they stopped at a fourway intersection

the passenger asked which way she thought hed go

across from them was a DO NOT ENTER barricade a couple of traffic horses fanny to fanny

acceleratingcrossing the roaddriving up onto the shoulder to get around a horse the passenger yelled Are you nuts?

without glancing at himeyes fixed straight ahead she said flatly No. This is the way he’d go. You want out?I’ll stop.

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