It is very hot in South Dakota. They take a detour to the Missouri River, where they park the car beneath a tree overlooking a sandy bank. Sal's grandparents kick off their shoes, and before you know it, they take off their clothes and play in the water like children. They walk in to where the water is knee deep and sit down. They urge Sal to join them. It is nearly heaven with that clear water rippling and a high, clear sky all around them.
Sal's hair floats all around her. She remembers that her mother's hair was long and black, like hers, before she cut it one week before she left. Her father asked her not to cut her hair. Her mother said that she knew he wouldn't like it if she.....
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