increase_NN1 in_II his_APPGE pocket_NN1 money_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT Boy_NN1 now_RT hauls_VVZ up_RP the_AT covers_NN2 every_AT1 second_MD 
day_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS his_APPGE mates_NN2 come_VV0 to_TO stay_VVI ,_, he_PPHS1 
gets_VVZ out_RP the_AT family_NN stack_NN1 of_IO sleeping_NN1 bags_NN2 ,_, 
and_CC they_PPHS2 all_DB curl_VV0 up_RP on_II the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 has_VHZ had_VHN a_AT1 history_NN1 of_IO 
beds_NN2 in_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 years_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_CS much_RR pleading_VVG and_CC vows_NN2 of_IO eternal_JJ 
care_NN1 and_CC common_JJ sense_NN1 on_II his_APPGE part_NN1 ,_, the_AT 
Boy_NN1 's_VHZ parents_NN2 reluctantly_RR sold_VVN the_AT little_JJ white_JJ 
bed_NN1 with_IW the_AT Paddington_NP1 Bear_NN1 transfers_VVZ across_II the_AT 
headboard_NN1 ,_, and_CC replaced_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW a_AT1 tier_NN1 of_IO 
single_JJ bunks_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 took_VVD the_AT Boy_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE dog_NN1 
just_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 of_IO wrestling_NN1 ,_, head-banging_JJ and_CC 
slat-loosening_NN1 on_II these_DD2 before_CS they_PPHS2 degenerated_VVD 
into_II the_AT kindling-wood_JJ category_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR replaced_VVN *-_- again_RT after_II pleading_VVG 
and_CC vows_VVZ *-_- by_II two_MC trundle_NN1 beds_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 sort_NN1 
of_IO Chinese_JJ box_NN1 affair_NN1 where_CS one_PN1 wheeled_VVD couch_NN1 
comes_VVZ rolling_VVG out_RP from_II under_II its_APPGE taller_JJR brother_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL After_II six_MC months_NNT2 of_IO wrestling_NN1 ,_, 
knee-banging_JJ and_CC slat-loosening_NN1 by_II the_AT Boy_NN1 and_CC 
his_APPGE dog_NN1 on_II these_DD2 ,_, his_APPGE parents_NN2 have_VH0 
resolved_VVN on_II wire-mesh_JJ hammocks_NN2 next_MD time_NNT1 ._. 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI 
to_TO give_VVI the_AT impression_NN1 that_CST the_AT Boy_NN1 is_VBZ always_RR 
to_TO be_VBI found_VVN resting_VVG in_II his_APPGE bed_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sometimes_RT he_PPHS1 may_VM be_VBI found_VVN resting_NN1 folded_VVD 
up_RP ,_, across_RL and_CC down_RP a_AT1 chair_NN1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 14_MC 
1/2-year-old_FO staple_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sometimes_RT he_PPHS1 may_VM be_VBI found_VVN leaning_VVG against_II 
a_AT1 wall_NN1 in_II a_AT1 more_RGR or_CC less_RGR standing_JJ position_NN1 
,_, his_APPGE antelope_NN1 legs_NN2 crossed_VVD at_II the_AT ankle_NN1 ,_, 
his_APPGE weight_NN1 supported_VVN by_II one_MC1 shoulder_NN1 against_II 
the_AT wallpaper_NN1 while_CS he_PPHS1 works_VVZ his_APPGE way_NN1 through_II 
his_APPGE latest_JJT issue_NN1 of_IO *1_NULL The_AT Werewolf_NP1 's_VBZ 
Weekly_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL Sometimes_RT ,_, still_RR in_II the_AT more_RGR or_CC 
less_RGR standing_JJ position_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 carries_VVZ on_RP a_AT1 
detailed_JJ conversation_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE parents_NN2 while_CS 
leaning_VVG the_AT whole_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE upper_JJ body_NN1 along_II the_AT 
mantelpiece_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Occasionally_NP1 ,_, the_AT Boy_NN1 appears_VVZ to_TO be_VBI 
struck_VVN by_II sudden_JJ and_CC incapacitating_VVG fatigue_NN1 as_CSA 
he_PPHS1 slopes_VVZ from_II one_MC1 part_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 to_II 
another_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL One_PN1 comes_VVZ across_II a_AT1 figure_NN1 collapsed_VVD 
diagonally_RR across_II the_AT living-room_JJ floor_NN1 or_CC in_II the_AT 
hall_NN1 ,_, the_AT top_NN1 two-thirds_MF of_IO its_APPGE body_NN1 
comfortably_RR prone_JJ in_II the_AT traffic_NN1 way_NN1 ,_, the_AT bits_NN2 
from_II the_AT knees_NN2 down_RP waving_VVG idly_RR in_II the_AT air_NN1 
like_II the_AT mandibles_NN2 of_IO some_DD denim-wearing_JJ stick_NN1 
insect_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT Boy_NN1 doing_VDG his_APPGE Maths_NN1 
homework_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 knows_VVZ that_CST his_APPGE rest_NN1 is_VBZ 
a_AT1 threatened_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE parents_NN2 are_VBR constantly_RR at_II him_PPHO1 with_IW 
the_AT grossest_JJT and_CC most_RGT tyrannical_JJ of_IO demands_NN2 ,_, 
carefully_RR calculated_VVD to_TO make_VVI his_APPGE life_NN1 one_MC1 
onerous_JJ ordeal_NN1 for_IF as_RG long_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Why_RRQ ,_, only_RR last_MD week_NNT1 his_APPGE father_NN1 
burst_VVN into_II the_AT front_JJ room_NN1 where_RRQ the_AT Boy_NN1 was_VBDZ 
having_VHG a_AT1 well-earned_JJ lie-down_NN1 after_II getting_VVG out_II21 
of_II22 bed_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ quite_RG offensive_JJ about_II the_AT 
four_MC disintegrating_JJ banana_NN1 skins_NN2 found_VVN between_II the_AT 
Boy_NN1 's_VBZ bed_NN1 and_CC the_AT wall_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT day_NNT1 after_II that_DD1 ,_, his_APPGE mother_NN1 
struck_VVD him_PPHO1 deliberately_RR several_DA2 times_NNT2 on_II the_AT 
elbows_NN2 with_IW the_AT nozzle_NN1 of_IO the_AT vacuum_NN1 cleaner_NN1 
as_CSA she_PPHS1 worked_VVD around_II the_AT place_NN1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 
was_VBDZ reclining_VVG on_II the_AT living-room_JJ rug_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 's_VHZ parents_NN2 ,_, in_II their_APPGE 
turn_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 one_MC1 main_JJ worry_NN1 about_II the_AT Boy_NN1 's_GE 
whole-hearted_JJ dedication_NN1 to_II avoiding_VVG undue_JJ strain_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 worry_VV0 a_DD121 little_DD122 ,_, sometimes_RT ,_, 
that_CST the_AT Boy_NN1 may_VM become_VVI so_RG unused_JJ to_II physical_JJ 
activity_NN1 that_CST even_RR the_AT act_NN1 of_IO sleeping_NN1 may_VM 
become_VVI too_RG enervating_JJ and_CC he_PPHS1 'll_VM expire_VVI from_II 
exhaustion_NN1 without_IW ever_RR being_VBG awake_JJ to_TO know_VVI it_PPH1 
._. 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 and_CC the_AT Communications_NN2 Gap_NN1 
*>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL On_II the_AT very_RG first_MD report_NN1 that_CST 
the_AT Boy_NN1 brought_VVD home_RL from_II high_JJ school_NN1 ,_, there_EX 
was_VBDZ a_AT1 remark_NN1 that_CST seemed_VVD to_TO sum_VVI up_RP the_AT 
problems_NN2 attendant_NN1 on_II maintaining_VVG effective_JJ 
communications_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 14_MC 1/2-year-old_FO ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Towards_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT report_NN1 ,_, 
under_II comments_NN2 reading_VVG *'_" ^_NULL Work_NN1 would_VM be_VBI 
improved_VVN by_II using_VVG an_AT1 unmutilated_JJ ruler_NN1 **'_" ,_, and_CC 
*'_" ^_NULL Tidiness_NN1 *1_NULL is_VBZ *0_NULL compatible_JJ with_IW 
manliness_NN1 **'_" ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ one_PN1 that_CST the_AT Boy_NN1 
's_VHZ parents_NN2 recognised_VVN as_CSA having_VHG been_VBN written_VVN by_II 
a_AT1 kindred_JJ spirit_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 read_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ rumoured_VVN to_TO 
have_VHI spoken_VVN in_II class_NN1 on_II one_MC1 occasion_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI if_CSW the_AT Boy_NN1 
's_VHZ teachers_NN2 have_VH0 made_VVN the_AT mistake_NN1 of_IO trying_VVG 
to_TO cajole_NN1 him_PPHO1 into_II speech_NN1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 feels_VVZ 
disinclined_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Certainly_RR the_AT Boy_NN1 's_VHZ parents_NN2 are_VBR well_JJ 
aware_JJ of_IO the_AT futility_NN1 of_IO such_DA an_AT1 effort_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL During_II his_APPGE first_MD high_JJ school_NN1 term_NN1 they_PPHS2 
foolishly_RR persisted_VVD in_II greeting_VVG him_PPHO1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 
came_VVD home_RL with_IW questions_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 ,_, *'_" ^_NULL 
Hello_UH ,_, son_NN1 ,_, and_CC how_RRQ were_VBDR things_NN2 at_II school_NN1 
today_RT ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ invariable_JJ and_CC 
monosyllabic_JJ reply_NN1 ,_, before_II sloping_VVG off_RP to_TO wrestle_VVI 
with_IW his_APPGE dog_NN1 or_CC sprawl_VV0 diagonally_RR across_II the_AT 
living-room_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT \_NULL TV_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ 
*'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH ,_, fine_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Months_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, perhaps_RR a_AT1 chance_NN1 
remark_NN1 from_II a_AT1 neighbour_NN1 would_VM reveal_VVI that_CST this_DD1 
had_VHD been_VBN the_AT Monday_NPD1 when_RRQ the_AT school_NN1 assembly_NN1 
hall_NN1 burned_VVD to_II the_AT ground_NN1 ,_, or_CC the_AT Wednesday_NPD1 
when_RRQ the_AT Boy_NN1 's_GE Social_JJ Studies_NN2 teacher_NN1 ran_VVD 
away_RP to_II Guatemala_NP1 with_IW the_AT milkman_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL OK_RR ,_, there_EX are_VBR always_RR school_NN1 
newsletters_NN2 to_TO tell_VVI parents_NN2 what_DDQ 's_VBZ going_VVG on_RP ,_, 
but_CCB school_NN1 newsletters_NN2 are_VBR of_IO little_JJ use_NN1 when_RRQ 
they_PPHS2 turn_VV0 up_RP floating_VVG sodden_NN1 and_CC illegible_JJ in_II 
the_AT washing_NN1 machine_NN1 ,_, where_CS they_PPHS2 've_VH0 been_VBN 
agitated_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ shirt_NN1 pocket_NN1 a_AT1 
week_NNT1 after_II the_AT relevant_JJ date_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, is_VBZ 
untroubled_JJ by_II the_AT communications_NN2 gap_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Or_CC ,_, more_RGR accurately_RR ,_, the_AT only_JJ trouble_NN1 
such_DA a_AT1 gap_NN1 causes_VVZ him_PPHO1 is_VBZ when_RRQ his_APPGE 
parents_NN2 and_CC others_NN2 persist_VV0 in_II trying_VVG to_TO bridge_VVI 
it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 presumably_RR sees_VVZ himself_PPX1 as_II 
an_AT1 island_NN1 of_IO silence_NN1 constantly_RR battered_VVD by_II the_AT 
waves_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 sea_NN1 of_IO babble_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 may_VM partly_RR explain_VVI why_RRQ he_PPHS1 and_CC 
his_APPGE dog_NN1 get_VV0 along_RP so_RG well_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ dog_NN1 ,_, like_II its_APPGE master_NN1 ,_, 
is_VBZ a_AT1 man_NN1 of_IO few_DA2 words_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL His_APPGE small_JJ sister_NN1 sees_VVZ matters_NN2 the_AT 
other_JJ way_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II a_AT1 school_NN1 task_NN1 sheet_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 
filling_VVG in_RP just_RR recently_RR about_II Captain_NNB Cook_NP1 and_CC 
the_AT Age_NN1 of_IO Exploration_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ particularly_RR 
emphatic_JJ with_IW one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE answers_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT question_NN1 asked_VVD :_: ^_NULL What_DDQ sort_NN1 
of_IO people_NN would_VM you_PPY take_VVI with_IW you_PPY on_II a_AT1 
two-year_JJ voyage_NN1 around_II the_AT world_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Small_NP1 sister_NN1 's_GE two-part_JJ answer_NN1 read_VVD :_: A_ZZ1 
:_: ^_NULL Someone_PN1 to_TO talk_VVI to_II ._. 

^ B_NP1 :_: ^_NULL Someone_PN1 with_IW manners_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL On_II some_DD of_IO the_AT occasions_NN2 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 
does_VDZ talk_VVI ,_, the_AT Boy_NN1 seems_VVZ living_JJ proof_NN1 that_CST 
the_AT Stone_NP1 Age_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX yet_RR over_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II the_AT telephone_NN1 to_II his_APPGE mates_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE 
end_NN1 of_IO the_AT conversation_NN1 is_VBZ positively_RR runic_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 begins_VVZ promisingly_RR enough_RR with_IW *'_" ^_NULL 
G'day_NP1 **'_" ,_, but_CCB then_RT slumps_VVZ into_II a_AT1 rhythm_NN1 of_IO 
*'_" ^_NULL Urr_UH **'_" ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Mmff_UH **'_" ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Hunh_UH 
**'_" and_CC *'_" ^_NULL Garr_UH **'_" ,_, before_II hanging_VVG up_RP with_IW 
a_AT1 final_JJ *'_" ^_NULL Uh-huh_UH **'_" ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB ,_, just_RR to_TO confuse_VVI the_AT issue_NN1 ,_, 
there_EX are_VBR times_II when_RRQ *1_NULL over-communication_NN1 is_VBZ 
the_AT problem_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Times_NP1 when_RRQ the_AT Boy_NN1 bursts_VVZ forth_RR with_IW a_AT1 
positive_JJ monsoon_NN1 of_IO words_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Mostly_RR these_DD2 are_VBR questions_NN2 aimed_VVD at_II 
his_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Touching_JJ and_CC amazing_JJ questions_NN2 *-_- touching_VVG 
because_CS he_PPHS1 comes_VVZ and_CC asks_VVZ them_PPHO2 ;_; amazing_JJ 
because_CS he_PPHS1 apparently_RR expects_VVZ his_APPGE father_NN1 to_TO 
know_VVI the_AT answers_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Dad_NN1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 will_VM suddenly_RR ask_VVI 
,_, *'_" Dad_NN1 ,_, in_II World_NN1 War_NN1 *=_NULL I_ZZ1 ,_, how_RGQ 
many_DA2 men_NN2 were_VBDR there_RL in_II a_AT1 combat_NN1 infantry_NNJ 
brigade_NNJ ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Can_VM it_PPH1 be_VBI ,_, father_NN1 worries_VVZ ,_, that_CST 
the_AT Boy_NN1 is_VBZ asking_VVG because_CS he_PPHS1 believes_VVZ that_CST 
in_II World_NN1 War_NN1 *=_NULL I_PPIS1 his_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ there_EX 
?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 's_VHZ parents_NN2 are_VBR aware_JJ of_IO 
some_DD of_IO the_AT agonies_NN2 of_IO adolescent_JJ communication_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE father_NN1 remembers_VVZ what_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_II 
coming_VVG into_II a_AT1 room_NN1 full_JJ of_IO a_AT1 strange_JJ adult_NN1 
and_CC having_VHG to_TO offer_VVI polite_JJ greetings_NN2 in_II a_AT1 
voice_NN1 that_CST kept_VVD wobbling_VVG and_CC shrilling_VVG at_II 
critical_JJ moments_NN2 ,_, and_CC with_IW hands_NN2 and_CC feet_NN2 only_RR 
partially_RR under_II the_AT control_NN1 of_IO the_AT central_JJ nervous_JJ 
system_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Father_NN1 and_CC mother_NN1 both_RR remember_VV0 the_AT 
even_RR greater_JJR agonies_NN2 of_IO attempted_JJ communication_NN1 with_IW 
the_AT opposite_JJ sex_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ the_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ mother_NN1 
was_VBDZ particularly_RR gratified_VVN in_II the_AT shopping_NN1 centre_NN1 
the_AT other_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG the_AT rounds_NN2 with_IW the_AT Boy_NN1 
loping_VVG along_RP beside_II her_PPHO1 ,_, when_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR 
passed_VVN by_II a_AT1 black-and-tan_JJ spaniel_NN1 being_NN1 walked_VVD by_II 
a_AT1 small_JJ and_CC pretty_JJ female_NN1 of_IO the_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ 
vintage_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 *1_NULL very_RG *0_NULL small_JJ and_CC pretty_JJ female_NN1 
,_, with_IW a_AT1 small_JJ turned-up_JJ nose_NN1 and_CC long_RR cast-down_JJ 
eyelashes_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Hello_UH ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II the_AT 
Boy_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ an_AT1 event_NN1 unusual_JJ in_II itself_PPX1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" G'day_NP1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD the_AT Boy_NN1 in_II 
return_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL G'day_NP1 *-_- ah_UH Heidi_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ mother_NN1 waited_VVD till_CS 
they_PPHS2 got_VVD home_RL ,_, then_RT she_PPHS1 could_VM contain_VVI 
her_APPGE curiosity_NN1 no_RR21 longer_RR22 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Is_VBZ Heidi_NP1 in_II your_APPGE class_NN1 at_II 
school_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" she_PPHS1 enquired_VVD ,_, as_RG casually_RR as_CSA she_PPHS1 could_VM 
manage_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Who_PNQS ?_? ?_? 

^ **'_" asked_VVD the_AT Boy_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG at_II her_PPHO1 as_CS21 
if_CS22 she_PPHS1 'd_VHD suddenly_RR grown_VVN a_AT1 third_MD head_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Heidi_NP1 ,_, **'_" repeated_VVD the_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ 
mother_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL The_AT girl_NN1 you_PPY spoke_VVD to_RP at_II the_AT shops_NN2 
._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Oh_UH ,_, her_APPGE ,_, **'_" said_VVD the_AT 
Boy_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL No_UH ,_, actually_RR I_PPIS1 got_VVD a_RR21 bit_RR22 mixed_VVN 
up_RP there_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 \_NULL du_VD0 n_XX no_VVI what_DDQ her_APPGE name_NN1 is_VBZ 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Heidi_NP1 's_VBZ the_AT name_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE dog_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" *<_NULL *4_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 and_CC the_AT Temple_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
Grey_NP1 Toad_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 truism_NN1 that_CST each_DD1 
generation_NN1 speaks_VVZ a_AT1 language_NN1 only_RR loosely_RR connected_VVD 
to_II the_AT language_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE foreparents_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB just_RR how_RGQ true_JJ the_AT truism_NN1 ,_, and_CC just_RR 
how_RGQ loose_RR the_AT connection_NN1 ,_, the_AT Boy_NN1 's_VHZ parents_NN2 
never_RR quite_RG realised_VVN till_II their_APPGE 14_MC 1/2-year-old_FO 
joined_VVN a_AT1 Role-Playing_NN1 Club_NNJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 should_VM be_VBI made_VVN clear_JJ that_CST the_AT 
Boy_NN1 's_VBZ Role-Playing_NN1 Club_NNJ has_VHZ nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI 
with_IW role-playing_NN1 as_CSA in_II Shakespeare_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ acquaintance_NN1 with_IW Shakespeare_NP1 
remains_VVZ at_II the_AT level_NN1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ that_CST 
*1_NULL Lamb_NP1 's_GE Tales_NN2 *0_NULL is_VBZ something_PN1 you_PPY make_VV0 
soup_NN1 from_II ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Role-playing_NN1 for_IF the_AT Boy_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 matter_NN1 
of_IO Dungeons_NN2 and_CC Dragons_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Or_CC more_RGR accurately_RR ,_, since_CS Dungeons_NN2 and_CC 
Dragons_NN2 became_VVD passe_NN1 *?_NULL 2_MC and_CC primitive_NN1 at_RR21 
least_RR22 two_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO 
{_NULL MERP_NN1 }_NULL ,_, {_NULL ICE_NN1 }_NULL and_CC {_NULL SSMM_NP }_NULL 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL These_DD2 initials_NN2 have_VH0 nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI 
with_IW internal_JJ wind_NN1 ,_, external_JJ cold_JJ or_CC shirt_NN1 size_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 're_VBR acronyms_NN2 for_IF such_DA arcane_JJ 
activities_NN2 as_CSA Middle_JJ Earth_NP1 Role-Play_NP1 ,_, International_JJ 
Conspiracy_NN1 against_II Elcron_NP1 ,_, and_CC Stellar_JJ Sovereignty_NN1 
of_IO Man_NN1 over_II Machine_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Every_AT1 Saturday_NPD1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, the_AT Boy_NN1 ,_, 
complete_JJ with_IW a_AT1 stack_NN1 of_IO notebooks_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 bundle_NN1 
of_IO pens_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 bag_NN1 of_IO dice_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ delivered_VVN 
to_II a_AT1 local_JJ school_NN1 hall_NN1 by_II his_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA he_PPHS1 arrives_VVZ ,_, he_PPHS1 exchanges_VVZ ritual_JJ 
greetings_NN2 with_IW other_JJ teenage_JJ role-players_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL Other_JJ {_NULL t_ZZ1 r-p_JJ }_NULL :_: ^_NULL G'day_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Is_VBZ it_PPH1 Tunnels_VVZ and_CC Troglodytes_NP1 t'day_NN1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL Boy_NN1 :_: ^_NULL Nah_UH *-_- it_PPH1 's_VBZ Teenage_JJ Mutant_JJ 
Ninja_NN1 Turtles_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS he_PPHS1 is_VBZ picked_VVN up_RP some_DD four_MC 
hours_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, the_AT Boy_NN1 exchanges_VVZ farewells_NN2 of_IO 
a_AT1 similar_JJ nature_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL Boy_NN1 :_: ^_NULL How_RRQ about_RP we_PPIS2 do_VD0 Battle_VV0 
Beasts_NN2 of_IO Betelgeuse_NP1 next_MD week_NNT1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL Other_JJ {_NULL t_ZZ1 r-p_JJ }_NULL :_: ^_NULL Yeah_UH ._. 

^ ^_NULL Or_CC we_PPIS2 could_VM do_VDI Aftermath_NN1 of_IO Armageddon_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL At_II about_II this_DD1 stage_NN1 ,_, the_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ 
father_NN1 decides_VVZ that_DD1 armageddon_NN1 \_NULL outa_NN1 here_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Boy_NN1 's_VBZ father_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX pretend_VVI 
to_TO have_VHI an_AT1 extensive_JJ understanding_NN1 of_IO role-playing_NN1 
games_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB he_PPHS1 can_VM offer_VVI a_DD221 few_DD222 scraps_NN2 of_IO 
information_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Games_NN2 may_VM be_VBI played_VVN by_II any_DD number_NN1 
between_II 2_MC and_CC 98_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 begin_VV0 with_IW players_NN2 consulting_VVG Official_JJ 
Hand_NN1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -books_NN2 and_CC then_RT drawing_VVG 
up_RP vast_JJ lists_NN2 of_IO data_NN in_II their_APPGE notebooks_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL How_RGQ many_DA2 atomic_JJ batteries_NN2 will_VM they_PPHS2 
install_VVI on_II their_APPGE B67_FU Dreadnought_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT political_JJ climate_NN1 of_IO the_AT Third_MD 
Frontier_NP1 Interrugnum_NP1 ?_? 

^ **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT azimuth_NN1 
bearing_NN1 of_IO the_AT nearest_JJT Scout_NN1 base_NN1 to_II Zebon_NN1 
*=_NULL V_ZZ1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 choose_VV0 roles_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL One_PN1 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 {_NULL ZKN_NP }_NULL Robot_NN1 
Master_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Another_DD1 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 Xurk_NP1 Mercenary_NP1 looking_VVG 
to_TO cut_VVI in_RP on_II the_AT inter-galactic_JJ used-robot_JJ market_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Another_DD1 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 referee_NN1 and_CC get_VV0 
abused_VVN by_II everyone_PN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC then_RT they_PPHS2 throw_VV0 dice_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Die_VV0 ,_, sorry_JJ ;_; not_XX dice_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Call_VV0 them_PPHO2 dice_NN1 in_II the_AT Role-Playing_NN1 Club_NNJ 
and_CC they_PPHS2 take_VV0 all_DB your_APPGE mutant_JJ turtles_NN2 away_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 're_VBR amazing_JJ die_NN1 *-_- quite_RG unlike_II 
the_AT six-sided_JJ things_NN2 with_IW dots_NN2 that_CST the_AT Boy_NN1 's_VHZ 
parents_NN2 remember_VV0 using_VVG for_IF Snakes_NN2 and_CC Ladders_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Role-playing_NN1 die_VV0 have_VH0 four_MC ,_, eight_MC ,_, 10_MC 
or_CC 22_MC sides_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ mean_VV0 that_CST they_PPHS2 can_VM 
get_VVI wedged_JJ in_II corners_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 bedroom_NN1 where_RRQ an_AT1 
orthodox_JJ dice_NN1 could_VM never_RR go_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL As_II a_AT1 committed_JJ role-player_NN1 ,_, the_AT Boy_NN1 
is_VBZ also_RR a_AT1 committed_JJ magazine_NN1 reader_NN1 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 492+TEXT+L19_FO **]_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *3_NULL ANNE_NP1 KENNEDY_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL An_AT1 Angel_NN1 Entertains_VVZ Theatricals_NN2 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL (_( Acquiring_NP1 angels_NN2 )_) *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL A_AT1 woman_NN1 ,_, human_NN1 ,_, going_VVG about_II 
the_AT world_NN1 all_RR in_II her_APPGE arms_NN2 and_CC legs_NN2 and_CC 
her_APPGE trunk_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE best_JJT head_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
everything_PN1 functioning_VVG apart_II21 from_II22 the_AT little_JJ 
stumps_NN2 where_RRQ wings_NN2 once_RR were_VBDR ,_, found_VVD two_MC 
angels_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO flesh_NN1 ,_, the_AT other_JJ stone_NN1 ;_; 
and_CC she_PPHS1 took_VVD these_DD2 angels_NN2 to_II her_PPHO1 in_II a_AT1 
manner_NN1 which_DDQ might_VM have_VHI suggested_VVN she_PPHS1 would_VM 
never_RR let_VVI them_PPHO2 go_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB perhaps_RR this_DD1 was_VBDZ truer_JJR said_VVD of_IO the_AT 
stone_NN1 angel_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC because_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 writer_NN1 she_PPHS1 
said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Everything_PN1 I_PPIS1 write_VV0 for_IF the_AT 
rest_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE life_NN1 will_VM contain_VVI angels_NN2 **'_" ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC it_PPH1 did_VDD ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 will_VM not_XX ._. 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL (_( Word_NN1 made_VVD flesh_NN1 )_) *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL She_PPHS1 once_RR thought_VVD there_EX was_VBDZ 
one_MC1 writer_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD existed_VVN in_II the_AT whole_JJ 
history_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 ;_; that_CST the_AT desire_NN1 to_TO 
write_VVI was_VBDZ one_MC1 idea_NN1 ,_, like_II any_DD other_JJ idea_NN1 ,_, 
like_II the_AT spreading_NN1 of_IO wings_NN2 in_II the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO 
a_AT1 vision_NN1 ,_, like_II the_AT touching_JJ of_IO skin_NN1 in_II the_AT 
presence_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 person_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, never_RR to_TO 
be_VBI repeated_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC how_RRQ could_VM it_PPH1 be_VBI that_CST many_DA2 
people_NN had_VHD come_VVN to_II this_DD1 idea_NN1 at_II the_AT same_DA 
time_NNT1 ,_, come_VVN to_II it_PPH1 quite_RG independently_RR of_IO 
each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL The_AT woman_NN1 preferred_VVD to_TO think_VVI that_CST one_MC1 
person_NN1 wrote_VVD once_RR ,_, and_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ writing_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 is_VBZ writing_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC perhaps_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ she_PPHS1 and_CC perhaps_RR 
it_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL Is_VBZ not_XX ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC if_CSW it_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ because_CS 
there_EX are_VBR words_NN2 and_CC flesh_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 must_VM be_VBI 
seen_VVN to_TO be_VBI the_AT same_DA because_CS they_PPHS2 are_VBR the_AT 
same_DA ;_; everything_PN1 is_VBZ linked_VVN ,_, there_EX is_VBZ nothing_PN1 
that_CST is_VBZ not_XX linked_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC there_EX is_VBZ nothing_PN1 quite_RG like_II the_AT 
contents_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE head_NN1 for_IF making_VVG these_DD2 things_NN2 
the_AT same_DA ,_, for_IF making_VVG them_PPHO2 into_II angels_NN2 ,_, 
which_DDQ are_VBR ,_, anyway_RR ,_, almost_RR nothing_PN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC like_II nothing_PN1 they_PPHS2 will_VM not_XX go_VVI 
away_RL ,_, and_CC that_DD1 is_VBZ at_RR21 once_RR22 the_AT greatest_JJT 
paradox_NN1 and_CC the_AT most_RGT annoying_JJ thing_NN1 in_II this_DD1 
world_NN1 *-_- that_CST a_AT1 thought_NN1 is_VBZ nothing_PN1 but_CCB it_PPH1 
can_VM not_XX be_VBI destroyed_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT same_DA with_IW angels._NNU <_FO 
*1_NULL (_( The_AT afternoon_NNT1 of_IO an_AT1 angel_NN1 )_) *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL He_PPHS1 often_RR asked_VVD her_PPHO1 what_DDQ 
she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG about_II ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ 
impossible_JJ to_TO tell_VVI ._. 

^ (_( ^_NULL Once_CS he_PPHS1 complained_VVD that_CST the_AT blurb_NN1 on_II 
the_AT back_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 book_NN1 of_IO women_NN2 's_GE fiction_NN1 
said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ women_NN2 are_VBR writing_VVG *1_NULL 
about_II **'_" *0_NULL (_( his_APPGE italics_NN2 )_) ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 should_VM say_VVI *"_" ^_NULL What_DDQ women_NN2 are_VBR 
writing_VVG ,_, **"_" **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. )_) 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 am_VBM not_XX thinking_VVG 
about_II anything_PN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM just_RR thinking_VVG ._. 

