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1、THEWIDOWER’STWOSTEPRickRiordanSoholdon,littledarlin','causethemusicisstern,Twirl'roundthecradle'tilyoursoulstartstoburn,Anddon'tsaythenextdancewewon'tgetaturn'CausetheWidower'sTwoStepisahardonetolearn.—"THEWIDOWER'STWOSTEP,"Brent&MirandaDaniels1"Couldyoupleasetellyourkidtobequiet?"Theguystand
2、inginfrontofmyparkbenchlookedlikehe'dsteppedoffaFleetwoodMacalbumcover,circa1976.HehadthatLindseyBuckinghamfunhousemirrorkindofbody—unnaturallytall,bulbousinthewrongplaces.Hehadthe'Froandthebeardandtheloosefittingblackmartialartspyjamasthatjustscreamedmod.Hewasalsoblockingmycameraangleonthebl
3、ue'68CougaracrossSanPedroPark,eightyyardsaway."Well?"Lindseywipedhisforehead.He'dwalkedoverfromhistaichigroupandsoundedoutofbreath,likehe'dbeenworkingthemovestoohard.Icheckedmywatch.IftheladyintheCougarwasgoingtomeetsomebody,itshould'vehappenedbynow.Ilookedatthetaichiguy."Whatkid?"Afewfeettom
4、yleft,Jemmadeanotherpassontheswingset,strafingLindseyBuckingham'sstudentsashecamedown.Hemadeairplanesoundsatthetopofhislungs,whichwasalotoflungsforafouryearold,thenpointedhistoeslikemachinegunbarrelsandstartedfiring.IguessmaybeitwashardforLindsey'sfolkstoconcentrate.Oneofthem,ashortovoidwoman
5、inpinksweats,wastryingtosquatforSnakeCreepsDown.Sheendeduprollingonherrumplikeshe'dbeenshot.LindseyBuckinghamrubbedthebackofhisneckandglaredatme."Thekidontheswings,dumbass."Ishrugged."It'saplayground.He'splaying.""It'sseventythirtyinthemorning.We'repracticinghere."IlookedoveratLindsey'sstuden
6、ts.Thepinkovoidwomanwasjustgettingup.NexttoheralittleLatinaladywasdoinghermovesnervously,pushingtheairwithherpalmsandkeepinghereyestightlyshutasifshewasafraidofwhatshemighttouch.Twootherstudents,bothmiddleagedAngloguyswithpotbelliesandponytails,lumberedthroughtheroutineasbesttheycould,frownin
7、g,sweatingalot.Itdidn'tlooklikeanybodywasachievinginnertranquillity."Youshouldtellthemtokeeptheirfeetatfortyfivedegrees,"Isuggested."That'sanunbalancedstance,parallelfootinglikethat."Lindseyopenedhismouthlikehewasabouttosaysomething.Hemadeali