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-i
-turned
-off
-the
-tv
-as
-soon
-as
-the
-end
-credits
-began
-i
-stretched
-in
-the
-la-z-boy
-trade
-i
-grew
-up
-in
-pushing
-its
-back
-until
-i
-lay
-horizontal
-feet
-slightly
-elevated
-i
-stared
-at
-the
-light
-at
-the
-bugs
-silhouetted
-inside
-it
-i
-relaxed
-thought
-about
-sleeping
-in
-the
-chair
-with
-the
-light
-on
-i
-decided
-against
-it
-pulled
-the
-lever
-to
-pull
-the
-chairback
-up
-and
-the
-footrest
-down
-stood
-up
-went
-around
-the
-corner
-turned
-off
-the
-light
-stripped
-to
-my
-underwear
-and
-got
-in
-bed
-i
-made
-sure
-my
-alarm
-was
-set
-for
-8
-00
-and
-lay
-face-up
-in
-the
-dark
-eventually
-i
-slept
-i
-still
-consider
-this
-to
-be
-the
-best
-summer
-i
-ever
-had
-in
-terms
-of
-my
-sleep
-schedule
-every
-night
-i
-went
-to
-bed
-at
-midnight
-after
-stewart
-and
-colbert
-every
-morning
-i
-woke
-up
-at
-eight
-took
-a
-shower
-ate
-my
-frosted
-mini-wheats
-trade
-and
-brushed
-my
-teeth
-i
-took
-my
-time
-because
-i
-did
-not
-have
-to
-leave
-for
-work
-until
-9
-30
-my
-shift
-at
-dollywood
-started
-at
-10
-00
-it
-was
-my
-second
-summer
-there
-i
-worked
-as
-larry
-the
-cucumber
-trade
-mostly
-though
-sometimes
-i
-would
-pick
-up
-the
-shift
-for
-one
-of
-the
-official
-dollywood
-mascots
-when
-they
-had
-their
-day
-off
-i
-went
-outside
-when
-the
-wall
-clock
-read
-9
-32
-the
-day
-was
-already
-beginning
-to
-warm
-up
-i
-walked
-across
-the
-road
-to
-my
-car
-a
-saturn
-reg
-my
-first
-started
-it
-pulled
-into
-the
-road
-and
-looked
-up
-at
-my
-window
-the
-only
-one
-on
-the
-second
-floor
-of
-my
-house
-i
-said
-so
-long
-in
-my
-head
-to
-my
-room
-the
-house
-and
-my
-two
-sisters
-still
-sleeping
-inside
-and
-drove
-down
-the
-road
-my
-morning
-commute
-was
-rural
-through
-farms
-creeks
-hills
-and
-hollows
-past
-tourist
-cabin
-resorts
-and
-used
-christian
-bookstores
-nearly
-getting
-to
-pigeon
-forge
-but
-stopping
-before
-any
-of
-the
-strip
-was
-visible
-like
-las
-vegas
-pigeon
-forge
-has
-a
-strip
-it
-was
-second
-only
-to
-vegas
-in
-terms
-of
-marriages
-performed
-it
-was
-first
-in
-the
-country
-including
-vegas
-to
-feature
-two
-cracker
-barrels
-reg
-i
-went
-into
-pigeon
-forge
-only
-if
-i
-could
-not
-help
-it
-which
-was
-rare
-usually
-it
-was
-only
-if
-family
-from
-out-of-state
-were
-visiting
-or
-the
-one
-time
-i
-and
-two
-friends
-went
-to
-the
-buy-one-pair-get-two-pair-free
-boot
-store
-and
-got
-a
-deal
-i
-turned
-left
-before
-i
-got
-to
-any
-of
-pigeon
-forge
-into
-the
-employee
-entrance
-of
-dollywood
-i
-drove
-down
-a
-small
-road
-to
-my
-left
-a
-hill
-covered
-in
-kudzu
-to
-my
-right
-a
-fence
-past
-which
-i
-could
-hear
-people
-riding
-the
-river
-rampage
-trade
-or
-rockin
-roadway
-trade
-i
-turned
-left
-again
-drove
-past
-hr
-and
-the
-dollywood
-doctor's
-office
-and
-checked
-for
-parking
-at
-the
-bottom
-of
-the
-hill
-there
-was
-not
-any
-so
-i
-drove
-up
-the
-hill
-found
-a
-parking
-spot
-and
-got
-out
-of
-my
-car
-i