^ **'_" *<_NULL *1_NULL (_( A_ZZ1 declaration_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
independence_NN1 of_IO wings_NN2 )_) *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ once_RT a_AT1 member_NN1 of_IO 
a_AT1 choir_NN1 aloft_RL ,_, this_DD1 as_II a_AT1 child_NN1 dressed_VVN in_II 
the_AT cast-off_JJ beliefs_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE older_JJR siblings_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Later_RRR she_PPHS1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 would_VM write_VVI of_IO 
angels_NN2 for_IF the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, because_CS 
someone_PN1 had_VHD to_TO and_CC it_PPH1 had_VHD fallen_VVN to_II her_PPHO1 
,_, from_II God_NP1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 vocation_NN1 ;_; there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT 
question_NN1 of_IO choice_NN1 in_II these_DD2 matters_NN2 ,_, the_AT 
physical_JJ matter_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ angels_NN2 are_VBR made_VVN of_IO ._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM write_VVI of_IO angels_NN2 
exclusively_RR ,_, but_CCB there_EX would_VM always_RR be_VBI an_AT1 angel_NN1 
hovering_VVG ,_, like_II a_AT1 motto_NN1 in_II winged_JJ letters_NN2 ,_, 
its_APPGE span_NN1 of_IO attention_NN1 across_II the_AT apex_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 
building_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB although_CS she_PPHS1 *1_NULL said_VVD *0_NULL 
this_DD1 ,_, there_EX did_VDD come_VVI a_AT1 time_NNT1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 
let_VVD herself_PPX1 be_VBI persuaded_VVN by_II certain_JJ people_NN (_( 
people_NN with_IW an_AT1 umbilical_JJ cord_NN1 never_RR severed_VVD from_II 
Heaven_NN1 (_( or_CC from_II the_AT Earth_NP1 )_) )_) ,_, and_CC also_RR by_II 
the_AT events_NN2 in_II her_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, the_AT strangenesses_NN2 in_II 
her_APPGE flat_NN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW electric_JJ lights_NN2 and_CC 
their_APPGE own_DA *1_NULL a_AT1 cord_NN1 ,_, *0_NULL and_CC also_RR the_AT 
painful_JJ beating_NN1 of_IO wings_NN2 confined_VVD within_II her_APPGE 
soul_NN1 ,_, attacking_VVG it_PPH1 from_II the_AT inside_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 
it_PPH1 were_VBDR her_APPGE heart_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 soul_NN1 attacked_VVD by_II 
something_PN1 approaching_VVG angels_NN2 *-_- persuaded_VVD that_CST 
angels_NN2 should_VM not_XX be_VBI in_II her_APPGE possession_NN1 ,_, 
whether_CSW stone_NN1 or_CC flesh_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC this_DD1 started_VVD her_PPHO1 thinking_VVG ,_, and_CC 
she_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, ^_NULL How_RRQ everything_PN1 is_VBZ linked_VVN !_! 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ ;_; there_EX is_VBZ nothing_PN1 that_CST 
is_VBZ not_XX linked_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC like_JJ thoughts_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX 
easy_JJ to_TO put_VVI aside_RL ,_, these_DD2 angels_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Like_II the_AT stacking_NN1 of_IO plastic_NN1 containers_NN2 *-_- 
the_AT obsessive_JJ collection_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ will_VM never_RR go_VVI 
away_RL ,_, their_APPGE everlasting_JJ lives_NN2 in_II rubbish_NN1 dumps_VVZ 
*-_- the_AT angels_NN2 were_VBDR impossible_JJ to_TO dispose_VVI of_IO ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 despite_II the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST everyone_PN1 
she_PPHS1 knew_VVD wanted_VVD the_AT stone_NN1 angel_NN1 for_IF themself_PPX1 
*-_- even_RR the_AT other_JJ angel_NN1 ,_, the_AT one_MC1 clothed_VVD in_II 
human_JJ flesh_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB she_PPHS1 found_VVD that_CST if_CS she_PPHS1 were_VBDR to_II 
part_NN1 with_IW the_AT angel_NN1 (_( stone_NN1 )_) ,_, on_II31 account_II32 
of_II33 the_AT idiosyncrasies_NN2 it_PPH1 left_VVD in_II its_APPGE 
flight-path_NN1 ,_, the_AT vapours_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 could_VM not_XX be_VBI 
to_II anyone_PN1 she_PPHS1 knew_VVD ,_, who_PNQS would_VM out_II21 of_II22 
the_AT blue_NN1 give_VV0 her_APPGE reports_NN2 of_IO it_PPH1 ,_, a_AT1 
description_NN1 of_IO the_AT greenness_NN1 of_IO the_AT moss_NN1 growing_VVG 
on_II its_APPGE one_MC1 whole_JJ wing_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Also_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 did_VDD not_XX want_VVI it_PPH1 
enough_RR in_II that_DD1 they_PPHS2 do_VD0 not_XX now_RT *1_NULL have_VHI 
*0_NULL it_PPH1 ,_, these_DD2 dilettantes_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE half-souled_JJ 
attempts_NN2 to_TO possess_VVI it_PPH1 no_RR more_RRR than_CSN a_AT1 
passing_JJ fancy_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 angel_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 did_VDD not_XX want_VVI it_PPH1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 had_VHD 
wanted_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Right_RR from_II the_AT beginning_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD wanted_VVN 
the_AT angel_NN1 (_( stone_NN1 )_) so_RG much_DA1 her_APPGE determination_NN1 
to_TO get_VVI it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI known_VVN no_AT bounds_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Nothing_PN1 would_VM have_VHI stood_VVN in_II her_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC it_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX ._. 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL (_( The_AT angel_NN1 of_IO the_AT Lord_NP1 viewed_VVD at_II 
a_AT1 sharp_JJ tilt_NN1 )_) *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ one_MC1 person_NN1 who_PNQS did_VDD 
not_XX want_VVI the_AT angel_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT man_NN1 
who_PNQS had_VHD first_MD given_VVN it_PPH1 to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Like_II certain_JJ saints_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD entered_VVN the_AT 
over-populated_JJ order_NN1 of_IO the_AT recluse_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 
existed_VVD in_II the_AT Waitakeres_NP1 where_RRQ mists_NN2 were_VBDR 
his_APPGE intimate_JJ friends_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC even_RR the_AT inhibited_JJ presence_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 
angel_NN1 *-_- not_XX speaking_VVG ,_, eating_VVG ,_, or_CC asking_VVG 
anything_PN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 *-_- would_VM have_VHI been_VBN an_AT1 
invasion_NN1 on_II a_AT1 scale_NN1 of_IO choirs_NN2 visiting_VVG at_II 
Christmas_NNT1 together_II21 with_II22 the_AT thronging_JJ crowds_NN2 of_IO 
their_APPGE carols_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS she_PPHS1 first_MD laid_JJ eyes_NN2 on_II the_AT 
angel_NN1 (_( stone_NN1 )_) ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG at_II the_AT 
top_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 flight_NN1 of_IO steps_NN2 at_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO 
a_AT1 steep_JJ incline_NN1 ;_; and_CC it_PPH1 seemed_VVD to_II the_AT 
woman_NN1 ,_, ascending_JJ towards_II it_PPH1 ,_, that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ 
about_RPK to_TO fall_VVI on_II her_PPHO1 from_II a_AT1 45-degree_JJ angle_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL (_( ^_NULL And_CC a_AT1 man_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD just_RR met_VVN 
had_VHD written_VVN ,_, *'_" ^_NULL *1_NULL The_AT angle_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE 
hair_NN1 will_VM be_VBI an_AT1 education_NN1 **'_" ,_, *0_NULL and_CC 
another_DD1 man_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS gave_VVD her_PPHO1 a_AT1 quotation_NN1 
every_AT1 time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL 
*1_NULL Not_XX Angles_NN2 but_CCB Angels_NN2 **'_" ._. )_) 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC even_CS21 though_CS22 it_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX fall_VVI 
on_II her_PPHO1 ,_, the_AT angel_NN1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 of_IO 
the_AT calamitous_JJ ,_, the_AT divine_JJ ,_, and_CC also_RR of_IO the_AT 
familiar_JJ about_II its_APPGE particular_JJ slant_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 had_VHD known_VVN it_PPH1 
all_DB her_APPGE life_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 threw_VVD out_RP her_APPGE 
hands_NN2 ,_, involuntarily_RR ,_, in_II a_AT1 mirror_NN1 image_NN1 of_IO 
its_APPGE wings_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC its_APPGE owner_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE friend_NN1 *-_- 
who_PNQS had_VHD taken_VVN the_AT angel_NN1 first_MD from_II a_AT1 
Devonport_NP1 cemetery_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN mown_NN1 into_II 
rubble_NN1 (_( as_CS21 if_CS22 someone_PN1 had_VHD mistaken_VVN it_PPH1 for_IF 
a_AT1 lawn_NN1 cemetery_NN1 )_) to_II Grey_NP1 Lynn_NP1 ,_, and_CC then_RT 
to_II the_AT Waitakeres_NP1 to_TO mark_VVI not_XX a_AT1 death_NN1 but_CCB 
the_AT possession_NN1 of_IO land_NN1 *-_- said_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 straight_RR 
away_RR ,_, immediately_RR ,_, with_IW no_AT pause_NN1 for_IF thought_NN1 ,_, 
that_CST she_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 were_VBDR a_AT1 member_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT royal_JJ family_NN and_CC ,_, according_II21 to_II22 custom_NN1 ,_, 
anything_PN1 she_PPHS1 expressed_VVD a_AT1 liking_NN1 for_IF must_VM be_VBI 
given_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI the_AT angel_NN1 ,_, and_CC take_VV0 
it_PPH1 away_RP with_IW her_PPHO1 ,_, that_DD1 day_NNT1 ,_, back_RP to_II 
town_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC although_CS there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT need_NN1 to_TO ,_, 
because_II21 of_II22 the_AT manner_NN1 in_II which_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ 
given_VVN ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD object_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD 
ever_RR coveted_VVN in_II her_APPGE life_NN1 ;_; had_VHD wanted_VVN more_RRR 
than_CSN anything_PN1 ,_, more_RRR than_CSN the_AT moment_NN1 of_IO 
wanting_VVG itself_PPX1 ;_; even_RR that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI 
given_VVN for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II a_AT1 scale_NN1 of_IO wanting_VVG ,_, played_VVN on_II a_AT1 
piano_NN1 pitching_VVG between_II the_AT snowy_JJ lowlands_NN2 and_CC the_AT 
sharp_JJ angles_NN2 of_IO the_AT black-capped_JJ alps_NN2 ,_, the_AT angel_NN1 
was_VBDZ at_II the_AT extremity_NN1 ,_, where_CS the_AT air_NN1 is_VBZ thin_JJ 
and_CC things_NN2 are_VBR desired_VVN because_CS they_PPHS2 are_VBR 
necessities_NN2 :_: words_NN2 ,_, flesh_NN1 ,_, angels_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 embodied_VVD the_AT angel_NN1 and_CC all_DB the_AT 
words_NN2 in_II its_APPGE wake_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC accordingly_RR she_PPHS1 drove_VVD it_PPH1 back_RP 
to_II town_NN1 ,_, and_CC walked_VVD in_RP on_II a_AT1 lunch_NN1 party_NN 
thrown_VVN by_II her_APPGE flatmate_NN1 on_II a_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 (_( it_PPH1 
hitting_VVG her_PPHO1 between_II the_AT eyes_NN2 )_) ;_; and_CC the_AT 
Party_NNJ was_VBDZ engaged_VVN to_TO move_VVI the_AT angel_NN1 from_II the_AT 
boot_NN1 of_IO the_AT car_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC mid-air_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ some_DD discussion_NN1 about_II 
where_RRQ it_PPH1 should_VM land_VVI ,_, on_II the_AT terrace_NN1 or_CC at_II 
the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT garden_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT woman_NN1 was_VBDZ 
in_II31 favour_II32 of_II33 the_AT terrace_NN1 where_CS it_PPH1 could_VM 
be_VBI seen_VVN from_II all_DB angles_NN2 ,_, but_CCB her_APPGE flatmate_NN1 
*-_- also_RR the_AT owner_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ,_, the_AT terrace_NN1 
,_, the_AT garden_NN1 and_CC all_DB the_AT air_NN1 above_II it_PPH1 
reaching_VVG up_RP into_II the_AT sky_NN1 ,_, and_CC also_RR the_AT earth_NN1 
beneath_II tunnelling_VVG through_RP to_II Spain_NP1 *-_- was_VBDZ greatly_RR 
of_IO the_AT opinion_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 should_VM reside_VVI at_II the_AT 
bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT garden_NN1 ,_, among_II trees_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Having_VHG proved_VVN herself_PPX1 not_XX an_AT1 ardent_JJ fan_NN1 
of_IO the_AT angel_NN1 (_( a_ZZ1 man_NN1 )_) ,_, his_APPGE nocturnal_JJ 
visits_NN2 ,_, this_DD1 moving-in_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 angel_NN1 (_( stone_NN1 )_) 
would_VM perhaps_RR be_VBI a_AT1 constant_JJ reminder_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE 
presence_NN1 ;_; or_CC his_APPGE actual_JJ presence_NN1 ,_, the_AT object_NN1 
of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC so_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ stationed_VVN at_II the_AT 
bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT garden_NN1 among_II all_DB lunchtime_NNT1 admirers_NN2 
and_CC was_VBDZ dappled_VVN by_II the_AT sunlight_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE 
various_JJ gazes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 garland_NN1 of_IO flowers_NN2 encircled_VVD its_APPGE 
inclined_JJ head_NN1 ;_; its_APPGE gown_NN1 fell_VVD to_II its_APPGE bare_JJ 
feet_NN2 ,_, undisturbed_JJ by_II the_AT wind_NN1 ;_; its_APPGE right_JJ 
index_NN1 finger_NN1 ,_, held_VVD aloft_RL and_CC pointing_VVG heavenwards_RL 
as_CS21 if_CS22 to_TO prevent_VVI the_AT dead_JJ ending_NN1 up_RP in_II 
Spain_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ but_RR a_AT1 flightpath_NN1 ,_, as_CSA the_AT angel_NN1 
had_VHD at_II one_MC1 time_NNT1 sustained_VVD the_AT loss_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE 
lower_JJR arm_NN1 ;_; also_RR the_AT tip_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 wing_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Next_MD morning_NNT1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ found_VVN on_II 
its_APPGE side_NN1 ,_, felled_VVN by_II the_AT will_NN1 of_IO the_AT other_JJ 
woman_NN1 during_II the_AT night_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Its_APPGE gown_NN1 still_RR hung_VVN straight_RR down_RP ,_, 
demurely_RR ,_, unconcerned_JJ by_II gravity_NN1 ;_; the_AT embodiment_NN1 
of_IO softness_NN1 in_II stone_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB this_DD1 object_NN1 ,_, even_CS21 though_CS22 it_PPH1 
is_VBZ stone_NN1 ,_, substance_NN1 ,_, of_IO the_AT physical_JJ *-_- it_PPH1 
is_VBZ ,_, after_II all_DB ,_, an_AT1 *1_NULL angel_NN1 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL (_( The_AT wings_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 mosquito_NN1 disturb_VV0 
an_AT1 angel_NN1 sleeping_NN1 )_) *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL According_II21 to_II22 the_AT Penny_NP1 Catechism_NN1 
,_, which_DDQ in_II 1968_MC was_VBDZ converted_VVN to_II decimal_JJ 
currency_NN1 along_II21 with_II22 the_AT sweeping_JJ changes_NN2 the_AT 
Caretaker_NN1 Pope_NN1 had_VHD instigated_VVN after_II Vatican_NP1 *=_NULL 
II_MC ,_, his_APPGE late-spring_JJ cleaning_NN1 ,_, angels_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX 
sleep_VVI ,_, nor_CC do_VD0 they_PPHS2 think_VVI ,_, nor_CC do_VDI they_PPHS2 
procreate_VVI ;_; they_PPHS2 merely_RR sing_VV0 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Once_RR in_II a_AT1 tent_NN1 in_II the_AT upper_JJ North_NP 
Island_NP1 ,_, the_AT woman_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 man_NN1 were_VBDR plagued_VVN 
all_DB night_NNT1 by_II swarms_NN2 of_IO mosquitoes_NN2 *-_- this_DD1 after_II 
the_AT locusts_NN2 ,_, the_AT drought_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT floods_NN2 of_IO 
tears_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL While_CS she_PPHS1 slept_VVD fitfully_RR ,_, her_APPGE face_NN1 
covered_VVN with_IW a_AT1 gin-soaked_JJ handkerchief_NN1 they_PPHS2 had_VHD 
earlier_RRR thought_VVN might_VM deter_VVI the_AT insects_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 
held_VVD the_AT naked_JJ flame_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 candle_NN1 against_II one_MC1 
mosquito_NN1 after_II another_DD1 ,_, and_CC watched_VVD them_PPHO2 
explode_NN1 into_II choirs_NN2 of_IO black_JJ notes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, sleepily_RR ,_, this_DD1 might_VM be_VBI 
a_RR21 little_RR22 cruel_JJ to_II the_AT mosquitoes_NN2 ,_, and_CC also_RR 
inflammatory_JJ to_II the_AT covering_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB towards_II dawn_NNT1 the_AT mosquitoes_NN2 went_VVD 
back_RP to_II where_RRQ they_PPHS2 came_VVD from_II and_CC at_RR21 last_RR22 
the_AT man_NN1 and_CC the_AT woman_NN1 slept_VVD in_II the_AT absence_NN1 
of_IO these_DD2 wings_NN2 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL (_( A_ZZ1 chronicle_NN1 of_IO the_AT dark_JJ side_NN1 of_IO 
angels_NN2 )_) *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR once_RR both_DB2 angels_NN2 ,_, 
only_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 white_JJ angel_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 
a_AT1 black_JJ one_PN1 ,_, the_AT angel_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 visiting_VVG 
like_II the_AT seventh_MD plague_NN1 ,_, the_AT plague_NN1 that_CST came_VVD 
after_II the_AT mosquitoes_NN2 ;_; and_CC their_APPGE various_JJ addresses_NN2 
(_( she_PPHS1 knew_VVD three_MC people_NN in_II Auckland_NP1 whose_DDQGE 
street_NN1 number_NN1 was_VBDZ 4/50_MF ,_, and_CC whereas_CS 666_MC 
denotes_VVZ the_AT devil_NN1 ,_, 4/50_MF was_VBDZ allied_VVN with_IW 
catastrophe_NN1 )_) *-_- their_APPGE various_JJ addresses_NN2 were_VBDR 
marked_VVN with_IW a_AT1 cross_NN1 above_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN many_DA2 deaths_NN2 in_II her_APPGE 
life_NN1 ,_, including_II the_AT deaths_NN2 of_IO those_DD2 still_RR 
living_VVG *-_- to_II all_DB intents_NN2 and_CC purposes_NN2 they_PPHS2 
were_VBDR alive_JJ ,_, but_CCB to_II intent_NN1 and_CC to_II purpose_NN1 ,_, 
dead_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN only_JJ birth_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ white_JJ and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ black_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL (_( A_ZZ1 fortune-teller_NN1 once_RR gazing_VVG at_II the_AT 
flattened_JJ city_NN1 in_II the_AT palm_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE hand_NN1 said_VVD 
her_APPGE childhood_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN like_II the_AT Great_JJ Fire_NN1 ,_, 
and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD done_VDN cartwheels_NN2 through_II this_DD1 fire_NN1 
,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ how_RRQ she_PPHS1 had_VHD emerged_VVN only_RR 
singed_VVD ,_, blackened_VVD )_) ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT first_MD catastrophe_NN1 in_II the_AT presence_NN1 
of_IO the_AT angel_NN1 (_( stone_NN1 )_) ,_, corresponding_VVG with_IW the_AT 
first_MD time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 wrote_VVD of_IO angels_NN2 (_( *'_" ..._... 

^ *1_NULL thinking_VVG they_PPHS2 were_VBDR angels_NN2 and_CC dressing_VVG 
them_PPHO2 accordingly_RR in_II winged_JJ gowns_NN2 **'_" )_) ,_, was_VBDZ 
that_CST the_AT moment_NN1 it_PPH1 arrived_VVD at_II the_AT little_JJ 
house_NN1 she_PPHS1 shared_VVD with_IW another_DD1 woman_NN1 ,_, the_AT 
physical_JJ make-up_NN1 of_IO the_AT house_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE atomic_JJ 
structure_NN1 ,_, suddenly_RR became_VVD impossible_JJ and_CC it_PPH1 
exploded_VVD ,_, blowing_VVG the_AT woman_NN1 sky-high_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC she_PPHS1 landed_VVD in_II the_AT flat_NN1 (_( 4/50_MF )_) 
of_IO the_AT angel_NN1 (_( a_ZZ1 man_NN1 )_) ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 watched_VVD 
over_II her_PPHO1 ,_, a_AT1 Guardian_NN1 newspaper_NN1 wrapped_VVD about_II 
her_APPGE body_NN1 on_II a_AT1 parkbench_NN1 ,_, while_CS she_PPHS1 slept_VVD 
off_RP some_DD sleep_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD swallowed_VVN ,_, and_CC in_II 
the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT next_MD afternoon_NNT1 he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, 
*'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 know_VV0 of_IO a_AT1 flat_NN1 **'_" *-_- that_CST 
recently_RR vacated_VVD by_II his_PPGE (_( religious_JJ )_) sister_NN1 *-_- 
and_CC the_AT woman_NN1 moved_VVN into_II the_AT flat_NN1 (_( 4/50_MF )_) ,_, 
leaving_VVG the_AT angel_NN1 (_( stone_NN1 )_) lying_VVG on_II its_APPGE 
side_NN1 in_II the_AT dark_JJ recesses_NN2 of_IO the_AT garden_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT devastated_JJ house_NN1 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 493+TEXT+L20_FO **]_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *6_NULL FRANCES_NP1 CHERRY_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *5_NULL Waiting_VVG for_IF Jim_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL You_PPY stand_VV0 ,_, heels_NN2 digging_VVG into_II 
the_AT shag-pile_NN1 and_CC stare_VV0 at_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY would_VM recognise_VVI the_AT gouges_NN2 ,_, scratches_NN2 
,_, fingerprints_VVZ ten_MC years_NNT2 from_II now_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL Your_APPGE eye_NN1 travels_VVZ along_II the_AT skirting-board_NN1 
looking_VVG for_IF other_JJ familiar_JJ things_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY wonder_VV0 if_CS you_PPY could_VM write_VVI them_PPHO2 
down_RP from_II memory_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT you_PPY realise_VV0 you_PPY 've_VH0 forgotten_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 can_VM be_VBI done_VDN ._. 

^ ^_NULL How_RGQ amazing_JJ ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL Jim_NP1 has_VHZ closed_VVN the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 and_CC 
is_VBZ swaying_VVG and_CC bumping_VVG down_RP the_AT hallway_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY take_VV0 a_AT1 breath_NN1 and_CC move_VV0 back_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Loosen_VV0 fists_NN2 to_II hands_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Let_VV0 them_PPHO2 go_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL Limp_JJ Limp_NN1 ..._... 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 peeps_VVZ round_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Sorry-I'm-late_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Something-came-up_PN1 ..._... 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 enunciates_VVZ every_AT1 word_NN1 with_IW care_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX worry_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 're_VBR not_XX having_VHG dinner_NN1 till_II eight_MC ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 silence_NN1 while_CS he_PPHS1 
stands_VVZ there_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Staring_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY begin_VV0 to_TO feel_VVI more_RGR confident_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 put_VVN the_AT sauna_NN1 on_RP for_IF you_PPY 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Thought_VVN it_PPH1 might_VM relax_VVI you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_CS such_DA a_AT1 long_JJ day_NNT1 ..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH ..._... 

^ ^_NULL Thanks_NN2 ,_, love_NN1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, as_CS21 
if_CS22 he_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX quite_RR believe_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Come_VV0 and_CC sit_VVI down_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM get_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 drink_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL You_PPY feel_VV0 the_AT swish_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE skirt_NN1 
against_II your_APPGE thigh_NN1 as_CSA you_PPY walk_VV0 to_II the_AT drink_NN1 
cabinet_NNJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX often_RR you_PPY wear_VV0 decent_JJ ,_, going-out_JJ 
clothes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY remember_VV0 that_DD1 time_NNT1 when_RRQ you_PPY were_VBDR 
a_AT1 schoolgirl_NN1 in_II uniform_NN1 going_VVG home_RL on_II the_AT tram_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Later_RRR ,_, by_II coincidence_NN1 ,_, you_PPY caught_VVD the_AT 
same_DA tram_NN1 back_RP to_II town_NN1 but_CCB this_DD1 time_NNT1 dressed_VVN 
in_II good_JJ clothes_NN2 ,_, going-to-town-on-a-Friday-night-clothes_FU ._. 

^ ^_NULL Feeling_VVG as_RG different_JJ from_II that_DD1 irresponsible_JJ 
schoolgirl_NN1 as_CSA could_VM be_VBI ._. 

^ ^_NULL *1_NULL And_CC *0_NULL the_AT conductor_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX 
recognise_VVI you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL Funny_JJ how_RRQ you_PPY 've_VH0 never_RR forgotten_VVN that_DD1 
occasion_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Ice_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL You_PPY open_VV0 the_AT already_RR prepared_JJ ice-bucket_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ all_DB this_DD1 for_IF ?_? 

^ **'_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, taking_VVG the_AT glass_NN1 when_CS you_PPY 
hand_VV0 it_PPH1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Well_RR ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, **'_" you_PPY 
turn_VV0 to_TO pour_VVI yourself_PPX1 a_AT1 gin_NN1 and_CC tonic_NN1 (_( 
and_CC so_CS he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX see_VVI the_AT insincerity_NN1 in_II 
your_APPGE face_NN1 )_) ,_, *'_" you_PPY 've_VH0 had_VHN a_AT1 long_JJ ,_, 
hard_JJ day_NNT1 ..._... 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX everyone_PN1 has_VHZ to_TO work_VVI such_DA long_JJ hours_NNT2 
as_CSA you_PPY ..._... 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Watch_NN1 the_AT sarcasm_NN1 *-_- it_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI the_AT 
downfall_NN1 of_IO you_PPY ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY swing_VV0 round_RP and_CC smile_NN1 and_CC sit_VV0 in_II 
the_AT chair_NN1 beside_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL We_PPIS2 're_VBR going_VVG out_RP to_II dinner_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Nice_NP1 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 drink_NN1 before_CS we_PPIS2 go_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Relaxing_NP1 ..._... do_VD0 you_PPY like_VVI my_APPGE new_JJ 
skirt_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yeah_UH ..._... 

^ ^_NULL Yeah_UH ..._... 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 sips_VVZ at_II his_APPGE drink_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ hard_RR not_XX to_II in_II this_DD1 
environment_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 nice_JJ tall_JJ crystal_NN1 glass_NN1 in_II 
his_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 does_VDZ it_PPH1 well_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Good_JJ at_II shaking_VVG his_APPGE glass_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 
the_AT ice_NN1 clinks_VVZ against_II the_AT sides_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 pretty_JJ sound_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX mind_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 long_JJ silence_NN1 and_CC then_RT 
he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Where_RRQ 're_VBR the_AT kids_NN2 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY clench_VV0 your_APPGE fists_NN2 and_CC stare_VV0 
at_II him_PPHO1 for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ does_VDZ he_PPHS1 never_RR listen_VVI ?_? 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL And_CC the_AT little_JJ voice_NN1 inside_RL you_PPY says_VVZ 
,_, keep_VV0 calm_JJ ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX do_VDI anything_PN1 wrong_JJ now_RT ,_, 
it_PPH1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL They_PPHS2 're_VBR at_II Mum_NN1 's_GE ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH yeah_UH ..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL How_RRQ was_VBDZ work_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Think_VV0 we_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN that_DD1 
contract_NN1 sewn_VVN up_RP with_IW old_JJ Withers_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Have_VH0 you_PPY noticed_VVN the_AT flowers_NN2 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 're_VBR out_II21 of_II22 our_APPGE garden_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 looks_VVZ up_RP ,_, feigning_VVG interest_NN1 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Great_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL How_RGQ nice_JJ he_PPHS1 is_VBZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL How_RGQ polite_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY should_VM do_VDI this_DD1 all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 would_VM save_VVI so_RG much_DA1 trouble_NN1 ..._... 

^ ^_NULL If_CS you_PPY were_VBDR nice_JJ to_II him_PPHO1 ..._... 

^ ^_NULL All_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ..._... 

^ ^_NULL When_CS he_PPHS1 came_VVD home_RL with_IW all_DB his_APPGE 
excuses_NN2 and_CC lies_NN2 ..._... 

^ ^_NULL To_TO think_VVI that_CST you_PPY could_VM ever_RR have_VHI been_VBN 
afraid_JJ ,_, felt_VVD that_DD1 steel_NN1 band_NN1 tighten_VV0 around_RP 
your_APPGE chest_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY be_VBI nice_JJ ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Go_VV0 along_II21 with_II22 him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 seems_VVZ so_RG easy_JJ *-_- as_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 
you_PPY keep_VV0 the_AT anger_NN1 down_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Way_NN1 down_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Further_RRR down_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Till_CS it_PPH1 almost_RR comes_VVZ out_II21 of_II22 your_APPGE 
feet_NN2 ..._... 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY stretch_VV0 your_APPGE leg_NN1 out_RP and_CC look_NN1 
at_II your_APPGE elegant_JJ nyloned_JJ foot_NN1 in_II the_AT pointed_JJ 
high-heeled_JJ shoes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY should_VM have_VHI been_VBN like_II this_DD1 so_RG long_RR 
ago_RA ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 've_VH0 known_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Who_PNQS cares_VVZ about_II him_PPHO1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ let_VVN him_PPHO1 affect_NN1 you_PPY ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Spoil_NP1 your_APPGE life_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY can_VM run_VVI your_APPGE own_DA life_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Completely_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY look_VV0 across_RL at_II him_PPHO1 and_CC see_VV0 
he_PPHS1 has_VHZ finished_VVN his_APPGE drink_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY jump_VV0 to_II your_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, swoop_NN1 the_AT 
glass_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Have_VH0 another_DD1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Thanks_NN2 love_VV0 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI nicely_RR done_VDN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY help_VV0 him_PPHO1 strip_VVI his_APPGE clothes_NN2 
off_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Arms_NN2 behind_II his_APPGE ears_NN2 like_II a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Go_VV0 in_RP with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, pour_VV0 more_DAR oil_NN1 on_II 
the_AT hot_JJ rocks_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 sits_VVZ there_RL staring_VVG into_II space_NN1 ,_, 
towel_NN1 wrapped_VVD around_II him_PPHO1 to_TO soak_VVI up_RP all_DB the_AT 
juices_NN2 ..._... 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY close_VV0 the_AT door_NN1 and_CC stand_VV0 for_IF 
a_AT1 moment_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT bit_NN1 where_CS you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO 
think_VVI of_IO the_AT children_NN2 and_CC yourself_PPX1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT more_DAR tension_NN1 and_CC fear_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ all_DB there_EX is_VBZ about_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY reach_VV0 up_RP and_CC push_VV0 the_AT bolt_NN1 into_II 
the_AT socket_NN1 and_CC walk_NN1 into_II the_AT bedroom_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ your_APPGE face_NN1 in_II the_AT big_JJ 
round_JJ mirror_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Does_VDZ it_PPH1 look_VVI the_AT same_DA ,_, or_CC does_VDZ it_PPH1 
have_VHI a_AT1 wide-eyed_JJ look_NN1 of_IO fear_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY practise_VV0 smiles_NN2 ..._... 

^ ^_NULL Hello_UH Leonie_NP1 ,_, hope_NN1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX late_RR 
..._... 

^ *|_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Hello_UH Leonie_NP1 ,_, hope_NN1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX 
late_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Joanna_NP1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL Of_RR21 course_RR22 not_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL Where_RRQ 's_VBZ Jim_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh-ah_UH ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ late_RR home_RL so_CS I_PPIS1 decided_VVD to_TO 
come_VVI ahead_II21 of_II22 him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Good_JJ on_II you_PPY ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Actually_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_PN121 bit_PN122 
under_II the_AT weather_NN1 ..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY mean_VV0 ,_, had_VHD a_DD221 few_DD222 
too_RG many_DA2 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL More_RRR than_CSN few_DA2 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL You_PPY walk_VV0 with_IW Leonie_NP1 down_II the_AT hallway_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH Joanna_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM so_RG sorry_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY must_VM be_VBI quite_RG upset_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ,_, **'_" 
you_PPY feel_VV0 yourself_PPX1 sigh_VVI ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 does_VDZ it_PPH1 all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM used_JJ to_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Still_RR ,_, **'_" Leonie_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, 
going_VVG ahead_RL into_II the_AT bedroom_NN1 and_CC showing_VVG you_PPY 
the_AT white_JJ brocade_NN1 bedspread_NN1 covered_VVN with_IW coats_NN2 ,_, 
*'_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ you_PPY must_VM be_VBI ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY take_VV0 your_APPGE coat_NN1 off_RP and_CC 
lay_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW the_AT others_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT take_VV0 a_AT1 comb_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 your_APPGE bag_NN1 
and_CC do_VD0 your_APPGE hair_NN1 ,_, studying_VVG your_APPGE face_NN1 in_II 
the_AT mirror_NN1 ,_, and_CC Leonie_NP1 behind_II you_PPY ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY are_VBR looking_VVG nice_JJ ,_, **'_" Leonie_NP1 
says_VVZ ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH *-_- I_PPIS1 bought_VVD this_DD1 ages_VVZ ago_RA 
._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL You_PPY smile_VV0 at_II her_APPGE twisted_JJ mirror_NN1 
face_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ lovely_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Leonie_NP1 stares_VVZ at_II you_PPY for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 
and_CC then_RT rushes_VVZ towards_II you_PPY and_CC crushes_VVZ you_PPY to_II 
her_APPGE sweet-smelling_JJ bosom_NN1 ,_, pats_VVZ your_APPGE back_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 understand_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE first_MD husband_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 alcoholic_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY are_VBR astounded_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Really_RR ?_? 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI you_PPY 'd_VHD been_VBN married_JJ 
before_RT ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL For_IF seven_MC years_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT children_NN2 are_VBR n't_XX Ralph_NP1 's_GE ,_, you_PPY 
know_VV0 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 smiles_VVZ ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH *-_- I_PPIS1 *-_- had_VHD *-_- no_AT idea_NN1 *-_- 
^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VBZ very_RG good_JJ with_IW them_PPHO2 ..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VBZ wonderful_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR there_EX 's_VBZ hope_NN1 for_IF you_PPY yet_RR ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY decide_VV0 not_XX to_TO say_VVI anything_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY put_VV0 your_APPGE comb_NN1 back_RP in_II your_APPGE bag_NN1 
and_CC smile_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Come_VV0 and_CC have_VH0 a_AT1 drink_NN1 and_CC meet_VV0 
the_AT others_NN2 ,_, **'_" Leonie_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ *|_NULL They_PPHS2 stand_VV0 and_CC sit_VV0 in_II various_JJ parts_NN2 of_IO 
the_AT big_JJ room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY feel_VV0 suddenly_RR afraid_JJ and_CC ca_VM n't_XX think_VVI 
of_IO a_AT1 thing_NN1 to_TO say_VVI to_II anyone_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY keep_VV0 your_APPGE eyes_NN2 on_II Leonie_NP1 's_GE back_NN1 
as_CSA she_PPHS1 walks_VVZ up_II21 to_II22 Ralph_NP1 and_CC asks_VVZ him_PPHO1 
to_TO give_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 drink_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" What_DDQ 'll_VM you_PPY have_VHI ,_, Joanna_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" Ralph_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL A_AT1 gin_NN1 and_CC tonic_NN1 ,_, thanks_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ such_DA a_AT1 nice_JJ sensible_JJ man_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Good-looking_JJ ,_, too_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS only_RR Jim_NP1 was_VBDZ like_II that_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB then_RT ,_, you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO worry_VVI 
about_II Jim_NP1 anymore_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Can_VM you_PPY believe_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Where_RRQ 's_VBZ that_DD1 husband_NN1 of_IO yours_PPGE 
?_? 

