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Not enough to break bone.
Just enough to remind him who held the power here.<\/p>\n

Raymond collapsed again, mud splashing across his sleeves and cheek.<\/p>\n

His cane skittered several feet away.<\/p>\n

The boys snickered.<\/p>\n

One of them \u2014 the one who\u2019d tripped him \u2014 crouched, voice thick with mock pity.
\u201cNeed help, grandpa?\u201d<\/p>\n

Raymond ignored him, turning his face so he could breathe. His hands clawed at the slippery earth, trying again \u2014 always trying again \u2014 to lift himself. He got one knee beneath him. His fingers dug into the mud, determined, shaking.<\/p>\n

That was when it happened.<\/p>\n

\"For<\/p>\n

A voice cleaved through the park like a blade through rope.<\/p>\n

\u201cHEY!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Not enough to break bone.Just enough to remind him who held the power here. Raymond collapsed again, mud splashing across his sleeves and cheek. His cane skittered several feet away. The boys snickered. One of them \u2014 the one who\u2019d tripped him \u2014 crouched, voice thick with mock pity.\u201cNeed help, grandpa?\u201d Raymond ignored him, turning…<\/p>\n

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