Epilogue To John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Standing the silences of the wood down by the creek and George help the gun up to Lennie's head. Holding the trigger about to finish pulling it back ready to shoot with tears rushing down his face. . Candy comes running down the hill to the creek.
“STOP george STOP,” Candy said trying to get it breath back. “ We can go now to get the little place, I have it all!”
Dropping the gun on the ground and sobbing , George turned and look and asked ,”The money?”
“Yes I have it all i got my $250 sooner this month, Let's go you don’t have to do this to Lennie he is the only one that you have and you're the only one that he has,” candy said with a quiet loving tone.
Lennie trunning around with a confused look on his face “ George what we you going to with that gun were you going to shoot me because I kill that her ,” Lennie asked with tears falling out of his eyes. “ I didn’t me to do a bad thing i really didn't i'm sorry I did a bad thing.”
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Let's go get our ” with tears drying up george said with smile on his face.
Rudely interrupting George, Lennie said jumping up and down, “ Little place, where i can attend the rabbits!”
“Yes lennie, but we have to go now , and never come back we have to start new fresh life, and Candy is going to go with us,” George told Lennie
“What about my stuff at the bunkhouse George everything is there all my stuff,” Lennie asking

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