When we were girls
<p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summers">summers</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="throughhumid">throughhumid</span>（潮湿的）<span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="melted">melted</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="floated">floated</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weekdays">weekdays</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> , <span word="no">no</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="constructs">constructs</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fantasies">fantasies</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="against">against</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summers">summers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ours">ours</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="route">route</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="I">I</span>' <span word="d">d</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="box">box</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="amason">amason</span> <span word="jar">jar</span>（玻璃罐）<span word="lid">lid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="l">l</span> <span word="eave">eave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mailbox">mailbox</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="bothering">bothering</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mailbox">mailbox</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="footprints">footprints</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="thedewy">thedewy</span>（带露水的）<span word="grass">grass</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wetness">wetness</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poet">poet</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span>, <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Emily">Emily</span> <span word="Dickinson">Dickinson</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="th">th</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mailboxes">mailboxes</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="dew">dew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="weddings">weddings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Barbie">Barbie</span> <span word="dolls">dolls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="testedconcoctions">testedconcoctions</span>（混合，调和）<span word="of">of</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>, <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="juice">juice</span>, <span word="andmouthwash">andmouthwash</span>（漱口水）. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="handfuls">handfuls</span> <span word="ofbittersweet">ofbittersweet</span>（苦乐参半的）<span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="licked">licked</span> <span word="peanut">peanut</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="spoons">spoons</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sweets">sweets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="snitched">snitched</span> <span word="sugary">sugary</span> <span word="Flintstones">Flintstones</span> <span word="vitamins">vitamins</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="masters">masters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kraft">Kraft</span> <span word="macaroni">macaroni</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheese">cheese</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dutifully">dutifully</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="updates">updates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="adventures">adventures</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whine">whine</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="noyed">noyed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summers">summers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p>
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