New Characters:
Patricia Best: mother of Billie Delia and daughter of Roger and Delia Best; she is a schoolteacher.
Nathan DuPres: the oldest man in town. He tells a story from his childhood at the Christmas production. (He tells the same story every year.) He is also the owner of Hard Goods, the horse that K. D. Morgan, when he was a small boy, once rode to victory in the race at the founding of Ruby.
Summary
Patricia Best is at home, but she is thinking about the upcoming Christmas play. She is certain that it will be the same...
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