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Pelajia Patchnose, the serious sister, and Philomena Moostail, the practical sister, are working on repairing a roof when Annie Cook, the proud sister, comes by with local gossip. Annie catches her sisters up on the local bingo news and chats about their sister Emily’s relationship with “Big Joey”, a local drunk who is known for sleeping around with many women. Annie brags about her daughter, Ellen, who is living in Sudbury, while her sisters tease her about her proud nature. The women dream of
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PHILOMENA: Why, I do spy that cloud of dust over there is Annie Cook racing down the hill, Pelajia.
PELAJIA: Philomena, I wanna go to Toronto.
PHILOMENA: She’s walking might fast. Must be excited about something.
PELAJIA: Never seen Annie Cook walk slow since the day she finally lost Eugene to Marie-Adele at church 19 years ago. And even then she was walking a little too fast for a girl who was supposed to be broken-heart… heart-broken.
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PELAJIA: Well, you don’t have too much to do today, do you?
ANNIE: Well. Toodle-oo! (And she pops down the ladder and is gone)
Citation: Tomson Highway, The Rez Sisters, Fifth House, 1988, pp. 9-16.
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