【】ef,arriedtoluddiefortenyears,theonlytrulyhappyonesoflife.ihadinfantileparalysiselikethis.ie.nordidthey,godkluddieie,soiuldnttakehieriouslyeandarry.hoanslifeforfiveyearsitreatedhiotheagihealebaore.soirriedhiandivebeenhappy.luddiesaysheis,butiotsure.heshadtogiveupalot,inate.”</p>

therainstoppedassuddenlyasithadbegun;thesunountbartlefrereloodlilautoftheslouds.</p>

ggiespokeagain.”illgratefultoyouforthinkingofit;itsprobablyuchtrouble”</p>

”lord,noluddiesgotitallebeforeyouother,too.therearehordesofbabiesiesoriero.””tlockisland.”</p>

”justnearostlyahoneyo,isuppose.youkno,orberstor.probablybesydneyorlboue,andsuerdohereislovelyhoutgoingathesoutheershaveitbookedoutforthreeyearsahead.”</p>

odayof1937ggieolassesreekofdunnybehihebiggestsettlentinnorthqueensland,toetoexplore,butinaansixteenyearsagosheuchsllerthanthewahine.</p>

butitiddayggieputherheaddolesslyuntilthesteoinghacupofteaandaplateofplainsbiscuits.</p>

upondeeday.theshipsdosofvividfishflashingby.indistantvistastheseaarine,splotupofreefrisenabovetheseatheyreountains,buttheyrestillsurroundedbyralreefs,andtheyhavelagoons.”</p>

”atlockisland”ggieasked.</p>