^ **'_" Ralph_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 turns_VVZ back_RP with_IW 
the_AT drink_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 came_VVD ahead_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ late_RR home_RL ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL You_PPY turn_VV0 to_II the_AT room_NN1 ,_, look_NN1 round_RP 
for_IF a_AT1 corner_NN1 to_TO stand_VVI in_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Until_CS you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN your_APPGE bearings_NN2 and_CC 
feel_VV0 you_PPY can_VM talk_VVI to_II someone_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY know_VV0 that_CST in_II a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ,_, as_CS31 
soon_CS32 as_CS33 she_PPHS1 sees_VVZ you_PPY are_VBR alone_JJ ,_, Leonie_NP1 
will_VM come_VVI and_CC introduce_VVI you_PPY to_II people_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY would_VM like_VVI to_TO be_VBI invisible_JJ so_CS you_PPY 
can_VM watch_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, listen_VV0 to_II them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL People_NN are_VBR so_RG interesting_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY look_VV0 at_II the_AT pictures_NN2 on_II the_AT walls_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Good_JJ prints_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Nothing_PN1 original_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO have_VHI some_DD original_JJ 
paintings_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Money_NN1 in_II them_PPHO2 ,_, too_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI known_VVN that_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Good_NP1 one_MC1 for_IF making_VVG money_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX are_VBR flowers_NN2 on_II the_AT sideboard_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Freshly_NP1 picked_VVD today_RT ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Or_CC would_VM she_PPHS1 have_VHI bought_VVN them_PPHO2 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY turn_VV0 to_II the_AT window_NN1 and_CC look_NN1 at_II the_AT 
garden_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX are_VBR shrubs_NN2 there_RL but_CCB no_AT flowers_NN2 
that_CST you_PPY can_VM see_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL Of_RR21 course_RR22 there_EX could_VM be_VBI some_DD in_II the_AT 
back_NN1 garden_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Should_VM you_PPY go_VVI to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ,_, look_NN1 
through_II the_AT window_NN1 or_CC go_NN1 to_II the_AT back_NN1 door_NN1 
and_CC see_VV0 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Before_CS it_PPH1 gets_VVZ dark_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Can_VM you_PPY leave_VVI the_AT room_NN1 without_IW attention_NN1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Come_VV0 and_CC meet_VV0 some_DD people_NN ,_, **'_" 
Leonie_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, holding_VVG her_APPGE hand_NN1 out_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Are_VBR you_PPY supposed_JJ to_TO take_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY smile_VV0 and_CC do_VD0 n't_XX lift_VVI your_APPGE hand_NN1 
to_II hers_PPGE ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Monica_NP1 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ Joanna_NP1 ,_, we_PPIS2 
're_VBR on_II the_AT {_NULL P.T.A._NP1 }_NULL together_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE husband_NN1 runs_VVZ Odman_NP1 's_GE building_NN1 and_CC 
trucking_VVG business_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ something_PN1 they_PPHS2 'll_VM have_VHI 
to_TO stop_VVI saying_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Hello_UH ,_, **'_" you_PPY say_VV0 ,_, *'_" what_DDQ does_VDZ 
your_APPGE husband_NN1 do_VDI ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL May_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 say_VVI that_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_II all_DB women_NN2 are_VBR only_RR what_DDQ their_APPGE 
husbands_NN2 are_VBR ._. 

^ ^_NULL See_VV0 how_RRQ she_PPHS1 likes_VVZ it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL See_VV0 how_RRQ they_PPHS2 all_DB like_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Oh_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 teacher_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ him_PPHO1 over_RL21 there_RL22 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" My_APPGE husband_NN1 should_VM be_VBI along_RP 
soon_RR ,_, **'_" you_PPY say_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CS21 if_CS22 you_PPY 're_VBR nothing_PN1 without_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO work_VVI late_RR ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 s'pose_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ quite_RG busy_JJ 
?_? 

^ ^_NULL In_II a_AT1 job_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Is_VBZ she_PPHS1 being_VBG nice_JJ ?_? 

^ *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VHZ home_RL late_RR every_AT1 night_NNT1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL At_RR21 least_RR22 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI 
that_DD1 complaint_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL What_DDQ complaint_NN1 do_VD0 you_PPY have_VHI ,_, 
you_PPY wonder_VV0 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Excuse_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, **'_" Leonie_NP1 calls_VVZ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Would_VM you_PPY like_VVI to_TO come_VVI through_RP now_RT ?_? 

^ **'_" *|_NULL ^_NULL There_EX are_VBR little_JJ cards_NN2 on_II the_AT 
table_NN1 with_IW everyone_PN1 's_GE name_NN1 on_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY are_VBR to_TO sit_VVI next_II21 to_II22 an_AT1 older_JJR 
man_NN1 with_IW white_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, and_CC on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 
an_AT1 empty_JJ chair_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX mind_VVI us_PPIO2 
starting_VVG before_II Jim_NP1 gets_VVZ here_RL ?_? 

^ **'_" Leonie_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ okay_JJ ,_, **'_" 
you_PPY say_VV0 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Shall_VM I_PPIS1 ring_VVI him_PPHO1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Maybe_RR he_PPHS1 's_VHZ fallen_VVN asleep_JJ ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 will_VM ,_, **'_" Leonie_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY stay_VV0 there_RL ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Who_PNQS 's_VHZ s'posed_VVN to_TO be_VBI 
sitting_VVG here_RL ?_? 

^ **'_" a_AT1 girl_NN1 across_II the_AT chair_NN1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL My_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO work_VVI late_RR ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ a_AT1 shame_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VBZ missing_VVG a_AT1 lovely_JJ meal_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Leonie_NP1 comes_VVZ back_RP ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 must_VM be_VBI on_II his_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT answer_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Oh_UH that_DD1 's_VBZ good_JJ ,_, **'_" you_PPY 
say_VV0 ,_, and_CC almost_RR believe_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ coming_JJ ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY concentrate_VV0 on_II your_APPGE fish_NN cocktail_NN1 
so_RG no_RR one_MC1 will_NN1 talk_NN1 to_II you_PPY and_CC have_VH0 a_AT1 
little_JJ inside_II talk_NN1 with_IW yourself_PPX1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY are_VBR feeling_VVG quite_RG calm_JJ ,_, quite_RG together_RL 
._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX regret_VVI a_AT1 thing_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 'll_VM take_VVI time_NNT1 before_CS you_PPY can_VM get_VVI 
used_JJ to_II social_JJ occasions_NN2 like_II this_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR your_APPGE thing_NN1 ,_, so_CS there_EX 's_VBZ 
no_AT reason_NN1 why_RRQ they_PPHS2 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL Once_CS there_EX 's_VBZ only_RR yourself_PPX1 to_TO think_VVI 
about_II ._. 

^ ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO worry_VVI about_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL For_REX21 instance_REX22 if_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ here_RL now_RT 
what_DDQ would_VM he_PPHS1 do_VDI ?_? 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY lift_VV0 up_RP your_APPGE eyes_NN2 and_CC look_NN1 around_II 
the_AT table_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 'd_VM be_VBI holding_VVG forth_RR so_CS21 that_CS22 no_AT 
one_MC1 else_RR could_VM get_VVI a_AT1 word_NN1 in_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Probably_RR put_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II the_AT knee_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT girl_NN1 next_II21 to_II22 him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Begin_NP1 to_TO spill_VVI his_APPGE drink_NN1 as_II the_AT 
evening_NNT1 wears_VVZ on_RP and_CC then_RT start_VV0 to_TO put_VVI you_PPY 
down_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jokes_NN2 jokes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Terrible_JJ jokes_NN2 that_CST no_AT one_MC1 thinks_VVZ are_VBR 
funny_JJ ,_, except_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Nothing_PN1 will_VM stop_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_DDQV31 matter_DDQV32 what_DDQV33 you_PPY say_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Even_CS21 when_CS22 you_PPY get_VV0 quite_RG clever_JJ and_CC 
throw_VV0 them_PPHO2 back_RP at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Hey_UH ,_, **'_" Ralph_NP1 calls_VVZ across_II the_AT 
table_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL '_" Bout_NP1 time_NNT1 your_APPGE old_JJ man_NN1 was_VBDZ 
here_RL ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ on_II his_APPGE 
way_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ taking_VVG quite_RR a_AT1 
while_NNT1 ,_, **'_" Leonie_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Shall_VM I_PPIS1 ring_VVI again_RT ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 
will_VM ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL You_PPY push_VV0 your_APPGE chair_NN1 back_NN1 and_CC walk_VV0 
carefully_RR out_II21 of_II22 the_AT room_NN1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT hallway_NN1 with_IW the_AT door_NN1 closed_VVD 
it_PPH1 's_VBZ reasonably_RR quiet_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY lift_VV0 the_AT receiver_NN1 ,_, dial_NN1 the_AT number_NN1 
and_CC wait_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC then_RT suddenly_RR your_APPGE heart_NN1 begins_VVZ to_TO 
beat_VVI faster_RRR ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ say_NN1 he_PPHS1 does_VDZ answer_VVI ?_? 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB the_AT phone_NN1 goes_VVZ on_RP and_CC on_II ringing_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY put_VV0 the_AT receiver_NN1 down_RP and_CC go_NN1 
into_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ still_RR the_AT same_DA face_NN1 in_II the_AT 
mirror_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Small_NP1 and_CC smooth_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY splash_VV0 a_AT1 little_JJ water_NN1 on_RP and_CC dab_VV0 
it_PPH1 with_IW a_AT1 towel_NN1 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *6_NULL THE_AT FAMILY_NN UNIT_NN1 AS_II A_AT1 SMALL_JJ DOMESTIC_JJ 
BUSINESS_NN1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Unwittingly_RR ,_, Treasury_NN1 has_VHZ unleashed_VVN 
a_AT1 sledge-hammer_JJ force_NN1 for_IF social_JJ change_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE 
new_JJ *"_" User_NN1 Pays_VVZ **"_" philosophy_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS this_DD1 philosophy_NN1 moves_VVZ out_II21 of_II22 the_AT 
market-place_NN1 and_CC into_II the_AT home_NN1 ,_, *"_" User_NN1 Pays_VVZ 
**"_" above_II atheism_NN1 ,_, homosexuality_NN1 and_CC *"_" The_AT Last_MD 
Tango_NN1 in_II Paris_NP1 **"_" will_VM become_VVI the_AT single_JJ 
biggest_JJT threat_NN1 to_II the_AT stability_NN1 of_IO the_AT family_NN 
unit_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 couple_NN1 will_VM set_VVI up_RP house_NN1 together_RL 
in_II the_AT belief_NN1 that_CST two_MC can_VM live_VVI as_RG cheaply_RR 
as_CSA one_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II effect_NN1 they_PPHS2 will_VM become_VVI business_NN1 
partners_NN2 ,_, and_CC their_APPGE efforts_NN2 to_TO find_VVI premises_NN2 
for_IF their_APPGE small_JJ business_NN1 will_VM entail_VVI renting_VVG or_CC 
buying_VVG a_AT1 suitable_JJ property_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Both_DB2 partners_NN2 will_VM own_VVI (_( or_CC rent_NN1 )_) 
exactly_RR half_DB of_IO these_DD2 premises_NN2 ,_, and_CC will_VM 
undertake_VVI to_TO provide_VVI exactly_RR half_DB of_IO all_DB appliances_NN2 
,_, furnishings_NN2 ,_, electricity_NN1 and_CC maintenance_NN1 required_VVN 
for_IF the_AT operation_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE Small_JJ Domestic_JJ 
Businesses_NN2 (_( {_NULL S.D.B_NP }_NULL '_" s_ZZ1 )_) ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 494+TEXT+L21_FO **]_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *3_NULL GRAEME_NP1 LAY_VVD *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL The_AT Major_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL If_CS proof_NN1 was_VBDZ ever_RR required_VVN of_IO 
the_AT aging_NN1 of_IO the_AT Northern_JJ Literary_JJ Society_NNJ ,_, 
society_NN secretary_NN1 Richard_NP1 Treadwell_NP1 thought_VVD ruefully_RR ,_, 
then_RT one_PN1 need_VV0 look_NN1 no_RR further_RRR than_CSN Major_NNB 
Vikkers_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Richard_NP1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG listening_VVG to_II the_AT 
Major_NP1 at_II the_AT society_NN 's_GE December_NPM1 evening_NNT1 ,_, and_CC 
watching_VVG a_AT1 runnel_NN1 of_IO red_JJ wine_NN1 following_VVG a_AT1 
crease_NN1 in_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT old_JJ man_NN1 's_VBZ chin_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Unaware_JJ of_IO the_AT spillage_NN1 ,_, the_AT Major_NP1 
continued_VVD with_IW his_APPGE anecdote_NN1 while_CS the_AT wine_NN1 ran_VVD 
on_RP down_RP ,_, dripped_VVD from_II his_APPGE chin_NN1 and_CC splattered_VVD 
against_II the_AT dark_JJ blue_JJ lapel_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE regimental_JJ 
jacket_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Major_NNB Vikkers_NP1 was_VBDZ short_JJ and_CC heavy_JJ chested_JJ 
,_, with_IW large_JJ dark_JJ jowls_NN2 and_CC no_AT neck_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Richard_NP1 was_VBDZ struck_VVN by_II his_APPGE resemblance_NN1 to_II 
a_AT1 dark-haired_JJ cavy_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL With_IW some_DD difficulty_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 refocussed_VVD his_APPGE 
attention_NN1 on_II what_DDQ the_AT elderly_JJ writer_NN1 was_VBDZ saying_VVG 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD the_AT sun_NN1 in_II my_APPGE eyes_NN2 
you_PPY see_VV0 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI it_PPH1 coming_JJ 
until_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ too_RG late_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 pulled_VVD my_APPGE head_NN1 aside_RL at_II the_AT very_RG 
last_MD second_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 got_VVD me_PPIO1 on_II the_AT 
shoulder_NN1 ,_, just_RR here_RL ..._... 

^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 tapped_VVD his_APPGE left_JJ collarbone_NN1 ,_, 
causing_VVG wine_NN1 to_TO slop_VVI from_II his_APPGE glass_NN1 onto_II the_AT 
common_JJ room_NN1 carpet_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL The_AT pain_NN1 was_VBDZ bad_JJ ,_, very_RG bad_JJ ,_, but_CCB 
I_PPIS1 got_VVD up_RP and_CC stood_VVD my_APPGE ground_NN1 ,_, because_CS 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ 2_MC {_NULL I-C_NP1 }_NULL that_DD1 day_NNT1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 
leader_NN1 always_RR puts_VVZ the_AT interests_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE men_NN2 
first_MD ,_, *2_NULL RIGHT_RR ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL He_PPHS1 thrust_VVD his_APPGE floppy_JJ face_NN1 
upwards_RL ,_, towards_II Richard_NP1 's_GE ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO very_RG neat_JJ moustaches_NN2 
,_, which_DDQ appeared_VVD to_TO stick_VVI to_II his_APPGE upper_JJ lip_NN1 
like_II a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO cicadas_NN2 on_II a_AT1 branch_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Ah_UH ,_, yes_UH ,_, yes_UH of_RR21 course_RR22 Major_NP1 
._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Richard_NP1 jolted_VVD his_APPGE mind_NN1 back_RP to_II the_AT 
Major_NP1 's_GE tale_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Where_RRQ was_VBDZ this_DD1 again_RT ?_? 

^ ^_NULL El_NP Alamein_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT old_JJ man_NN1 looked_VVD bewildered_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL El_NP Alamein_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, good_JJ gracious_JJ no_UH ._. 

^ ^_NULL Cornwall_NP Park_NNL1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Varsity_NN1 versus_II Grafton_NP1 ,_, 1948_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ batting_VVG at_II number_NN1 6_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ on_II 42_MC when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ struck_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_UH ,_, no_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 tell_VV0 a_AT1 lie_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 
was_VBDZ on_II 32_MC ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 went_VVD on_RP to_TO make_VVI 
..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Richard_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 gradually_RR unglazed_JJ 
as_CSA he_PPHS1 moved_VVD the_AT focus_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE attention_NN1 
from_II the_AT Major_NP1 's_GE clavicle_NN1 to_II the_AT other_JJ members_NN2 
of_IO the_AT Northern_JJ Literary_JJ Society_NNJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ their_APPGE bi-monthly_JJ social_JJ evening_NNT1 ,_, 
held_VVN in_II the_AT common_JJ room_NN1 of_IO the_AT faculty_NN1 of_IO 
which_DDQ Richard_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 staff_NN member_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tonight_RT there_EX were_VBDR about_RG 20_MC people_NN present_NN1 
,_, and_CC Richard_NP1 calculated_VVD that_CST their_APPGE median_JJ age_NN1 
must_VM have_VHI been_VBN over_RG 70_MC years_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT denying_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 
were_VBDR becoming_VVG decidedly_RR decrepit_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Most_DAT could_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 drive_VVI themselves_PPX2 ,_, 
nearly_RR all_DB were_VBDR hard_JJ of_IO hearing_NN1 ,_, some_DD found_VVD 
it_PPH1 difficult_JJ to_TO recall_VVI the_AT titles_NN2 of_IO the_AT very_JJ 
books_NN2 which_DDQ qualified_VVD them_PPHO2 for_IF membership_NN of_IO the_AT 
society_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Richard_NP1 could_VM see_VVI white-haired_JJ Una_NP1 Braid_NN1 
straining_VVG to_TO catch_VVI the_AT words_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 ranting_JJ \_NULL 
J._NP1 Arthur_NP1 Windward_NP1 ,_, the_AT historian_NN1 ,_, whilst_CS 
beside_II them_PPHO2 ,_, bent_VVN as_II an_AT1 angle_NN1 bracket_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT poet_NN1 Euan_NP1 Hunter_NP1 appeared_VVD to_TO have_VHI fallen_VVN 
asleep_JJ on_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Yet_RR all_DB ,_, in_II their_APPGE day_NNT1 ,_, had_VHD 
published_VVN distinguished_JJ books_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Major_NP1 had_VHD the_AT distinction_NN1 of_IO having_VHG 
fought_VVN in_II both_DB2 world_NN1 wars_NN2 ,_, and_CC had_VHD nearly_RR 
completed_VVN the_AT fourth_MD volume_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 story_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT third_MD ,_, *1_NULL The_AT Darkening_JJ Sky_NN1 ,_, *0_NULL 
ended_VVD just_RR as_CSA World_NN1 War_NN1 *=_NULL II_MC broke_VVD out_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB were_VBDR self-published_JJ (_( *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 like_VV0 
to_TO see_VVI the_AT whole_JJ thing_NN1 through_II myself_PPX1 ,_, m'boy_NN1 
**'_" )_) ._. 

^ ^_NULL Major_NNB Vikkers_NP1 never_RR missed_VVD a_AT1 society_NN 
meeting_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD even_RR applied_VVN for_IF ,_, and_CC obtained_VVN 
,_, special_JJ associate_JJ membership_NN for_IF his_APPGE old_JJ batman_NN1 
,_, Clive_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS still_RR accompanied_VVD him_PPHO1 everywhere_RL 
,_, and_CC who_PNQS was_VBDZ this_DD1 evening_NNT1 hovering_VVG at_II 
his_APPGE elbow_NN1 ,_, ready_JJ to_TO refill_VVI his_APPGE glass_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Having_VHG at_RR21 last_RR22 reached_VVN the_AT end_NN1 of_IO 
his_APPGE cricket_NN1 anecdote_NN1 ,_, the_AT Major_NP1 immediately_RR 
began_VVD another_DD1 ,_, this_DD1 time_NNT1 connected_VVD with_IW the_AT 
desert_NN1 campaign_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Only_RR decent_JJ place_NN1 to_TO fight_VVI a_AT1 war_NN1 ,_, 
Richard_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT civilian_JJ casualties_NN2 ,_, y'see_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Why_RRQ ,_, Richard_NP1 wondered_VVD ,_, did_VDD the_AT 
elderly_JJ become_VVN so_RG garrulous_JJ ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ did_VDD they_PPHS2 lose_VVI the_AT ability_NN1 to_TO 
listen_VVI ,_, as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 to_TO hear_VVI ?_? 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 cast_VVD another_DD1 glance_NN1 over_II the_AT grey_JJ 
and_CC infirm_JJ figures_NN2 in_II the_AT room_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC where_RRQ were_VBDR the_AT young_JJ writers_NN2 whose_DDQGE 
literary_JJ sap_NN1 flowed_VVD so_RG strongly_RR ?_? 

^ ^_NULL *2_NULL WHERE_RRQ ARE_VBR THE_AT SONGS_NN2 OF_IO SPRING_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL AH_UH ,_, WHERE_RRQ ARE_VBR THEY_PPHS2 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL Their_APPGE work_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II bookshelves_NN2 ,_, 
and_CC in_II the_AT magazines_NN2 ,_, but_CCB where_RRQ were_VBDR the_AT 
authors_NN2 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Socially_RR they_PPHS2 were_VBDR invisible_JJ ,_, apparently_RR 
preferring_VVG to_TO operate_VVI from_II small_JJ ,_, subversive_JJ cells_NN2 
,_, shunning_VVG most_RGT established_JJ and_CC orthodox_JJ bodies_NN2 
such_II21 as_II22 the_AT Northern_JJ Literary_JJ Society_NNJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX that_CST Richard_NP1 had_VHD n't_XX tried_VVN to_TO 
rejuvenate_VVI the_AT society_NN by_II inviting_VVG these_DD2 younger_JJR 
writers_NN2 along_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Last_MD year_NNT1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD approached_VVN a_AT1 selection_NN1 
of_IO his_APPGE prettier_JJR students_NN2 ,_, both_RR male_JJ and_CC 
female_NN1 ,_, whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 knew_VVD were_VBDR interested_JJ in_II 
the_AT literary_JJ arts_NN2 ,_, and_CC invited_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II a_AT1 
society_NN evening_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 less_RGR than_CSN successful_JJ 
experiment_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT elderly_JJ members_NN2 ,_, perhaps_RR in_II an_AT1 attempt_NN1 
to_TO deflect_VVI attention_NN1 from_II their_APPGE advanced_JJ age_NN1 ,_, 
had_VHD been_VBN more_RGR loquacious_JJ than_CSN ever_RR ,_, and_CC in_II 
an_AT1 attempt_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI up_RP with_IW their_APPGE young_JJ 
guests_NN2 '_GE tippling_NN1 ,_, several_DA2 had_VHD become_VVN extremely_RR 
intoxicated_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL \_NULL J._NP1 Arthur_NP1 Windward_NP1 had_VHD pursued_VVN an_AT1 
18-year-old_JJ into_II the_AT women_NN2 's_GE toilet_NN1 and_CC ,_, as_CSA 
she_PPHS1 later_RRR put_VV0 it_PPH1 to_II Richard_NP1 ,_, *'_" sexually_RR 
harassed_VVD me_PPIO1 **'_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS Richard_NP1 remonstrated_VVD with_IW the_AT old_JJ man_NN1 
on_II her_APPGE behalf_NN1 ,_, the_AT one-legged_JJ historian_NN1 's_VBZ 
indignation_NN1 surpassed_VVD hers_PPGE ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL \_NULL Gels_NP1 these_DD2 days_NNT2 have_VH0 got_VVN *2_NULL 
NO_AT SENSE_NN1 OF_IO FUN_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL *0_NULL Euan_NP1 Hunter_NP1 had_VHD wandered_VVN into_II a_AT1 
seminar_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, fallen_VVN asleep_JJ ,_, and_CC had_VHD woken_VVN 
at_II three_MC in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 to_TO find_VVI himself_PPX1 
locked_VVD in_II the_AT building_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_CS he_PPHS1 managed_VVD to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 phone_NN1 and_CC 
rang_VVD Richard_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 took_VVD him_PPHO1 another_DD1 hour_NNT1 
to_TO rouse_VVI an_AT1 angry_JJ janitor_NN1 and_CC free_VVI the_AT old_JJ 
man_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II another_DD1 occasion_NN1 Richard_NP1 had_VHD sought_VVN to_TO 
invigorate_VVI the_AT society_NN by_II sending_VVG an_AT1 invitation_NN1 to_II 
the_AT post-modernists_NN2 ,_, via_II their_APPGE ayatollah_NN1 ,_, Murray_NP1 
Fudge_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL To_II Richard_NP1 's_GE surprise_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 sizeable_JJ group_NN 
of_IO them_PPHO2 had_VHD actually_RR come_VVN ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 stood_VVD 
round_RP in_II a_AT1 laager_NN1 ,_, sniggering_VVG at_II the_AT members_NN2 
like_II infants_NN2 in_II a_AT1 school_NN1 playground_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
drinking_VVG heavily_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT ,_, half_RR21 way_RR22 through_II the_AT evening_NNT1 ,_, 
they_PPHS2 burst_VV0 out_II21 of_II22 their_APPGE circle_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Robert_NP1 Hooley_NP1 had_VHD pressurised_VVN members_NN2 into_II 
buying_VVG copies_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE latest_JJT and_CC least_RGT 
comprehensible_JJ publication_NN1 ,_, Ivan_NP1 Wetty_NP1 accused_VVD \_NULL 
J._NP1 Arthur_NP1 Windward_NN1 of_IO anti-intellectualism_NN1 ,_, Una_NP1 
Braid_NN1 ,_, *2_NULL IN_II VINO_NN1 VERITAS_NNJ2 ,_, *0_NULL asked_VVD 
Winston_NP1 Turnov_NP1 why_RRQ his_APPGE poems_NN2 were_VBDR set_VVN out_RP 
in_II *'_" such_DA a_AT1 strange_JJ way_NN1 **'_" ,_, Major_NNB Vikkers_NP1 
almost_RR suffered_VVD a_AT1 coronary_JJ after_II being_VBG called_VVN a_AT1 
warmonger_NN1 by_II Michael_NP1 Givnitz_NP1 ,_, and_CC in_II the_AT 
resulting_JJ atmosphere_NN1 of_IO mutual_JJ suspicion_NN1 and_CC hostility_NN1 
,_, Murray_NP1 Fudge_NN1 stole_VVD two_MC salamis_NN2 on_II the_AT way_NN1 
out_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL After_CS that_DD1 evening_NNT1 ,_, Richard_NP1 had_VHD 
seriously_RR considered_VVN resignation_NN1 ,_, feeling_VVG that_CST it_PPH1 
was_VBDZ time_NNT1 that_CST he_PPHS1 stepped_VVD down_RP in_II31 favour_II32 
of_II33 an_AT1 older_JJR member_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB when_CS he_PPHS1 confessed_VVD as_RG much_DA1 over_II the_AT 
dish_NN1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -washing_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 alarmed_JJ Una_NP1 
Braid_NN1 placed_VVD a_AT1 trembling_JJ hand_NN1 on_II his_APPGE arm_NN1 
and_CC said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL But_CCB you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX ,_, you_PPY 
*2_NULL MUST_VM N'T_XX ,_, *0_NULL you_PPY 're_VBR our_APPGE youngest_JJT 
member_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 was_VBDZ two_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, when_CS Richard_NP1 
was_VBDZ 58_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD seen_VVN then_RT ,_, in_II Una_NP1 's_GE startled_JJ 
look_NN1 ,_, knowledge_NN1 of_IO the_AT certainty_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 ,_, 
and_CC the_AT need_NN1 to_TO somehow_RR stave_VVI it_PPH1 off_RP ,_, no_RGQV31 
matter_RGQV32 how_RGQV33 irrationally_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR he_PPHS1 had_VHD agreed_VVN to_TO retain_VVI his_APPGE 
position_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ left_VVN with_IW the_AT 
disturbing_JJ thought_NN1 ,_, heavily_RR reinforced_VVD by_II the_AT 
gathering_NN1 at_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ now_RT present_JJ ,_, that_CST 
only_RR continuing_VVG decay_NN1 and_CC wholesale_JJ death_NN1 would_VM 
rid_VVI the_AT society_NN of_IO its_APPGE afflictions_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Almost_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 thought_VVD this_DD1 ,_, and_CC tried_VVD 
to_TO put_VVI the_AT tasteless_JJ truth_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE 
mind_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 saw_VVD Euan_NP1 Hunter_NP1 lurch_NN1 off_II balance_NN1 
,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 rushed_VVD forward_RL to_TO grasp_VVI his_APPGE arm_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT old_JJ man_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN to_TO sleep_VVI on_II 
his_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ mid-January_NPM1 ,_, a_AT1 month_NNT1 
before_II the_AT first_MD society_NN evening_NNT1 of_IO the_AT new_JJ 
year_NNT1 ,_, that_CST Richard_NP1 received_VVD a_AT1 notice_NN1 from_II 
Puffball_NP1 Publishers_NN2 ,_, advising_VVG that_CST the_AT prominent_JJ 
Australian_JJ novelist_NN1 Barry_NP1 Bagshot_NP1 would_VM be_VBI visiting_VVG 
the_AT city_NN1 in_II four_MC weeks_NNT2 time_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Bagshot_NP1 was_VBDZ described_VVN as_II *'_" a_AT1 witty_JJ and_CC 
erudite_JJ speaker_NN1 **'_" ,_, *'_" a_AT1 highly_RR respected_VVD 
literary_JJ personality_NN1 **'_" and_CC most_RGT interestingly_RR ,_, from_II 
Richard_NP1 's_GE viewpoint_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 appeared_VVD from_II his_APPGE 
publicity_NN1 photographs_VVZ to_TO be_VBI both_RR handsome_JJ and_CC 
youthful_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Although_CS Richard_NP1 had_VHD tried_VVN the_AT tactic_NN1 of_IO 
visiting_VVG overseas_JJ speakers_NN2 before_CS ,_, with_IW no_AT great_JJ 
measure_NN1 of_IO success_NN1 ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 about_II 
Bagshot_NP1 's_GE appearance_NN1 and_CC career_NN1 (_( *'_" his_APPGE 
novels_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN both_RR commercially_RR and_CC critically_RR 
successful_JJ **'_" )_) which_DDQ suggested_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 would_VM 
be_VBI worth_II trying_VVG again_RT to_TO use_VVI the_AT lure_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 
international_JJ visitor_NN1 to_TO draw_VVI the_AT younger_JJR literati_NN2 
out_RP and_CC perhaps_RR into_II the_AT Northern_JJ Literary_JJ Society_NNJ 
._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 dispatched_VVD an_AT1 invitation_NN1 to_II the_AT writer_NN1 
,_, via_II Puffball_NP1 Publishers_NN2 ,_, to_TO attend_VVI a_AT1 special_JJ 
social_JJ evening_NNT1 in_II February_NPM1 ,_, in_II his_APPGE honour_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Bagshot_NP1 's_GE reply_NN1 was_VBDZ swift_JJ and_CC courteous_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI pleased_JJ to_TO attend_VVI ,_, 
and_CC read_VVN to_II the_AT society_NN from_II his_APPGE new_JJ novel_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Richard_NP1 's_GE hopes_NN2 were_VBDR renewed_VVN :_: everything_PN1 
about_II Bagshot_NP1 's_GE letter_NN1 confirmed_VVD his_APPGE advance_NN1 
publicity_NN1 and_CC suggested_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM indeed_RR be_VBI 
the_AT nostrum_NN1 that_CST the_AT society_NN so_RG desperately_RR needed_VVN 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Richard_NP1 had_VHD an_AT1 art_NN1 lecturer_NN1 friend_NN1 draw_VV0 
up_RP posters_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 placed_VVD at_II strategic_JJ 
points_NN2 of_IO the_AT campus_NN1 ,_, as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 sending_VVG 
out_RP the_AT usual_JJ invitations_NN2 to_II society_NN members_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Two_MC days_NNT2 later_RRR he_PPHS1 received_VVD a_AT1 phone_NN1 
call_NN1 from_II Major_NNB Vikkers_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Bagshot_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Ca_VM n't_XX say_VVI I_MC1 've_VH0 heard_VVN of_IO him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM even_RR more_RGR certain_JJ ,_, 
Richard_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX have_VHI heard_VVN 
of_IO you_PPY ,_, Major_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VBZ 
very_RG highly_RR regarded_VVN ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Young_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Early_JJ 40s_MC2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Young_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Well_RR I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI delighted_JJ to_TO come_VVI ,_, 
m'boy_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM bring_VVI Clive_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX 
get_VVI out_RP much_RR these_DD2 days_NNT2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Right_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 'll_VM expect_VVI you_PPY both_RR at_II 7.30_MC ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB Richard_NP1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 wishing_VVG 
,_, as_CSA the_AT date_NN1 of_IO the_AT evening_NNT1 approached_VVD ,_, 
that_CST the_AT Major_NP1 would_VM somehow_RR not_XX be_VBI able_JK to_TO 
make_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT thought_NN1 made_VVD Richard_NP1 guilty_JJ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 
was_VBDZ nevertheless_RR a_AT1 fact_NN1 that_CST the_AT Major_NP1 had_VHD 
embarrassed_VVN him_PPHO1 on_RP more_RR21 than_RR22 one_MC1 occasion_NN1 by_II 
his_APPGE habit_NN1 of_IO bursting_VVG out_RP in_II public_JJ speech_NN1 ,_, 
in_II a_AT1 passionate_JJ but_CCB disjointed_JJ manner_NN1 ,_, on_II any_DD 
formal_JJ occurrence_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Major_NP1 's_GE prolixity_NN1 had_VHD threatened_VVN 
several_DA2 society_NN functions_NN2 ,_, and_CC yet_RR Richard_NP1 also_RR 
knew_VVD that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 he_PPHS1 could_VM do_VDI to_TO 
stop_VVI the_AT old_JJ man_NN1 attending_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL Neither_DD1 was_VBDZ it_PPH1 likely_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM 
change_VVI his_APPGE mind_NN1 and_CC not_XX come_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT only_JJ evening_NNT1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD missed_VVN in_II 
Richard_NP1 's_GE 20_MC years_NNT2 as_CSA secretary_NN1 was_VBDZ once_RT in_II 
1987_MC when_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD rung_VVN to_TO apologise_VVI for_IF not_XX 
being_VBG able_JK to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" My_APPGE back_NN1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 had_VHD explained_VVN 
tersely_RR ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Came_VVD off_RP my_APPGE 10-speed_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Got_VVN caught_VVN in_II the_AT railway_NN1 lines_NN2 in_II Quay_NP 
Street_NNL1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Writing_VVG to_II the_AT council_NNJ about_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT Major_NP1 was_VBDZ then_RT 89_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL Six_MC months_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ back_RP and_CC 
booming_VVG again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB as_II the_AT date_NN1 for_IF the_AT planned_JJ evening_NNT1 
came_VVD closer_RRR ,_, other_JJ apprehensions_NN2 replaced_VVD the_AT 
Major_NP1 in_II Richard_NP1 's_GE mind_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 lay_VVD 
sleepless_JJ ,_, night_NNT1 after_II night_NNT1 ,_, recalling_VVG other_JJ 
society_NN evenings_NNT2 ,_, and_CC past_JJ guests_NN2 ,_, with_IW vivid_JJ 
and_CC disturbing_JJ clarity_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX had_VHD been_VBN the_AT Scots_JJ monster_NN1 Alex_NP1 
McSweeney_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD talked_VVN of_IO nothing_PN1 but_CCB 
his_APPGE own_DA brilliance_NN1 for_IF two_MC and_CC a_AT1 half_DB hours_NNT2 
,_, the_AT Californian_JJ novelist_NN1 Oliver_NP Rock_NNL1 ,_, who_PNQS 
when_CS he_PPHS1 arrived_VVD was_VBDZ clearly_RR under_II the_AT influence_NN1 
of_IO an_AT1 illegal_JJ substance_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD compounded_VVN 
his_APPGE problem_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 colossal_JJ intake_NN1 of_IO red_JJ 
wine_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE talk_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN sense_NN1 only_RR to_II 
himself_PPX1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC there_EX had_VHD been_VBN the_AT Fijian-Indian_JJ poet_NN1 
Ram_NN1 Banal_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD failed_VVN to_TO turn_VVI up_RP at_RR21 
all_RR22 ,_, writing_VVG later_RRR to_TO say_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD 
been_VBN overcome_VVN by_II jet_NN1 lag_NN1 after_II his_APPGE flight_NN1 
from_II Nadi_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL News_NN1 that_CST the_AT African_JJ short_JJ story_NN1 writer_NN1 
Umbilical_NP1 Tombolo_NP1 would_VM read_VVI his_APPGE own_DA work_NN1 drew_VVD 
a_AT1 particularly_RR large_JJ crowd_NN ,_, but_CCB too_RG late_JJ Richard_NP1 
discovered_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 read_VVD only_RR in_II Swahili_NP1 ,_, as_II 
a_AT1 protest_NN1 against_II English_JJ being_NN1 ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 put_VVD 
it_PPH1 ,_, *'_" the_AT language_NN1 of_IO oppression_NN1 **'_" ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_UH ,_, the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 celebratory_JJ guest_NN1 
was_VBDZ anything_RR21 but_RR22 a_AT1 guarantee_NN1 of_IO success_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Richard_NP1 got_VVD out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 ,_, poured_VVD 
himself_PPX1 a_AT1 large_JJ cognac_NN1 and_CC wished_VVD again_RT ,_, as_CSA 
he_PPHS1 sipped_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX brought_VVN 
this_DD1 latest_JJT problem_NN1 upon_II himself_PPX1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Dammit_UH ,_, at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 year_NNT1 he_PPHS1 
*2_NULL WOULD_VM *0_NULL resign_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Bagshot_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX as_RR31 good_RR32 as_RR33 
his_APPGE publicity_NN1 claimed_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ better_JJR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX only_RR was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 punctual_JJ ,_, courteous_JJ and_CC 
affable_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD even_RR taken_VVN the_AT trouble_NN1 to_TO 
seek_VVI out_RP and_CC purchase_VVI a_AT1 copy_NN1 of_IO Richard_NP1 's_GE 
latest_JJT volume_NN1 of_IO verse_NN1 ,_, *1_NULL Echoes_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 
Distant_JJ Mind_NN1 ,_, *0_NULL said_VVD how_RGQ much_DA1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD 
enjoyed_VVN reading_VVG the_AT poems_NN2 ,_, and_CC without_IW a_AT1 hint_NN1 
of_IO condescension_NN1 ,_, asked_VVD Richard_NP1 to_TO inscribe_VVI the_AT 
little_JJ book_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Richard_NP1 warmed_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 immediately_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC he_PPHS1 noted_VVD that_DD1 of_IO the_AT people_NN now_RT 
beginning_VVG to_TO stream_VVI into_II the_AT common_JJ room_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 
unusually_RR large_JJ number_NN1 were_VBDR under_II the_AT age_NN1 of_IO 
forty_MC ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 495+TEXT+L22_FO **]_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" *0_NULL Yep_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 found_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, **'_" 
Sandie_NP1 Mae_NP1 responded_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL No_AT offence_NN1 Chris_NP1 ,_, but_CCB reckon_VV0 I_ZZ1 'll_VM 
be_VBI glad_JJ when_CS we_PPIS2 're_VBR out_II21 of_II22 this_DD1 \_NULL 
ole_JJ city_NN1 and_CC away_II21 from_II22 dairies_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Things_NN2 like_II this_DD1 can_VM be_VBI mighty_RG worrying_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE hair_NN1 'll_VM be_VBI grey_JJ \_NULL afore_CS I_PPIS1 
'm_VBM thirty_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL Yessir_NP1 ,_, we_PPIS2 \_NULL got_VVN ta_TO move_VVI on_RP soon_RR 
._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Chris_NP1 said_VVD nothing_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Silently_RR though_CS ,_, she_PPHS1 echoed_VVD Sandie_NP1 Mae_NP1 
's_GE sentiments_NN2 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL 11_MC *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Next_MD day_NNT1 was_VBDZ Sunday_NPD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_RR21 usual_RR22 ,_, the_AT neighbours_NN2 at_II the_AT back_NN1 
of_IO her_APPGE section_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 Saturday-night_JJ party_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Chris_NP1 slept_VVD through_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Either_DD1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR quieter_JJR than_CSN usual_JJ or_CC 
she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG tired_JJ for_IF it_PPH1 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 
difference_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Sunday_NPD1 was_VBDZ the_AT one_MC1 day_NNT1 of_IO the_AT 
week_NNT1 she_PPHS1 could_VM sleep_VVI in_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 woke_VVD with_IW a_AT1 start_NN1 ,_, dreaming_VVG 
she_PPHS1 heard_VVD outside_II her_APPGE window_NN1 the_AT ahack-ahack_JJ 
ahoo-HAWK_NN1 !_! 