-thought
-about
-waiting
-for
-an
-employee
-shuttle
-until
-i
-realized
-it
-was
-9
-55
-so
-i
-trotted
-down
-the
-hill
-and
-past
-hr
-i
-crossed
-the
-road
-in
-front
-of
-the
-gazebo
-walked
-down
-a
-little
-path
-and
-met
-tim
-the
-security
-guard
-as
-i
-was
-crossing
-the
-main
-road
-he
-asked
-to
-see
-my
-id
-which
-i
-had
-ready
-for
-him
-i
-showed
-it
-to
-him
-he
-looked
-me
-up
-and
-down
-i
-was
-not
-in
-costume
-usually
-a
-no
-at
-dollywood
-but
-since
-my
-costume
-was
-green
-expensive
-and
-required
-at
-least
-two
-people
-to
-put
-on
-i
-did
-not
-have
-to
-wear
-it
-onto
-the
-park
-and
-finally
-let
-me
-through
-i
-walked
-through
-the
-employee
-entrance
-and
-clocked
-in
-at
-9
-58
-i
-had
-only
-figured
-out
-how
-to
-clock
-in
-my
-second
-summer
-the
-first
-summer
-i
-worked
-at
-dollywood
-was
-also
-the
-first
-summer
-i
-worked
-a
-job
-and
-due
-to
-the
-placement
-of
-the
-atmosphere
-characters
-in
-the
-hierarchy
-of
-park
-management
-we
-got
-paid
-by
-the
-day
-this
-confused
-me
-into
-thinking
-that
-i
-did
-not
-need
-to
-clock
-in
-and
-out
-especially
-since
-i
-still
-got
-paid
-my
-confusion
-deepened
-when
-i
-walked
-onto
-park
-one
-day
-with
-chance
-who
-also
-worked
-veggie
-tales
-trade
-and
-he
-clocked
-in
-but
-this
-was
-midway
-through
-the
-summer
-and
-i
-was
-too
-nervous
-to
-ask
-anyone
-about
-what
-i
-should
-do
-i
-was
-worried
-that
-if
-i
-started
-clocking
-in
-it
-would
-cause
-suspicion
-and
-i
-was
-terrified
-that
-my
-not
-clocking
-in
-would
-be
-caught
-and
-punished
-somehow
-for
-about
-a
-month
-i
-lived
-in
-mild
-terror
-each
-morning
-and
-afternoon
-avoiding
-my
-coworkers
-as
-they
-entered
-or
-left
-so
-they
-would
-not
-see
-me
-walk
-past
-the
-red
-time
-clocks
-each
-day
-wondering
-if
-the
-hammer
-would
-fall
-i
-found
-out
-later
-that
-my
-manager
-charlie
-had
-been
-paying
-me
-based
-on
-the
-days
-he'd
-scheduled
-me
-clocking
-me
-in
-and
-out
-himself
-from
-his
-computer
-he
-said
-it
-was
-not
-a
-big
-deal
-but
-to
-clock
-in
-next
-summer
-this
-summer
-so
-i
-clocked
-in
-and
-out
-every
-day
-and
-these
-short
-sessions
-with
-the
-red
-time
-clock
-became
-favorite
-moments
-i
-walked
-onto
-the
-park
-past
-jukebox
-junction
-trade
-over
-the
-bridge
-under
-the
-rope
-that
-disallowed
-guests
-to
-visit
-the
-area
-until
-the
-park
-opened
-at
-10
-00
-down
-showstreet
-and
-into
-the
-back
-of
-showstreet
-palace
-theater
-where
-we
-characters
-shared
-a
-dressing
-room
-with
-the
-veggie
-tales
-trade
-actors
-our
-dressing-room
-was
-a
-part
-of
-backstage
-partitioned
-off
-by
-curtains
-where
-the
-empty
-shells
-of
-bob
-the
-tomato
-trade
-and
-larry
-the
-cucumber
-trade
-lay
-inside-out
-so
-the
-sweat
-inside
-could
-evaporate
-between
-shifts
-i
-grabbed
-my
-off-brand
-underarmour
-trade
-slicks
-from
-the
-laundry
-basket
-and
-went
-to
-the
-bathroom
-to
-change
-after
-i
-changed
-i
-came
-out
-of
-the
-bathroom
-and
-knocked
-on
-the
-women's
-dressing
-room
-door
-to
-see
-if
-nina
-or
-stacy
