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Dennis held out a cream-colored envelope with Dad\u2019s crooked handwriting on the front. \u201cMr. Hollis gave me this after the will,\u201d he said. \u201cDad told him I could only open it if I ever came to you for help.\u201d He swallowed hard. \u201cClint, the crop\u2019s dying. I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m doing out there. Will you save it?\u201d<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t answer him. I was staring at the envelope. It wasn\u2019t addressed to Dennis. It said Clint and Dennis, together, underlined twice. My hands weren\u2019t steady as I tore it open. Dennis leaned closer, his muddy boots almost touching mine. The first line was written in pencil, the way Dad wrote everything. Boys, if you\u2019re reading this together, then my plan finally worked.<\/p>\n

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