^ *0_NULL cough_NN1 that_CST signalled_VVD Dunc_NP1 's_GE arrival_NN1 on_II 
the_AT job_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ here_RL it_PPH1 's_VBZ Monday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 
,_, she_PPHS1 thought_VVD panicking_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM late_JJ !_! 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA consciousness_NN1 fully_RR returned_VVD she_PPHS1 calmed_VVD 
._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_JJ Sunday_NPD1 after_II all_DB ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC barely_RR 7_MC {_NULL am_RA }_NULL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL For_IF ten_MC minutes_NNT2 she_PPHS1 lay_VVD without_IW 
moving_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT weekend_NNT1 work_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT time_NNT1 to_TO 
do_VDI yesterday_RT ran_VVD through_II her_APPGE mind_NN1 :_: clothes_NN2 
and_CC sheets_NN2 to_TO be_VBI washed_VVN ;_; school_NN1 clothes_NN2 to_TO 
be_VBI ironed_VVN ;_; kitchen_NN1 and_CC bathroom_NN1 floors_NN2 to_TO be_VBI 
mopped_VVN ;_; vacuuming_VVG and_CC dusting_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB fitted_VVD around_RG three_MC meals_NN2 for_IF seven_MC 
people_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 lay_VVD there_RL ,_, postponing_VVG the_AT moment_NN1 
she_PPHS1 must_VM get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 and_CC let_VV0 the_AT 
day_NNT1 begin_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT phone_NN1 rang_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Only_RR one_MC1 person_NN1 would_VM ring_VVI at_II that_DD1 
hour_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 threw_VVD back_RP her_APPGE covers_NN2 and_CC padded_VVN 
out_RP to_II the_AT hall_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Hello_UH Dad_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" How_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY know_VVI it_PPH1 was_VBDZ 
me_PPIO1 ?_? 

^ **'_" asked_VVD Erich_NP1 ,_, surprised_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Toll_NP1 rates_NN2 go_VV0 up_RP at_II 8_MC {_NULL am_RA 
}_NULL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Is_VBZ something_PN1 wrong_JJ ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM fine_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 just_RR wondered_VVD how_RRQ you_PPY are_VBR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Getting_VVG anyone_PN1 into_II that_DD1 flat_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL We_PPIS2 've_VH0 got_VVN several_DA2 someones_NN2 
already_RR ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 explained_VVD what_DDQ had_VHD happened_VVN since_II 
last_MD Sunday_NPD1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL How_RRQ 's_VBZ it_PPH1 working_VVG out_RP ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ good_JJ for_IF Karl_NP1 to_TO 
meet_VVI his_APPGE sisters_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 're_VBR just_RR staying_VVG temporarily_RR though_CS ,_, 
till_CS they_PPHS2 save_VV0 enough_DD money_NN1 to_TO move_VVI to_II the_AT 
country_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT we_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI back_RP on_II our_APPGE own_DA ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Ah_UH ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Dad_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 you_PPY would_VM 
consider_VVI coming_VVG down_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Even_CS21 if_CS22 only_RR for_IF the_AT odd_JJ weekend_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL For_IF Karl_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Chris_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 became_VVD urgent_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB wrong_JJ ,_, him_PPHO1 growing_VVG up_RP 
with_IW no_AT father_NN1 ,_, no_AT male_JJ role_NN1 figure_NN1 of_IO any_DD 
sort_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ no_AT worse_JJR off_JJ than_CSN 
half_RR the_AT kids_NN2 these_DD2 days_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ worse_JJR things_NN2 he_PPHS1 could_VM suffer_VVI ,_, 
**'_" Erich_NP1 said_VVD darkly_RR ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL At_RR21 least_RR22 he_PPHS1 's_VHZ not_XX made_VVN to_TO 
feel_VVI different_JJ ,_, like_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ as_II a_AT1 kid_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Your_APPGE grandparents_NN2 were_VBDR interned_VVN as_CSA enemy_NN 
aliens_NN2 during_II the_AT First_MD World_NN1 War_NN1 ,_, not_XX long_RR 
after_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ born_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ where_RRQ I_PPIS1 spent_VVD my_APPGE early_JJ 
childhood_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II an_AT1 internment_NN1 camp_NN1 ._. '_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY always_RR said_VVD you_PPY remember_VV0 
nothing_PN1 about_II it_PPH1 !_! 

^ **'_" exclaimed_VVD Chris_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Well_RR ,_, not_XX on_II the_AT conscious_JJ level_NN1 
,_, **'_" Erich_NP1 admitted_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL But_CCB they_PPHS2 say_VV0 these_DD2 things_NN2 affect_VV0 
you_PPY subconsciously_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 reckon_VV0 they_PPHS2 're_VBR right_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 starting_VVG school_NN1 all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 was_VBDZ no_AT fun_NN1 *-_- straight_RR after_II the_AT 
bloody_JJ war_NN1 and_CC me_PPIO1 with_IW a_AT1 name_NN1 like_II Erich_NP1 
Hoffman_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT other_JJ kids_NN2 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 hell_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO fight_VVI the_AT damn_JJ war_NN1 over_RP and_CC 
over_RP in_II the_AT playground_NN1 for_IF months_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC me_PPIO1 only_RR six_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 never_RR understood_VVD why_RRQ your_APPGE grandparents_NN2 
did_VDD n't_XX call_VVI me_PPIO1 Peter_NP1 or_CC Martin_NP1 or_CC Richard_NP1 
or_CC some_DD other_JJ name_NN1 spelt_VVD the_AT same_DA in_II both_DB2 
languages_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB no_UH ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI Erich_NP1 with_IW 
an_AT1 h_ZZ1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Incidentally_RR ,_, why_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY call_VVI the_AT boy_NN1 
Karl_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR just_RR asking_VVG for_IF trouble_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ your_APPGE middle_JJ name_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC these_DD2 days_NNT2 it_PPH1 's_VBZ fashionable_JJ ,_, **'_" 
Chris_NP1 said_VVD patiently_RR ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Even_RR Bob_NP1 liked_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" That_DD1 may_VM be_VBI so_RG ,_, **'_" sniffed_VVD 
Erich_NP1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Fashions_NN2 change_VV0 though_RR ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Well_RR I_PPIS1 like_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC Karl_NP1 himself_PPX1 has_VHZ never_RR complained_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Anyway_RR ,_, **'_" went_VVD on_II Chris_NP1 daringly_RR ,_, *'_" 
if_CS you_PPY feel_VV0 that_DD1 way_NN1 ,_, why_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY name_VVI 
me_PPIO1 Cristel_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR before_CS offered_VVN this_DD1 
criticism_NN1 to_II her_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB Erich_NP1 took_VVD it_PPH1 well_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Your_APPGE mother_NN1 wanted_VVD something_PN1 unusual_JJ ,_, and_CC 
Cristel_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 family_NN name_NN1 on_II her_APPGE side_NN1 if_CS 
you_PPY go_VV0 back_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 fancied_VVD Eileen_NP1 myself_PPX1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY never_RR got_VVD teased_VVD ,_, did_VDD you_PPY ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" No_UH ,_, **'_" said_VVD Chris_NP1 after_II a_AT1 
slight_JJ pause_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL There_RL you_PPY are_VBR then_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ always_RR different_JJ for_IF girls_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY had_VHD a_AT1 happy_JJ childhood_NN1 ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH Dad_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Your_APPGE mother_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 stinted_VVD 
you_PPY nothing_PN1 important_JJ ,_, not_XX even_RR after_II The_AT 
Accident_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Different_JJ from_II when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ young_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO walk_VVI three_MC miles_NNU2 to_II school_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT three_MC miles_NNU2 home_RL again_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT shoes_NN2 *-_- I_PPIS1 walked_VVD barefoot_JJ in_II winter_NNT1 
frost_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL That_DD1 was_VBDZ *1_NULL before_II *0_NULL the_AT Depression_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC up_RP at_II five_MC every_AT1 morning_NNT1 to_TO help_VVI 
milk_NN1 forty_MC cows_NN2 before_II breakfast_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI me_PPIO1 wrong_JJ here_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE generation_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX begrudge_VVI you_PPY lot_NN 
having_VHG had_VHN an_AT1 easier_JJR time_NNT1 when_RRQ you_PPY were_VBDR 
kids_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 wanted_VVD you_PPY to_TO have_VHI it_PPH1 and_CC by_II 
crikey_UH we_PPIS2 made_VVD sure_JJ you_PPY did_VDD ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ worries_VVZ me_PPIO1 is_VBZ you_PPY baby_NN1 boomers_NN2 
do_VD0 n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO realise_VVI how_RGQ lucky_JJ you_PPY are_VBR ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 realise_VVI ,_, Dad_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Spock_NP1 kids_NN2 ,_, brought_VVD up_RP believing_VVG the_AT 
world_NN1 owes_VVZ you_PPY a_AT1 living_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL How_RRQ the_AT experts_NN2 conned_VVD us_PPIO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT wonder_NN1 the_AT world_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 mess_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX at_RR21 all_RR22 impressed_VVN by_II these_DD2 
me-generation_JJ types_NN2 running_VVG the_AT show_NN1 now_RT ..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VHZ away_RL ,_, thought_VVD Chris_NP1 
wryly_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE father_NN1 's_VHZ strictures_NN2 on_II the_AT state_NN1 
of_IO the_AT nation_NN1 were_VBDR always_RR particularly_RR blistering_VVG 
when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ hung_VVN over_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Idly_RR she_PPHS1 wondered_VVD how_RGQ many_DA2 bottles_NN2 of_IO 
the_AT hard_JJ stuff_NN1 he_PPHS1 and_CC those_DD2 appalling_JJ old_JJ 
drinking_NN1 mates_NN2 had_VHD consumed_VVN the_AT night_NNT1 before_RT ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY 're_VBR not_XX listening_VVG ,_, **'_" Erich_NP1 
suddenly_RR broke_VVD off_RP to_TO accuse_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH I_PPIS1 am_VBM ,_, Dad_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY were_VBDR saying_VVG it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 pity_NN1 Sir_NNB 
Joh_NP1 Bjelke-Petersen_NP1 went_VVD to_II Queensland_NP1 instead_II21 of_II22 
staying_VVG here_RL where_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ needed_VVN ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Chris_NP1 spoke_VVD in_II a_AT1 calming_JJ tone_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 you_PPY agree_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Well_RR *-_- **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" He_PPHS1 
'd_VM be_VBI better_JJR than_CSN the_AT booze_NN1 artists_NN2 we_PPIS2 put_VV0 
up_RP with_IW nowadays_RT ,_, **'_" Erich_NP1 said_VVD with_IW the_AT 
righteousness_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 teetotaller_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL And_CC the_AT commos_NN2 ,_, stickmen_NN2 ,_, gluttons_NN2 ,_, 
streetkids_NN2 ,_, whingers_NN2 ,_, activists_NN2 and_CC other_JJ general_JJ 
bludgers_NN2 who_PNQS could_VM n't_XX do_VDI an_AT1 honest_JJ day_NNT1 's_GE 
work_NN1 if_CS they_PPHS2 tried_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Which_DDQ they_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT trouble_NN1 with_IW this_DD1 country_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, we_PPIS2 
've_VH0 too_RG many_DA2 paper_NN1 shufflers_NN2 and_CC not_XX enough_DD 
buggers_NN2 who_PNQS actually_RR work_VV0 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH Dad_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL That_DD1 \_NULL Dr_NNB Spock_NP1 has_VHZ a_PN21 
lot_PN22 to_II answer_NN1 for_IF ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 saw_VVD in_II the_AT papers_NN2 he_PPHS1 still_RR goes_VVZ 
out_RP on_II demonstrations_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_II his_APPGE age_NN1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 heard_VVN of_IO old_JJ fools_NN2 in_II their_APPGE 
second_MD childhood_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT first_MD I_PPIS1 
know_VV0 of_IO who_PNQS 's_VBZ having_VHG a_AT1 second_MD teenagerhood_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Monkey-gland_JJ transplants_NN2 gone_VVN haywire_JJ I_PPIS1 
suppose_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR heard_VVN of_IO anyone_PN1 
having_VHG monkey-gland_JJ transplants_NN2 ,_, Dad_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Where_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" They_PPHS2 're_VBR transplanting_VVG everything_PN1 
these_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, **'_" Erich_NP1 asserted_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Well_RR dear_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX ring_VVI you_PPY 
to_TO talk_VVI about_II Spock_NP1 children_NN2 running_VVG the_AT country_NN1 
into_II the_AT ground_NN1 during_II their_APPGE extended_JJ first_MD 
childhoods_NN2 ,_, or_CC old_JJ ratbags_NN2 who_PNQS should_VM know_VVI 
better_RRR acting_VVG the_AT goat_NN1 in_II their_APPGE second_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 just_RR wanted_VVD to_TO ask_VVI how_RRQ you_PPY are_VBR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Listen_VV0 now_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS you_PPY 're_VBR wise_JJ ,_, when_CS these_DD2 people_NN of_IO 
Bob_NP1 's_GE go_NN1 you_PPY 'll_VM get_VVI in_II a_AT1 nice_JJ quiet_JJ 
religious_JJ outfit_NN1 as_CSA tenants_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT smoking_NN1 ,_, no_AT drinking_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT silly_JJ nonsense_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC automatic_JJ bank_NN1 payments_NN2 of_IO the_AT rent_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY listen_VV0 to_II your_APPGE old_JJ father_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" *|_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ Dad_NN1 's_VHZ 
taken_VVN lately_RR to_II moaning_VVG about_II his_APPGE childhood_NN1 ,_, 
Chris_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, going_VVG to_II the_AT laundry_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 would_VM start_VVI some_DD washing_NN1 before_II 
getting_VVG breakfast_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Okay_RR ,_, some_DD parts_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE youth_NN were_VBDR 
bad_JJ ,_, but_CCB everyone_PN1 has_VHZ those_DD2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 even_RR had_VHD one_MC1 or_CC two_MC myself_PPX1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 always_RR gets_VVZ so_RG defensive_JJ if_CS I_MC1 
mention_NN1 I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX really_RR enjoy_VVI those_DD2 family_NN 
Christmases_NN2 in_II Taranaki_NP1 ..._... 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT tallest_JJT for_IF her_APPGE age_NN1 
of_IO all_DB the_AT young_JJ cousins_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Taller_JJR even_RR than_CSN the_AT boys_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" Is_VBZ n't_XX Cristel_NP1 tall_JJ !_! 

^ **'_" the_AT aunties_NN2 would_VM exclaim_VVI when_RRQ they_PPHS2 saw_VVD 
her_PPHO1 with_IW say_NN1 Russell_NP1 Shernlow_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ 
two_MC years_NNT2 older_JJR and_CC three_MC inches_NNU2 shorter_JJR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS cousin_NN1 Russell_NP1 took_VVD a_AT1 passing_JJ 
interest_NN1 in_II dinosaurs_NN2 ,_, someone_PN1 *-_- it_PPH1 may_VM even_RR 
have_VHI been_VBN her_APPGE parents_NN2 *-_- gave_VVN him_PPHO1 a_AT1 
picture_NN1 book_NN1 on_II extinct_JJ species_NN for_IF Christmas_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Including_VVG ,_, recalled_VVD Chris_NP1 with_IW a_AT1 chill_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT great_JJ auk_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL After_CS that_DD1 there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT stopping_JJ Russell_NP1 
and_CC the_AT others_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" The_AT great_JJ gawk_NN1 from_II the_AT great_JJ Auck_NN1 ,_, 
**'_" they_PPHS2 would_VM chant_VVI at_II her_PPHO1 ;_; enjoying_VVG the_AT 
assonance_NN1 as_CSA children_NN2 will_VM ,_, enjoying_VVG the_AT cruelty_NN1 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Hey_UH gawk_NN1 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY must_VM be_VBI nice_JJ to_II poor_JJ 
Russell_NP1 ,_, **'_" her_APPGE mother_NN1 often_RR said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Remember_VV0 he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE little_JJ sisters_NN2 
are_VBR motherless_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL In_II fact_NN1 ,_, Auntie_NNB Audrey_NP1 was_VBDZ 
alive_JJ and_CC well_JJ and_CC living_VVG with_IW the_AT man_NN1 she_PPHS1 
had_VHD deserted_VVN Russell_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 for_IF ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II Auckland_NP1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL Chris_NP1 sorted_VVD the_AT laundry_NN1 basket_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ full_JJ ,_, though_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD washed_VVN 
only_RR a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO days_NNT2 before_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 heard_VVD Karl_NP1 moving_VVG in_II the_AT dining_NN1 
room_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Karl_NP1 ,_, how_RRQ come_VVN you_PPY 've_VH0 put_VVN 
out_RP all_DB these_DD2 clothes_NN2 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Are_VBR you_PPY changing_VVG everything_PN1 each_DD1 day_NNT1 ?_? 

^ **'_" she_PPHS1 called_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL No_AT reply_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL The_AT only_JJ things_NN2 you_PPY 're_VBR supposed_JJ 
to_TO change_VVI each_DD1 day_NNT1 are_VBR socks_NN2 and_CC unders_NN2 ,_, 
okay_RR ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Other_JJ gear_NN1 just_RR twice_RR a_AT1 week_NNT1 unless_CS it_PPH1 
's_VBZ dirty_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL With_IW exasperation_NN1 :_: *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY know_VV0 
that_DD1 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 like_VV0 to_TO be_VBI clean_JJ ,_, **'_" 
Karl_NP1 said_VVD virtuously_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD sauntered_VVN to_II the_AT door_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ 
leaning_VVG against_II the_AT jamb_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Then_RT why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY like_VVI having_VHG 
showers_NN2 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL His_APPGE shrug_NN1 annoyed_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Does_VDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 occur_VVI to_II you_PPY I_PPIS1 might_VM 
get_VVI sick_JJ of_IO washing_NN1 and_CC ironing_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 should_VM make_VVI you_PPY do_VDI it_PPH1 yourself_PPX1 
now_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 're_VBR old_JJ enough_RR ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Turning_VVG to_TO face_VVI him_PPHO1 again_RT from_II 
the_AT clothes_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 found_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD vanished_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 sighed_VVD with_IW suppressed_JJ anger_NN1 and_CC 
wondered_VVD ,_, not_XX for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ,_, how_RRQ solos_NN2 
with_IW more_RR21 than_RR22 one_MC1 coped_VVD with_IW being_VBG 
outnumbered_VVN as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 everything_PN1 else_RR ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL *'_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT definition_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 
baby_NN1 ,_, \_NULL Mom_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" Scharlett_NP1 asked_VVD ,_, then_RT looked_VVN at_II each_DD1 of_IO 
the_AT other_JJ two_MC women_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS they_PPHS2 smiled_VVD ignorance_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD 
brightly_RR :_: *'_" ^_NULL A_AT1 loud_JJ noise_NN1 at_II one_MC1 end_NN1 
and_CC a_AT1 complete_JJ lack_NN1 of_IO responsibility_NN1 at_II the_AT 
other_JJ !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT children_NN2 giggled_VVD helplessly_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Sounds_VVZ like_II most_DAT men_NN2 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, 
**'_" said_VVD Lillian_NP1 ,_, spooning_VVG jam_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Guy_NP1 told_VVD us_PPIO2 that_CST ,_, **'_" Karl_NP1 
said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ joke_NN1 ,_, eh_UH Mum_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH Karlo_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Thought_VVN you_PPY told_VVD me_PPIO1 you_PPY wanted_VVD a_AT1 
baby_NN1 brother_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Does_VDZ n't_XX matter_VVI now_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 got_VVD sisters_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Karl_NP1 shovelled_VVD cornflakes_NN2 with_IW relish_NN1 
then_RT added_VVN with_IW a_AT1 full_JJ mouth_NN1 :_: *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY 
can_VM have_VHI one_PN1 if_CS you_PPY like_VV0 but_RR ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR eating_VVG breakfast_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT jumbo_JJ bag_NN1 of_IO cornflakes_NN2 that_CST usually_RR 
lasted_VVD Karl_NP1 more_RRR than_CSN a_AT1 week_NNT1 had_VHD disappeared_VVN 
in_II two_MC days_NNT2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Can_VM I_PPIS1 borrow_VVI your_APPGE van_NN1 again_RT 
if_CSW I_PPIS1 put_VVD in_II gas_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" Sandie_NP1 Mae_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL The_AT \_NULL gals_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 like_VV0 to_TO go_VVI 
to_II chapel_NN1 on_II a_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Hastily_RR she_PPHS1 added_VVD :_: *'_" ^_NULL This_DD1 
time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 wo_VM n't_XX have_VHI no_AT accidents_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 
swear_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Why_RRQ not_XX give_VVI church_NN1 a_ZZ1 miss_VV0 
,_, **'_" Lillian_NP1 said_VVD irritably_RR ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT point_NN1 of_IO keeping_VVG it_PPH1 up_RP 
from_II here_RL ?_? 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI gone_VVN in_II three_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 habit_NN1 from_II my_APPGE 
childhood_NN1 ,_, **'_" said_VVD Sandie_NP1 Mae_NP1 almost_RR 
apologetically_RR ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL When_CS \_NULL Dawrothy_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ livin_NN1 
'_" in_II Kentucky_NP1 we_PPIS2 went_VVD \_NULL evra_NN1 Sunday_NPD1 with_IW 
\_NULL Grandpaw_NN1 and_CC \_NULL Grandmaw_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX feel_VVI right_RR if_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX 
go_VVI ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL You_PPY know_VV0 those_DD2 church_NN1 people_NN 
really_RR look_VV0 down_RP on_II us_PPIO2 dykes_NN2 for_IF all_DB their_APPGE 
love-one-another_DD1 wimpishness_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Lillian_NP1 looked_VVD and_CC sounded_VVD peevish_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ you_PPY bother_VV0 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY stick_VV0 to_II your_APPGE beliefs_NN2 
and_CC I_PPIS1 'll_VM stick_VVI to_II mine_PPGE ,_, **'_" said_VVD Sandie_NP1 
Mae_NP1 with_IW unusual_JJ firmness_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" \_NULL Mommy_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX \_NULL wan_VVI 
na_TO go_VVI to_II Sunday_NPD1 school_NN1 ,_, **'_" Scharlett_NP1 whined_VVD 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX like_VVI the_AT new_JJ teacher_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Me_PPIO1 neither_RR ,_, **'_" supported_VVD 
Peggy_NP1 Sioux_NN ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL \_NULL Mommy_NP1 ,_, can_VM we_PPIS2 stay_VVI home_RL ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" No_UH !_! 

^ **'_" snapped_VVD the_AT beleaguered_JJ Sandie_NP1 Mae_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Lillian_NP1 looked_VVD complacent_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM mind_VVI them_PPHO2 while_CS you_PPY go_VV0 by_II 
yourself_PPX1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 offered_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY worry_VVI none_PN ,_, Lillie_NP1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 're_VBR going_VVG ,_, all_DB of_IO us_PPIO2 ,_, **'_" 
Sandle_NP1 Mae_NP1 said_VVD evenly_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL To_TO distract_VVI Lillian_NP1 and_CC avert_NN1 what_DDQ 
threatened_VVD to_TO become_VVI a_AT1 row_NN1 ,_, Chris_NP1 asked_VVD 
her_PPHO1 sympathetically_RR :_: *'_" ^_NULL Have_VH0 you_PPY had_VHN bad_JJ 
experiences_NN2 with_IW religion_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY could_VM say_VVI that_DD1 ,_, **'_" 
Lillian_NP1 said_VVD in_II a_AT1 tone_NN1 suggesting_VVG understatement_NN1 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ brought_VVN up_RP a_AT1 Roman_JJ Catholic_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Almost_RR as_RG bad_JJ as_CSA being_VBG brought_VVN up_RP a_AT1 
Kentucky_NP1 fundamentalist_NN1 !_! 

^ **'_" ^_NULL She_PPHS1 threw_VVD Sandie_NP1 Mae_NP1 a_AT1 sideways_JJ 
look_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sandie_NP1 Mae_NP1 remained_VVD silent_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL My_APPGE adoptive_JJ parents_NN2 are_VBR Catholics_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Did_VDD n't_XX suit_VVI *1_NULL me_PPIO1 *0_NULL though_CS *-_- **'_" 
|_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Mum_NN1 ,_, **'_" Karl_NP1 interrupted_VVD impatiently_RR 
,_, *'_" can_VM I_PPIS1 go_VVI and_CC play_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Is_VBZ your_APPGE room_NN1 tidy_JJ ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Weekend_NNT1 homework_NN1 done_VDN ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Yes_UH yes_UH ,_, ages_NN2 ago_RA ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Well_RR ..._... 

^ **'_" began_VVD Chris_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 feeling_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ something_PN1 
else_RR he_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI done_VDN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB Karl_NP1 was_VBDZ already_RR gone_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY \_NULL gals_NN2 get_VV0 dressed_VVN right_RR 
quick_JJ ,_, **'_" Sandie_NP1 Mae_NP1 was_VBDZ meanwhile_RR saying_VVG to_II 
Scharlett_NP1 and_CC Peggy_NP1 Sioux_NN ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Sunday_NPD1 clothes_NN2 ,_, you_PPY hear_VV0 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL No_AT tacky_JJ old_JJ sweaters_NN2 and_CC jeans_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 \_NULL wan_VV0 na_TO see_VVI you-all_PPY in_II dresses_NN2 
._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC white_JJ socks_NN2 and_CC clean_JJ shoes_NN2 !_! 

^ **'_" she_PPHS1 admonished_VVD ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 496+TEXT+L23_FO **]_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *3_NULL OWEN_NP1 MARSHALL_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Glasnost_NN1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL What_DDQ might_VM seem_VVI the_AT most_RGT 
difficult_JJ thing_NN1 is_VBZ often_RR the_AT easiest_JJT to_TO account_VVI 
for_IF ._. 

^ ^_NULL Peter_NP1 Belikov_NP1 ,_, beloved_JJ in_II his_APPGE own_DA 
Ukraine_NP1 and_CC of_IO some_DD repute_NN1 elsewhere_RL ,_, attended_VVD 
the_AT International_JJ Festival_NN1 of_IO Landscape_NN1 Poetry_NN1 in_II 
the_AT Barossa_NP Valley_NNL1 ,_, and_CC so_RR did_VDD Nigel_NP1 O'Kane_NP1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Thus_RR they_PPHS2 met_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Belikov_NP1 was_VBDZ almost_RR a_AT1 name_NN1 of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, 
while_CS O'Kane_NP1 was_VBDZ no_AT name_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL New_NP Zealand_NP1 *2_NULL PEN_NN1 *0_NULL initially_RR nominated_VVD 
Turner_NP1 ,_, but_CCB at_II the_AT last_MD moment_NN1 he_PPHS1 suffered_VVD 
a_AT1 sports_NN2 injury_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT secretary_NN1 remembered_VVD 
O'Kane_NP1 's_GE *'_" Kurow_NP1 Triptych_NN1 **'_" in_II *1_NULL Agapemone_NP1 
*0_NULL magazine_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT secretary_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX well_JJ up_RP on_II South_NP 
Island_NP1 landscape_NN1 poets_NN2 ,_, but_CCB was_VBDZ determined_VVN to_TO 
find_VVI one_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 assumed_VVD that_CST as_CSA there_EX was_VBDZ more_RGR 
natural_JJ landscape_NN1 per_RR21 capita_RR22 in_II the_AT South_NP Island_NP1 
,_, the_AT standard_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE poetry_NN1 must_VM be_VBI 
correspondingly_RR higher_JJR ._. 