-were
-in
-yet
-nina
-opened
-the
-door
-hey
-case
-she
-said
-how's
-it
-going
-i'm
-good
-am
-i
-larry
-today
-i
-had
-been
-off
-the
-day
-before
-so
-i
-was
-not
-sure
-of
-the
-rotation
-yeah
-i
-think
-so
-said
-stacy
-putting
-on
-makeup
-in
-the
-mirror
-so
-she
-was
-handling
-with
-chance
-while
-nina
-and
-i
-were
-the
-vegetables
-i
-liked
-this
-arrangement
-i
-preferred
-to
-be
-larry
-trade
-because
-i
-did
-not
-have
-to
-talk
-to
-anyone
-and
-i
-could
-make
-faces
-in
-the
-costume
-while
-families
-took
-pictures
-nina
-preferred
-the
-same
-thing
-although
-she
-was
-slightly
-too
-tall
-to
-fit
-comfortably
-inside
-bob
-trade
-stacy
-actually
-preferred
-to
-handle
-her
-personality
-was
-bubbly
-and
-talkative
-i
-do
-not
-think
-chance
-liked
-any
-part
-of
-the
-job
-really
-and
-handling
-was
-less
-hot
-than
-being
-in
-the
-suit
-when's
-our
-first
-run
-i
-asked
-well
-the
-first
-show
-is
-at
-10
-20
-so
-we
-were
-thinking
-about
-11
-i
-nodded
-where's
-chance
-i
-think
-he
-went
-out
-back
-to
-smoke
-nina
-said
-i'll
-go
-with
-you
-the
-actors
-for
-the
-veggie
-tales
-show
-were
-coming
-in
-to
-use
-their
-dressing
-room
-so
-we
-left
-stacy
-with
-them
-we
-walked
-through
-backstage
-behind
-all
-the
-curtains
-and
-through
-the
-side
-door
-into
-a
-sort
-of
-garage
-with
-ratty
-couches
-a
-refrigerator
-and
-an
-old
-tv
-mounted
-high
-up
-on
-the
-wall
-chance
-was
-sitting
-smoking
-and
-watching
-jeopardy
-while
-thumbing
-through
-a
-magazine
-hi
-chance
-i
-said
-hey
-guys
-he
-flicked
-his
-smile
-always
-somewhere
-between
-genuine
-and
-mocking
-at
-us
-think
-it'll
-rain
-today
-he
-asked
-indicating
-the
-direction
-of
-the
-sky
-it
-was
-not
-really
-visible
-from
-within
-the
-garage
-due
-to
-the
-high
-fence
-keeping
-the
-guests
-on
-the
-path
-toward
-timber
-tower
-trade
-and
-mystery
-mine
-trade
-and
-the
-tree
-just
-outside
-the
-garage
-i
-do
-not
-think
-there's
-a
-cloud
-in
-the
-sky
-i
-said
-but
-walked
-out
-of
-the
-garage
-and
-looked
-up
-to
-be
-sure
-there
-were
-wisps
-of
-cirrus
-like
-stray
-brush
-strokes
-on
-a
-blue
-canvas
-but
-that
-was
-all
-i
-think
-we'll
-have
-to
-do
-all
-of
-our
-runs
-today
-damn
-said
-chance
-and
-stubbed
-out
-his
-cigarette
-we
-watched
-jeopardy
-in
-silence
-for
-a
-few
-minutes
-chance
-checked
-his
-watch
-it
-is
-10
-19
-he
-said
-we
-should
-get
-inside
-before
-the
-show
-starts
-we
-went
-back
-to
-the
-dressing
-room
-behind
-the
-curtains
-backstage
-past
-the
-skins
-of
-larry
-trade
-and
-bob
-trade
-their
-feet
-and
-their
-battery
-packs
-past
-the
-water
-fountain
-where
-i
-drank
-and
-into
-the
-women's
-dressing
-room
-stacy
-had
-finished
-applying
-her
-makeup
-and
-was
-already
-in
-overalls
-flannel
-boots
-and
-cowboy
-hat
-seeing
-her
-chance
-said
-i'd
-better
-go
-put
-my
-outfit
-on
-he
-left
-and
-came
-back
-costumed
-we
-killed
-time
-nina
-turned
-her
-wrist
-and
-looked
-at
-her
-watch
-it
-is
-10
-50
-she
-said
-looking
-at
-me
-and
-jerking
-her
-head
-toward
-the
-door
-let's
