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1 | |||
2 | title | ||
3 | something | ||
4 | id | ||
5 | dollywood | ||
6 | subtitle | ||
7 | about | ||
8 | my | ||
9 | tenure | ||
10 | as | ||
11 | a | ||
12 | bear | ||
13 | genre | ||
14 | prose | ||
15 | project | ||
16 | title | ||
17 | autocento | ||
18 | of | ||
19 | the | ||
20 | breakfast | ||
21 | table | ||
22 | class | ||
23 | autocento | ||
24 | i | ||
25 | turned | ||
26 | off | ||
27 | the | ||
28 | tv | ||
29 | as | ||
30 | soon | ||
31 | as | ||
32 | the | ||
33 | end | ||
34 | credits | ||
35 | began | ||
36 | i | ||
37 | stretched | ||
38 | in | ||
39 | the | ||
40 | la-z-boy | ||
41 | trade | ||
42 | i | ||
43 | grew | ||
44 | up | ||
45 | in | ||
46 | pushing | ||
47 | its | ||
48 | back | ||
49 | until | ||
50 | i | ||
51 | lay | ||
52 | horizontal | ||
53 | feet | ||
54 | slightly | ||
55 | elevated | ||
56 | i | ||
57 | stared | ||
58 | at | ||
59 | the | ||
60 | light | ||
61 | at | ||
62 | the | ||
63 | bugs | ||
64 | silhouetted | ||
65 | inside | ||
66 | it | ||
67 | i | ||
68 | relaxed | ||
69 | thought | ||
70 | about | ||
71 | sleeping | ||
72 | in | ||
73 | the | ||
74 | chair | ||
75 | with | ||
76 | the | ||
77 | light | ||
78 | on | ||
79 | i | ||
80 | decided | ||
81 | against | ||
82 | it | ||
83 | pulled | ||
84 | the | ||
85 | lever | ||
86 | to | ||
87 | pull | ||
88 | the | ||
89 | chairback | ||
90 | up | ||
91 | and | ||
92 | the | ||
93 | footrest | ||
94 | down | ||
95 | stood | ||
96 | up | ||
97 | went | ||
98 | around | ||
99 | the | ||
100 | corner | ||
101 | turned | ||
102 | off | ||
103 | the | ||
104 | light | ||
105 | stripped | ||
106 | to | ||
107 | my | ||
108 | underwear | ||
109 | and | ||
110 | got | ||
111 | in | ||
112 | bed | ||
113 | i | ||
114 | made | ||
115 | sure | ||
116 | my | ||
117 | alarm | ||
118 | was | ||
119 | set | ||
120 | for | ||
121 | 8 | ||
122 | 00 | ||
123 | and | ||
124 | lay | ||
125 | face-up | ||
126 | in | ||
127 | the | ||
128 | dark | ||
129 | eventually | ||
130 | i | ||
131 | slept | ||
132 | i | ||
133 | still | ||
134 | consider | ||
135 | this | ||
136 | to | ||
137 | be | ||
138 | the | ||
139 | best | ||
140 | summer | ||
141 | i | ||
142 | ever | ||
143 | had | ||
144 | in | ||
145 | terms | ||
146 | of | ||
147 | my | ||
148 | sleep | ||
149 | schedule | ||
150 | every | ||
151 | night | ||
152 | i | ||
153 | went | ||
154 | to | ||
155 | bed | ||
156 | at | ||
157 | midnight | ||
158 | after | ||
159 | stewart | ||
160 | and | ||
161 | colbert | ||
162 | every | ||
163 | morning | ||
164 | i | ||
165 | woke | ||
166 | up | ||
167 | at | ||
168 | eight | ||
169 | took | ||
170 | a | ||
171 | shower | ||
172 | ate | ||
173 | my | ||
174 | frosted | ||
175 | mini-wheats | ||
176 | trade | ||
177 | and | ||
178 | brushed | ||
179 | my | ||
180 | teeth | ||
181 | i | ||
182 | took | ||
183 | my | ||
184 | time | ||
185 | because | ||
186 | i | ||
187 | didn't | ||
188 | have | ||
189 | to | ||
190 | leave | ||
191 | for | ||
192 | work | ||
193 | until | ||
194 | 9 | ||
195 | 30 | ||
196 | my | ||
197 | shift | ||
198 | at | ||
199 | dollywood | ||
200 | started | ||
201 | at | ||
202 | 10 | ||
203 | 00 | ||
204 | it | ||
205 | was | ||
206 | my | ||
207 | second | ||
208 | summer | ||
209 | there | ||
210 | i | ||
211 | worked | ||
212 | as | ||
213 | larry | ||
214 | the | ||
215 | cucumber | ||
216 | trade | ||
217 | mostly | ||
218 | though | ||
219 | sometimes | ||
220 | i | ||
221 | would | ||
222 | pick | ||
223 | up | ||
224 | the | ||
225 | shift | ||
226 | for | ||
227 | one | ||
228 | of | ||
229 | the | ||
230 | official | ||
231 | dollywood | ||
232 | mascots | ||
233 | when | ||
234 | they | ||
235 | had | ||
236 | their | ||
237 | day | ||
238 | off | ||
239 | i | ||
240 | went | ||
