我的父亲让我觉得他是一个奇迹
<p>父亲是个奇迹，他仿佛无所不能。他可以从偏僻的乡间忽然变出一个街头商店，他准确地知道我们的行驶里程，他可以让正在狂奔的马车乖乖停下。父亲也让我创造自己的奇迹：他允许我拿野生的猫做宠物，让我选择自己的生活……</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="magic">magic</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>: <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="curvy">curvy</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Coke">Coke</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="opener">opener</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooler">cooler</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manure">manure</span> , <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="breeze">breeze</span>, <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="awful">awful</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manure">manure</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smell">smell</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inhaled">inhaled</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span>, <span word="surreptitiously">surreptitiously</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="encountered">encountered</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="transports">transports</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="days">days</span>: <span word="days">days</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span>, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="father">father</span> – <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backdrop">backdrop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Elmira">Elmira</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Southwestern">Southwestern</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="veterinarian">veterinarian</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healing">healing</span>, <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="met">met</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="summers">summers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>: <span word="no">no</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="open">open</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="gravel">gravel</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>, <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="kinked">kinked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="imitation">imitation</span>.</p>
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