兔子窝起起伏伏的命运
<p>对于邻居家后院小工作棚的命运，我有一份特别的关心。原因无他，就是为了那一群眼睛红红、耳朵尖尖的小家伙。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crossword">crossword</span> <span word="puzzle">puzzle</span>, <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jasmine">jasmine</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span>, <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="whack">whack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screech">screech</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nails">nails</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="pried">pried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dreaded">dreaded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>; <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span> <span word="shed">shed</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="warranted">warranted</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boards">boards</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="warped">warped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weathered">weathered</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="misaligned">misaligned</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="unstable">unstable</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>.</p><p><span word="Sure">Sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="workman">workman</span> <span word="yanking">yanking</span> <span word="boards">boards</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forlorn">forlorn</span> <span word="skeleton">skeleton</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shed">shed</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="no">no</span>,” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="aloud">aloud</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="me">me</span>. “<span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> “<span word="cellar">cellar</span>.” <span word="My">My</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span> <span word="slopes">slopes</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="elevated">elevated</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assortment">assortment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>—<span word="chipmunks">chipmunks</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="groundhog">groundhog</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="notably">notably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bunnies">bunnies</span>.</p>
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