241 | outside | ||
242 | when | ||
243 | the | ||
244 | wall | ||
245 | clock | ||
246 | read | ||
247 | 9 | ||
248 | 32 | ||
249 | the | ||
250 | day | ||
251 | was | ||
252 | already | ||
253 | beginning | ||
254 | to | ||
255 | warm | ||
256 | up | ||
257 | i | ||
258 | walked | ||
259 | across | ||
260 | the | ||
261 | road | ||
262 | to | ||
263 | my | ||
264 | car | ||
265 | a | ||
266 | saturn | ||
267 | reg | ||
268 | my | ||
269 | first | ||
270 | started | ||
271 | it | ||
272 | pulled | ||
273 | into | ||
274 | the | ||
275 | road | ||
276 | and | ||
277 | looked | ||
278 | up | ||
279 | at | ||
280 | my | ||
281 | window | ||
282 | the | ||
283 | only | ||
284 | one | ||
285 | on | ||
286 | the | ||
287 | second | ||
288 | floor | ||
289 | of | ||
290 | my | ||
291 | house | ||
292 | i | ||
293 | said | ||
294 | so | ||
295 | long | ||
296 | in | ||
297 | my | ||
298 | head | ||
299 | to | ||
300 | my | ||
301 | room | ||
302 | the | ||
303 | house | ||
304 | and | ||
305 | my | ||
306 | two | ||
307 | sisters | ||
308 | still | ||
309 | sleeping | ||
310 | inside | ||
311 | and | ||
312 | drove | ||
313 | down | ||
314 | the | ||
315 | road | ||
316 | my | ||
317 | morning | ||
318 | commute | ||
319 | was | ||
320 | rural | ||
321 | through | ||
322 | farms | ||
323 | creeks | ||
324 | hills | ||
325 | and | ||
326 | hollows | ||
327 | past | ||
328 | tourist | ||
329 | cabin | ||
330 | resorts | ||
331 | and | ||
332 | used | ||
333 | christian | ||
334 | bookstores | ||
335 | nearly | ||
336 | getting | ||
337 | to | ||
338 | pigeon | ||
339 | forge | ||
340 | but | ||
341 | stopping | ||
342 | before | ||
343 | any | ||
344 | of | ||
345 | the | ||
346 | strip | ||
347 | was | ||
348 | visible | ||
349 | like | ||
350 | las | ||
351 | vegas | ||
352 | pigeon | ||
353 | forge | ||
354 | has | ||
355 | a | ||
356 | strip | ||
357 | it | ||
358 | was | ||
359 | second | ||
360 | only | ||
361 | to | ||
362 | vegas | ||
363 | in | ||
364 | terms | ||
365 | of | ||
366 | marriages | ||
367 | performed | ||
368 | it | ||
369 | was | ||
370 | first | ||
371 | in | ||
372 | the | ||
373 | country | ||
374 | including | ||
375 | vegas | ||
376 | to | ||
377 | feature | ||
378 | two | ||
379 | cracker | ||
380 | barrels | ||
381 | reg | ||
382 | i | ||
383 | went | ||
384 | into | ||
385 | pigeon | ||
386 | forge | ||
387 | only | ||
388 | if | ||
389 | i | ||
390 | couldn't | ||
391 | help | ||
392 | it | ||
393 | which | ||
394 | was | ||
395 | rare | ||
396 | usually | ||
397 | it | ||
398 | was | ||
399 | only | ||
400 | if | ||
401 | family | ||
402 | from | ||
403 | out-of-state | ||
404 | were | ||
405 | visiting | ||
406 | or | ||
407 | the | ||
408 | one | ||
409 | time | ||
410 | i | ||
411 | and | ||
412 | two | ||
413 | friends | ||
414 | went | ||
415 | to | ||
416 | the | ||
417 | buy-one-pair-get-two-pair-free | ||
418 | boot | ||
419 | store | ||
420 | and | ||
421 | got | ||
422 | a | ||
423 | deal | ||
424 | i | ||
425 | turned | ||
426 | left | ||
427 | before | ||
428 | i | ||
429 | got | ||
430 | to | ||
431 | any | ||
432 | of | ||
433 | pigeon | ||
434 | forge | ||
435 | into | ||
436 | the | ||
437 | employee | ||
438 | entrance | ||
439 | of | ||
440 | dollywood | ||
441 | i | ||
442 | drove | ||
443 | down | ||
444 | a | ||
445 | small | ||
446 | road | ||
447 | to | ||
448 | my | ||
449 | left | ||
450 | a | ||
451 | hill | ||
452 | covered | ||
453 | in | ||
454 | kudzu | ||
455 | to | ||
456 | my | ||
457 | right | ||
458 | a | ||
459 | fence | ||
460 | past | ||
461 | which | ||
462 | i | ||
463 | could | ||
464 | hear | ||
465 | people | ||
466 | riding | ||
467 | the | ||
468 | river | ||
469 | rampage | ||
470 | trade | ||
471 | or | ||
472 | rockin | ||
473 | roadway | ||
474 | trade | ||
475 | i | ||
