and she could feel her brother 's anger even at this great distance . as my father and i watched , snowball covered the ground between herself and the sheep in the kind of flat-out run that could easily bring down a deer . okay , he said , nodding , as soon as i close this , youre gone . no doubt , they were from out of state ... but which state ? jerry paused to take a breath , but was n't finished yet . the water that came off my face was stained green . 