祈盼清风：关掉空调后-1
<p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioning">conditioning</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>?" <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>, <span word="horrified">horrified</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioner">conditioner</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="day">day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="night">night</span>," <span word="warns">warns</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>."</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>-<span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> 30 <span word="degrees">degrees</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="grumble">grumble</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> 22-<span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>, <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>.</p><p>"<span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>?" <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>. <span word="Shaking">Shaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="handle">handle</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="releases">releases</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Lots">Lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windowsill">windowsill</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="noises">noises</span> <span word="howl">howl</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> --- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>," <span word="my">my</span> 13-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="moans">moans</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>," <span word="her">her</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="yells">yells</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corridor">corridor</span>. "<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sweaty">sweaty</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cricket">cricket</span> <span word="choirs">choirs</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="howls">howls</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="squirrel">squirrel</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Grandma">Grandma</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="to">to</span> 92 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upkeep">upkeep</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="pillow">pillow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Grandma">Grandma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="angle">angle</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="window">window</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pillow">pillow</span>, <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooler">cooler</span> <span word="side">side</span>. ( <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>)</p>
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