476 | turned | ||
477 | left | ||
478 | again | ||
479 | drove | ||
480 | past | ||
481 | hr | ||
482 | and | ||
483 | the | ||
484 | dollywood | ||
485 | doctor's | ||
486 | office | ||
487 | and | ||
488 | checked | ||
489 | for | ||
490 | parking | ||
491 | at | ||
492 | the | ||
493 | bottom | ||
494 | of | ||
495 | the | ||
496 | hill | ||
497 | there | ||
498 | wasn't | ||
499 | any | ||
500 | so | ||
501 | i | ||
502 | drove | ||
503 | up | ||
504 | the | ||
505 | hill | ||
506 | found | ||
507 | a | ||
508 | parking | ||
509 | spot | ||
510 | and | ||
511 | got | ||
512 | out | ||
513 | of | ||
514 | my | ||
515 | car | ||
516 | i | ||
517 | thought | ||
518 | about | ||
519 | waiting | ||
520 | for | ||
521 | an | ||
522 | employee | ||
523 | shuttle | ||
524 | until | ||
525 | i | ||
526 | realized | ||
527 | it | ||
528 | was | ||
529 | 9 | ||
530 | 55 | ||
531 | so | ||
532 | i | ||
533 | trotted | ||
534 | down | ||
535 | the | ||
536 | hill | ||
537 | and | ||
538 | past | ||
539 | hr | ||
540 | i | ||
541 | crossed | ||
542 | the | ||
543 | road | ||
544 | in | ||
545 | front | ||
546 | of | ||
547 | the | ||
548 | gazebo | ||
549 | walked | ||
550 | down | ||
551 | a | ||
552 | little | ||
553 | path | ||
554 | and | ||
555 | met | ||
556 | tim | ||
557 | the | ||
558 | security | ||
559 | guard | ||
560 | as | ||
561 | i | ||
562 | was | ||
563 | crossing | ||
564 | the | ||
565 | main | ||
566 | road | ||
567 | he | ||
568 | asked | ||
569 | to | ||
570 | see | ||
571 | my | ||
572 | id | ||
573 | which | ||
574 | i | ||
575 | had | ||
576 | ready | ||
577 | for | ||
578 | him | ||
579 | i | ||
580 | showed | ||
581 | it | ||
582 | to | ||
583 | him | ||
584 | he | ||
585 | looked | ||
586 | me | ||
587 | up | ||
588 | and | ||
589 | down | ||
590 | i | ||
591 | wasn't | ||
592 | in | ||
593 | costume | ||
594 | usually | ||
595 | a | ||
596 | no | ||
597 | at | ||
598 | dollywood | ||
599 | but | ||
600 | since | ||
601 | my | ||
602 | costume | ||
603 | was | ||
604 | green | ||
605 | expensive | ||
606 | and | ||
607 | required | ||
608 | at | ||
609 | least | ||
610 | two | ||
611 | people | ||
612 | to | ||
613 | put | ||
614 | on | ||
615 | i | ||
616 | didn't | ||
617 | have | ||
618 | to | ||
619 | wear | ||
620 | it | ||
621 | onto | ||
622 | the | ||
623 | park | ||
624 | and | ||
625 | finally | ||
626 | let | ||
627 | me | ||
628 | through | ||
629 | i | ||
630 | walked | ||
631 | through | ||
632 | the | ||
633 | employee | ||
634 | entrance | ||
635 | and | ||
636 | clocked | ||
637 | in | ||
638 | at | ||
639 | 9 | ||
640 | 58 | ||
641 | i | ||
642 | had | ||
643 | only | ||
644 | figured | ||
645 | out | ||
646 | how | ||
647 | to | ||
648 | clock | ||
649 | in | ||
650 | my | ||
651 | second | ||
652 | summer | ||
653 | the | ||
654 | first | ||
655 | summer | ||
656 | i | ||
657 | worked | ||
658 | at | ||
659 | dollywood | ||
660 | was | ||
661 | also | ||
662 | the | ||
663 | first | ||
664 | summer | ||
665 | i | ||
666 | worked | ||
667 | a | ||
668 | job | ||
669 | and | ||
670 | due | ||
671 | to | ||
672 | the | ||
673 | placement | ||
674 | of | ||
675 | the | ||
676 | atmosphere | ||
677 | characters | ||
678 | in | ||
679 | the | ||
680 | hierarchy | ||
681 | of | ||
682 | park | ||
683 | management | ||
684 | we | ||
685 | got | ||
686 | paid | ||
687 | by | ||
688 | the | ||
689 | day | ||
690 | this | ||
691 | confused | ||
692 | me | ||
693 | into | ||
694 | thinking | ||
695 | that | ||
696 | i | ||
697 | didn't | ||
698 | need | ||
699 | to | ||
700 | clock | ||
701 | in | ||
702 | and | ||
703 | out | ||
704 | especially | ||
705 | since | ||
706 | i | ||
707 | still | ||
708 | got | ||
709 | paid | ||
710 | my | ||
711 | confusion | ||
712 | deepened | ||
713 | when | ||
714 | i | ||
