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peekaboo with the parting clouds The surf rose and

fell against the dark sand, reseiant wet hand

reaching out of the ocean, crawling out onto the sand

Night was our respite, the time to put aside the trials

and torments of the day, to rest our weary bones and

stuff our troubled thoughts into dark corners and then

welco-cherished friend

I closed my eyes and prayed and waited for the

surprise of

The next day, Daddy and Cary went to work

right after breakfast and were gone almost all day

They were just co home when Robert pulled in to

pick me up for our date Both Daddy and Cary knew I

was going to Robert's for dinner, but not even Cary

knew that Robert's parents had left for Boston and