ed like t suddenly stopped. t sun   and sticky and ter clot and a pocketful of rocks.

    Ralp up in  crooked on ful. Spareribs he sky was a wonderful blue.

    e ed for you a long time, Mick, Bubber said. here you been?’

    S steps t a time and ter to rack. Practicing on the gym.’

    Every afternoon sayed after sco play.

    team ball games. today s on t getting a co sit at a piano  of knocks and trouble. Ses togetil t sed. It . After t t some sets of c  in une   almost any piece no ter t copying tunes. ed out tiful ne  feeling she had ever known.

    Sed to learn o read music already ten down.

    Delores Bros a  Delores did not knoions sed to knoaug t scales, tes, and suchose.

    Mick slammed tcove. quot;t to eat?’

    t I can do for you, Portia said. Just cornpones and margarine. As se ser to he swallows.

    Quit acting so greedy. Nobody going to snatc out your hand.’

    till  of t  in  and noes Bubber would o ook aim and made a loud pow sound.

    Dont monkey rigger, said Spareribs.  got the gun loaded.’

    Mick finiso do. z ting on  porcers o see o him, heil!’

    But  take it as a joke.  into   t o  ely s good friends. t in t t Vocational -time jobs.   yards imes se at nigics and ory est boy at Vocational. Often, no she was in high

    scoo, t eacogeteacners to assemble a motor.  up ics ime on alked slo stood out on  someth her.

    I  his gold piece, Spareribs said.

    gold piece?’

    a gold piece in ts w J