715 | walked | ||
716 | onto | ||
717 | park | ||
718 | one | ||
719 | day | ||
720 | with | ||
721 | chance | ||
722 | who | ||
723 | also | ||
724 | worked | ||
725 | veggie | ||
726 | tales | ||
727 | trade | ||
728 | and | ||
729 | he | ||
730 | clocked | ||
731 | in | ||
732 | but | ||
733 | this | ||
734 | was | ||
735 | midway | ||
736 | through | ||
737 | the | ||
738 | summer | ||
739 | and | ||
740 | i | ||
741 | was | ||
742 | too | ||
743 | nervous | ||
744 | to | ||
745 | ask | ||
746 | anyone | ||
747 | about | ||
748 | what | ||
749 | i | ||
750 | should | ||
751 | do | ||
752 | i | ||
753 | was | ||
754 | worried | ||
755 | that | ||
756 | if | ||
757 | i | ||
758 | started | ||
759 | clocking | ||
760 | in | ||
761 | it | ||
762 | would | ||
763 | cause | ||
764 | suspicion | ||
765 | and | ||
766 | i | ||
767 | was | ||
768 | terrified | ||
769 | that | ||
770 | my | ||
771 | not | ||
772 | clocking | ||
773 | in | ||
774 | would | ||
775 | be | ||
776 | caught | ||
777 | and | ||
778 | punished | ||
779 | somehow | ||
780 | for | ||
781 | about | ||
782 | a | ||
783 | month | ||
784 | i | ||
785 | lived | ||
786 | in | ||
787 | mild | ||
788 | terror | ||
789 | each | ||
790 | morning | ||
791 | and | ||
792 | afternoon | ||
793 | avoiding | ||
794 | my | ||
795 | coworkers | ||
796 | as | ||
797 | they | ||
798 | entered | ||
799 | or | ||
800 | left | ||
801 | so | ||
802 | they | ||
803 | wouldn't | ||
804 | see | ||
805 | me | ||
806 | walk | ||
807 | past | ||
808 | the | ||
809 | red | ||
810 | time | ||
811 | clocks | ||
812 | each | ||
813 | day | ||
814 | wondering | ||
815 | if | ||
816 | the | ||
817 | hammer | ||
818 | would | ||
819 | fall | ||
820 | i | ||
821 | found | ||
822 | out | ||
823 | later | ||
824 | that | ||
825 | my | ||
826 | manager | ||
827 | charlie | ||
828 | had | ||
829 | been | ||
830 | paying | ||
831 | me | ||
832 | based | ||
833 | on | ||
834 | the | ||
835 | days | ||
836 | he'd | ||
837 | scheduled | ||
838 | me | ||
839 | clocking | ||
840 | me | ||
841 | in | ||
842 | and | ||
843 | out | ||
844 | himself | ||
845 | from | ||
846 | his | ||
847 | computer | ||
848 | he | ||
849 | said | ||
850 | it | ||
851 | wasn't | ||
852 | a | ||
853 | big | ||
854 | deal | ||
855 | but | ||
856 | to | ||
857 | clock | ||
858 | in | ||
859 | next | ||
860 | summer | ||
861 | this | ||
862 | summer | ||
863 | so | ||
864 | i | ||
865 | clocked | ||
866 | in | ||
867 | and | ||
868 | out | ||
869 | every | ||
870 | day | ||
871 | and | ||
872 | these | ||
873 | short | ||
874 | sessions | ||
875 | with | ||
876 | the | ||
877 | red | ||
878 | time | ||
879 | clock | ||
880 | became | ||
881 | favorite | ||
882 | moments | ||
883 | i | ||
884 | walked | ||
885 | onto | ||
886 | the | ||
887 | park | ||
888 | past | ||
889 | jukebox | ||
890 | junction | ||
891 | trade | ||
892 | over | ||
893 | the | ||
894 | bridge | ||
895 | under | ||
896 | the | ||
897 | rope | ||
898 | that | ||
899 | disallowed | ||
900 | guests | ||
901 | to | ||
902 | visit | ||
903 | the | ||
904 | area | ||
905 | until | ||
906 | the | ||
907 | park | ||
908 | opened | ||
909 | at | ||
910 | 10 | ||
911 | 00 | ||
912 | down | ||
913 | showstreet | ||
914 | and | ||
915 | into | ||
916 | the | ||
917 | back | ||
918 | of | ||
919 | showstreet | ||
920 | palace | ||
921 | theater | ||
922 | where | ||
923 | we | ||
924 | characters | ||
925 | shared | ||
926 | a | ||
927 | dressing | ||
928 | room | ||
929 | with | ||
930 | the | ||
931 | veggie | ||
932 | tales | ||
933 | trade | ||
934 | actors | ||
935 | our | ||
936 | dressing-room | ||
937 | was | ||
938 | a | ||
939 | part | ||
940 | of | ||
941 | backstage | ||
942 | partitioned | ||
943 | off | ||
944 | by | ||
945 | curtains | ||
946 | where | ||
947 | the | ||
948 | empty | ||