^ ^_NULL O'Kane_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 part-time_JJ job_NN1 under_RG one_MC1 of_IO 
the_AT government_NN employment_NN1 schemes_NN2 checking_VVG for_IF carp_NN 
infestation_NN1 in_II the_AT hydro_NN1 channels_NN2 of_IO the_AT southern_JJ 
lakes_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT threat_NN1 posed_VVD was_VBDZ not_XX thought_VVN 
such_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX be_VBI spared_VVN for_IF a_DD221 
few_DD222 days_NNT2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL No_UH ,_, the_AT difficult_JJ thing_NN1 might_VM be_VBI 
thought_VVN an_AT1 explanation_NN1 of_IO why_RRQ amid_II one_MC1 hundred_NNO 
and_CC seventeen_MC male_JJ and_CC eleven_MC female_JJ nature_NN1 poets_NN2 
concentrated_VVD in_II the_AT Barossa_NP1 ,_, the_AT Ukrainian_JJ Belikov_NP1 
,_, almost_RR a_AT1 name_NN1 ,_, and_CC obscure_JJ O'Kane_NP1 of_IO the_AT 
Waitaki_NP1 ,_, should_VM form_VVI any_DD sort_NN1 of_IO friendship_NN1 
at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT answer_NN1 lies_VVZ in_II O'Kane_NP1 's_GE state_NN1 
of_IO mind_NN1 at_II the_AT first_MD plenary_JJ session_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD once_RR been_VBN overseas_RL before_RT ,_, but_CCB 
only_RR to_II the_AT North_NP Island_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT flight_NN1 to_II 
Australia_NP1 made_VVD him_PPHO1 agitated_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II landing_VVG he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO stifle_VVI his_APPGE 
anguished_JJ cries_NN2 as_II what_DDQ appeared_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 
portion_NN1 of_IO the_AT wing_NN1 disintegrating_VVG proved_VVN to_TO be_VBI 
merely_RR airbrakes_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_II the_AT sole_JJ New_NP Zealand_NP1 poetic_JJ representative_NN1 
he_PPHS1 knew_VVD no-one_PN1 on_II the_AT mini-bus_NN1 to_II the_AT 
Barossa_NP1 :_: no-one_PN1 in_II the_AT multi-coloured_JJ marquee_NN1 
which_DDQ stood_VVD in_II the_AT scented_JJ gardens_NN2 for_IF the_AT first_MD 
evening_NNT1 plenary_JJ session_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT name_NN1 tag_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ issued_VVN ,_, 
registered_VVD him_PPHO1 as_CSA O'Kay_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 
philosopher_NN1 enough_RR to_TO accept_VVI as_II a_AT1 favourable_JJ omen_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Alone_RR at_II such_DA a_AT1 function_NN1 he_PPHS1 did_VDD what_DDQ 
all_DB alone_JJ at_II such_DA functions_NN2 do_VD0 ,_, he_PPHS1 drank_VVD 
more_RGR heavily_RR because_II21 of_II22 it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Barossa_NP1 reds_NN2 were_VBDR particularly_RR robust_JJ 
that_DD1 year_NNT1 ,_, and_CC the_AT nibbles_NN2 well_RR hidden_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL O'Kane_NP1 found_VVD Dutch_JJ courage_NN1 enough_RR to_TO 
cheer_VVI the_AT Colombian_JJ representative_NN1 who_PNQS spoke_VVD out_RP 
bitterly_RR against_II the_AT Leviathan_NN1 of_IO industrial_JJ society_NN ,_, 
and_CC to_TO smile_VVI into_II his_APPGE neighbour_NN1 's_GE Hamitic_JJ 
face_NN1 when_RRQ the_AT chairman_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Tamil_JJ professor_NN1 of_IO 
Asian_JJ Literature_NN1 ,_, told_VVD a_AT1 joke_NN1 which_DDQ proved_VVD 
he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 personal_JJ friend_NN1 of_IO Seamus_NP1 Heaney_NP1 
or_CC Nissim_NP1 Ezekiel_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL O'Kane_NP1 was_VBDZ most_RGT conscious_JJ of_IO his_APPGE 
obscurity_NN1 when_RRQ the_AT formal_JJ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT evening_NNT1 
was_VBDZ over_RP ,_, and_CC the_AT poets_NN2 began_VVD to_TO mingle_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL Many_DA2 appeared_VVD to_TO be_VBI acquainted_VVN from_II the_AT 
trail_NN1 of_IO festivals_NN2 ,_, launchings_NN2 ,_, readings_NN2 ,_, 
conferences_NN2 ,_, exchanges_NN2 and_CC academic_JJ fellowships_NN2 which_DDQ 
criss-cross_NN1 the_AT world_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT talk_NN1 and_CC laughter_NN1 rose_VVD so_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT 
marquee_NN1 began_VVD to_TO swell_VVI like_II a_AT1 bull_NN1 frog_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT candy_NN1 stripes_NN2 tightening_VVG in_II the_AT light_NN1 
temporarily_RR strung_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Midges_NP1 and_CC moths_NN2 were_VBDR drawn_VVN in_II enquiringly_RR 
from_II the_AT twilight_NN1 Barossa_NP1 ,_, and_CC hovered_VVD as_CSA 
parentheses_NN2 about_II damp_JJ ,_, open_JJ mouths_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Chairman_NN1 made_VVD himself_PPX1 heard_VVN with_IW 
an_AT1 Asian_JJ gong_NN1 ,_, and_CC suggested_VVD an_AT1 impromptu_JJ 
reading_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL An_AT1 accomplished_JJ chairman_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD cunningly_RR 
forewarned_VVN some_DD poets_NN2 and_CC had_VHD them_PPHO2 planted_VVN in_II 
the_AT throng_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Before_CS any_DD of_IO these_DD2 could_VM rise_VVI to_II their_APPGE 
cue_NN1 however_RR ,_, O'Kane_NP1 ,_, driven_VVN by_II alcohol_NN1 and_CC 
the_AT heady_JJ presence_NN1 of_IO so_RG much_DA1 poetry_NN1 ,_, stood_VVD 
on_II a_AT1 tubular_JJ steel_NN1 chair_NN1 and_CC recited_VVD Baxter_NP1 's_GE 
*'_" Rocket_NN1 Show_NN1 **'_" from_II memory_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ then_RT that_CST Belikov_NP1 first_MD saw_VVD 
him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA he_PPHS1 watched_VVD ,_, as_CSA the_AT talk_NN1 in_II the_AT 
marquee_NN1 died_VVD until_CS the_AT only_JJ sounds_NN2 were_VBDR the_AT 
breaking_NN1 of_IO wind_NN1 and_CC plastic_NN1 wine_NN1 glasses_NN2 
underfoot_RL ,_, Belikov_NP1 felt_VVD his_APPGE heart_NN1 tighten_VVI at_II 
the_AT true_JJ demonstration_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 poet_NN1 's_VBZ love_NN1 for_IF 
his_APPGE profession_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT front_JJ legs_NN2 of_IO O'Kane_NP1 's_GE chair_NN1 sank_VVD 
gradually_RR into_II the_AT wine_NN1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -soaked_JJ 
soil_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 steadied_VVD himself_PPX1 with_IW one_MC1 
hand_NN1 on_II the_AT back_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE running_JJ shoes_NN2 had_VHD from_II long_JJ usage_NN1 
come_VV0 to_TO follow_VVI the_AT shape_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE feet_NN2 
perfectly_RR ,_, his_APPGE grey_JJ trousers_NN2 were_VBDR worn_VVN at_II 
the_AT knees_NN2 from_II obeisance_NN1 beside_II the_AT water_NN1 channels_NN2 
,_, and_CC his_APPGE natural_JJ wool_NN1 jersey_NN1 was_VBDZ unravelling_VVG 
at_II the_AT band_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE name_NN1 tag_NN1 hung_VVD out_RP the_AT more_RRR he_PPHS1 
had_VHD to_TO crouch_VVI ,_, and_CC those_DD2 nearest_JJT could_VM clearly_RR 
read_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ O'Kay_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 fitness_NN1 in_II a_AT1 poet_NN1 's_VBZ 
poverty_NN1 ,_, Belikov_NP1 considered_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 rich_JJ poet_NN1 is_VBZ like_II a_AT1 fat_JJ ballet_NN1 
dancer_NN1 ,_, both_RR gross_JJ failures_NN2 in_II the_AT essentials_NN2 of_IO 
their_APPGE art_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Even_RR those_DD2 listeners_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD difficulty_NN1 
with_IW English_JJ ,_, or_CC O'Kane_NP1 's_GE accent_NN1 in_II its_APPGE 
use_NN1 ,_, could_VM respect_VVI a_AT1 consciousness_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 love_NN1 
for_IF the_AT words_NN2 greater_JJR than_CSN his_APPGE unpractised_JJ 
delivery_NN1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO express_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 received_VVD a_AT1 good-humoured_JJ reception_NN1 as_CSA 
he_PPHS1 toppled_VVD forward_RL at_II the_AT poem_NN1 's_VBZ conclusion_NN1 
,_, and_CC the_AT chairman_NN1 quickly_RR moved_VVN on_II21 to_II22 
another_DD1 poet_NN1 whose_DDQGE spontaneity_NN1 was_VBDZ more_RGR expected_JJ 
,_, and_CC more_DAR in_II31 keeping_II32 with_II33 the_AT hierarchy_NN1 of_IO 
those_DD2 present_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Overawed_JJ by_II his_APPGE own_DA presumption_NN1 ,_, 
O'Kane_NP1 burrowed_VVD his_APPGE way_NN1 to_II another_DD1 part_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT tent_NN1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 could_VM be_VBI insignificant_JJ once_RR21 
more_RR22 ,_, and_CC Belikov_NP1 left_VVD his_APPGE small_JJ retinue_NN1 
and_CC tried_VVD to_TO follow_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL O'Kane_NP1 was_VBDZ fortunate_JJ enough_RR to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 
plate_NN1 full_JJ of_IO asparagus_NN1 shoots_NN2 wrapped_VVD in_II ham_NN1 
and_CC held_VVN with_IW toothpicks_NN2 ,_, that_CST had_VHD been_VBN put_VVN 
down_RP and_CC forgotten_VVN behind_II a_AT1 rubber_JJ plant_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 ate_VVD eleven_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, which_DDQ served_VVD 
to_TO regain_VVI his_APPGE composure_NN1 ,_, and_CC Belikov_NP1 found_VVD 
him_PPHO1 there_RL in_II time_NNT1 to_TO eat_VVI two_MC of_IO the_AT last_MD 
remaining_JJ with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Belikov_NP1 and_CC O'Kane_NP1 talked_VVD not_XX of_IO 
poetry_NN1 ,_, but_CCB of_IO their_APPGE lives_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT 
way_NN1 of_IO true_JJ artists_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT difference_NN1 between_II the_AT spring_NN1 
and_CC the_AT trough_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Ukrainian_JJ spoke_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE home_NN1 town_NN1 of_IO 
Osipenko_NP1 on_II the_AT shores_NN2 of_IO the_AT Azov_FU Sea_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
O'Kane_NP1 asked_VVD excitedly_RR of_IO Chekhov_NP1 's_GE Taranagog_NP1 and_CC 
Babel_NP1 's_GE Odessa_NP1 in_II the_AT region_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL O'Kane_NP1 described_VVD the_AT treeless_JJ slopes_NN2 of_IO the_AT 
inland_JJ basins_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE South_NP Island_NP1 ,_, with_IW the_AT 
tussock_NN1 undulating_VVG in_II the_AT unchecked_JJ wind_NN1 and_CC the_AT 
scree_NN1 slopes_NN2 glistening_VVG in_II the_AT iced_JJ water_NN1 of_IO 
the_AT thaw_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Belikov_NP1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT rise_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 gave_VVD a_AT1 speech_NN1 at_II the_AT Festival_NN1 on_II 
the_AT second_MD day_NNT1 on_II the_AT lyric_JJ pessimism_NN1 of_IO 
Ukrainian_JJ poetry_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ rumoured_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM appear_VVI 
on_II Australian_JJ television_NN1 ,_, but_CCB for_IF some_DD reason_NN1 
it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX happen_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL However_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 gave_VVD several_DA2 radio_NN1 interviews_NN2 
and_CC readings_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Despite_II his_APPGE position_NN1 and_CC responsibilities_NN2 ,_, 
despite_II his_APPGE established_JJ acquaintances_NN2 at_II the_AT 
Festival_NN1 ,_, Belikov_NP1 made_VVD a_AT1 point_NN1 of_IO talking_VVG to_II 
young_JJ O'Kane_NP1 at_RR21 least_RR22 once_RR each_DD1 day_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Belikov_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX so_RG far_RR from_II his_APPGE days_NNT2 
of_IO full_JJ blown_JJ poetic_JJ idealism_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 
unmindful_JJ of_IO its_APPGE wonder_NN1 and_CC passion_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE 
obsessive_JJ innocence_NN1 ,_, and_CC before_II the_AT two_MC poets_NN2 
parted_VVD at_II the_AT conclusion_NN1 of_IO the_AT Festival_NN1 in_II the_AT 
Barossa_NP1 ,_, Belikov_NP1 gave_VVD O'Kane_NP1 his_APPGE home_NN1 address_NN1 
and_CC a_AT1 copy_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE ninth_MD volume_NN1 of_IO poems_NN2 *-_- 
*1_NULL Dusk_NNT1 Upon_II the_AT Azov_FU Sea_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL In_II return_NN1 O'Kane_NP1 wrote_VVD out_RP for_IF his_APPGE 
new_JJ friend_NN1 the_AT *'_" Kurow_NP1 Triptych_NN1 **'_" ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL O'Kane_NP1 returned_VVD to_II his_APPGE brown_JJ valley_NN1 
and_CC his_APPGE search_NN1 for_IF fish_NN no_RR21 longer_RR22 content_JJ 
with_IW Mandarins_NN2 '_GE gardens_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 suited_VVD his_APPGE whimsical_JJ humour_NN1 when_RRQ 
he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ asked_VVN his_APPGE occupation_NN1 to_TO say_VVI ,_, 
carping_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 supplied_VVD *2_NULL PEN_NN1 *0_NULL with_IW a_AT1 
report_NN1 of_IO the_AT Barossa_NP1 Festival_NN1 as_CSA required_VVN ;_; 
some_DD 5,000_MC words_NN2 which_DDQ the_AT secretary_NN1 reduced_VVN to_II 
200_MC in_II the_AT newsletter_NN1 ,_, for_CS since_CS her_APPGE 
invitation_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN pointed_VVN out_RP 
to_II her_PPHO1 that_CST O'Kane_NP1 was_VBDZ utterly_RR insignificant_JJ as_II 
a_AT1 poet_NN1 ,_, and_CC lacked_VVD any_DD acknowledged_JJ publishing_NN1 
or_CC critical_JJ history_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Yet_RR O'Kane_NP1 could_VM not_XX be_VBI deprived_VVN of_IO his_APPGE 
experience_NN1 ,_, or_CC his_APPGE friendship_NN1 with_IW Belikov_NP1 ,_, 
and_CC he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD every_AT1 month_NNT1 ;_; long_JJ letters_NN2 of_IO 
the_AT milky_JJ flow_NN1 of_IO the_AT Waitaki_NP1 ,_, of_IO the_AT dust_NN1 
billowing_VVG from_II the_AT Hakataramea_NP1 in_II wind_NN1 storms_NN2 ,_, 
of_IO the_AT delicate_JJ pulse_NN1 in_II a_AT1 gecko_NN1 's_VBZ throat_NN1 
and_CC the_AT flight_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 hundred_NNO Canada_NP1 geese_NN2 in_II 
a_AT1 necklace_NN1 against_II the_AT setting_NN1 sun_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 shared_VVD the_AT inspiration_NN1 for_IF his_PPGE in_II 
progress_NN1 *'_" Sonnets_NN2 of_IO Otematata_NP1 **'_" ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC Belikov_NP1 replied_VVD ,_, despite_II his_APPGE 
many_DA2 correspondents_NN2 ,_, describing_VVG the_AT majestic_JJ steppes_NN2 
,_, sturgeon_NN1 fishing_NN1 in_II the_AT sea_NN1 mist_NN1 ,_, the_AT reed_NN1 
beds_NN2 of_IO the_AT Yevpotkin_NP1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE growing_JJ 
reputation_NN1 which_DDQ necessitated_VVD ever_RR more_RGR frequent_JJ 
visits_NN2 to_II Kiev_NP1 ,_, Moscow_NP1 ,_, and_CC outside_II Russia_NP1 
to_TO represent_VVI his_APPGE country_NN1 in_II America_NP1 ,_, Britain_NP1 
and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Belikov_NP1 became_VVD a_AT1 name_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 small_JJ major_JJ 
poet_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 large_JJ minor_NN1 one_MC1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ included_VVN in_II a_AT1 *1_NULL Time_NNT1 *0_NULL 
magazine_NN1 article_NN1 on_II the_AT leading_JJ contemporary_JJ Soviet_JJ 
poets_NN2 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ awarded_VVN the_AT Nekrasov_NP1 
Medal_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE lyrical_JJ *'_" Return_NN1 to_II Osipenko_NP1 **'_" 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Art_NN1 is_VBZ however_RR a_AT1 jealous_JJ god_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
Belikov_NP1 suffered_VVD a_AT1 severe_JJ stroke_NN1 thirteen_MC months_NNT2 
after_II the_AT Barossa_NP1 Festival_NN1 while_CS reading_VVG a_AT1 letter_NN1 
from_II O'Kane_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE memory_NN1 and_CC movement_NN1 were_VBDR desperately_RR 
impaired_VVN ,_, and_CC only_RR his_APPGE last_MD thoughts_NN2 about_II 
O'Kane_NP1 were_VBDR clear_JJ in_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE wish_NN1 to_TO see_VVI him_PPHO1 finally_RR became_VVD 
evident_JJ to_II doctors_NN2 and_CC family_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT brother_NN1 ,_, Andrey_NP1 Belikov_NP1 ,_, told_VVN of_IO *'_" 
O'Kay_NP1 **'_" O'Kane_NP1 's_GE letter_NN1 found_VVD clutched_VVD in_II 
Peter_NP1 's_GE hand_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT earlier_JJR letters_NN2 were_VBDR 
recovered_VVN from_II the_AT poet_NN1 's_VHZ files_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT spirit_NN1 of_IO glasnost_NN1 the_AT tender_JJ 
story_NN1 was_VBDZ told_VVN not_XX just_RR in_II Russia_NP1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT 
world_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 small_JJ enough_DD piece_NN1 of_IO news_NN1 perhaps_RR ,_, 
for_IF the_AT literary_JJ community_NNJ is_VBZ always_RR despised_VVN by_II 
media_NN power_NN1 ,_, nevertheless_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ human_JJ interest_NN1 
,_, and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 element_NN1 of_IO hands_NN2 across_II 
the_AT political_JJ waters_NN2 as_RR21 well_RR22 which_DDQ was_VBDZ an_AT1 
angle_NN1 worth_II working_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Ukrainian_JJ Academy_NNL1 ,_, benevolently_RR 
regarded_VVN by_II Moscow_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ permitted_VVN to_TO approach_VVI 
the_AT New_NP Zealand_NP1 Minister_NN1 for_IF the_AT Arts_NN2 through_II 
the_AT Soviet_JJ Ambassador_NN1 to_TO invite_VVI the_AT poet_NN1 O'Kane_NP1 
to_TO visit_VVI Belikov_NP1 in_II the_AT Dostoevsky_NP1 Clinic_NN1 at_II 
Rostov_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Minister_NN1 called_VVN upon_II the_AT Arts_NN2 Council_NNJ 
to_TO identify_VVI O'Kane_NP1 ,_, the_AT council_NNJ called_VVN upon_II the_AT 
Literary_JJ Fund_NN1 ,_, the_AT Literary_JJ Fund_NN1 called_VVN upon_II 
*2_NULL PEN_NN1 ,_, *0_NULL and_CC *2_NULL PEN_NN1 *0_NULL heaped_VVD 
praises_NN2 on_II their_APPGE secretary_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD shown_VVN the_AT 
perspicacity_NN1 to_TO recognise_VVI O'Kane_NP1 's_GE talents_NN2 and_CC 
send_VVI him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT Barossa_NP1 Festival_NN1 in_II the_AT first_MD 
place_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ even_RR a_AT1 brief_JJ discussion_NN1 in_II the_AT 
Prime_JJ Minister_NN1 's_VBZ office_NN1 as_II21 to_II22 the_AT 
implications_NN2 of_IO accepting_VVG the_AT Soviet_JJ offer_NN1 to_TO meet_VVI 
the_AT expenses_NN2 of_IO O'Kane_NP1 's_GE trip_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 
was_VBDZ decided_VVN New_NP Zealand_NP1 should_VM provide_VVI the_AT funds_NN2 
and_CC so_RG present_JJ the_AT visit_NN1 to_II the_AT ailing_JJ Belikov_NP1 
as_II a_AT1 gesture_NN1 of_IO goodwill_NN1 from_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 to_II 
Russia_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Oh_UH yes_UH ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ quite_RR a_AT1 thing_NN1 
for_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX were_VBDR photos_NN2 of_IO both_DB2 Belikov_NP1 and_CC 
O'Kane_NP1 in_II the_AT papers_NN2 ,_, excerpts_VVZ from_II the_AT letters_NN2 
,_, and_CC mention_NN1 of_IO the_AT *1_NULL Time_NNT1 *0_NULL article_NN1 
to_TO establish_VVI Belikov_NP1 's_GE significance_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT nickname_NN1 O'Kay_NP1 O'Kane_NP1 provided_VVD a_AT1 
pleasing_JJ tag_NN1 which_DDQ no_AT journalist_NN1 strove_VVD to_TO 
overlook_VVI ,_, although_CS certain_JJ senior_JJ common_JJ room_NN1 staff_NN 
with_IW a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO irony_NN1 spoke_VVD instead_II21 of_II22 
Arcane_JJ O'Kane_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT {_NULL MAF_NN1 }_NULL when_RRQ approached_VVN described_VVD 
the_AT poet_NN1 's_VHZ responsibilities_NN2 with_IW them_PPHO2 as_CSA 
conducting_VVG a_AT1 survey_NN1 of_IO the_AT comparative_JJ distribution_NN1 
of_IO freshwater_JJ Cuprinidae_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *2_NULL PEN_NN1 *0_NULL dug_VVD out_RP O'Kane_NP1 's_GE original_JJ 
5,000_MC word_NN1 report_NN1 on_II the_AT Festival_NN1 and_CC published_VVD 
it_PPH1 in_RR21 full_RR22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *1_NULL Landfall_NN1 *0_NULL claimed_VVD an_AT1 interesting_JJ 
editorial_JJ correspondence_NN1 with_IW the_AT southern_JJ bard_NN1 ,_, 
saying_VVG that_CST it_PPH1 had_VHD rejected_VVN his_APPGE work_NN1 it_PPH1 
was_VBDZ true_JJ ,_, but_CCB had_VHD never_RR rejected_VVN it_PPH1 out_II21 
of_II22 hand_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Several_DA2 anthologists_NN2 contacted_VVD O'Kane_NP1 in_BCL21 
order_BCL22 to_TO obtain_VVI permission_NN1 to_TO include_VVI his_APPGE 
work_NN1 in_II forthcoming_JJ definitive_JJ collections_NN2 of_IO New_NP 
Zealand_NP1 poetry_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Ngaitahu_NP1 recognised_VVD 
O'Kane_NP1 's_GE spiritual_JJ affinity_NN1 with_IW the_AT land_NN1 and_CC 
presented_VVD him_PPHO1 with_IW a_AT1 twenty-seven_MC inch_NNU1 bone_NN1 
fish-hook_JJ pendant_NN1 to_TO carry_VVI to_II the_AT indigenous_JJ people_NN 
of_IO the_AT Ukraine_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Traditional_JJ poets_NN2 and_CC critics_NN2 came_VVD forth_RR 
from_II the_AT woods_NN2 and_CC gullies_NN2 all_RR over_II the_AT country_NN1 
to_TO beat_VVI post-modernism_NN1 over_II its_APPGE fictive_JJ heads_NN2 
with_IW O'Kane_NP1 's_GE success_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ rumoured_VVN that_CST the_AT as_RR21 yet_RR22 
unfinished_JJ *'_" Otematata_NN1 Sonnets_NN2 **'_" displayed_VVD a_AT1 
textural_JJ richness_NN1 and_CC sacro-guilt_JJ symbolism_NN1 which_DDQ 
rivalled_VVD Baxter_NP1 himself_PPX1 ,_, but_CCB *'_" Kurow_NP1 Triptych_NN1 
**'_" was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ published_JJ work_NN1 available_JJ and_CC so_CS 
it_PPH1 received_VVD considerable_JJ attention_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT coda_NN1 was_VBDZ much_RR quoted_VVN ._. 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL Christ_NP1 is_VBZ advent_NN1 
anew_RR in_II the_AT black_JJ stilt_NN1 |_NULL On_II a_AT1 braided_JJ 
crucifix_NN1 of_IO silt_NN1 ._. 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL Nigel_NP1 O'Kane_NP1 coped_VVD 
with_IW it_PPH1 all_DB ._. 

^ ^_NULL Innocence_NN1 can_VM be_VBI its_APPGE own_DA protection_NN1 in_II 
such_DA things_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT same_DA soft_JJ running_JJ shoes_NN2 he_PPHS1 made_VVD 
his_APPGE pilgrimage_NN1 to_II the_AT Black_NP Sea_NNL1 to_TO meet_VVI 
his_APPGE friend_NN1 Peter_NP1 Belikov_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ by_II then_RT 
unable_JJ to_TO give_VVI a_AT1 greater_JJR recognition_NN1 than_CSN the_AT 
clasping_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Before_II returning_VVG to_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 O'Kane_NP1 
visited_VVD Taranagog_NP1 and_CC Osipenko_NP1 ;_; stood_VVD himself_PPX1 on_II 
the_AT loved_JJ shores_NN2 of_IO the_AT Azov_FU Sea_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ amazed_JJ that_CST what_DDQ seemed_VVD so_RG 
insignificant_JJ and_CC hemmed_VVD in_RP upon_II his_APPGE home_NN1 atlas_NN1 
,_, should_VM be_VBI in_II truth_NN1 so_RG vast_JJ ,_, so_RG calm_JJ ,_, 
and_CC so_CS uncaring_VVG ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 497+TEXT+L24_FO **]_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *3_NULL ELIZABETH_NP1 SMITHER_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Nights_NNT2 at_II the_AT Embassy_NN1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ Rosamunde_NP1 's_GE fault_NN1 that_CST 
we_PPIS2 are_VBR to_TO read_VVI at_II the_AT Embassy_NN1 :_: in_II her_APPGE 
unfailing_JJ friendship_NN1 she_PPHS1 has_VHZ phoned_VVN and_CC asked_VVN 
the_AT social_JJ secretary_NN1 if_CS I_PPIS1 can_VM be_VBI included_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 am_VBM eating_VVG a_AT1 boiled_JJ egg_NN1 at_II her_APPGE 
dining_JJ table_NN1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 phones_VVZ and_CC I_PPIS1 try_VV0 to_TO 
hold_VVI up_RP a_AT1 napkin_NN1 in_II protest_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" All_DB fixed_VVN ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, 
re-joining_VVG me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Just_RR a_DD221 few_DD222 poems_NN2 ,_, followed_VVN by_II 
the_AT guest_NN1 speaker_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT ambassador_NN1 will_VM conduct_VVI proceedings_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Then_RT ,_, quite_RG calmly_RR ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 
the_AT day_NNT1 has_VHZ not_XX been_VBN ruined_VVN ,_, she_PPHS1 goes_VVZ 
on_RP spreading_VVG avocado_NN1 on_II triangles_NN2 of_IO toast_NN1 and_CC 
airily_RR applying_VVG black_JJ pepper_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 I_ZZ1 shall_VM mention_VVI pork_NN1 
or_CC Arabs_NN2 ,_, **'_" I_PPIS1 say_VV0 to_II Rosamunde_NP1 as_CSA we_PPIS2 
join_VV0 the_AT throng_NN1 approaching_VVG the_AT Embassy_NN1 door_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" There_EX wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI pork_NN1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 
says_VVZ firmly_RR ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Or_CC Arabs_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT house_NN1 is_VBZ deceptively_RR ordinary_JJ 
behind_II a_AT1 high_JJ fence_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT garden_NN1 is_VBZ beautifully_RR ,_, if_CS recently_RR ,_, 
planted_VVD with_IW low_JJ non-concealing_JJ shrubs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX are_VBR a_AT1 prodigal_JJ number_NN1 of_IO lanterns_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ inside_RL ,_, in_II the_AT arrangement_NN1 
of_IO its_APPGE rooms_NN2 and_CC offices_NN2 ,_, that_CST the_AT house_NN1 
differs_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL For_IF it_PPH1 seems_VVZ it_PPH1 has_VHZ no_AT bedrooms_NN2 :_: 
it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 house_NN1 simply_RR for_IF functions_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Hall_NP1 spills_VVZ into_II reception_NN1 area_NN1 and_CC the_AT 
reception_NN1 area_NN1 is_VBZ expandable_JJ ,_, like_II a_AT1 priest_NN1 
's_VBZ house_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Discreet_JJ screens_NN2 allow_VV0 for_IF a_AT1 smaller_JJR ,_, 
more_RGR intimate_JJ party_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT decor_NN1 is_VBZ light_JJ and_CC pleasing_JJ and_CC the_AT 
quantity_NN1 of_IO flowers_NN2 stupendous_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC so_RG warmly_RR are_VBR we_PPIS2 received_VVN that_CST no_AT 
one_MC1 thinks_VVZ of_IO a_AT1 duty_NN1 evening_NNT1 gown_NN1 or_CC 
getting_VVG into_II the_AT soup_NN1 and_CC fish_NN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 they_PPHS2 say_VV0 gefilte_NN1 
fish_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Getting_VVG into_II the_AT soup_NN1 and_CC gefilte_NN1 fish_NN ,_, 
**'_" I_PPIS1 say_VV0 nervously_RR ,_, thinking_VVG of_IO Bertie_NP1 
Wooster_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Having_VHG been_VBN relieved_VVN of_IO our_APPGE coats_NN2 
and_CC invited_VVN to_TO freshen_VVI up_RP ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR eyeing_VVG 
ourselves_PPX2 in_II mirrors_NN2 in_II a_AT1 small_JJ dressing_NN1 room_NN1 
._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ you_PPY are_VBR 
talking_VVG about_II ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ shall_VM we_PPIS2 do_VDI with_IW our_APPGE 
books_NN2 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Carry_VV0 them_PPHO2 under_II our_APPGE armpits_NN2 ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Later_RRR I_PPIS1 must_VM tell_VVI Rosamunde_NP1 that_CST 
this_DD1 is_VBZ where_RRQ the_AT Vikings_NN2 kept_VVD their_APPGE money_NN1 
,_, secured_VVD with_IW beeswax_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 presume_VV0 it_PPH1 is_VBZ to_TO leave_VVI their_APPGE 
hands_NN2 free_VV0 for_IF fighting_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Carry_VV0 them_PPHO2 like_II a_AT1 clutch_NN1 purse_NN1 
._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ are_VBR you_PPY going_VVGK to_TO read_VVI 
?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 thought_VVD the_AT ones_NN2 about_II 
my_APPGE granddaughter_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC you_PPY ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL The_AT Vikings_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC something_PN1 else_RR ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 single_JJ Viking_JJ sock_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN 
discovered_VVN and_CC this_DD1 was_VBDZ thought_VVN to_TO undermine_VVI a_AT1 
scenario_NN1 of_IO wildly_RR pealing_VVG church_NN1 bells_NN2 ,_, rapine_NN1 
and_CC smoke_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 sea-coloured_JJ skein_NN1 of_IO 
wool_NN1 a_AT1 Viking_JJ woman_NN1 *-_- they_PPHS2 were_VBDR reputedly_RR 
fiercer_JJR than_CSN the_AT men_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR regarded_VVN as_CS *'_" 
big_JJ softies_NN2 **'_" *-_- sat_VVD knitting_VVG a_AT1 sock_NN1 which_DDQ 
she_PPHS1 stretched_VVD from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 to_TO 
estimate_VVI the_AT length_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE horned_JJ one_PN1 's_GE 
foot_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Somehow_RR this_DD1 had_VHD become_VVN entangled_VVD with_IW the_AT 
vision_NN1 of_IO Miss_NNB Marple_NP1 in_II fluffy_JJ wool_NN1 ,_, plotting_VVG 
mischief_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT ambassador_NN1 has_VHZ placed_VVN a_AT1 small_JJ 
table_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 lace_NN1 cloth_NN1 for_IF us_PPIO2 to_TO sit_VVI 
behind_RL as_CSA we_PPIS2 are_VBR introduced_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT ,_, with_IW our_APPGE books_NN2 in_II our_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, 
we_PPIS2 are_VBR expected_VVN to_TO read_VVI for_IF no_AT more_RR21 than_RR22 
five_MC minutes_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT visiting_JJ writer_NN1 will_VM be_VBI called_VVN on_RP to_TO 
thank_VVI us_PPIO2 and_CC say_VV0 a_DD221 few_DD222 words_NN2 about_II the_AT 
purpose_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE journey_NN1 and_CC general_JJ impressions_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 shall_VM say_VVI that_CST the_AT water_NN1 
truly_RR does_VDZ go_VVI down_RP the_AT plughole_NN1 in_II an_AT1 
anticlockwise_JJ direction_NN1 **'_" ,_, she_PPHS1 says_VVZ with_IW a_ZZ1 
laugh_VV0 when_RRQ we_PPIS2 are_VBR sitting_VVG together_RL ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 checked_VVD it_PPH1 this_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL My_APPGE sons_NN2 are_VBR longing_VVG to_TO know_VVI if_CSW it_PPH1 
is_VBZ correct_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_MC1 think_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 spinning_VVG 
with_IW all_DB the_AT handbasins_NN2 and_CC baths_NN2 of_IO one_MC1 
hemisphere_NN1 upside_RL21 down_RL22 ,_, clinging_VVG grimly_RR on_RP ,_, 
held_VVN by_II a_AT1 suction_NN1 like_II a_AT1 tattoo_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC on_II the_AT other_JJ hemisphere_NN1 the_AT basins_NN2 are_VBR 
the_AT right_JJ way_NN1 up_RP and_CC perfectly_RR unconscious_JJ of_IO 
anything_PN1 unusual_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Chrissy_NP1 ,_, my_APPGE sister-in-law_NN1 ,_, had_VHD 
dragged_VVN me_PPIO1 through_II the_AT entrance_NN1 of_IO the_AT Jorvik_NP1 
Centre_NN1 and_CC before_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM protest_VVI a_AT1 motorised_JJ 
car_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 commentary_NN1 was_VBDZ pulling_VVG us_PPIO2 backwards_RL 
through_II the_AT Great_JJ War_NN1 ,_, the_AT Boer_NN1 War_NN1 ,_, 
Florence_NP1 Nightingale_NP1 ,_, Cavaliers_NN2 ..._... into_II the_AT 
cacophony_NN1 of_IO Viking_JJ village_NN1 life_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL An_AT1 awesome_JJ amount_NN1 of_IO grunting_VVG ,_, mumbling_VVG ,_, 
clinking_VVG ,_, hammering_VVG ,_, wassailing_VVG broke_VVD out_RP ,_, with_IW 
underfoot_RL the_AT motifs_NN2 of_IO screeching_VVG cats_NN2 ,_, hens_NN2 
on_II the_AT wing_NN1 ,_, dogs_NN2 masticating_VVG bones_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL To_TO underline_VVI this_DD1 eternity_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Viking_NN1 
crouched_VVD on_II a_AT1 latrine_NN1 surrounded_VVD by_II stakes_NN2 ,_, 
straining_VVG to_TO move_VVI his_APPGE bowels_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Long_RR before_CS we_PPIS2 passed_VVD him_PPHO1 and_CC skirted_VVD 
the_AT vast_JJ barn_NN1 in_II which_DDQ a_AT1 Viking_JJ orgy_NN1 and_CC 
eisteddfod_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II progress_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD decided_VVN I_PPIS1 
hated_VVD the_AT Vikings_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Rosamunde_NP1 and_CC I_ZZ1 are_VBR very_RG different_JJ ,_, 
so_RG different_JJ that_CST I_PPIS1 am_VBM often_RR amazed_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 point_VV0 in_II the_AT same_DA direction_NN1 ,_, like_II 
beagles_NN2 ,_, we_PPIS2 have_VH0 the_AT same_DA sense_NN1 of_IO smell_NN1 ,_, 
love_NN1 of_IO the_AT chase_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB we_PPIS2 are_VBR amazingly_RR different_JJ in_II our_APPGE 
prefaces_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Once_RR when_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR travelling_VVG together_RL 
this_DD1 difference_NN1 revealed_VVD itself_PPX1 around_RG two_MC 
telephone_NN1 calls_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT lights_NN2 in_II the_AT hotel_NN1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR 
staying_VVG at_II had_VHD fused_VVN and_CC we_PPIS2 had_VHD stumbled_VVN 
across_II the_AT road_NN1 and_CC over_II a_AT1 ditch_NN1 to_II a_AT1 
solitary_JJ telephone_NN1 box_NN1 where_RRQ we_PPIS2 struck_VVD matches_NN2 
and_CC fumbled_VVD for_IF coins_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL One_MC1 of_IO us_PPIO2 was_VBDZ carrying_VVG a_AT1 large_JJ 
bottle_NN1 of_IO brandy_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 were_VBDR phoning_VVG our_APPGE daughters_NN2 at_II 
university_NN1 who_PNQS were_VBDR sitting_VVG exams_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB Rosamunde_NP1 's_GE conversation_NN1 owed_VVD nothing_PN1 
to_II the_AT night_NNT1 or_CC the_AT occasional_JJ apocryphal_JJ lights_NN2 
from_II passing_VVG trucks_NN2 :_: it_PPH1 was_VBDZ orderly_JJ and_CC 
discreet_JJ as_CS21 if_CS22 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ phoning_VVG from_II the_AT 
Ritz_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS my_APPGE turn_NN1 came_VVD I_PPIS1 devoted_VVD it_PPH1 
almost_RR entirely_RR to_II a_AT1 description_NN1 of_IO the_AT night_NNT1 ,_, 
of_IO disorder_NN1 ,_, the_AT danger_NN1 of_IO the_AT ditch_NN1 outside_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ so_RG concerned_JJ with_IW setting_VVG the_AT 
scene_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 almost_RR forgot_VVD the_AT examination_NN1 ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL *1_NULL The_AT Vikings_NN2 Wore_VVD Socks_NN2 *0_NULL is_VBZ 
not_XX a_AT1 good_JJ choice_NN1 for_IF the_AT Embassy_NN1 ._. 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL 
**[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL Am_VB0 I_PPIS1 suggesting_VVG the_AT 
Israeli_JJ army_NNJ is_VBZ over-equipped_VVN ?_? 

