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1、THELUCKYONEbyNicholasSparksChapterOneClaytonandThibaultDeputyKeithClaytonhadn'theardthemapproach,andupclose,hedidn'tlikethelooksofthemanymorethanhehadthefirsttimehe'dseenthem.Thedogwaspartofit.Hewasn'tfondofGermanshepherds,andthisone,thoughhewasstandingquietly,remindedhimofPan
2、ther,thepolicedogthatrodewithDeputyKennyMooreandwasquicktobitesuspectsinthecrotchattheslightestcommand.MostofthetimeheregardedMooreasanidiot,buthewasstilljustabouttheclosestthingtoafriendthatClaytonhadinthedepartment,andhehadtoadmitthatMoorehadawayoftellingthosecrotch-bitingst
3、oriesthatmadeClaytondoubleoverinlaughter.AndMoorewoulddefinitelyhaveappreciatedthelittleskinny-dippingpartyClaytonhadjustbrokenup,whenhe'dspiedacoupleofcoedssunningdownbythecreekinalltheirmorningglory.Hehadn'tbeenthereformorethanafewminutesandhadsnappedonlyacoupleofpic-tureson
4、thedigitalcamerawhenhesawathirdgirlpopupfrombehindahydrangeabush.Afterquicklyditchingthecamerainthebushesbehindhim,he'dsteppedoutfrombehindthetree,andamomentlater,heandthecoedwereface-to-face.Well,whathavewegothere?"hedrawled,tryingtoputheronthedefensive.Hehadn'tlikedthefactth
5、athe'dbeencaught,norwashepleasedwithhisinsipidopeningline.Usuallyhewassmootherthanthat.Alotsmoother.Thankfully,thegirlwastooembarrassedtonoticemuchofanything,andshealmosttrippedwhiletryingtobackup.Shestammeredsomethinglikeananswerasshetriedtocoverherselfwithherhands.Itwaslikew
6、atchingsome-oneplayagameofTwisterbyherself.Hemadenoefforttoaverthisgaze.Insteadhesmiled,pretendingnottonoticeherbody,asifhebumpedintonakedwomeninthewoodsallthetime.Hecouldalreadytellsheknewnothingaboutthecamera."Nowcalmdown.What'sgoingon?"heasked.Heknewfullwellwhatwasgoingon.I
7、thappenedafewtimeseverysummer,butespeciallyinAugust:CoedsfromChapelHillorNCState,headingtothebeachforalong,last-chanceweekendatEmeraldIslebeforethefalltermbegan,oftenmadeadetourontoanoldloggingroadthattwistedandbumpedforamileorsointothenationalforestbeforereachingthepointwhere
8、SwanCreekmadeasharpturntowardtheSouthRiver.Therewasarock-pebb