949 | shells | ||
950 | of | ||
951 | bob | ||
952 | the | ||
953 | tomato | ||
954 | trade | ||
955 | and | ||
956 | larry | ||
957 | the | ||
958 | cucumber | ||
959 | trade | ||
960 | lay | ||
961 | inside-out | ||
962 | so | ||
963 | the | ||
964 | sweat | ||
965 | inside | ||
966 | could | ||
967 | evaporate | ||
968 | between | ||
969 | shifts | ||
970 | i | ||
971 | grabbed | ||
972 | my | ||
973 | off-brand | ||
974 | underarmour | ||
975 | trade | ||
976 | slicks | ||
977 | from | ||
978 | the | ||
979 | laundry | ||
980 | basket | ||
981 | and | ||
982 | went | ||
983 | to | ||
984 | the | ||
985 | bathroom | ||
986 | to | ||
987 | change | ||
988 | after | ||
989 | i | ||
990 | changed | ||
991 | i | ||
992 | came | ||
993 | out | ||
994 | of | ||
995 | the | ||
996 | bathroom | ||
997 | and | ||
998 | knocked | ||
999 | on | ||
1000 | the | ||
1001 | women's | ||
1002 | dressing | ||
1003 | room | ||
1004 | door | ||
1005 | to | ||
1006 | see | ||
1007 | if | ||
1008 | nina | ||
1009 | or | ||
1010 | stacy | ||
1011 | were | ||
1012 | in | ||
1013 | yet | ||
1014 | nina | ||
1015 | opened | ||
1016 | the | ||
1017 | door | ||
1018 | hey | ||
1019 | case | ||
1020 | she | ||
1021 | said | ||
1022 | how's | ||
1023 | it | ||
1024 | going | ||
1025 | i'm | ||
1026 | good | ||
1027 | am | ||
1028 | i | ||
1029 | larry | ||
1030 | today | ||
1031 | i | ||
1032 | had | ||
1033 | been | ||
1034 | off | ||
1035 | the | ||
1036 | day | ||
1037 | before | ||
1038 | so | ||
1039 | i | ||
1040 | wasn't | ||
1041 | sure | ||
1042 | of | ||
1043 | the | ||
1044 | rotation | ||
1045 | yeah | ||
1046 | i | ||
1047 | think | ||
1048 | so | ||
1049 | said | ||
1050 | stacy | ||
1051 | putting | ||
1052 | on | ||
1053 | makeup | ||
1054 | in | ||
1055 | the | ||
1056 | mirror | ||
1057 | so | ||
1058 | she | ||
1059 | was | ||
1060 | handling | ||
1061 | with | ||
1062 | chance | ||
1063 | while | ||
1064 | nina | ||
1065 | and | ||
1066 | i | ||
1067 | were | ||
1068 | the | ||
1069 | vegetables | ||
1070 | i | ||
1071 | liked | ||
1072 | this | ||
1073 | arrangement | ||
1074 | i | ||
1075 | preferred | ||
1076 | to | ||
1077 | be | ||
1078 | larry | ||
1079 | trade | ||
1080 | because | ||
1081 | i | ||
1082 | didn't | ||
1083 | have | ||
1084 | to | ||
1085 | talk | ||
1086 | to | ||
1087 | anyone | ||
1088 | and | ||
1089 | i | ||
1090 | could | ||
1091 | make | ||
1092 | faces | ||
1093 | in | ||
1094 | the | ||
1095 | costume | ||
1096 | while | ||
1097 | families | ||
1098 | took | ||
1099 | pictures | ||
1100 | nina | ||
1101 | preferred | ||
1102 | the | ||
1103 | same | ||
1104 | thing | ||
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1725 | stacy | ||
1726 | had | ||
1727 | done | ||
1728 | the | ||
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1731 | nina | ||
1732 | and | ||
1733 | bob | ||
1734 | trade | ||
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1821 | five | ||
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1852 | tell | ||
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1854 | where | ||
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1856 | trade | ||
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1881 | she | ||
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1886 | she | ||
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1888 | her | ||
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1891 | hid | ||
1892 | behind | ||
1893 | her | ||
1894 | mother's | ||
1895 | leg | ||
1896 | i | ||
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1899 | my | ||
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1916 | a | ||
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1921 | of | ||
1922 | communion | ||
1923 | sometimes | ||
