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A woman's ambition.(Fictional work)

BETTYE HOLT STANDS IN HER formal dining room watching a squirrel swing back and forth as it pilfers birdseed from the feeder in her neighbors' yard. Although her yard abounds with cardinals, thrush, and in the spring, hummingbirds, her feeders, left from the previous owners, are empty. In fact, her garden, once lush with perennials and day lilies when she moved in three years prior has grown wild from inattention. A lawn care service keeps her grass free of creeping Charlie and dandelions, but she roots for the inevitable victory of the weeds so she can fill the beds with rocks and create a Zen garden.

Her landscaping stands in contrast to the house. Bettye thinks that a ...

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