^ ^_NULL The_AT ambassador_NN1 ,_, with_IW his_APPGE arms_NN2 folded_VVD on_II 
his_APPGE abdomen_NN1 ,_, looks_VVZ bemused_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA we_PPIS2 are_VBR circling_VVG the_AT buffet_NN1 I_PPIS1 
overhear_VV0 him_PPHO1 explaining_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 is_VBZ a_AT1 major_JJ 
in_II the_AT army_NNJ ,_, as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 an_AT1 ambassador_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL And_CC my_APPGE wife_NN1 outranks_VVZ me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 is_VBZ a_AT1 lieutenant_NN1 colonel_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL This_DD1 information_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO give_VVI him_PPHO1 
a_AT1 great_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO pleasure_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 ,_, 
for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, if_CS the_AT serious-faced_JJ waiters_NN2 are_VBR 
in_II the_AT army_NNJ as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ one_MC1 woman_NN1 I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 drawn_VVN 
to_II that_DD1 night_NNT1 because_CS her_APPGE elegance_NN1 is_VBZ so_RG 
careless_JJ :_: she_PPHS1 exudes_VVZ danger_NN1 and_CC ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 
,_, the_AT capacity_NN1 to_TO handle_VVI her_APPGE own_DA firepower_NN1 ,_, 
like_II Lauren_NP1 Bacall_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ she_PPHS1 who_PNQS draws_VVZ from_II me_PPIO1 the_AT 
word_NN1 *'_" pig_NN1 **'_" and_CC adds_VVZ *'_" Arab_JJ **'_" a_AT1 
second_NNT1 later_RRR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 are_VBR being_VBG shepherded_VVN towards_II second_MD 
helpings_NN2 at_II the_AT buffet_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 demur_VV0 ,_, without_IW 
thinking_VVG :_: *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI as_RG fat_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 
pig_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT Lauren_NP1 Bacall_NP1 woman_NN1 rocks_NN2 on_II 
her_APPGE heels_NN2 with_IW delight_NN1 ,_, claps_VVZ me_PPIO1 on_II the_AT 
shoulder_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *'_" What_DDQ a_AT1 wonderful_JJ foxes_NN2 '_GE paws_NN2 ,_, my_APPGE 
dear_NN1 ,_, **'_" and_CC sinks_VVZ to_II the_AT floor_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 
loaded_JJ plate_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM just_RR squat_VVI here_RL ,_, like_II an_AT1 
Arab_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_MC1 think_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC try_VV0 to_TO 
avoid_VVI her_APPGE eye_NN1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 go_VV0 on_RP doggedly_RR :_: 
**[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL 
**[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 seems_VVZ I_ZZ1 have_VH0 
committed_VVN a_AT1 messianic_JJ error_NN1 of_IO taste_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ no_AT mention_NN1 of_IO pork_NN1 but_CCB looting_VVG 
and_CC rape_NN1 are_VBR not_XX suitable_JJ accompaniments_NN2 to_TO 
rumtopf_VVI and_CC Ugat_NP1 Schekademe_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT editors_NN2 ,_, near_II the_AT fireplace_NN1 ,_, are_VBR 
doing_VDG their_APPGE best_JJT to_TO look_VVI like_II bankers_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS I_PPIS1 come_VV0 to_II the_AT last_MD verse_NN1 I_PPIS1 
almost_RR feel_VV0 the_AT harsh_JJ Viking_JJ wool_NN1 rubbing_VVG against_II 
a_AT1 blister_NN1 ._. 

^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL 
**[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 look_VV0 up_RP at_II a_AT1 
circle_NN1 of_IO non-committal_NN1 faces_NN2 and_CC see_VV0 Lauren_NP1 
Bacall_NP1 clap_NN1 with_IW two_MC fingers_NN2 of_IO her_APPGE palm_NN1 ,_, 
like_II knitting_VVG needles_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Rosamunde_NP1 ,_, not_XX forgetting_VVG ,_, as_CSA she_PPHS1 
never_RR forgets_VVZ what_DDQ is_VBZ due_II21 to_II22 her_APPGE listeners_NN2 
*-_- had_VHD n't_XX she_PPHS1 spoken_VVN first_MD to_II her_APPGE daughter_NN1 
's_VBZ flatmate_JJ ,_, allotting_VVG him_PPHO1 time_NNT1 and_CC respect_NN1 
,_, while_CS I_PPIS1 fed_VVD the_AT coins_NN2 in_II and_CC felt_VVD like_II 
pacing_NN1 *-_- has_VHZ remembered_VVN ,_, before_CS she_PPHS1 reads_VVZ ,_, 
to_TO thank_VVI the_AT ambassador_NN1 for_IF both_DB2 our_APPGE 
invitations_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 turns_VVZ towards_II the_AT honoured_JJ guest_NN1 and_CC 
says_VVZ Haere_NP1 Mai_NP1 three_MC times_NNT2 ,_, like_II Black_JJ Rod_NN1 
,_, while_CS I_PPIS1 quail_VV0 inwardly_RR aware_JJ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN 
thinking_VVG only_RR of_IO a_AT1 first_MD line_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL How_RGQ grateful_JJ I_PPIS1 am_VBM to_TO hide_VVI under_II this_DD1 
greeting_NN1 ,_, to_TO begin_VVI with_IW *'_" ^_NULL Like_II Rosamunde_NP1 
..._... 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Then_RT she_PPHS1 reads_VVZ two_MC poems_NN2 about_II 
her_APPGE granddaughter_NN1 ,_, personal_JJ poems_NN2 that_CST even_RR in_II 
that_DD1 replete_JJ and_CC restrained_JJ circle_NN1 bring_VV0 a_AT1 murmur_NN1 
of_IO appreciation_NN1 ,_, and_CC one_PN1 about_II a_AT1 collection_NN1 of_IO 
marble_NN1 eggs_NN2 she_PPHS1 keeps_VVZ in_II a_AT1 bowl_NN1 by_II her_APPGE 
gas_NN1 fire_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 read_VVD something_PN1 about_II a_AT1 sputnik_NN1 and_CC 
a_AT1 magnolia_NN1 tree_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 sit_VV0 down_RP to_II polite_JJ 
applause_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT the_AT guest_NN1 speaker_NN1 gets_VVZ up_RP and_CC talks_VVZ 
about_II the_AT quantity_NN1 of_IO grass_NN1 and_CC sheep_NN ,_, the_AT 
need_NN1 for_IF entente_NN1 ,_, and_CC how_RRQ the_AT water_NN1 goes_VVZ 
down_RP the_AT plughole_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX had_VHD been_VBN another_DD1 room_NN1 at_II 
Jorvik_NP1 which_DDQ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 tried_VVN to_TO forget_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 room_NN1 so_RG potent_JJ I_PPIS1 could_VM have_VHI turned_VVN 
back_RP to_II the_AT straining_JJ Viking_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 ^_NULL Hail_NN1 
fellow_NN1 ,_, well_RR met_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT section_NN1 where_RRQ the_AT 
commentary_NN1 was_VBDZ almost_RR exhausted_VVN ,_, where_CS it_PPH1 moved_VVD 
into_II our_APPGE own_DA century_NNT1 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE white_JJ coats_NN2 
and_CC laboratory_NN1 benches_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 but_CCB compacted_JJ mud_NN1 
really_RR ,_, with_IW tiny_JJ sticks_NN2 like_II tapers_NN2 showing_VVG 
through_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II a_DD221 few_DD222 seconds_NN2 we_PPIS2 would_VM reach_VVI 
the_AT spot_NN1 where_RRQ the_AT Coppergate_NP1 Helmet_NP1 was_VBDZ 
discovered_VVN and_CC the_AT time_NNT1 car_NN1 stop_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB here_RL ,_, with_IW the_AT sticks_NN2 like_II rows_NN2 of_IO 
worn-down_JJ teeth_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT level_NN1 at_II which_DDQ the_AT 
Vikings_NN2 had_VHD lived_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Tons_NNU2 of_IO human_NN1 and_CC animal_NN1 excrement_NN1 had_VHD 
been_VBN removed_VVN ,_, sacks_NN2 of_IO teeth_NN2 ,_, bins_NN2 of_IO 
shards_NN2 ,_, caches_NN2 of_IO jewellery_NN1 and_CC flints_NN2 ,_, and_CC 
this_DD1 ,_, in_II spite_NN1 or_CC really_RR because_II21 of_II22 our_APPGE 
man_NN1 behind_II the_AT arras_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ all_DB that_CST remained_VVD 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Life_NN1 ,_, loot_NN1 and_CC socks_NN2 gone_VVN in_II this_DD1 
fearsome_JJ pity_NN1 in_II which_DDQ the_AT sticks_NN2 were_VBDR upended_JJ 
birds_NN2 '_GE feet_NN2 ,_, signalling_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT evening_NNT1 at_II the_AT Embassy_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX 
last_VVI long_RR after_II the_AT speeches_NN2 ,_, though_CS we_PPIS2 are_VBR 
cordially_RR pressed_VVN to_TO linger_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT vestibule_NN1 ,_, while_CS our_APPGE coats_NN2 are_VBR 
being_VBG brought_VVN ,_, there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 move_NN1 to_TO master_VVI 
one_MC1 word_NN1 of_IO Hebrew_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" *1_NULL Lie-la-tov_NN1 ,_, **'_" we_PPIS2 try_VV0 
tentatively_RR and_CC then_RT ,_, bolder_JJR ,_, call_NN1 it_PPH1 in_II 
little_JJ groups_NN2 into_II the_AT night_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT lawns_NN2 ,_, with_IW their_APPGE efficient_JJ sprinklers_NN2 
,_, are_VBR doubly_RR drenched_VVN with_IW dew_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT moon_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 huge_JJ denarius_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL *1_NULL Lie-la-tov_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Between_II a_AT1 sweet_JJ and_CC a_AT1 missile_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL *1_NULL Lie-la-tov_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Then_RT someone_PN1 points_VVZ out_RP a_AT1 falling_JJ star_NN1 
and_CC the_AT evening_NNT1 and_CC the_AT star_NN1 are_VBR gone_VVN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" One_MC1 of_IO the_AT waiters_NN2 had_VHD a_AT1 
shoulder_NN1 holster_NN1 under_II his_APPGE dinner_NN1 jacket_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 caught_VVD a_AT1 glimpse_NN1 ,_, **'_" Rosamunde_NP1 's_GE 
husband_NN1 says_VVZ when_RRQ the_AT last_MD *'_" *1_NULL Lie-la-tov_NN1 **'_" 
has_VHZ died_VVN and_CC we_PPIS2 are_VBR walking_VVG alongside_II the_AT 
high_JJ fence_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 if_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT one_PN1 
I_PPIS1 asked_VVD for_IF a_AT1 glass_NN1 of_IO water_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 looked_VVD rather_RG surprised_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 he_PPHS1 is_VBZ not_XX used_JJ 
to_II being_VBG a_AT1 waiter_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY I_PPIS1 would_VM say_VVI 
*"_" pig_NN1 **"_" ,_, **'_" I_PPIS1 say_VV0 and_CC ,_, now_RT we_PPIS2 
are_VBR out_II21 of_II22 earshot_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 start_VV0 giggling_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL Rosamunde_NP1 joins_VVZ in_RP and_CC soon_RR we_PPIS2 can_VM not_XX 
stop_VVI and_CC our_APPGE sides_NN2 are_VBR aching_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT next_MD morning_NNT1 we_PPIS2 will_VM write_VVI 
thank_VV0 you_PPY letters_NN2 ,_, with_IW slightly_RR different_JJ phrases_NN2 
and_CC endings_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Rosamunde_NP1 's_GE ends_NN2 :_: *'_" ^_NULL With_IW sincere_JJ 
appreciation_NN1 **'_" but_II mine_PPGE is_VBZ simply_RR *'_" ^_NULL 
Yours_PPGE sincerely_RR **'_" ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 the_AT Embassy_NN1 door_NN1 is_VBZ 
closed_VVN now_RT and_CC the_AT Lauren_NP1 Bacall_NP1 woman_NN1 has_VHZ 
taken_VVN off_II her_APPGE shoes_NN2 and_CC is_VBZ dancing_VVG with_IW the_AT 
gunman_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 has_VHZ loosened_VVN his_APPGE tie_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE 
jacket_NN1 is_VBZ flung_VVN over_II a_AT1 chair_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT ambassador_NN1 is_VBZ smoking_VVG a_AT1 cigar_NN1 and_CC 
the_AT honoured_JJ guest_NN1 is_VBZ testing_VVG her_APPGE theory_NN1 once_RR21 
again_RR22 and_CC taking_VVG a_AT1 bath_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Or_CC putting_VVG through_II a_AT1 long_JJ distance_NN1 call_VV0 
to_TO Tel_NP Aviv_NP1 where_RRQ her_APPGE husband_NN1 lectures_NN2 at_II 
the_AT university_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 imagine_VV0 a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO relief_NN1 is_VBZ 
sweeping_JJ over_II them_PPHO2 ,_, has_VHZ swept_VVN over_II them_PPHO2 
from_II the_AT second_NNT1 the_AT door_NN1 closed_VVN and_CC the_AT gunman_NN1 
surveyed_VVD the_AT front_JJ porch_NN1 and_CC part_NN1 of_IO the_AT gravel_NN1 
driveway_NN1 through_II the_AT peephole_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Lauren_NP1 Bacall_NP1 reclines_VVZ against_II the_AT 
gunman_NN1 now_RT ,_, arms_NN2 loosely_RR around_II his_APPGE neck_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT wave_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE hair_NN1 swings_VVZ against_II 
his_APPGE cheek_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 murmurs_VVZ in_II his_APPGE ear_NN1 *'_" 
^_NULL That_CST frightful_JJ woman_NN1 who_PNQS said_VVD *"_" pig_NN1 **"_" 
._. 

^ **'_" *<_NULL *3_NULL JANETTE_NN1 SINCLAIR_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Sign_NN1 Of_IO The_AT Huia_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL I_PPIS1 noticed_VVD her_PPHO1 at_RR21 once_RR22 ,_, 
a_AT1 head_NN1 above_II the_AT rest_NN1 ,_, leaning_VVG out_II21 of_II22 
the_AT line_NN1 at_II assembly_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Dark_NP1 hair_NN1 and_CC pale_JJ face_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 self-effacing_JJ 
yet_RR sardonic_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II another_DD1 class_NN1 ,_, two_MC rows_NN2 
away_RL ,_, two_MC levels_NN2 of_IO academic_JJ status_NN1 behind_II me_PPIO1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB I_PPIS1 marked_VVD her_PPHO1 well_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Next_MD year_NNT1 ,_, fourth_MD form_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 
were_VBDR in_II the_AT same_DA class_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II history_NN1 we_PPIS2 studied_VVD Mahatma_NP1 Gandhi_NP1 and_CC 
apartheid_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL As_CSA I_PPIS1 read_VVD aloud_RR an_AT1 impassioned_JJ essay_NN1 
on_II South_NP Africa_NP1 ,_, this_DD1 girl_NN1 Karla_NP1 watched_VVD with_IW 
cool_JJ ,_, unwavering_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 made_VVD me_PPIO1 feel_VV0 uncomfortable_JJ ._. 

^ (_( ^_NULL *'_" You_PPY always_RR get_VV0 so_RG *1_NULL vehement_JJ *0_NULL 
about_II things_NN2 ,_, **'_" my_APPGE sister_NN1 said_VVD ._. )_) 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 498+TEXT+L25_FO **]_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *3_NULL ELIZABETH_NP1 KNOX_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Post_NN121 Mortem_NN122 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL Cameron_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Pat_NP1 's_VHZ made_VVN a_AT1 big_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO 
this_DD1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO take_VVI into_II account_NN1 
she_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN having_VHG miraculous_JJ revelations_NN2 ever_RR 
since_CS she_PPHS1 got_VVD off_II the_AT plane_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY know_VV0 ,_, Middle-America_NP1 meets_VVZ the_AT blessed_JJ 
poor_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 gets_VVZ some_DD people_NN that_DD1 way_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL OK_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL This_DD1 guy_NN1 turned_VVD up_RP several_DA2 days_NNT2 before_CS 
we_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 big_JJ influx_NN1 of_IO casualties_NN2 from_II the_AT 
push_NN1 up_RP north_ND1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 offered_VVD to_TO help_VVI so_CS was_VBDZ given_VVN work_NN1 
mopping_VVG floors_NN2 and_CC burying_VVG trash_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT ,_, when_CS \_NULL Dr_NNB Xavier_NP1 realised_VVD he_PPHS1 
had_VHD some_DD skills_NN2 he_PPHS1 let_VVD him_PPHO1 run_VVN the_AT 
autoclave_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL After_CS the_AT push_NN1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR going_VVG all_DB 
out_RP ,_, hour_NNT1 after_II hour_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY know_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR being_VBG a_AT1 dedicated_JJ 
surgeon_NN1 when_CS you_PPY start_VV0 thinking_VVG of_IO meals_NN2 solely_RR 
in_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 boosting_VVG your_APPGE blood-sugar_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Anyway_RR ,_, the_AT whole_JJ thing_NN1 's_VBZ at_II its_APPGE 
height_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 're_VBR hip-deep_JJ in_II defunct_JJ innards_NN2 
and_CC bloody_JJ swabs_NN2 *-_- and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM hyped_VVN up_RP ,_, 
having_VHG some_DD kind_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 revelation_NN1 myself_PPX1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ like_II I_MC1 've_VH0 climbed_VVN to_II the_AT top_NN1 
of_IO myself_PPX1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM looking_VVG down_RP on_II my_APPGE 
own_DA hands_NN2 holding_VVG off_II death_NN1 with_IW steel_NN1 and_CC 
silk_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_RR21 least_RR22 that_DD1 's_VBZ how_RRQ it_PPH1 feels_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Off_RP to_II one_MC1 side_NN1 Luis_NP1 is_VBZ wiping_VVG blood_NN1 
out_II21 of_II22 the_AT mouthpiece_NN1 of_IO respirator_NN1 two_MC ._. 

^ ^_NULL Blanca_NP1 's_VBZ slitting_VVG the_AT leg_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 soldier_NN1 
's_VHZ trousers_NN2 and_CC slicing_VVG the_AT laces_NN2 of_IO a_ZZ1 boot_VV0 
that_DD1 's_VBZ oozing_VVG like_II a_AT1 split_JJ fruit_NN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 my_APPGE horror_NN1 on_II 
discovering_VVG that_CST soldiers_NN2 lace_VV0 their_APPGE boots_NN2 with_IW 
a_AT1 single_JJ lace_NN1 hooked_VVD back_RP and_CC forth_RR ,_, rather_II21 
than_II22 cross-laced_JJ ,_, all_RR to_TO save_VVI a_DD221 few_DD222 
seconds_NN2 removing_VVG the_AT boot_NN1 from_II an_AT1 injured_JJ leg_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'd_VM never_RR thought_VVN about_II the_AT army_NNJ as_CSA 
anticipating_VVG casualties_NN2 ,_, to_II me_PPIO1 soldiers_NN2 were_VBDR 
just_RR these_DD2 high-school_JJ dropouts_NN2 whose_DDQGE highest_JJT 
sacrifice_NN1 was_VBDZ getting_VVG their_APPGE bangs_NN2 cut_VV0 back_RP 
from_II their_APPGE spotty_JJ faces_NN2 *-_- I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, those_DD2 
dumb_JJ recruits_NN2 I_PPIS1 used_VMK to_TO see_VVI at_II home_NN1 ,_, 
horsing_VVG around_RP in_II Tolund_NP1 Mall_NNL1 on_II a_AT1 Friday_NPD1 
night_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 come_VVN a_AT1 way_NN1 since_II then_RT *-_- 
Leonarda_NP1 Army_NNJ Hospital_NNL1 is_VBZ the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 
counter-revolutionary_JJ offensive_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL To_TO continue_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL People_NN were_VBDR bleeding_RG all_RR over_II the_AT place_NN1 ;_; 
Pat_NP1 called_VVD for_IF assistance_NN1 at_II her_APPGE table_NN1 and_CC 
\_NULL Dr_NNB Xavier_NP1 dropped_VVD his_APPGE last_MD swab_NN1 into_II a_ZZ1 
bowl_VV0 his_APPGE nurse_NN1 was_VBDZ holding_VVG and_CC went_VVD to_TO 
help_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT nurse_NN1 *-_- seventeen_MC if_CS a_AT1 day_NNT1 *-_- went_VVD 
to_TO close_VVI up_RP then_RT had_VHD to_TO drop_VVI everything_PN1 to_TO 
give_VVI Isa_NP1 a_AT1 hand_NN1 finding_VVG and_CC clamping_VVG an_AT1 
artery_NN1 somewhere_RL submerged_VVD in_II a_AT1 welling_JJ haemorrhage_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT this_DD1 guy_NN1 *-_- English_JJ passport_NN1 but_CCB no_AT 
accent_NN1 to_TO match_VVI ,_, right_RR *-_- stepped_VVD up_II21 to_II22 
Xavier_NP1 's_GE patient_NN1 and_CC held_VVD his_APPGE hands_NN2 out_RP 
over_II the_AT open_JJ abdominal_JJ cavity_NN1 *-_- to_TO show_VVI us_PPIO2 
how_RGQ steady_RR they_PPHS2 were_VBDR ,_, I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Can_VM I_PPIS1 help_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" ^_NULL \_NULL Dr_NNB Xavier_NP1 stares_VVZ at_II him_PPHO1 ,_, 
his_APPGE eyes_NN2 black_JJ and_CC dramatic_JJ over_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO 
his_APPGE mask_NN1 ,_, projecting_VVG madly_RR ,_, for_IF all_DB the_AT 
world_NN1 like_II Omar_NP1 Sharif_NP1 as_CSA Harif_NP1 Ali_NP1 in_II *1_NULL 
Lawrence_NP1 of_IO Arabia_NP1 ,_, *0_NULL and_CC says_VVZ ,_, *'_" ^_NULL 
Go_VV0 on_RP then_RT ,_, be_VBI my_APPGE guest_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Like_II he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ angry_JJ ,_, or_CC sad_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC so_CS now_RT the_AT guy_NN1 's_VBZ interning_VVG ,_, 
without_IW credentials_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 's_VBZ completely_RR competent_JJ ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 
has_VHZ such_DA an_AT1 impossible_JJ passion_NN1 for_IF putting_VVG people_NN 
back_RP together_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX help_VVI but_RR think_VV0 it_PPH1 
's_VHZ got_VVN to_TO be_VBI guilt_NN1 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *1_NULL Pat_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX notice_VVI him_PPHO1 before_II 
that_DD1 day_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Cam_NP1 says_VVZ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX interested_JJ in_II people_NN 
,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 'm_VBM destined_VVN to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 great_JJ 
hospital_NN1 administrator_NN1 because_CS I_PPIS1 gravitate_VV0 naturally_RR 
to_II generalities_NN2 rather_II21 than_II22 examples_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL At_II the_AT moment_NN1 we_PPIS2 're_VBR billeted_VVN in_II a_AT1 
hostel_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 lot_NN of_IO young_JJ German_JJ volunteer_NN1 
coffee-pickers_NN2 *-_- communists_NN2 *-_- and_CC Cam_NP1 's_VHZ always_RR 
rushing_VVG off_RP with_IW them_PPHO2 to_TO look_VVI at_II this_DD1 farmer_NN1 
's_VBZ co-op_NN1 ,_, or_CC that_DD1 church_NN1 investiture_NN1 ,_, or_CC 
this_DD1 festival_NN1 in_II the_AT mountains_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI trying_VVG to_TO relax_VVI and_CC he_PPHS1 
'll_VM say_VVI ,_, *'_" ^_NULL \_NULL OK_RR ,_, sit_VV0 there_RL and_CC 
read_VVD the_AT statistics_NN in_II *1_NULL {_NULL La_NP Voz_NP1 de_NP1 San_NP 
Shous_NP1 }_NULL *0_NULL then_RT go_VV0 home_RL and_CC tell_VV0 everyone_PN1 
you_PPY 've_VH0 seen_VVN a_AT1 real_JJ working_JJ revolution_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL Which_DDQ is_VBZ fine_JJ for_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, with_IW all_DB 
his_APPGE energy_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX notice_VVI \_NULL Mr_NNB Mysterious_JJ 
till_II that_DD1 awful_JJ day_NNT1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR run_VVN off_II our_APPGE 
feet_NN2 patching_VVG up_RP the_AT women_NN2 of_IO 125_MC ,_, Theresa_NP1 
Escadillo_NP1 's_GE Amazons_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Daniel_NP1 Skyring_NP1 ,_, his_APPGE passport_NN1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 passport_NN1 and_CC no_AT entry_NN1 visa_NN1 
*-_- not_XX that_CST it_PPH1 matters_VVZ since_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ 
shacked-up_JJ with_IW the_AT Minister_NN1 of_IO Foreign_JJ Affairs_NN2 '_GE 
mother_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Yeah_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, ha_UH ha_UH ,_, *1_NULL Foreign_JJ 
Affairs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT people_NN he_PPHS1 hangs_VVZ around_RP with_IW 
call_NN1 him_PPHO1 Senor_NNB Incubus_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 called_VVD for_IF help_NN1 because_CS my_APPGE 
hand_NN1 cramped_VVD ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ simply_RR tiredness_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 
lactic_JJ acid_NN1 cramp_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 got_VVD out_II21 of_II22 Anton_NP1 Xavier_NP1 's_GE way_NN1 
and_CC stood_VVD behind_II him_PPHO1 shaking_VVG my_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC 
waiting_VVG to_TO see_VVI my_APPGE patient_NN1 past_II the_AT critical_JJ 
point_NN1 before_CS I_PPIS1 went_VVD away_RP and_CC gave_VVD it_PPH1 a_AT1 
good_JJ massage_NN1 in_II warm_JJ water_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Mysterious_JJ was_VBDZ sterile_JJ because_CS 
he_PPHS1 'd_VM just_RR come_VVI in_RP with_IW a_AT1 batch_NN1 of_IO 
instruments_NN2 from_II the_AT autoclave_NN1 *-_- he_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI 
stood_VVN watching_VVG after_II handing_VVG them_PPHO2 over_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT he_PPHS1 stepped_VVD up_II21 to_II22 Anton_NP1 's_GE 
patient_NN1 and_CC held_VVD his_APPGE hands_NN2 out_RP ,_, palms_VVZ down_RP 
,_, over_II the_AT wound_NN1 *-_- |_NULL *-_- look_VV0 this_DD1 is_VBZ just_RR 
what_DDQ I_PPIS1 saw_VVD *-_- |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 held_VVD out_RP his_APPGE 
hands_NN2 saying_VVG ,_, *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 can_VM help_VVI ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL His_APPGE hands_NN2 were_VBDR still_JJ ,_, so_RG still_RR 
it_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 freeze-frame_NN1 ,_, and_CC when_RRQ his_APPGE 
hands_NN2 stilled_VVD so_RR did_VDD the_AT blood_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 saw_VVD it_PPH1 stop_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT wound_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX bleeding_RG heavily_RR ,_, 
obviously_RR ,_, just_RR small_JJ vessels_NN2 oozing_VVG *-_- but_CCB the_AT 
way_NN1 it_PPH1 glistened_VVD changed_VVN ,_, like_II the_AT bleeding_JJ 
had_VHD stopped_VVN ,_, locally_RR ,_, under_II his_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC ,_, at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 
looked_VVD different_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_MC1 mean_NN1 he_PPHS1 *1_NULL was_VBDZ *0_NULL odd_JJ looking_VVG 
,_, prepossessing_VVG ,_, handsome_JJ I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 
was_VBDZ like_II *-_- it_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_II ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 ,_, 
when_CS someone_PN1 blows_VVZ a_AT1 smoke_NN1 ring_NN1 ,_, how_RRQ it_PPH1 
has_VHZ a_AT1 clear_JJ shape_NN1 that_CST slowly_RR dissipates_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT reverse_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 ;_; like_II 
smoke_NN1 assuming_VVG a_AT1 very_RG definite_JJ shape_NN1 ,_, like_II 
watching_VVG a_AT1 person_NN1 come_VVI together_RL out_II21 of_II22 the_AT 
air_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC you_PPY can_VM agree_VVI with_IW Cam_NP1 ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 
might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 go_VVI spotting_VVG Our_APPGE Lady_NN1 's_VHZ 
visitations_NN2 with_IW Sister_NNB Imelda_NP1 Magdalena_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE 
cronies_NN2 *-_- but_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 *1_NULL saw_VVD ._. 