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1925 | felt | ||
1926 | like | ||
1927 | a | ||
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1929 | especially | ||
1930 | when | ||
1931 | children | ||
1932 | asked | ||
1933 | for | ||
1934 | an | ||
1935 | autograph | ||
1936 | this | ||
1937 | happened | ||
1938 | fairly | ||
1939 | often | ||
1940 | and | ||
1941 | chance | ||
1942 | had | ||
1943 | to | ||
1944 | guide | ||
1945 | my | ||
1946 | hand | ||
1947 | with | ||
1948 | the | ||
1949 | sharpie | ||
1950 | trade | ||
1951 | in | ||
1952 | it | ||
1953 | sometimes | ||
1954 | i | ||
1955 | felt | ||
1956 | like | ||
1957 | santa | ||
1958 | claus | ||
1959 | or | ||
1960 | some | ||
1961 | other | ||
1962 | mythical | ||
1963 | creature | ||
1964 | come | ||
1965 | to | ||
1966 | earth | ||
1967 | mostly | ||
1968 | i | ||
1969 | felt | ||
1970 | a | ||
1971 | little | ||
1972 | hot | ||
1973 | and | ||
1974 | slightly | ||
1975 | bored | ||
1976 | the | ||
1977 | boredom | ||
1978 | crystallized | ||
1979 | into | ||
1980 | stress | ||
1981 | when | ||
1982 | the | ||
1983 | veggie | ||
1984 | tales | ||
1985 | show | ||
1986 | let | ||
1987 | out | ||
1988 | showstreet | ||
1989 | palace | ||
1990 | held | ||
1991 | something | ||
1992 | like | ||
1993 | four | ||
1994 | hundred | ||
1995 | people | ||
1996 | and | ||
1997 | for | ||
1998 | a | ||
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2000 | like | ||
2001 | veggie | ||
2002 | tales | ||
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2006 | children | ||
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2008 | this | ||
2009 | run | ||
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2014 | the | ||
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2017 | the | ||
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2028 | crowd | ||
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2030 | there | ||
2031 | were | ||
2032 | quite | ||
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2034 | few | ||
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2036 | streaming | ||
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2038 | of | ||
2039 | the | ||
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2041 | door | ||
2042 | fresh | ||
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2044 | seeing | ||
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2046 | trade | ||
2047 | bob | ||
2048 | trade | ||
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2056 | course | ||
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2059 | excited | ||
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2061 | see | ||
2062 | them | ||
2063 | giving | ||
2064 | out | ||
2065 | hugs | ||
2066 | in | ||
2067 | the | ||
2068 | street | ||
2069 | chance | ||
2070 | and | ||
2071 | stacy | ||
2072 | became | ||
2073 | busy | ||
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2076 | form | ||
2077 | the | ||
2078 | crowd | ||
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2080 | some | ||
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2083 | a | ||
2084 | line | ||
2085 | while | ||
2086 | i | ||
2087 | and | ||
2088 | nina | ||
2089 | were | ||
2090 | hugging | ||
2091 | children | ||
2092 | trying | ||
2093 | to | ||
2094 | take | ||
2095 | our | ||
2096 | time | ||
2097 | with | ||
2098 | each | ||
2099 | but | ||
2100 | painfully | ||
2101 | aware | ||
2102 | of | ||
2103 | the | ||
2104 | next | ||
2105 | in | ||
2106 | line | ||
2107 | this | ||
2108 | was | ||
2109 | the | ||
2110 | worst | ||
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2112 | of | ||
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2116 | felt | ||
2117 | like | ||
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2127 | a | ||
2128 | product | ||
2129 | all | ||
