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1、PARTONEChapter1WHENIwasfifteen,Igothepatitis月卡炎•Itstartedinthefallandlasteduntilspring.Astheoldyeardarkenedandturnedcolder,Igotweakerandweaker.ThingsdidrftstarttoimproveuntiltheNewYear.Januarywaswarm,andmymothermovedmybedoutontothebaleony.Isawsky,sun,cloud
2、s,andheardthevoicesofchildrenplayinginthecourtyard.AsduskcameoneeveninginFebruary,therewasthesoundofablackbirdsinging.ThefirsttimeIventuredoutside,itwastogofromBlumenstrasse,wherewelivedonthesecondfloorofamassiveturn-of-the-centurybuilding,toBahnhofstrasse
3、・That'swhereI'dthrownuponthewayhomefromschoolonedaythepreviousOctober.I'dbeenfeelingweakfordays,inawaythatwascompletelynewtome.Everystepwasaneffort.WhenIwasfacedwithstairseitherathomeoratschool,mylegswouldhardlycarryme.Ihadnoappetite・EvenifIsatdownatthetab
4、lehungry,Isoonfeltqueasy.Iwokeupeverymorningwithadrymouthandthesensationthatmyinsideswereinthewrongplaceandtooheavyformybody.Iwasashamedofbeingsoweak.IwasevenmoreashamedwhenIthrewup.Thatwasanotherthingthathadneverhappenedtomebefore・Mymouthwassuddenlyfull,I
5、triedtoswalloweveryth!ngdownagain,andclenchedmyteethwithmyhandinfrontofmymouth,butitallburstoutofmymouthanywaystraightthroughmyfingers.Ileanedagainstthewallofthebuilding,lookeddownatthevomitaroundmyfeet,andretchedsomethingclearandsticky.Whenrescuecame,itwa
6、salmostanassault・Thewomanseizedmyarmandpulledmethroughthedarkentrywayintothecourtyard・Upabovetherewerelinesstrungfromwindowtowindow,loadedwithlaundry.Woodwasstackedinthecourtyard;inanopenworkshopasawscreamedandshavingsflew.Thewomanturnedonthetap,washedmyha
7、ndfirst,andthencuppedbothofhersandthrewwaterinmyface.Idriedmyselfwithahandkerchief."Getthatone!〃Thereweretwopailsstandingbythefaucet;shegrabbedoneandfilledit.Itooktheotheron巳filledit,andfollowedherthroughtheentryway.Sheswungherarm,thewatersluiceddownacross
8、thewalkandwashedthevomitintothegutter.Thenshetookmypailandsentasecondwaveofwateracrossthewalk・Whenshestraightenedup,shesawIwascrying."Hey,kid/'shesaid,startled,"hey,kid"-andtookmeinherarms.Iwasn'tmuchtallerth
