`` jeff and i came down to see the horses , and i ... i , um ... '' my dad walked closer and stopped right in front of me . they would never have left me . `` i want to hear how it sounds . '' i stare at her , too , and contrast her to the wailer next to her . 'i saw her pick that thing up years ago , ' she tried again . `` thats what he was saying last night when we peeled him out of the dirt . '' 