2130 | day | ||
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2132 | was | ||
2133 | always | ||
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2136 | always | ||
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2138 | the | ||
2139 | next | ||
2140 | kid | ||
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2145 | ones | ||
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2148 | to | ||
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2152 | to | ||
2153 | me | ||
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2155 | to | ||
2156 | show | ||
2157 | me | ||
2158 | i | ||
2159 | felt | ||
2160 | callous | ||
2161 | and | ||
2162 | aloof | ||
2163 | from | ||
2164 | humanity | ||
2165 | and | ||
2166 | a | ||
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2168 | unease | ||
2169 | passed | ||
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2171 | me | ||
2172 | with | ||
2173 | all | ||
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2177 | my | ||
2178 | mind | ||
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2183 | see | ||
2184 | the | ||
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2188 | me | ||
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2190 | my | ||
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2192 | chance | ||
2193 | and | ||
2194 | stacy | ||
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2198 | they | ||
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2202 | crowd | ||
2203 | control | ||
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2207 | what | ||
2208 | happened | ||
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2211 | kid | ||
2212 | afterward | ||
2213 | all | ||
2214 | i | ||
2215 | know | ||
2216 | is | ||
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2218 | happened | ||
2219 | to | ||
2220 | me | ||
2221 | suddenly | ||
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2224 | weight | ||
2225 | on | ||
2226 | my | ||
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2229 | the | ||
2230 | hiss | ||
2231 | of | ||
2232 | air | ||
2233 | being | ||
2234 | forced | ||
2235 | out | ||
2236 | of | ||
2237 | larry | ||
2238 | trade | ||
2239 | me | ||
2240 | almost | ||
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2242 | over | ||
2243 | the | ||
2244 | weight | ||
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2246 | off | ||
2247 | i | ||
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2249 | around | ||
2250 | too | ||
2251 | stunned | ||
2252 | to | ||
2253 | yell | ||
2254 | though | ||
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2256 | had | ||
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2258 | it | ||
2259 | out | ||
2260 | of | ||
2261 | the | ||
2262 | corner | ||
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2264 | his | ||
2265 | eye | ||
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2269 | that | ||
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2272 | his | ||
2273 | eyes | ||
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2275 | the | ||
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2277 | teenager | ||
2278 | the | ||
2279 | kid | ||
2280 | was | ||
2281 | maybe | ||
2282 | fifteen | ||
2283 | tall | ||
2284 | with | ||
2285 | a | ||
2286 | white | ||
2287 | t-shirt | ||
2288 | and | ||
2289 | dark | ||
2290 | hair | ||
2291 | he | ||
2292 | had | ||
2293 | an | ||
2294 | indescribable | ||
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2298 | face | ||
2299 | surprise | ||
2300 | satisfaction | ||
2301 | and | ||
2302 | something | ||
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2306 | identify | ||
2307 | before | ||
2308 | chance | ||
2309 | could | ||
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2311 | him | ||
