I learned the other reason they waited for a thunderstorm to play when
Jessamine, trying to avoid Edythe’s infallible fielding, hit a ground ball
toward Carine. Carine ran into the ball, and then raced Jessamine to first
base. When they collided, the sound was like the crash of two massive
falling boulders. I jumped up, afraid someone would be hurt, but they were
both totally fine.

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