-get
-ready
-we
-went
-out
-and
-down
-the
-hall
-the
-veggie
-tales
-were
-singing
-about
-mr
-nezzer
-trade
-loving
-the
-bunny
-nina
-went
-to
-bob
-trade
-and
-i
-to
-larry
-trade
-we
-set
-to
-work
-pulling
-them
-right-side-out
-when
-this
-was
-done
-we
-put
-on
-the
-backpacks
-that
-served
-as
-interior
-shells
-for
-the
-characters
-and
-held
-the
-battery
-packs
-as
-nina
-pulled
-on
-bob
-trade
-s
-legs
-i
-pulled
-on
-larry
-trade
-s
-i
-put
-my
-shoes
-in
-larry
-trade
-s
-feet
-a
-concession
-made
-to
-the
-forms
-of
-us
-humans
-inside
-the
-suits
-bob
-trade
-and
-larry
-trade
-on
-the
-show
-had
-no
-arms
-or
-legs
-we
-clipped
-each
-other's
-batteries
-into
-the
-packs
-we
-put
-our
-hands
-through
-the
-vegetables
-arms
-at
-this
-point
-the
-vegetables
-faces
-were
-sagging
-from
-our
-waists
-like
-deflated
-balloons
-we
-waddled
-over
-to
-the
-hallway
-outside
-the
-dressing
-rooms
-chance
-helped
-me
-put
-larry's
-hands
-on
-which
-were
-three-fingered
-like
-a
-cartoon
-although
-in
-the
-cartoon
-the
-veggie
-tales
-characters
-do
-not
-have
-hands
-he
-snapped
-them
-onto
-the
-arm
-he
-helped
-me
-pull
-the
-head
-up
-and
-over
-my
-pack
-and
-clipped
-the
-battery
-to
-the
-fan
-inside
-the
-suit
-he
-zipped
-the
-back
-zipper
-and
-the
-suit
-started
-to
-inflate
-bob
-trade
-and
-larry
-trade
-were
-inflatable
-to
-cut
-down
-on
-their
-weight
-stacy
-had
-done
-the
-same
-with
-nina
-and
-bob
-trade
-she
-asked
-ready
-we
-said
-ready
-chance
-got
-ahead
-of
-us
-opening
-the
-door
-i
-had
-to
-push
-my
-hands
-into
-my
-chest
-to
-deflate
-the
-suit
-so
-it
-could
-fit
-through
-the
-door
-we
-stepped
-into
-the
-dappled
-sunlight
-of
-dollywood
-the
-first
-few
-minutes
-of
-the
-run
-were
-fairly
-peaceful
-a
-few
-families
-walking
-by
-saw
-us
-and
-walk
-over
-forming
-a
-small
-line
-for
-their
-children
-to
-say
-hello
-get
-a
-hug
-and
-a
-picture
-one
-of
-the
-kids
-about
-three
-got
-about
-five
-feet
-from
-me
-pass
-some
-sort
-of
-magic
-barrier
-and
-suddenly
-become
-terrified
-she
-screamed
-and
-run
-back
-to
-her
-parents
-i
-tried
-to
-get
-eye-contact
-it
-was
-hard
-to
-tell
-exactly
-where
-larry
-trade
-was
-looking
-since
-his
-eyes
-were
-about
-a
-foot
-above
-my
-head
-and
-were
-fixed
-forward
-get
-small
-and
-hold
-out
-my
-hand
-but
-she
-had
-seen
-quite
-enough
-she
-shook
-her
-head
-and
-hid
-behind
-her
-mother's
-leg
-i
-waved
-with
-my
-fingers
-and
-stepped
-back
-to
-receive
-the
-next
-child
-sometimes
-doing
-this
-job
-i
-felt
-like
-a
-priest
-giving
-some
-sort
-of
-communion
-sometimes
-i
-felt
-like
-a
-celebrity
-especially
-when
-children
-asked
-for
-an
-autograph
-this
-happened
-fairly
-often
-and
-chance
-had
-to
-guide
-my
-hand
-with
-the
-sharpie
-trade
-in
-it
-sometimes
-i
-felt
-like
-santa
-claus
-or
-some
-other
-mythical
-creature
-come
-to
-earth
-mostly
-i
-felt
-a
-little
-hot
-and
-slightly
-bored
-the
-boredom
-crystallized
-into
-stress
-when
-the
-veggie
-tales
-show
-let
-out
-showstreet
-palace
-held
-something
-like
