Crocus 番红花
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span> <span word="unpacking">unpacking</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="mysteriously">mysteriously</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="already">already</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="smiling">smiling</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>." <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="employedjobber">employedjobber</span>（批发商）, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="ofodds">ofodds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ends">ends</span>（零碎东西）. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="rigged">rigged</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jungle">jungle</span> <span word="gym">gym</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulleys">pulleys</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="pumpkin">pumpkin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broomstick">broomstick</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pumpkin">pumpkin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bushes">bushes</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busyness">busyness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>.</p><p><span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="glanced">glanced</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>.<span word="Dismal">Dismal</span>（凄凉的）.<span word="Overcast">Overcast</span>（阴暗的）. <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="piles">piles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="stubbornly">stubbornly</span> <span word="littering">littering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span>, <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="end">end</span>?</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>...<span word="was">was</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="amirage">amirage</span>（幻想）? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="strained">strained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="pink">pink</span>, <span word="miraculously">miraculously</span> <span word="peeking">peeking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drift">drift</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dot">dot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="gloomy">gloomy</span> <span word="expanse">expanse</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="look">look</span>.</p>
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