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Every writer encounters those daunting moments, sometimes multiple times a day, when the words won’t flow onto the page
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Frank lashed his whip across the backs of the team, hurrying the horses into a fast trot as the train whistle echoed across the Bear River north of Cache Junction
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Frank dragged himself slowly across the yard toward the house, the weight of recent days heavy on his shoulders
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The sun’s feeble light crept over the eastern horizon, casting long shadows over the hard-packed ground
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With a grunt of satisfaction, Earl hoisted the last rock into the foundation of the house he was building. There was one thing: the farm had a lot of rocks
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The back-to-school sales started with the sidewalk sale on rodeo weekend
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Thomas stepped off the train at Cache Junction, and the heat of July swept over him
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Frank plunged the tines of the Jackson fork into the pile of hay and motioned to his son Hank. Hank kicked the mare in the flanks, and she began to move forward
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After completing his morning chores and having breakfast, Earl went to the barn and saddled his horse
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