2312 | he | ||
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2315 | you | ||
2316 | okay | ||
2317 | he | ||
2318 | turned | ||
2319 | to | ||
2320 | me | ||
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2322 | asked | ||
2323 | i | ||
2324 | said | ||
2325 | in | ||
2326 | a | ||
2327 | low | ||
2328 | voice | ||
2329 | yeah | ||
2330 | i'm | ||
2331 | fine | ||
2332 | we're | ||
2333 | going | ||
2334 | in | ||
2335 | he | ||
2336 | said | ||
2337 | to | ||
2338 | stacy | ||
2339 | she | ||
2340 | checked | ||
2341 | her | ||
2342 | watch | ||
2343 | said | ||
2344 | yeah | ||
2345 | it's | ||
2346 | been | ||
2347 | twenty | ||
2348 | minutes | ||
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2350 | the | ||
2351 | crowd | ||
2352 | we | ||
2353 | have | ||
2354 | time | ||
2355 | for | ||
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2357 | two | ||
2358 | more | ||
2359 | pictures | ||
2360 | a | ||
2361 | wave | ||
2362 | of | ||
2363 | disappointment | ||
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2366 | the | ||
2367 | people | ||
2368 | there | ||
2369 | most | ||
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2371 | hoping | ||
2372 | for | ||
2373 | an | ||
2374 | extension | ||
2375 | of | ||
2376 | the | ||
2377 | rule | ||
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2379 | we | ||
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2381 | two | ||
2382 | more | ||
2383 | pictures | ||
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2386 | and | ||
2387 | began | ||
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2389 | inside | ||
2390 | some | ||
2391 | family | ||
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2393 | to | ||
2394 | follow | ||
2395 | us | ||
2396 | in | ||
2397 | chance | ||
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2399 | over | ||
2400 | his | ||
2401 | shoulder | ||
2402 | i'm | ||
2403 | sorry | ||
2404 | folks | ||
2405 | we | ||
2406 | have | ||
2407 | to | ||
2408 | go | ||
2409 | in | ||
2410 | bob | ||
2411 | trade | ||
2412 | and | ||
2413 | larry | ||
2414 | trade | ||
2415 | need | ||
2416 | a | ||
2417 | break | ||
2418 | the | ||
2419 | father | ||
2420 | asked | ||
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2422 | will | ||
2423 | you | ||
2424 | be | ||
2425 | back | ||
2426 | out | ||
2427 | after | ||
2428 | the | ||
2429 | next | ||
2430 | show | ||
2431 | chance | ||
2432 | said | ||
2433 | as | ||
2434 | stacy | ||
2435 | opened | ||
2436 | the | ||
2437 | door | ||
2438 | i | ||
2439 | deflated | ||
2440 | larry | ||
2441 | trade | ||
2442 | s | ||
2443 | face | ||
2444 | again | ||
2445 | to | ||
2446 | get | ||
2447 | in | ||
2448 | the | ||
2449 | door | ||
2450 | and | ||
2451 | was | ||
2452 | safe | ||
2453 | in | ||
2454 | the | ||
2455 | darkness | ||
2456 | of | ||
2457 | the | ||
2458 | hallway | ||
2459 | chance | ||
2460 | unzipped | ||
2461 | me | ||
2462 | allowing | ||
2463 | real | ||
2464 | cool | ||
2465 | air | ||
2466 | to | ||
2467 | wash | ||
2468 | over | ||
2469 | my | ||
2470 | body | ||
2471 | nina | ||
2472 | and | ||
2473 | i | ||
2474 | waddled | ||
2475 | down | ||
2476 | the | ||
2477 | hallway | ||
2478 | to | ||
2479 | peel | ||
2480 | the | ||
2481 | vegetables | ||
2482 | off | ||
2483 | ourselves | ||
2484 | and | ||
2485 | to | ||
2486 | repeat | ||
2487 | the | ||
2488 | process | ||
2489 | of | ||
2490 | waiting | ||
2491 | dressing | ||
2492 | and | ||
2493 | standing | ||
2494 | again | ||
2495 | stripped | ||
2496 | to | ||
2497 | my | ||
2498 | underwear | ||
2499 | underwear | ||
2500 | html | ||
2501 | in | ||
2502 | bed | ||
2503 | in-bed | ||
2504 | html | ||
2505 | in | ||
2506 | my | ||
2507 | head | ||
2508 | hymnal | ||
2509 | html | ||