^ *<_NULL Senor_NNB Incubus_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL If_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD simply_RR wanted_VVN to_TO 
help_VVI I_ZZ1 would_VM n't_XX have_VHI put_VVN myself_PPX1 forward_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB I_PPIS1 came_VVD to_TO work_VVI in_II the_AT Leonarda_NP1 
Army_NNJ Hospital_NNL1 because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 place_NN1 I_PPIS1 
could_VM make_VVI heroic_JJ efforts_NN2 rather_CS21 than_CS22 trouble_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX moved_VVN by_II pity_NN1 at_II the_AT 
sight_NN1 of_IO suffering_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 knew_VVD that_CST to_TO survive_VVI I_MC1 had_VHD 
to_TO let_VVI the_AT world_NN1 use_NN1 me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX just_RR another_DD1 privileged_JJ foreigner_NN1 
undertaking_NN1 committed_VVD labour_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 brief_JJ interval_NN1 
like_II an_AT1 unpleasant_JJ journey_NN1 *-_- the_AT return_NN1 ticket_NN1 
and_CC American_JJ citizenship_NN1 pending_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sure_JJ ,_, Cameron_NP1 and_CC Pat_NP1 *1_NULL mean_VV0 *0_NULL 
it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 're_VBR not_XX backed_VVN into_II a_AT1 
tight_JJ space_NN1 like_II me_PPIO1 *-_- I_PPIS1 'm_VBM the_AT childish_JJ 
rhyme_NN1 in_II the_AT bottom_JJ corner_NN1 of_IO the_AT last_MD page_NN1 
of_IO an_AT1 autograph_NN1 book_NN1 *'_" ^_NULL By_II hook_NN1 or_CC by_II 
crook_NN1 I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI last_NN1 in_II your_APPGE book_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_AT1 virus_NN1 trying_VVG a_AT1 docking_JJ 
manoeuvre_NN1 with_IW the_AT world_NN1 's_VBZ {_NULL RNA_NN1 }_NULL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO live_VVI ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 long_RR 
enough_RR to_TO discover_VVI whether_CSW I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO live_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_CS that_DD1 night_NNT1 when_RRQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ busy_JJ 
I_PPIS1 stepped_VVD up_II21 to_II22 Anton_NP1 Xavier_NP1 's_GE abandoned_JJ 
patient_NN1 and_CC got_VVD the_AT doctor_NN1 's_VBZ attention_NN1 ,_, 
knowing_VVG *1_NULL this_DD1 *0_NULL was_VBDZ the_AT moment_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VM 
be_VBI weakest_JJT ,_, from_II need_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, *'_" ^_NULL Can_VM I_PPIS1 help_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" and_CC held_VVD out_RP my_APPGE hands_NN2 to_TO show_VVI him_PPHO1 
how_RGQ unfazed_JJ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ,_, how_RRQ steady_JJ they_PPHS2 were_VBDR 
,_, how_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ready_JJ ,_, gloved_JJ and_CC sterile_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 permission_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 looked_VVD down_RP at_II the_AT wound_NN1 and_CC then_RT *-_- 
then_RT sensed_VVD a_AT1 trace_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, it_PPH1 *1_NULL is_VBZ *0_NULL like_JJ hunting_NN1 ,_, 
vitality_NN1 is_VBZ something_PN1 you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO scent_VVI ,_, a_AT1 
taste_NN1 you_PPY hold_VV0 in_II your_APPGE mouth_NN1 as_CSA you_PPY 
follow_VV0 its_APPGE track_NN1 through_II time_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT wound_NN1 I_PPIS1 saw_VVD the_AT whole_JJ stomach_NN1 
,_, several_DA2 hours_NNT2 back_RP *-_- the_AT healthy_JJ body_NN1 rising_VVG 
up_RP through_II the_AT injured_JJ one_PN1 like_II a_AT1 shape_NN1 beneath_II 
the_AT surface_NN1 of_IO still_JJ water_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC I_PPIS1 knew_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VM soon_RR learn_VVI to_TO do_VDI 
what_DDQ it_PPH1 's_VBZ too_RG late_JJ for_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO learn_VVI now_RT 
,_, since_CS it_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX matter_VVI any_DD more_DAR ,_, since_CS 
Vlad_NP1 died_VVD long_RR ago_RA and_CC his_APPGE bones_NN2 are_VBR dry_JJ 
wands_NN2 lined_VVD within_RL by_II flakes_NN2 of_IO dessicated_JJ blood_NN1 
and_CC fat_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC so_CS I_PPIS1 nearly_RR brought_VVD my_APPGE hands_NN2 
together_RL as_II a_AT1 magician_NN1 does_VDZ to_TO demonstrate_VVI the_AT 
flower_NN1 ,_, egg_NN1 ,_, dove_VVD ,_, has_VHZ gone_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 nearly_RR left_VVD the_AT hospital_NN1 *-_- because_CS 
surely_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ better_JJR to_TO be_VBI human_JJ and_CC live_JJ 
with_IW grief_NN1 ,_, than_CSN out-grow_VV0 your_APPGE humanity_NN1 and_CC 
learn_VV0 to_TO raise_VVI the_AT dead_JJ too_RG late_RR to_TO raise_VVI 
your_APPGE own_DA ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB I_PPIS1 understood_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ easier_JJR 
for_IF all_DB of_IO us_PPIO2 to_TO clench_VVI our_APPGE muscles_NN2 than_CSN 
to_TO flex_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, so_CS we_PPIS2 make_VV0 fists_NN2 in_II 
our_APPGE sleep_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC I_PPIS1 stretched_VVD out_RP my_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *3_NULL SIMON_NP1 LEWIS_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL A_AT1 Christchurch_NP1 Vision_NN1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Her_APPGE name_NN1 is_VBZ Vicki_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 is_VBZ an_AT1 artist_NN1 from_II Melbourne_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE art_NN1 school_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 tells_VVZ me_PPIO1 ,_, 
is_VBZ a_AT1 pink_JJ stone_NN1 hotel_NN1 set_VVN beside_II the_AT beach_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT tanneries_NN2 next_MD day_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 vision_NN1 
of_IO pinkness_NN1 overwhelms_VVZ me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 am_VBM shearing_VVG a_AT1 sheepskin_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ 
also_RR pink_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Looking_VVG up_RP from_II this_DD1 beautiful_JJ vision_NN1 ,_, 
I_PPIS1 see_VV0 the_AT bare_JJ back_NN1 of_IO Guy_NP1 ,_, the_AT bikie_NN1 ,_, 
working_VVG away_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL On_II it_PPH1 ,_, a_AT1 huge_JJ tattoo_NN1 of_IO Jesus_NP1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL Beside_II me_PPIO1 ,_, Clement_NP1 laughs_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jesus_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 wears_VVZ multicoloured_JJ knee-high_JJ socks_NN2 
and_CC a_AT1 calf-length_JJ skirt_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sometimes_RT though_CS ,_, I_PPIS1 catch_VV0 a_AT1 glimpse_NN1 of_IO 
creamy_JJ thigh_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Clement_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS has_VHZ nowhere_RL to_TO stay_VVI ,_, is_VBZ 
living_VVG at_II her_APPGE place_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 cooks_VVZ him_PPHO1 exotic_JJ meals_NN2 ,_, avocados_NN2 
and_CC scallops_NN2 and_CC Middle_JJ Eastern_JJ bread_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Beautiful_JJ Vicki_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 
you_PPY now_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 why_RRQ you_PPY never_RR played_JJ rugby_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX we_PPIS2 visit_VVI Palestine_NP1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 smiles_VVZ kindly_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Clement_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, is_VBZ sleeping_VVG in_II 
my_APPGE bath_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 am_VBM not_XX sure_JJ if_CSW that_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 
comfort_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL John_NP1 Potter_NP1 ,_, an_AT1 epileptic_NN1 with_IW no_AT 
legs_NN2 ,_, comes_VVZ to_TO visit_VVI my_APPGE place_NN1 in_II his_APPGE 
wheelchair_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Clement_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 carry_VV0 him_PPHO1 up_II the_AT1 
stairs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL John_NP1 burnt_VVD his_APPGE legs_NN2 off_RP when_RRQ an_AT1 
electrical_JJ fire_NN1 ignited_VVD his_APPGE amplifier_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO be_VBI nearly_RR the_AT best_JJT 
bassplayer_NN1 in_II town_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Now_RT he_PPHS1 is_VBZ hot_JJ for_IF the_AT Lord_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE eyes_NN2 shine_VV0 and_CC his_APPGE head_NN1 nods_VVZ 
rapidly_RR back_RP and_CC forth_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 sings_VVZ his_APPGE 
praises_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Hallelujah_UH !_! 

^ ^_NULL Praise_NN1 the_AT Lord_NP1 !_! 

^ ^_NULL Next_MD thing_NN1 that_CST happens_VVZ ,_, we_PPIS2 find_VV0 
him_PPHO1 writhing_VVG on_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 floor_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE convulsions_NN2 leaving_VVG him_PPHO1 empty_JJ ,_, we_PPIS2 
slot_VV0 him_PPHO1 into_II the_AT ambulance_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 am_VBM a_RR21 little_RR22 upset_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 go_VV0 and_CC sit_VV0 in_II the_AT toilet_NN1 and_CC 
scrawl_VV0 a_AT1 poem_NN1 :_: Women_NN2 's_GE Lib_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Haemophilia_NP1 ,_, boys_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Pass_NN1 it_PPH1 on_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 hauls_VVZ me_PPIO1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT little_JJ 
room_NN1 ,_, kisses_VVZ me_PPIO1 hard_RR on_II the_AT lips_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 sees_VVZ me_PPIO1 on_II the_AT bus_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 wants_VVZ to_TO do_VDI up_II my_APPGE shoelaces_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 take_VV0 a_AT1 seat_NN1 beside_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 's_VBZ going_VVG home_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL Turns_VVZ out_RP we_PPIS2 're_VBR both_RR going_VVG to_II her_APPGE 
place_NN1 ,_, for_IF a_DD121 little_DD122 party_NN ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM anyone_PN1 's_VBZ for_IF a_AT1 kindness_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT creamy_JJ thighs_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 girl_NN1 I_PPIS1 
never_RR ever_RR made_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW ,_, these_DD2 are_VBR two_MC of_IO 
my_APPGE favourite_JJ things_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Clement_NP1 's_VBZ in_II her_APPGE kitchen_NN1 making_VVG 
a_AT1 meal_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Carefully_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 sprinkles_VVZ feta_NN1 cheese_NN1 on_II 
a_AT1 heap_NN1 of_IO rhubarb_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ magic_JJ food_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 claims_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Magic_JJ or_CC not_XX ,_, it_PPH1 tastes_VVZ bloody_RG awful_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Obviously_RR she_PPHS1 has_VHZ n't_XX taught_VVN him_PPHO1 how_RRQ 
to_TO cook_VVI yet_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Clement_NP1 used_VMK to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 fun_JJ guy_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 organised_VVD hilarious_JJ picnics_NN2 in_II Hagley_NP 
Park_NNL1 ,_, beside_II the_AT houses_NN2 of_IO the_AT suburban_JJ wealthy_JJ 
._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 were_VBDR multi-tudinous_JJ ,_, we_PPIS2 played_VVD 
guitars_NN2 and_CC flutes_NN2 and_CC flung_JJ frisbees_NN2 around_RP in_II 
the_AT springtime_NN1 daffodils_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 dished_VVD out_RP the_AT good_JJ food_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL One_MC1 time_NNT1 Clement_NP1 came_VVD up_II21 to_II22 me_PPIO1 
with_IW a_AT1 typewriter_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT cover_NN1 was_VBDZ slightly_RR ripped_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 got_VVD it_PPH1 off_RP a_AT1 man_NN1 
who_PNQS was_VBDZ jogging_VVG through_II the_AT park_NN1 ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 
dropped_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX need_VVI a_AT1 typewriter_NN1 ,_, 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Ah_UH !_! he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Too_RG true_JJ !_! 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB a_AT1 typewriter_NN1 is_VBZ exactly_RR what_DDQ you_PPY 
need_VV0 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Clement_NP1 becomes_VVZ a_AT1 Christian_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 revival_NN1 meeting_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 clammy_JJ handshake_NN1 
with_IW the_AT pastor_NN1 ,_, a_DD221 few_DD222 inspirational_JJ songs_NN2 
and_CC an_AT1 acid_NN1 flashback_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ happened_VVD 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Now_RT he_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT Lord_NP1 's_GE ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO drop_VVI him_PPHO1 like_II a_AT1 bad_JJ 
debt_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Kick_NP1 him_PPHO1 out_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 tell_VV0 her_APPGE ,_, he_PPHS1 
's_VBZ nothing_PN1 but_CCB a_AT1 sickening_JJ pastel_JJ Christian_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL His_APPGE face_NN1 lights_NN2 up_RP like_II a_AT1 pinball_NN1 
machine_NN1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 talks_VVZ about_II his_APPGE Church_NNJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC his_APPGE head_NN1 goes_VVZ back_RP and_CC forward_RL like_II 
billyho_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 disgusts_VVZ me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB she_PPHS1 says_VVZ no_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX 
letting_VVG him_PPHO1 go_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 amuses_VVZ me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL With_IW his_APPGE perhaps_RR immortality_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 stays_VVZ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS I_PPIS1 finally_RR get_VV0 to_II her_APPGE place_NN1 
she_PPHS1 's_VBZ sitting_VVG on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT bath_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC Clement_NP1 's_VBZ lying_VVG in_II it_PPH1 ,_, completely_RR 
naked_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC she_PPHS1 's_VBZ laughing_VVG ._. 

^ *<_NULL *3_NULL DAVID_NP1 EGGLETON_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL The_AT Rise_NN1 of_IO Amnesia_NP1 Sargon_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Amnesia_NP1 Sargon_NP1 exists_VVZ today_RT inside_II 
the_AT expanded_JJ sphere_NN1 of_IO computers_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 leads_VVZ a_AT1 wired-up_JJ ,_, robotic_JJ ,_, take-down_JJ 
life_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 space_NN1 cowboy_NN1 on_II a_AT1 kamikaze_NN1 starship_NN1 
,_, a_AT1 self-styled_JJ Venusian_NN1 ._. 

^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 499+TEXT+L26_FO **]_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *3_NULL STEVAN_JJ ELDRED-GRIGG_NP1 *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL They_PPHS2 Will_VM Be_VBI There_RL Before_CS They_PPHS2 
Leave_VV0 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" *0_NULL We_PPIS2 're_VBR all_DB mad_JJ really_RR ,_, 
**'_" Fag_NN1 said_VVD one_MC1 morning_NNT1 at_II the_AT start_NN1 of_IO 
1960_MC ,_, twisting_VVG a_AT1 banana_NN1 on_II the_AT formica_NN1 bench_NN1 
,_, torturing_VVG it_PPH1 till_II the_AT pulp_NN1 slithered_VVD over_RP 
her_APPGE fingers_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR all_DB mad_JJ ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 
said_VVD ,_, *'_" and_CC this_DD1 suburb_NN1 is_VBZ Sunnyside_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'd_VM just_RR turned_VVN seven_MC years_NNT2 
old_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 
getting_VVG at_II ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 lived_VVD in_II Agate_NP Street_NNL1 ,_, our_APPGE 
suburb_NN1 was_VBDZ Longwood_NP1 ,_, not_XX Sunnyside_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sunnyside_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT suburb_NN1 where_RRQ the_AT 
psychiatric_JJ hospital_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ miles_NNU2 
away_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VHD seen_VVN it_PPH1 through_II the_AT windows_NN2 
of_IO the_AT car_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Longwood_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX like_II that_DD1 ,_, Longwood_NP1 
was_VBDZ lovely_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ nice_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ 
a_AT1 suburb_NN1 was_VBDZ supposed_JJ to_TO be_VBI ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ 
what_DDQ the_AT whole_JJ world_NN1 was_VBDZ supposed_JJ to_TO be_VBI ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS I_PPIS1 looked_VVD through_II the_AT windscreen_NN1 as_CSA 
we_PPIS2 drove_VVD from_II somewhere_RL to_II somewhere_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 saw_VVD 
the_AT glass_NN1 of_IO the_AT picture_NN1 windows_NN2 of_IO Longwood_NP1 
gleaming_VVG back_RP at_II me_PPIO1 through_II the_AT glass_NN1 of_IO the_AT 
moving_JJ car_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 new_JJ world_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 world_NN1 of_IO concrete_JJ paths_NN2 and_CC flower_NN1 
beds_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Pastel_JJ pinks_NN2 and_CC sky_NN1 blues_NN2 ,_, *'_" full_JJ 
gloss_NN1 **'_" greens_NN2 and_CC yellows_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Crescents_NN2 and_CC cul-de-sacs_NN2 ,_, avenues_NN2 and_CC 
parades_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB there_EX were_VBDR problems_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Fag_NN1 ,_, mainly_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ it_PPH1 all_DB about_II ?_? 

^ **'_" she_PPHS1 kept_VVD saying_VVG ,_, crashing_VVG in_RP ,_, asking_VVG 
questions_NN2 I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO hear_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Each_DD1 house_NN1 in_II Longwood_NP1 looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 
small_JJ motel_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Each_DD1 shopping_NN1 centre_NN1 looked_VVN like_II a_AT1 motel_NN1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC the_AT schools_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 looked_VVD like_II 
motels_NN2 too_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sometimes_RT ,_, sitting_VVG in_II the_AT car_NN1 ,_, watching_VVG 
suave_JJ glazed_JJ acres_NNU2 flashing_NN1 past_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 found_VVD 
it_PPH1 hard_RR to_TO know_VVI whether_CSW what_DDQ I_PPIS1 had_VHD just_RR 
seen_VVN was_VBDZ Longwood_NP1 Boys_NN2 High_JJ School_NN1 or_CC the_AT 
Longwood_NP1 Lodge_NNL1 Motor_NN1 Hotel_NNL1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Or_CC one_MC1 of_IO the_AT sleek_JJ new_JJ concrete_NN1 and_CC 
glass_NN1 churches_NN2 ,_, all_DB of_IO which_DDQ looked_VVD as_CS21 
though_CS22 they_PPHS2 should_VM have_VHI in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 
them_PPHO2 a_AT1 neon_NN1 sign_NN1 ,_, *'_" Park_NP1 Vue_NP1 **'_" ,_, *'_" 
Sundeck_NP1 **'_" ,_, *'_" Garden_NP City_NNL1 **'_" ,_, held_VVD up_RP on_II 
steel_NN1 rays_NN2 to_TO dazzle_VVI the_AT speeding_JJ motorists_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL When_CS a_AT1 new_JJ subdivision_NN1 opened_VVN in_II Longwood_NP1 
the_AT estate_NN1 agents_NN2 held_VVD a_AT1 *'_" parade_NN1 of_IO homes_NN2 
**'_" where_RRQ the_AT latest_JJT kitchen_NN1 gadgets_NN2 ,_, the_AT 
latest_JJT aluminium_NN1 louvres_NN2 and_CC expelairs_NN2 were_VBDR 
displayed_VVN for_IF us_PPIO2 all_DB to_TO admire_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC when_CS one_MC1 of_IO the_AT newspapers_NN2 invited_VVD 
estate_NN1 agents_NN2 to_TO rank_VVI the_AT sixty_MC suburbs_NN2 of_IO the_AT 
city_NN1 by_II social_JJ *'_" desirability_NN1 **'_" ,_, Longwood_NP1 was_VBDZ 
placed_VVN at_II ..._... number_NN1 thirty_MC ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Men_NN2 driving_VVG off_RP to_TO work_VVI every_AT1 
morning_NNT1 ,_, **'_" Fag_NN1 would_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Women_NN2 shutting_VVG the_AT door_NN1 on_II them_PPHO2 ,_, 
going_VVG back_RP into_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT kids_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT contraceptives_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT codeine_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 worried_VVD me_PPIO1 that_CST we_PPIS2 
called_VVD our_APPGE mother_NN1 Fag_NN1 and_CC our_APPGE father_NN1 Roddie_NP1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ did_VDD n't_XX we_PPIS2 call_VVI them_PPHO2 Mum_NN1 and_CC 
Dad_NN1 ?_? 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Shit_NN1 ,_, **'_" Fag_NN1 would_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 need_VV0 an_AT1 instant_JJ coffee_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ queer_JJ ,_, Fag_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" The_AT swish_NN1 swish_NN1 of_IO revolving_VVG 
sprinklers_NN2 in_II the_AT front_JJ gardens_NN2 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 'd_VM 
say_VVI ,_, dumping_VVG hot_JJ water_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT electric_JJ 
jug_NN1 into_II a_AT1 coffee_NN1 cup_NN1 ,_, splashing_VVG gobs_NN2 of_IO 
undissolved_JJ brown_JJ powder_NN1 onto_II the_AT lemon_NN1 yellow_JJ 
formica_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" The_AT scream_NN1 of_IO vacuum_NN1 cleaners_NN2 ,_, **'_" 
she_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VM grab_VVI the_AT black_JJ plastic_NN1 
handle_NN1 of_IO the_AT ranch_NN1 sliders_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VM fling_VVI the_AT glass_NN1 aside_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VM burst_VVI out_RP onto_II the_AT concrete_JJ 
terrace_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Let_VM21 's_VM22 burn_VVI the_AT house_NN1 down_RP and_CC 
get_VVI the_AT insurance_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI 
._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Let_VM21 's_VM22 emigrate_VVI to_II Ecuador_NP1 !_! 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Then_RT things_NN2 would_VM get_VVI her_PPHO1 down_RP 
._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VM open_VVI the_AT oven_NN1 door_NN1 and_CC look_VVI 
inside_RL at_II a_AT1 dead_JJ chunk_NN1 of_IO sheep_NN spitting_VVG hot_JJ 
fat_NN1 back_RP at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VM bang_VVI the_AT door_NN1 shut_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VM screw_VVI up_RP her_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VM hear_VVI the_AT norwester_NN1 whistle_VV0 hot_JJ 
and_CC airless_JJ against_II the_AT roof_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VM turn_VVI from_II the_AT oven_NN1 door_NN1 and_CC 
point_NN1 at_II Roddie_NP1 with_IW the_AT big_JJ red_JJ mittens_NN2 she_PPHS1 
wore_VVD when_CS holding_VVG hot_JJ things_NN2 in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" What_DDQ the_AT hell_NN1 are_VBR we_PPIS2 doing_VDG 
this_DD1 for_IF ?_? 

^ **'_" she_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL One_MC1 day_NNT1 Roddie_NP1 sighed_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL Usually_RR he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG 
careful_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Sorry_JJ ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Sorry_JJ to_TO disturb_VVI your_APPGE peaceful_JJ little_JJ 
world_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Sorry_JJ life_NN1 's_VBZ pointless_JJ and_CC I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO 
work_VVI my_APPGE guts_NN2 out_II doing_VDG stupid_JJ trivial_JJ things_NN2 
all_DB day_NNT1 long_RR keeping_VVG my_APPGE house_NN1 like_II an_AT1 ad_NN1 
for_IF vacuum_NN1 cleaners_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Which_DDQ was_VBDZ a_AT1 joke_NN1 ,_, if_CS anything_PN1 
was_VBDZ ,_, because_CS Fag_NN1 was_VBDZ hopeless_JJ at_II housework_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE place_NN1 was_VBDZ always_RR a_AT1 mess_NN1 ,_, and_CC 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ always_RR ashamed_JJ of_IO her_PPHO1 because_II21 of_II22 
it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX were_VBDR always_RR flies_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Dirty_JJ black_JJ flies_NN2 sitting_VVG in_II promiscuous_JJ rows_NN2 
in_II the_AT sun_NN1 on_II31 top_II32 of_II33 the_AT yellow_JJ formica_NN1 
bench_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC instead_II21 of_II22 buying_VVG an_AT1 aerosol_NN1 and_CC 
spraying_VVG poison_NN1 at_II the_AT flies_NN2 and_CC killing_VVG them_PPHO2 
dead_JJ ,_, the_AT way_NN1 flies_NN2 should_VM be_VBI killed_VVN ,_, Fag_NN1 
never_RR did_VDD anything_RR21 but_RR22 just_RR wave_VVI her_APPGE hand_NN1 
distractedly_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL Up_RP into_II the_AT air_NN1 the_AT flies_NN2 would_VM flick_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT ,_, after_CS a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO moments_NN2 ,_, back_RP 
onto_II the_AT yellow_JJ formica_NN1 they_PPHS2 'd_VM settle_VVI ,_, 
licking_VVG their_APPGE legs_NN2 ,_, spreading_VVG sepsis_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX as_CS21 if_CS22 we_PPIS2 have_VH0 
n't_XX made_VVN a_AT1 choice_NN1 ,_, **'_" Roddie_NP1 once_RR said_VVD ,_, 
smiling_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Huh_UH ,_, **'_" Fag_NN1 said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL As_RG much_DA1 choice_NN1 as_II21 between_II22 Persil_NP1 and_CC 
Rinso_NP1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Roddie_NP1 said_VVD something_PN1 tactful_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" The_AT thing_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, **'_" Fag_NN1 said_VVD to_II 
Aunty_NNB Diana_NP1 over_II a_AT1 cup_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 that_DD1 
afternoon_NNT1 ,_, *'_" he_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ that_CST because_CS we_PPIS2 
gave_VVD up_RP making_VVG money_NN1 that_CST 's_VBZ the_AT end_NN1 of_IO 
it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 've_VH0 fixed_VVN our_APPGE priorities_NN2 and_CC that_DD1 
's_VBZ it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX entitled_VVN to_TO be_VBI unhappy_JJ ,_, 
because_CS we_PPIS2 've_VH0 done_VDN what_DDQ we_PPIS2 thought_VVD we_PPIS2 
wanted_VVD ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Well_RR ,_, **'_" Aunty_NNB Diana_NP1 said_VVD 
carefully_RR ,_, looking_VVG a_DD121 little_DD122 nervous_JJ ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Is_VBZ n't_XX that_RG true_JJ ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Aunty_NNB Diana_NP1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 bit_RR22 scared_JJ 
of_IO Fag_NN1 ,_, especially_RR when_RRQ Fag_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II one_MC1 of_IO 
her_APPGE moods_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Fag_NN1 never_RR put_VVN things_NN2 away_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 never_RR seemed_VVD to_TO close_VVI a_AT1 door_NN1 ,_, 
Fag_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 hardly_RR ever_RR in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO 
see_VVI her_PPHO1 close_RR a_AT1 door_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 just_RR left_JJ 
doors_NN2 ajar_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Bathroom_NN1 doors_NN2 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS I_PPIS1 walked_VVD past_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 last_MD 
thing_NN1 before_II bed_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VM see_VVI Fag_NN1 in_II the_AT 
bath_NN1 ,_, lolling_VVG in_II a_AT1 soapy_JJ stew_NN1 ,_, smoking_VVG a_AT1 
cigarette_NN1 ,_, screwing_VVG up_RP her_APPGE eyes_NN2 over_II a_AT1 soggy_JJ 
magazine_NN1 ,_, twisting_VVG the_AT hot_JJ tap_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE toes_NN2 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Faa-ag_NN1 **'_" ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM say_VVI ,_, 
walking_VVG in_RP ,_, trampling_VVG on_II her_APPGE crumpled_JJ bra_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VM grunt_VVI ,_, crush_VV0 a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 
on_II a_AT1 cake_NN1 of_IO Lux_NN1 soap_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Faa-ag_NN1 ,_, **'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX find_VVI my_APPGE sandshoes_NN2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 'd_VM sigh_VVI ,_, and_CC shift_VVI her_APPGE 
hips_NN2 a_RR21 little_RR22 ,_, letting_VVG the_AT water_NN1 slither_VVI 
against_II her_APPGE loose_JJ blue_JJ breasts_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" In_II the_AT airing_NN1 cupboard_NN1 ,_, Ash_NP1 ,_, 
**'_" she_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Where_CS you_PPY last_VV0 chucked_VVN them_PPHO2 **'_" ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Ash_NP1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ everybody_PN1 at_II home_NN1 
called_VVN me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ short_JJ for_IF Ashley_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ 
my_APPGE name_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ annoyed_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 silly_JJ name_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL None_PN of_IO the_AT other_JJ boys_NN2 at_II school_NN1 had_VHD 
silly_JJ names_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 all_DB seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI sensible_JJ 
names_NN2 like_II Brian_NP1 or_CC Brent_NP1 ,_, or_CC David_NP1 or_CC Doug_NP1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Why_RRQ am_VBM I_PPIS1 called_VVN Ashley_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD to_II Fag_NN1 one_MC1 day_NNT1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL No_AT other_JJ kids_NN2 are_VBR called_VVN Ashley_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ 'd_VM you_PPY call_VVI me_PPIO1 Ashley_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Roddie_NP1 wanted_VVD to_TO give_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 
family_NN name_NN1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 recognised_VVD evasion_NN1 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 saw_VVD 
it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Well_RR why_RRQ 'd_VM you_PPY call_VVI me_PPIO1 
Ashley_NP1 then_RT ?_? 

^ **'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Fag_NN1 looked_VVD away_RP ,_, scratched_VVD her_APPGE 
nail_NN1 on_II some_DD torn_JJ plastic_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" I_PPIS1 read_VVD it_PPH1 in_II a_AT1 novel_NN1 ,_, **'_" 
she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" A_AT1 novel_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ kind_NN1 of_IO novel_NN1 ?_? 

^ ^_NULL Why_RRQ 'd_VM you_PPY call_VVI me_PPIO1 after_CS somebody_PN1 in_II 
a_AT1 novel_NN1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC ,_, to_II my_APPGE amazement_NN1 ,_, Fag_NN1 
*1_NULL blushed_VVD ._. 

^ *|_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Roddie_NP1 was_VBDZ very_RG interested_JJ in_II 
progress_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ terrible_JJ ,_, just_RR a_DD221 
few_DD222 years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 told_VVD us_PPIO2 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL The_AT housing_NN1 situation_NN1 in_II Christchurch_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Absolutely_RR terrible_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Working_VVG people_NN living_VVG like_II cattle_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB things_NN2 are_VBR moving_VVG now_RT ._. 

^ ^_NULL Homes_NN2 for_IF families_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Homes_NN2 for_IF the_AT people_NN ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Roddie_NP1 often_RR brought_VVN building_NN1 
magazines_NN2 home_RL from_II work_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'd_VM settle_VVI down_RP with_IW a_AT1 pile_NN1 of_IO 
them_PPHO2 ,_, studying_VVG the_AT future_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL Christchurch_NP1 is_VBZ experiencing_VVG its_APPGE 
greatest_JJT ever_RR commercial_JJ building_NN1 boom_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Modern_JJ multi-storey_JJ buildings_NN2 featuring_VVG the_AT 
latest_JJT architectural_JJ designs_NN2 are_VBR climbing_VVG skywards_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT amount_NN1 of_IO commercial_JJ building_NN1 in_II the_AT 
last_MD five_MC years_NNT2 has_VHZ been_VBN greater_JJR than_CSN that_CST 
in_II the_AT previous_JJ twenty_MC years_NNT2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL What_DDQ did_VDD Fag_NN1 mean_VV0 ,_, *'_" this_DD1 
suburb_NN1 is_VBZ Sunnyside_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL From_II the_AT days_NNT2 when_RRQ the_AT 
Canterbury_NP1 Pilgrims_NP1 established_VVD their_APPGE first_MD forges_NN2 
and_CC smithies_NN2 ,_, industry_NN1 has_VHZ flourished_VVN ._. 

^ ^_NULL Now_RT in_II our_APPGE second_MD century_NNT1 there_EX are_VBR 
signs_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 industrial_JJ migration_NN1 to_II this_DD1 province_NN1 
which_DDQ will_VM transform_VVI the_AT emphasis_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE 
commercial_JJ life_NN1 and_CC provide_VV0 work_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 vastly_RR 
increased_JJ population_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Canterbury_NP1 is_VBZ on_II the_AT march_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT population_NN1 ,_, the_AT wealth_NN1 and_CC the_AT 
development_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 city_NN1 and_CC province_NN1 will_VM 
advance_VVI in_II the_AT next_MD fifty_MC years_NNT2 to_II an_AT1 extent_NN1 
which_DDQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ difficult_JJ for_IF us_PPIO2 today_RT to_TO 
foresee_VVI ,_, just_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ for_IF the_AT 
early_JJ pioneers_NN2 to_TO envisage_VVI the_AT Christchurch_NP1 of_IO 
today_RT **'_" ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Roddie_NP1 liked_VVD to_TO drive_VVI around_II the_AT new_JJ 
industrial_JJ estates_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Rubber_JJ factories_NN2 ,_, plastics_NN2 factories_NN2 ,_, 
textile_NN1 factories_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Machine_NN1 works_NN and_CC engineering_NN1 works_VVZ ._. 

^ ^_NULL Long_RR low_JJ buildings_NN2 ,_, glass_NN1 and_CC concrete_JJ and_CC 
steel_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Look_VV0 nice_JJ enough_RR to_TO hang_VVI curtains_NN2 
and_CC live_VVI in_RP ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX they_PPHS2 ,_, Ash_NP1 ?_? 

^ **'_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Different_JJ from_II the_AT days_NNT2 when_RRQ your_APPGE 
mother_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE sisters_NN2 were_VBDR working_VVG ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Maladjusted_JJ young_JJ people_NN ,_, **'_" 
noted_VVD one_MC1 of_IO the_AT newspapers_NN2 in_II its_APPGE New_JJ Year_NNT1 
survey_NN1 ,_, listing_VVG the_AT leading_JJ signs_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 new_JJ 
decade_NNT1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL The_AT \_NULL A-bomb_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT \_NULL H-bomb_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Jet-propelled_JJ war_NN1 planes_NN2 reaching_VVG new_JJ ,_, 
fantastic_JJ heights_NN2 and_CC almost_RR unbelievable_JJ speeds_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Earth-orbiting_JJ Soviet_JJ and_CC American_JJ satellites_NN2 
culminating_VVG in_II the_AT Soviet_JJ Lunik_NN1 on_II the_AT moon_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL What_DDQ do_VD0 these_DD2 things_NN2 augur_VVI ?_? 

