My love tree
<p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Marvin">Marvin</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twins">twins</span>, <span word="Alisa">Alisa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Alan">Alan</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>.</p><p><span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, "<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>? <span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>."</p><p><span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="gardens">gardens</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prettylean">prettylean</span>（贫乏的）, <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="frills">frills</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>. <span word="Suddenly">Suddenly</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="weretooting">weretooting</span>（吹奏，狂欢）<span word="their">their</span> <span word="horns">horns</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aweeping">aweeping</span> <span word="willow">willow</span>（垂柳）, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="on">on</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>!</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="true">true</span>! <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="taped">taped</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>! <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="attached">attached</span>: "<span word="IOU">IOU</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Love">Love</span>, <span word="Marvin">Marvin</span>."</p>
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