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1、385大家论坛club.topsage.comChapter1BARTHOLOMEWLAMPIONwasblindedattheageofthree,whensurgeonsreluctantlyremovedhiseyestosavehimfromafast-spreadingcancer,butalthougheyeless,Bartyregainedhissightwhenhewasthirteen.Hissuddenascentfromadecadeofdarknessintothegloryoflightwasnotbroughtaboutb
2、ythehandsofaholyhealer.Nocelestialtrumpetsannouncedtherestorationofhisvision,'justasnonehadannouncedhisbirth.Arollercoasterhadsomethingtodowithhisrecovery,asdidaseagull.AndYOUcan'tdiscounttheimportanceofBarty'sprofounddesiretomakehismotherproudofhimbeforeherseconddeath.Thefirstt
3、imeshediedwasthedayBartywasborn.January6,1965.InBrightBeach,California,mostresidentsspokeofBarty'smother,AgnesLampion—alsoknownasthePieLady-withaffection.Shelivedforothers,herhearttunedtotheiranguishandtheirneeds.Inthismaterialisticworld,herselflessnesswascauseforsuspicionamongt
4、hosewhosebloodwasasrichwithcynicismaswithiron.Evensuchhardsouls,however,admittedthatthePieLadyhadcountlessadmirersandnoenemies ThemanwhotoretheLampionfamily'sworldapart,onthenightofBarty'sbirth,hadnotbeenherenemy.Hewasastranger,butthechainofhisdestinysharedalinkwiththeirs.Chapte
5、r2JANUARY6,1965,shortlyaftereighto'clockinthemorning,Agnes hadenteredfirst-stagelaborwhilebakingsixblueberrypies.Thiswasn'tfalselaboragain,becausethepainsextendedaroundherentirebackandacrossherabdomen,ratherthanbeinglimitedtothelower abdomenandgroin.Thespasmswereworsewhenshewalk
6、edthan whenshestoodstillorsatdown:anothersignoftherealthing.Herdiscomfortwasn'tsevere.Thecontractionswereregularbutwidelyseparated.Sherefusedtobeadmittedtothehospitaluntilshecompletedtheday'sscheduledtasks.Forawomaninherfirstpregnancy,thisstageoflaborlaststwelvehoursonaverage.Ag
7、nesbelievedherselftobeaverageineveryregard,ascomfortablyordinaryasthegrayjoggingsuitwithdrawstringwaistthatsheworetoaccommodateherbaby-stretchedphysique;therefore,shewasconfidentthatshewouldn'tproceedtosecond-stagelabormuchsoonerthanteno'clockintheevening.Joe,herhusband,wantedto
8、rushhertothehospitallongbeforenoon.Afterpacking