^ **'_" *|_NULL ^_NULL Grandma_NNB Feron_NP1 lived_VVD in_II Sydenham_NP1 ,_, 
in_II Trollope_NP Street_NNL1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Trollope_NP Street_NNL1 was_VBDZ just_RR a_AT1 narrow_JJ little_JJ 
street_NN1 of_IO little_JJ narrow_JJ cottages_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Run_VVN up_RP by_II a_AT1 spec_NN1 builder_NN1 in_II 
the_AT old_JJ days_NNT2 ,_, **'_" Roddie_NP1 said_VVD one_MC1 time_NNT1 as_CSA 
we_PPIS2 drove_VVD there_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Grandma_NNB Feron_NP1 had_VHD a_PN21 lot_PN22 to_TO say_VVI 
about_II the_AT old_JJ days_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB unlike_II Roddie_NP1 she_PPHS1 
got_VVD it_PPH1 all_DB wrong_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" The_AT bad_JJ old_JJ days_NNT2 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 
muttered_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Only_RR one_MC1 thing_NN1 worse_RRR ,_, and_CC that_DD1 's_VBZ 
these_DD2 days_NNT2 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL On_II our_APPGE visits_NN2 to_II Grandma_NNB Feron_NP1 
we_PPIS2 'd_VM get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 our_APPGE car_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 'd_VM open_VVI a_AT1 rusty_JJ little_JJ gate_NN1 in_II a_AT1 
corrugated_JJ iron_NN1 fence_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 'd_VM follow_VVI a_AT1 cracked_JJ asphalt_NN1 path_NN1 
past_II a_DD221 few_DD222 sooty_JJ hydrangeas_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 clump_NN1 or_CC 
two_MC of_IO silver_NN1 beet_NN1 run_VV0 to_TO seed_VVI ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'd_VM look_VVI at_II a_AT1 reflection_NN1 of_IO myself_PPX1 
in_II a_AT1 double_JJ hung_JJ window_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 'd_VM look_VVI behind_II the_AT image_NN1 and_CC see_VVI 
bunched_JJ lace_NN1 curtains_NN2 through_II the_AT glass_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Roddie_NP1 or_CC Fag_NN1 would_VM knock_VVI on_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT door_NN1 would_VM fling_VVI open_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_DD121 little_DD122 ,_, angry_JJ looking_JJ woman_NN1 in_II31 
front_II32 of_II33 us_PPIO2 ,_, in_II a_AT1 limp_JJ dark_JJ frock_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Come_VV0 in_RP ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Since_CS \_NULL yer_PPY here_RL ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Shuffling_VVG us_PPIO2 into_II what_DDQ she_PPHS1 
called_VVD the_AT *'_" dining_NN1 room_NN1 **'_" ,_, she_PPHS1 'd_VM start_VVI 
to_TO talk_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" That_DD1 tart_NN1 ,_, **'_" she_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Widdy_NP1 giddying_VVG about_II the_AT town_NN1 on_II her_APPGE 
high_JJ heels_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Talk_NN1 about_II merry_JJ bloody_JJ widow_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN spending_VVG like_II a_AT1 squatter_JJR 
since_CS her_APPGE old_JJ man_NN1 kicked_VVD the_AT bucket_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Her_APPGE words_NN2 came_VVD out_RP endlessly_RR ,_, 
the_AT same_DA words_NN2 ,_, the_AT same_DA sing_VV0 
**[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -song_JJ ,_, hard_RR little_JJ words_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Hard_RR ,_, compact_JJ little_JJ pellets_NN2 of_IO meaning_NN1 ,_, 
filling_VVG up_RP the_AT room_NN1 with_IW the_AT weight_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 
._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 small_JJ ,_, dark_JJ room_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 exact_JJ cube_NN1 ,_, 
built_VVD entirely_RR of_IO wood_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Walls_NP1 and_CC ceilings_NN2 bellying_VVG with_IW old_JJ green_JJ 
paper_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Coir_NP1 mats_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 worn_JJ possum_NN1 rug_NN1 on_II 
the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 dado_NN1 of_IO orange_NN1 and_CC black_JJ linoleum_NN1 
running_VVG round_RP at_II shoulder_NN1 height_NN1 ,_, trapping_VVG me_PPIO1 
in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 her_APPGE tongue_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL No_AT escape_NN1 from_II that_DD1 tongue_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 yellow_JJ fireside_NN1 chair_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 soundless_JJ 
gramophone_NN1 ,_, two_MC or_CC three_MC pieces_NN2 of_IO musty_JJ bulging_JJ 
horsehair_NN1 ,_, nothing_PN1 substantial_JJ enough_RR to_TO hide_VVI 
behind_RL ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI long_JJ before_II this_DD1 is_VBZ 
all_RR gone_VVN ,_, Ash_NP1 ,_, **'_" Roddie_NP1 would_VM reassure_VVI 
me_PPIO1 as_CSA we_PPIS2 came_VVD or_CC went_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Hope_NN1 so_CS ,_, **'_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Urban_JJ renewal_NN1 ,_, **'_" he_PPHS1 'd_VM say_VVI ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Urban_JJ renewal_NN1 was_VBDZ already_RR beginning_VVG ._. 

^ ^_NULL One_MC1 day_NNT1 we_PPIS2 drove_VVD past_II a_AT1 row_NN1 of_IO 
fibrolite_NN1 cottages_NN2 whose_DDQGE back_NN1 walls_NN2 had_VHD all_RR 
been_VBN torn_VVN off_RP ,_, showing_VVG us_PPIO2 the_AT insides_NN2 of_IO 
their_APPGE little_JJ rooms_NN2 ,_, little_JJ boxes_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Ripped_JJ wallpaper_NN1 ,_, broken_JJ linoleum_NN1 ,_, lay_VVD 
loose_RR in_II the_AT hot_JJ air_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 hard_JJ summer_NNT1 sun_NPD1 blasted_VVD into_II spaces_NN2 
which_DDQ for_IF three_MC generations_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN lit_VVN by_II 
nothing_PN1 but_CCB tallow_VV0 candles_NN2 ,_, coal_NN1 gas_NN1 ,_, blank_JJ 
electric_JJ bulbs_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ wonderful_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 exulted_VVD ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 surgical_JJ operation_NN1 on_II cancer_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 's_VHZ all_RR been_VBN zoned_VVN ,_, **'_" 
Roddie_NP1 explained_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Working_VVG people_NN should_VM n't_XX have_VHI to_TO put_VVI 
up_RP with_IW this_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO housing_NN1 ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Buggered_JJ if_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM \_NULL gon_VVGK 
na_TO let_VVI them_PPHO2 shift_NN1 *1_NULL me_PPIO1 ,_, **'_" *0_NULL 
grandma_NN1 Feron_NP1 muttered_VVD ,_, crouching_VVG in_II her_APPGE yellow_JJ 
chair_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" They_PPHS2 're_VBR dark_JJ ,_, these_DD2 old_JJ 
places_NN2 ,_, **'_" Roddie_NP1 said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL And_CC they_PPHS2 're_VBR damp_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC there_EX 's_VBZ too_RG much_DA1 work_NN1 trying_VVG to_TO 
keep_VVI them_PPHO2 clean_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Better_RRR than_CSN some_DD concrete_JJ bloody_JJ 
flat_NN1 ,_, **'_" grandma_NN1 Feron_NP1 said_VVD ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Time_NNT1 for_IF you_PPY to_TO enjoy_VVI a_DD221 
few_DD222 mod_JJ cons_NN2 ,_, **'_" Roddie_NP1 said_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Time_NNT1 for_IF you_PPY to_TO take_VVI it_PPH1 easy_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Always_RR got_VVN all_DB the_AT answers_NN2 ,_, 
\_NULL youse_PPY people_NN ,_, **'_" grandma_NN1 Feron_NP1 snapped_VVD back_RP 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ sad_JJ ,_, **'_" Roddie_NP1 said_VVD 
as_CSA we_PPIS2 climbed_VVD back_RP into_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL Your_APPGE grandmother_NN1 's_VBZ scared_JJ of_IO kindness_NN1 
._. 

^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Think_VV0 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM bloody_RG deaf_JJ ,_, 
**'_" grandma_NN1 Feron_NP1 yelled_VVD ._. 

^ *'_" ^_NULL As_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 bloody_JJ thick_JJ ._. 

^ **'_" *#_NULL **[_NULL 500+TEXT+L27_FO **]_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL 5_MC *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *5_NULL Dozey_JJ Bastard_NN1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *6_NULL YES_UH ,_, STAN_NP1 FUDD_NP1 WAS_VBDZ *0_NULL a_AT1 
true-blue_JJ ,_, dyed-in-the-wool_NN1 ,_, honest-to-goodness_NN1 ,_, 
fair-dinkum_NN1 ,_, jumped-up-never-to-come-down_FU ,_, gold-plated_JJ ,_, 
Dozey_JJ Bastard_NN1 (_( *1_NULL \_NULL Bastardus_NP1 drippus_NN1 )_) ._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX a_AT1 bad_JJ truck-driver_NN1 ,_, mind_VV0 you_PPY ,_, but_CCB 
a_AT1 Really_RR Dozey_JJ Bastard_NN1 ,_, all_RR31 the_RR32 same_RR33 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ driving_JJ trucks_NN2 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Big_JJ artics._NNU ,_, long_JJ hauls_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Auckland_NP1 *-_- Napier_NP1 *-_- Gisborne_NP1 *-_- Palmerston_NP1 
North_NP *-_- Wellington_NP1 ,_, runs_VVZ like_II that_DD1 ,_, and_CC 
usually_RR two_MC or_CC three_MC of_IO us_PPIO2 would_VM set_VVI off_RP 
together_RL and_CC stay_VVI more_RRR or_CC less_RRR together_RL as_CS31 
long_CS32 as_CS33 we_PPIS2 could_VM ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL One_MC1 day_NNT1 ,_, when_RRQ my_APPGE mate_NN1 Mike_NP1 
Foote_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 were_VBDR getting_VVG ready_JJ for_IF a_AT1 
routine_NN1 run_VVN down_RP to_II Palmerston_NP1 North_NP1 and_CC back_NN1 ,_, 
the_AT boss_NN1 came_VVD and_CC introduced_VVD this_DD1 new_JJ bloke_NN1 ,_, 
Stan_NP1 Fudd_NP1 ,_, and_CC asked_VVD us_PPIO2 to_TO show_VVI him_PPHO1 
the_AT ropes_NN2 and_CC keep_VVI an_AT1 eye_NN1 on_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ to_TO drive_VVI a_AT1 third_MD rig_NN1 and_CC 
bring_VVI back_RP a_AT1 load_NN1 of_IO refrigerated_JJ fish_NN ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR off_RP we_PPIS2 went_VVD ,_, Mike_NP1 up_RL21 front_RL22 
,_, the_AT new_JJ bloke_NN1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 
brought_VVD up_RP the_AT rear_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 fairly_RR long_RR run_VVN down_RP to_II 
Palmerston_NP1 North_NP1 but_CCB we_PPIS2 were_VBDR all_DB empty_JJ and_CC 
got_VVD there_RL in_II eleven_MC hours_NNT2 *-_- one_MC1 o'clock_RA in_II 
the_AT morning_NNT1 *-_- and_CC had_VHD a_AT1 kip_NN1 in_II our_APPGE usual_JJ 
pub_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT new_JJ bloke_NN1 could_VM handle_VVI a_AT1 truck_NN1 
all_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ no_RR21 doubt_RR22 about_II that_DD1 
,_, but_CCB by_II the_AT time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 'd_VHD loaded_VVN up_RP and_CC 
had_VHD a_AT1 feed_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG a_RR21 bit_RR22 weary_JJ 
on_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Not_XX used_VVN to_II the_AT long_JJ runs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC by_II the_AT time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 'd_VHD made_VVN it_PPH1 
back_RP up_II21 to_II22 Taupo_NP1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG really_RR 
beat_VVD ,_, so_CS we_PPIS2 stopped_VVD for_IF an_AT1 hour_NNT1 to_TO give_VVI 
him_PPHO1 a_AT1 spell_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Back_RP at_II the_AT depot_NN1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR told_VVN 
to_TO get_VVI some_DD sleep_NN1 because_CS there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 rush_NN1 
job_NN1 on_RP and_CC we_PPIS2 had_VHD to_TO leave_VVI for_IF Napier_NP1 
early_RR next_MD morning_NNT1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Stan_NP1 turned_VVD up_RP yawning_VVG and_CC hollow-eyed_JJ 
and_CC when_CS we_PPIS2 stopped_VVD for_IF lunch_NN1 at_II Taupo_NP1 he_PPHS1 
almost_RR went_VVD to_TO sleep_VVI at_II the_AT cafe_NN1 table_NN1 we_PPIS2 
were_VBDR sitting_VVG at_II ._. 

^ ^_NULL So_RR Mike_NP1 went_VVD to_II his_APPGE truck_NN1 and_CC came_VVD 
back_RP with_IW a_AT1 jar_NN1 of_IO tablets_NN2 he_PPHS1 kept_VVD in_II 
his_APPGE cab_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Here_RL ,_, take_VV0 one_MC1 of_IO these_DD2 ,_, **"_" 
he_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II Stan_NP1 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 'll_VM keep_VVI you_PPY awake_VV0 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" What_DDQ are_VBR they_PPHS2 ?_? **"_" said_VVD Stan_NP1 
._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Methedrines_NP1 ,_, **"_" said_VVD Mike_NP1 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL They_PPHS2 'll_VM stop_VVI you_PPY going_VVG to_II sleep_NN1 
on_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 rough_JJ stretch_NN1 between_II here_RL and_CC 
Napier_NP1 and_CC we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI you_PPY going_VVG over_II 
the_AT bank_NN1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Okay_RR ,_, thanks_NN2 ,_, **"_" said_VVD Stan_NP1 ,_, 
taking_VVG one_MC1 of_IO the_AT pills_NN2 and_CC washing_VVG it_PPH1 down_RP 
with_IW coffee_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" You_PPY 'd_VHD better_RRR take_VVI a_DD221 few_DD222 
of_IO these_DD2 ,_, **"_" said_VVD Mike_NP1 ,_, pouring_VVG about_RG fifty_MC 
of_IO them_PPHO2 onto_II a_AT1 table_NN1 napkin_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL Just_RR take_VV0 one_PN1 when_CS you_PPY feel_VV0 yourself_PPX1 
getting_VVG sleepy_JJ ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Thanks_NN2 ,_, **"_" said_VVD Stan_NP1 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 need_VV0 something_PN1 like_VVI that_DD1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" You_PPY have_VH0 to_TO be_VBI careful_JJ not_XX to_TO 
take_VVI too_RG many_DA2 of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, **"_" warned_VVD Mike_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI Stan_NP1 can_VM 
have_VHI heard_VVN him_PPHO1 *-_- or_CC perhaps_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR 
that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Dozey_JJ Bastard_NN1 *-_- because_CS he_PPHS1 
took_VVD to_II those_DD2 methedrine_JJ pills_NN2 like_II nobody_PN1 's_GE 
business_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 drove_VVD non-stop_RR to_II Napier_NP1 and_CC did_VDD n't_XX 
even_RR wait_VVI until_II morning_NNT1 to_TO head_VVI back_RP ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO sleep_VVI in_II the_AT 
same_DA hotel_NN1 room_NN1 as_CSA him_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 flounced_VVD 
and_CC creaked_VVD around_RP in_II his_APPGE bed_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 couple_NN1 
of_IO hours_NNT2 and_CC then_RT he_PPHS1 got_VVD dressed_VVN and_CC went_VVD 
out_RP for_IF a_AT1 walk_NN1 around_RP ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 woke_VVD me_PPIO1 up_RP in_II the_AT early_JJ hours_NNT2 
of_IO the_AT next_MD morning_NNT1 to_TO tell_VVI me_PPIO1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 
going_VVGK to_TO head_VVI on_RP back_RP to_II Auckland_NP1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL His_APPGE truck_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT yard_NN1 ,_, 
unloaded_VVD ,_, serviced_VVD and_CC ready_JJ to_TO take_VVI off_RP again_RT 
,_, by_II the_AT time_NNT1 Mike_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 arrived_VVD back_RP late_RR 
that_DD1 night_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC when_CS we_PPIS2 met_VVD at_II the_AT depot_NN1 two_MC 
days_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, Stan_NP1 ,_, hollow-eyed_JJ and_CC wildly_RR 
excited_JJ ,_, whispered_VVD hoarsely_RR to_II us_PPIO2 (_( although_CS 
there_EX was_VBDZ nobody_PN1 else_RR within_II earshot_NN1 )_) that_CST 
he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX been_VBN to_TO sleep_VVI since_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD 
got_VVN back_RP from_II Napier_NP1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 felt_VVD terrific_JJ ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN having_VHG long_JJ 
discussions_NN2 with_IW the_AT wife_NN1 ,_, **"_" he_PPHS1 confided_VVD to_II 
us_PPIO2 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL Our_APPGE whole_JJ lives_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN changed_VVN !_! 
**"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" You_PPY want_VV0 to_TO take_VVI it_PPH1 a_RR21 bit_RR22 
easy_JJ on_II those_DD2 methedrines_NN2 ,_, **"_" Mike_NP1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 
._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL You_PPY 'll_VM go_VVI right_RR off_RP if_CS you_PPY keep_VV0 
taking_VVG too_RG many_DA2 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 hardly_RR touched_VVN them_PPHO2 !_! 
**"_" protested_VVD Stan_NP1 quickly_RR ,_, looking_VVG guiltily_RR around_II 
the_AT yard_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Just_RR take_VV0 it_PPH1 easy_JJ ,_, all_RR31 the_RR32 
same_RR33 ,_, **"_" said_VVD Mike_NP1 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL Give_VV0 them_PPHO2 a_AT1 rest_NN1 for_IF a_DD221 few_DD222 
days_NNT2 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Stan_NP1 got_VVD held_VVN up_RP at_II the_AT depot_NN1 
that_DD1 morning_NNT1 so_CS Mike_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 left_VVD ahead_II21 
of_II22 him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 passed_VVD us_PPIO2 later_RRR in_II 
the_AT day_NNT1 ,_, grim-jawed_JJ and_CC black-eyed_JJ ,_, heading_VVG 
south_ND1 as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II an_AT1 army_NNJ tank_NN1 
or_CC a_AT1 jumbo-jet_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 got_VVD out_II21 of_II22 step_NN1 with_IW us_PPIO2 
,_, we_PPIS2 could_VM n't_XX keep_VVI up_RP with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ making_VVG half_RR as_RG much_DA1 again_RT as_II 
us_PPIO2 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 were_VBDR on_II big_JJ money_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Then_RT the_AT jar_NN1 of_IO methedrines_NN2 disappeared_VVD 
out_II21 of_II22 Mike_NP1 's_GE truck_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 started_VVD 
getting_VVG worried_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 asked_VVD Stan_NP1 about_II it_PPH1 and_CC he_PPHS1 
accused_VVD us_PPIO2 of_IO picking_VVG on_II him_PPHO1 *-_- just_RR like_II 
his_APPGE wife_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN lately_RR ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" He_PPHS1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI able_JK to_TO keep_VVI 
it_PPH1 up_RP ,_, **"_" Mike_NP1 said_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI long_JJ before_CS it_PPH1 
catches_VVZ up_RP on_II him_PPHO1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 'd_VHD caught_VVN up_RP with_IW Stan_NP1 at_II an_AT1 
eating_JJ place_NN1 well_RR down_RP the_AT line_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR 
having_VHG one_MC1 of_IO our_APPGE rare_JJ meals_NN2 together_RL ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB Stan_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX hungry_JJ and_CC picked_VVN at_II 
the_AT edges_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE food_NN1 as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD 
already_RR eaten_VVN too_RG much_DA1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 drank_VVD five_MC 
cups_NN2 of_IO coffee_NN1 and_CC then_RT drank_VVD all_DB the_AT milk_NN1 
out_II21 of_II22 the_AT jug_NN1 on_II our_APPGE table_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 tried_VVD to_TO talk_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 
was_VBDZ almost_RR incoherent_JJ by_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Raving_VVG wildly_RR for_IF a_DD221 few_DD222 minutes_NNT2 and_CC 
then_RT lapsing_VVG suddenly_RR into_II a_AT1 sullen_JJ brooding_JJ 
silence_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC before_II Mike_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD finished_VVN 
eating_VVG he_PPHS1 abruptly_RR left_VVD us_PPIO2 ,_, saying_VVG as_CSA 
he_PPHS1 went_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO get_VVI going_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 decided_VVD that_CST if_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD any_DD 
worse_JJR we_PPIS2 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO get_VVI the_AT boss_NN1 to_TO lay_VVI 
him_PPHO1 off_RP for_IF a_DD221 few_DD222 days_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX look_VVI to_II us_PPIO2 as_CS21 though_CS22 
Stan_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN eating_VVG or_CC sleeping_VVG anywhere_RL near_RR 
enough_RR over_II the_AT past_JJ couple_NN1 of_IO weeks_NNT2 (_( ever_RR 
since_CS the_AT methedrines_NN2 )_) and_CC we_PPIS2 estimated_VVD that_CST 
he_PPHS1 'd_VHD lost_VVN between_II a_AT1 stone_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 half_NN 
and_CC two_MC stone_NN1 in_II weight_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ about_RG half_DB past_II one_PN1 the_AT 
following_JJ morning_NNT1 when_RRQ we_PPIS2 came_VVD up_RP with_IW Stan_NP1 
's_GE truck_NN1 ,_, stopped_VVN in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT road_NN1 
on_II a_AT1 long_JJ straight_JJ ,_, with_IW the_AT motor_NN1 running_VVG 
and_CC the_AT lights_NN2 on_II full-beam_NN1 and_CC the_AT cab_NN1 door_NN1 
hanging_VVG open_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX were_VBDR fifty-yard-long_JJ black_JJ streaks_NN2 of_IO 
rubber_NN1 on_II the_AT road_NN1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 'd_VHD slammed_VVN on_II 
his_APPGE brakes_NN2 at_II high_JJ speed_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 wonder_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX 
jack-knifed_JJ her_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 pulled_VVD over_RP and_CC stopped_VVD our_APPGE 
trucks_NN2 and_CC got_VVD out_RP to_TO look_VVI for_IF Stan_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 'd_VHD gone_VVN past_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ back_RP up_RP the_AT road_NN1 looking_VVG around_RP 
in_II some_DD fern_NN1 down_II the_AT bank_NN1 ,_, lighting_VVG matches_NN2 
and_CC calling_VVG out_RP ,_, *"_" ^_NULL Hoi_UH ,_, ^_NULL Hoi_UH there_RL 
!_! 

^ ^_NULL Where_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY ?_? **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR as_RG well_JJ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ 
us_PPIO2 who_PNQS 'd_VHD found_VVN him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 led_VVD him_PPHO1 back_RP to_II the_AT trucks_NN2 and_CC 
made_VVD him_PPHO1 drink_VVI some_DD coffee_NN1 from_II the_AT thermos_NN1 
I_PPIS1 carried_VVD in_II my_APPGE cab_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC this_DD1 ,_, as_RG near_RL as_CSA we_PPIS2 could_VM 
gather_VVI ,_, was_VBDZ what_DDQ had_VHD happened_VVN to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ just_RR driving_VVG along_RP making_VVG good_JJ 
time_NNT1 when_RRQ the_AT little_JJ naked_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS 'd_VHD been_VBN 
scampering_VVG along_RP in_II his_APPGE headlights_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE 
umbrella_NN1 up_RP for_IF about_RG forty_MC or_CC fifty_MC miles_NNU2 
suddenly_RR disappeared_VVD with_IW a_AT1 scream_NN1 under_II the_AT front_NN1 
of_IO the_AT truck_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Stan_NP1 stamped_VVD on_II his_APPGE brakes_NN2 and_CC jammed_VVD 
the_AT 22-ton_JJ rig_NN1 to_II a_AT1 hell_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 stop_NN1 but_CCB 
there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT hope_NN1 for_IF the_AT little_JJ man_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL By_II the_AT time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 'd_VHD arrived_VVN Stan_NP1 had_VHD 
searched_VVN through_II the_AT tyres_NN2 and_CC wheels_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE 
outfit_NN1 and_CC right_JJ back_NN1 up_RP the_AT road_NN1 ,_, but_CCB there_EX 
was_VBDZ no_AT sign_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 found_VVD twenty-six_MC of_IO the_AT two_MC 
hundred-odd_JJ methedrines_NN2 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD nicked_VVN from_II Mike_NP1 
's_GE truck_NN1 in_II his_APPGE shirt_NN1 pocket_NN1 and_CC had_VHD no_AT 
conscience_NN1 about_II confiscating_VVG them_PPHO2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Then_RT we_PPIS2 shifted_VVD Stan_NP1 's_GE truck_NN1 to_II a_AT1 
safe_JJ place_NN1 off_II the_AT road_NN1 and_CC locked_VVD it_PPH1 up_RP 
and_CC took_VVD him_PPHO1 about_RG 40_MC miles_NNU2 to_II our_APPGE 
nearest_JJT stopping_JJ hotel_NN1 and_CC put_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II bed_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 slept_VVD for_IF a_AT1 day_NNT1 and_CC a_AT1 
night_NNT1 and_CC was_VBDZ looking_VVG a_RR21 little_RR22 better_RRR when_CS 
we_PPIS2 picked_VVD him_PPHO1 up_RP on_II our_APPGE way_NN1 back_NN1 and_CC 
drove_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO pick_VVI up_RP his_APPGE truck_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 day_NNT1 and_CC a_AT1 half_NN late_RR 
getting_VVG back_RP to_II the_AT depot_NN1 but_CCB we_PPIS2 'd_VHD 
organised_VVN a_AT1 breakdown_NN1 yarn_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 
did_VDD n't_XX get_VVI into_II trouble_NN1 over_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Not_XX that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX deserve_VVI to_RP 
,_, **"_" said_VVD Mike_NP1 ._. 

^ *"_" ^_NULL Us_PPIO2 long-distance_JJ drivers_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN 
using_VVG methedrines_NN2 for_IF ten_MC years_NNT2 that_CST I_PPIS1 know_VV0 
of_IO ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 're_VBR a_AT1 damn_RG good_JJ thing_NN1 if_CS 
you_PPY use_VV0 them_PPHO2 sensibly_RR ._. 

^ ^_NULL But_CCB it_PPH1 only_RR takes_VVZ someone_PN1 like_II Stan_NP1 to_TO 
get_VVI everyone_PN1 calling_VVG them_PPHO2 dangerous_JJ drugs_NN2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Anything_PN1 'd_VM be_VBI dangerous_JJ in_II the_AT hands_NN2 of_IO 
a_AT1 Dozey_JJ Bastard_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. **"_" 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC you_PPY have_VH0 to_TO admit_VVI that_CST Mike_NP1 
was_VBDZ right_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 Dozey_JJ Bastard_NN1 ._. 

^ *<_NULL *4_NULL 6_MC *>_NULL 

^ *<_NULL *5_NULL Enigmatic_JJ Bastard_NN1 *>_NULL 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL *6_NULL I_PPIS1 *2_NULL DO_VD0 N'T_XX THINK_VVI IT_PPH1 'D_VM 
*0_NULL be_VBI too_RG presumptuous_JJ of_IO me_PPIO1 to_TO describe_VVI 
Suggy_NP1 Benson_NP1 as_II an_AT1 Enigmatic_JJ Bastard_NN1 (_( *1_NULL \_NULL 
Bastardus_NP1 perplexus_NN1 )_) ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT only_JJ Real_JJ Enigmatic_JJ Bastard_NN1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 
ever_RR run_VVN into_II ,_, as_RR51 a_RR52 matter_RR53 of_RR54 fact_RR55 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX 's_VHZ been_VBN so_RG much_DA1 talk_NN1 flying_VVG around_RP 
about_II him_PPHO1 that_CST it_PPH1 's_VHZ got_VVN right_RR out_II21 of_II22 
hand_NN1 altogether_RR ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 've_VH0 decided_VVN to_TO set_VVI 
the_AT facts_NN2 down_RP while_CS there_EX 's_VBZ still_JJ time_NNT1 ,_, 
and_CC then_RT people_NN will_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO form_VVI their_APPGE 
own_DA opinions_NN2 about_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL Though_CS I_PPIS1 personally_RR knew_VVD Suggy_NP1 as_CC31 
well_CC32 as_CC33 just_RR21 about_RR22 anybody_PN1 (_( he_PPHS1 's_VBZ dead_RG 
just_RR now_RT )_) I_PPIS1 still_RR ca_VM n't_XX make_VVI up_RP my_APPGE 
mind_NN1 about_II him_PPHO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX 's_VBZ those_DD2 who_PNQS say_VV0 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 
nothing_PN1 but_CCB a_AT1 lazy_JJ ,_, shiftless_JJ ,_, selfish_JJ criminal_NN1 
,_, with_IW no_AT regard_NN1 for_IF anybody_PN1 else_RR *-_- or_CC their_APPGE 
property_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC then_RT there_EX 's_VBZ those_DD2 who_PNQS swear_VV0 that_CST 
Suggy_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 thoughtful_JJ ,_, considerate_JJ friend_NN1 to_II 
anyone_PN1 in_II trouble_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 Good_JJ Bastard_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Only_RR rob_VV0 people_NN who_PNQS could_VM afford_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 *'_" Robin_NP1 Hood_NP1 **'_" kind_NN1 of_IO bloke_NN1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI *-_- both_DB2 sides_NN2 of_IO 
the_AT story_NN1 are_VBR true_JJ enough_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ._. 

^ ^_NULL All_DB I_PPIS1 know_VV0 is_VBZ that_CST if_CS you_PPY were_VBDR 
with_IW Suggy_NP1 Benson_NP1 you_PPY were_VBDR all_DB right_JJ ._. 

^ ^_NULL You_PPY 'd_VM never_RR go_VVI short_JJ of_IO a_AT1 feed_NN1 or_CC 
somewhere_RL to_TO sleep_VVI ,_, or_CC even_RR a_AT1 job_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY 
wanted_VVD one_PN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD bunks_NN2 all_RR over_II the_AT country_NN1 ,_, 
did_VDD Suggy_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ the_AT university_NN1 gymnasium_NN1 and_CC the_AT 
hothouse_NN1 and_CC one_MC1 or_CC two_MC other_JJ places_NN2 in_II 
Auckland_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL The_AT Te_AT Rapa_NP1 racetrack_NN1 buildings_NN2 in_II Hamilton_NP1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Hot_JJ pools_NN2 at_II Rotorua_NP1 and_CC Taupo_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL A_AT1 church_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 school_NN1 in_II Wellington_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Railway_NN1 carriages_NN2 and_CC one_MC1 or_CC two_MC other_JJ 
little_JJ spots_NN2 in_II Christchurch_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC a_AT1 lean-to_NN1 that_CST backed_VVD right_RR up_RP 
against_II a_AT1 baker_NN1 's_VHZ ovens_NN2 in_II Dunedin_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Just_RR to_TO mention_VVI a_DD221 few_DD222 of_IO the_AT more_RGR 
obvious_JJ ones_NN2 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC wherever_RRQV he_PPHS1 went_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD 
his_APPGE own_DA special_JJ lurk_NN1 for_IF getting_VVG a_AT1 feed_NN1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Never_RR knew_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO go_VVI hungry_JJ ,_, old_JJ 
Suggy_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 went_VVD through_II a_DD221 few_DD222 rough_JJ 
spots_NN2 ,_, believe_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL For_IF absolute_JJ emergencies_NN2 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, 
there_EX were_VBDR the_AT Albert_NP Park_NNL1 goldfish_NN in_II Auckland_NP1 
._. 

^ ^_NULL Trout_NN in_II Rotorua_NP1 and_CC Taupo_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Pigeons_NP1 in_II Wellington_NP1 and_CC Dunedin_NP1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC ducks_NN2 in_II Rotorua_NP1 and_CC Christchurch_NP1 *-_- to_TO 
mention_VVI a_AT1 careful_JJ few_DA2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, Suggy_NP1 could_VM swipe_VVI a_AT1 duck_NN or_CC 
pigeon_NN1 or_CC goldfish_NN *-_- anything_PN1 you_PPY liked_VVD *-_- from_II 
right_NN1 under_II your_APPGE nose_NN1 and_CC you_PPY 'd_VM never_RR know_VVI 
it_PPH1 was_VBDZ happening_VVG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY see_VV0 ,_, Suggy_NP1 Benson_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT 
most_RGT terrific_JJ thief_NN1 you_PPY ever_RR saw_VVD in_II all_DB your_APPGE 
born_JJ days_NNT2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL If_CS he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD something_PN1 it_PPH1 'd_VM never_RR 
occur_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 to_TO go_VVI and_CC buy_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, or_CC 
ask_VV0 for_IF it_PPH1 ,_, or_CC anything_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 'd_VM just_RR swipe_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL And_CC he_PPHS1 'd_VM swipe_VVI it_PPH1 so_RG naturally_RR that_CST 
quite_RG often_RR eyewitnesses_NN2 would_VM n't_XX realise_VVI what_DDQ 
he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT thing_NN1 about_II Suggy_NP1 's_GE pinching_NN1 
was_VBDZ that_CST he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO mind_VVI whether_CSW 
he_PPHS1 got_VVD caught_VVN or_CC not_XX ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 reckon_VV0 no_RR one_MC1 will_VM ever_RR know_VVI 
exactly_RR how_RGQ much_DA1 stuff_NN1 Suggy_NP1 knocked-off_JJ in_II his_APPGE 
time_NNT1 ._. 

^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 genius_NN1 for_IF 
lifting_VVG the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO stuff_NN1 you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX miss_VVI 
for_IF a_AT1 while_NNT1 ,_, and_CC then_RT you_PPY wonder_VV0 just_RR when_CS 
it_PPH1 went_VVD off_RP ,_, and_CC whether_CSW someone_PN1 might_VM have_VHI 
borrowed_VVN it_PPH1 *-_- or_CC what_DDQ the_AT hell_NN1 had_VHD happened_VVN 
to_II it_PPH1 ._. 

^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX always_RR like_II that_DD1 though_RR 
._. 

^ ^_NULL For_REX21 instance_REX22 there_EX was_VBDZ the_AT time_NNT1 Suggy_NP1 
pinched_VVD a_AT1 whole_JJ truckload_NN1 of_IO Maoris_NP2 ._. 

^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR on_II their_APPGE way_NN1 from_II Ruatahuna_NP1 
to_II Ngaruawahia_NP1 for_IF a_ZZ1 *1_NULL tangi_NN2 ,_, *0_NULL with_IW 
one_MC1 of_IO their_APPGE cousins_NN2 in_II a_AT1 coffin_NN1 under_II some_DD 
sacks_NN2 on_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT truck_NN1 ._. 

^ *#_NULL 

