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1、Thanksagain,especiallyforhelpwithSpanishfromMickieB.Ashling,CarolynTopol,LaurieBallantyne-Gaska,Ashicca,Lyn,Kim,Armandyouidiot,MissusGrace,Gabrielle,andVikingprincess.AndalsothankstothestaffofDreamspinnerPressforbeingcontinuallyinspirationalandfuntoworkwith.TheSummerGardene
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3、JanIrving3ChapterOneTHEbuzzingsoundwasgettingonAlejandroMoreno’snerves,butheheldontohispatiencenowthatheknewthesource.Hewasbentoverthepetuniabed,weeding,thesunhotonhisback,hislonghairinabraidoveroneshoulder,hismusclesachingsincehe’donlyjuststartedworkingthisgardenandthere
4、wasalottodo.Mr.Appleby,thefussyheadofthegardenboard,hadbeenrightinthiscase—whoeverhaddonethejobherebeforeAlejohadbeenonelazycabron.Alejostartedthiskindofworkonpeople’syards,gasstationstripsofgreenery,andcondogroundsaspartofalandscapingcrewincollege.Infact,he’dlikeditsomuch,
5、he’dwantedtopursueamasterofscienceinlandscapedesign.Butthenhismamitahadherfirstepisode.Alejowasthemanofthefamilysincehisfatherwasdead.Hehadtodowhatwasright:dropoutofcollege,takecareofherandhisbrother,Jose.Fortunatelyhedidn’tneedanyspecialcoursestotakeasummerjobworkingforthe
6、city.Atfirst,theworkwasn’tsobad.Heworkedingreenhousesseedingflowerstobeplantedinvariouscommonplaces,somethinghe’ddoneallovertown.Heneverthoughthe’dgetapatchofhisown,butrightawayheknewtherewassomethingdifferentaboutthisjob.Thewordingandpresentationoftheassignmentwerevery…odd
7、.He’dreceivedascroll—rolledupandtiedwithribbon—naminghimthenewguardianofAutumnGlade,astrangehalf-acregardenthat,apparently,nooneelsewanted.Ittookhimlessthantwodaystofindoutwhy.TheSummerGardener
8、JanIrving4“THERE’Sabig-assedsnailinthere,youknow.”Anow-familiarandannoyingsilken
9、voiceinterruptedAlejo’sreverie.“Youalmoststeppedonit!”Alejosatbackwithasigh,flexingthemuscleshedidn’tneedagymtomaintainbecauseoflandscapinginthesummer,constructionjobsinthewinter.Heflippedhisbraidoutofhiseyes,lookingaroundtoseeifhecouldspothiscritic.“Yeah,Icanseethetrail.Do
10、n’tsupposeyou’lltellmewhere?”Hecockedabrow.“Sorry,it’stheweefolkcode.Can’thelptheb