-four
-hundred
-people
-and
-for
-a
-show
-like
-veggie
-tales
-around
-half
-were
-children
-for
-this
-run
-our
-post
-was
-around
-the
-side
-of
-the
-theater
-so
-we
-did
-not
-get
-the
-full
-press
-of
-the
-crowd
-but
-there
-were
-quite
-a
-few
-people
-streaming
-out
-of
-the
-side
-door
-fresh
-from
-seeing
-larry
-trade
-bob
-trade
-and
-friends
-performing
-in
-a
-show
-of
-course
-they
-were
-excited
-to
-see
-them
-giving
-out
-hugs
-in
-the
-street
-chance
-and
-stacy
-became
-busy
-trying
-to
-form
-the
-crowd
-into
-some
-semblance
-of
-a
-line
-while
-i
-and
-nina
-were
-hugging
-children
-trying
-to
-take
-our
-time
-with
-each
-but
-painfully
-aware
-of
-the
-next
-in
-line
-this
-was
-the
-worst
-part
-of
-the
-job
-i
-felt
-like
-i
-was
-on
-a
-factory
-line
-gluing
-widgets
-onto
-a
-product
-all
-day
-i
-was
-always
-looking
-ahead
-always
-at
-the
-next
-kid
-barely
-noticing
-what
-the
-ones
-old
-enough
-to
-talk
-were
-saying
-to
-me
-trying
-to
-show
-me
-i
-felt
-callous
-and
-aloof
-from
-humanity
-and
-a
-deep
-unease
-passed
-over
-me
-with
-all
-of
-this
-on
-my
-mind
-of
-course
-i
-did
-not
-see
-the
-teenager
-running
-toward
-me
-from
-my
-left
-chance
-and
-stacy
-ca
-not
-be
-blamed
-they
-were
-busy
-with
-crowd
-control
-i
-do
-not
-know
-what
-happened
-to
-the
-kid
-afterward
-all
-i
-know
-is
-what
-happened
-to
-me
-suddenly
-a
-great
-weight
-on
-my
-left
-side
-the
-hiss
-of
-air
-being
-forced
-out
-of
-larry
-trade
-me
-almost
-falling
-over
-the
-weight
-fell
-off
-i
-turned
-around
-too
-stunned
-to
-yell
-though
-chance
-had
-caught
-it
-out
-of
-the
-corner
-of
-his
-eye
-hey
-do
-not
-do
-that
-he
-said
-his
-eyes
-on
-the
-fallen
-teenager
-the
-kid
-was
-maybe
-fifteen
-tall
-with
-a
-white
-t-shirt
-and
-dark
-hair
-he
-had
-an
-indescribable
-look
-on
-his
-face
-surprise
-satisfaction
-and
-something
-else
-i
-could
-not
-identify
-before
-chance
-could
-reach
-him
-he
-ran
-off
-you
-okay
-he
-turned
-to
-me
-and
-asked
-i
-said
-in
-a
-low
-voice
-yeah
-i'm
-fine
-we're
-going
-in
-he
-said
-to
-stacy
-she
-checked
-her
-watch
-said
-yeah
-it
-is
-been
-twenty
-minutes
-to
-the
-crowd
-we
-have
-time
-for
-just
-two
-more
-pictures
-a
-wave
-of
-disappointment
-went
-through
-the
-people
-there
-most
-stayed
-hoping
-for
-an
-extension
-of
-the
-rule
-but
-we
-took
-two
-more
-pictures
-turned
-around
-and
-began
-walking
-inside
-some
-family
-tried
-to
-follow
-us
-in
-chance
-hollered
-over
-his
-shoulder
-i'm
-sorry
-folks
-we
-have
-to
-go
-in
-bob
-trade
-and
-larry
-trade
-need
-a
-break
-the
-father
-asked
-when
-will
-you
-be
-back
-out
-after
-the
-next
-show
-chance
-said
-as
-stacy
-opened
-the
-door
-i
-deflated
-larry
-trade
-s
-face
-again
-to
-get
-in
-the
-door
-and
-was
-safe
-in
-the
-darkness
-of
-the
-hallway
-chance
-unzipped
-me
-allowing
-real
-cool
-air
-to
-wash
-over
-my
-body
-nina
-and
-i
-waddled
-down
-the
-hallway
-to
-peel
-the
-vegetables
-off
-ourselves
-and
-to
-repeat
-the
-process
-of
-waiting
-dressing
-and
-standing
-again