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1、AWalkToRememberNicholasSparksChapter1In1958,Beaufort,NorthCarolina,whichislocatedonthecoastnearMoreheadCity,wasaplacelikemanyothersmallsoutherntowns.Itwasthekindofplacewherethehumidityrosesohighinthesummerthatwalkingouttogetthemailmadeapersonfeelasifhene
2、ededashower,andkidswalkedaroundbarefootfromAprilthroughOctoberbeneathoaktreesdrapedinSpanishmoss.Peoplewavedfromtheircarswhenevertheysawsomeoneonthestreetwhethertheyknewhimornot,andtheairsmelledofpine,salt,andsea,ascentuniquetotheCarolinas.Formanyofthepe
3、oplethere,fishinginthePamlicoSoundorcrabbingintheNeuseRiverwasawayoflife,andboatsweremooredwhereveryousawtheIntracoastalWaterway.Onlythreechannelscameinonthetelevision,thoughtelevisionwasneverimportanttothoseofuswhogrewupthere.Insteadourliveswerecentered
4、aroundthechurches,ofwhichtherewereeighteenwithinthetownlimitsalone.TheywentbynamesliketheFellowshipHallChristianChurch,theChurchoftheForgivenPeople,theChurchofSundayAtonement,andthen,ofcourse,thereweretheBaptistchurches.WhenIwasgrowingup,itwasfarandawayt
5、hemostpopulardenominationaround,andtherewereBaptistchurchesonpracticallyeverycorneroftown,thougheachconsidereditselfsuperiortotheothers.TherewereBaptistchurchesofeverytype—FreewillBaptists,SouthernBaptists,CongregationalBaptists,MissionaryBaptists,Indepe
6、ndentBaptists...well,yougetthepicture.Backthen,thebigeventoftheyearwassponsoredbytheBaptistchurchdowntown—Southern,ifyoureallywanttoknow—inconjunctionwiththelocalhighschool.EveryyeartheyputontheirChristmaspageantattheBeaufortPlayhouse,whichwasactuallyapl
7、aythathadbeenwrittenbyHegbertSullivan,aministerwho’dbeenwiththechurchsinceMosespartedtheRedSea.Okay,maybehewasn’tthatold,buthewasoldenoughthatyoucouldalmostseethroughtheguy’sskin.Itwassortofclammyallthetime,andtranslucent—kidswouldsweartheyactuallysawthe
8、bloodflowingthroughhisveins—andhishairwasaswhiteasthosebunniesyouseeinpetstoresaroundEaster.Anyway,hewrotethisplaycalledTheChristmasAngel,becausehedidn’twanttokeeponperformingthatoldCharlesDickensclassicAChristmasCarol.Inh
