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1 | i | ||
2 | turned | ||
3 | off | ||
4 | the | ||
5 | tv | ||
6 | as | ||
7 | soon | ||
8 | as | ||
9 | the | ||
10 | end | ||
11 | credits | ||
12 | began | ||
13 | i | ||
14 | stretched | ||
15 | in | ||
16 | the | ||
17 | la-z-boy | ||
18 | trade | ||
19 | i | ||
20 | grew | ||
21 | up | ||
22 | in | ||
23 | pushing | ||
24 | its | ||
25 | back | ||
26 | until | ||
27 | i | ||
28 | lay | ||
29 | horizontal | ||
30 | feet | ||
31 | slightly | ||
32 | elevated | ||
33 | i | ||
34 | stared | ||
35 | at | ||
36 | the | ||
37 | light | ||
38 | at | ||
39 | the | ||
40 | bugs | ||
41 | silhouetted | ||
42 | inside | ||
43 | it | ||
44 | i | ||
45 | relaxed | ||
46 | thought | ||
47 | about | ||
48 | sleeping | ||
49 | in | ||
50 | the | ||
51 | chair | ||
52 | with | ||
53 | the | ||
54 | light | ||
55 | on | ||
56 | i | ||
57 | decided | ||
58 | against | ||
59 | it | ||
60 | pulled | ||
61 | the | ||
62 | lever | ||
63 | to | ||
64 | pull | ||
65 | the | ||
66 | chairback | ||
67 | up | ||
68 | and | ||
69 | the | ||
70 | footrest | ||
71 | down | ||
72 | stood | ||
73 | up | ||
74 | went | ||
75 | around | ||
76 | the | ||
77 | corner | ||
78 | turned | ||
79 | off | ||
80 | the | ||
81 | light | ||
82 | stripped | ||
83 | to | ||
84 | my | ||
85 | underwear | ||
86 | and | ||
87 | got | ||
88 | in | ||
89 | bed | ||
90 | i | ||
91 | made | ||
92 | sure | ||
93 | my | ||
94 | alarm | ||
95 | was | ||
96 | set | ||
97 | for | ||
98 | 8 | ||
99 | 00 | ||
100 | and | ||
101 | lay | ||
102 | face-up | ||
103 | in | ||
104 | the | ||
105 | dark | ||
106 | eventually | ||
107 | i | ||
108 | slept | ||
109 | i | ||
110 | still | ||
111 | consider | ||
112 | this | ||
113 | to | ||
114 | be | ||
115 | the | ||
116 | best | ||
117 | summer | ||
118 | i | ||
119 | ever | ||
120 | had | ||
121 | in | ||
122 | terms | ||
123 | of | ||
124 | my | ||
125 | sleep | ||
126 | schedule | ||
127 | every | ||
128 | night | ||
129 | i | ||
130 | went | ||
131 | to | ||
132 | bed | ||
133 | at | ||
134 | midnight | ||
135 | after | ||
136 | stewart | ||
137 | and | ||
138 | colbert | ||
139 | every | ||
140 | morning | ||
141 | i | ||
142 | woke | ||
143 | up | ||
144 | at | ||
145 | eight | ||
146 | took | ||
147 | a | ||
148 | shower | ||
149 | ate | ||
150 | my | ||
151 | frosted | ||
152 | mini-wheats | ||
153 | trade | ||
154 | and | ||
155 | brushed | ||
156 | my | ||
157 | teeth | ||
158 | i | ||
159 | took | ||
160 | my | ||
161 | time | ||
162 | because | ||
163 | i | ||
164 | didn't | ||
165 | have | ||
166 | to | ||
167 | leave | ||
168 | for | ||
169 | work | ||
170 | until | ||
171 | 9 | ||
172 | 30 | ||
173 | my | ||
174 | shift | ||
175 | at | ||
176 | dollywood | ||
177 | started | ||
178 | at | ||
179 | 10 | ||
180 | 00 | ||
181 | it | ||
182 | was | ||
183 | my | ||
184 | second | ||
185 | summer | ||
186 | there | ||
187 | i | ||
188 | worked | ||
189 | as | ||
190 | larry | ||
191 | the | ||
192 | cucumber | ||
193 | trade | ||
194 | mostly | ||
195 | though | ||
196 | sometimes | ||
197 | i | ||
198 | would | ||
199 | pick | ||
200 | up | ||
201 | the | ||
202 | shift | ||
203 | for | ||
204 | one | ||
205 | of | ||
206 | the | ||
207 | official | ||
208 | dollywood | ||
209 | mascots | ||
210 | when | ||
211 | they | ||
212 | had | ||
213 | their | ||
214 | day | ||
215 | off | ||
216 | i | ||
217 | went | ||
218 | outside | ||
219 | when | ||
220 | the | ||
221 | wall | ||
222 | clock | ||
223 | read | ||
224 | 9 | ||
225 | 32 | ||
226 | the | ||
227 | day | ||
228 | was | ||
229 | already | ||
230 | beginning | ||
231 | to | ||
232 | warm | ||
233 | up | ||
234 | i | ||
235 | walked | ||
236 | across | ||
237 | the | ||
238 | road | ||
239 | to | ||
240 | my | ||
241 | car | ||
242 | a | ||
243 | saturn | ||
244 | reg | ||
245 | my | ||
246 | first | ||
247 | started | ||
248 | it | ||
249 | pulled | ||
250 | into | ||
251 | the | ||
252 | road | ||
253 | and | ||
254 | looked | ||
255 | up | ||
256 | at | ||
257 | my | ||
258 | window | ||
259 | the | ||
260 | only | ||
261 | one | ||
262 | on | ||
263 | the | ||
264 | second | ||
265 | floor | ||
266 | of | ||
267 | my | ||
268 | house | ||
269 | i | ||
270 | said | ||
271 | so | ||
272 | long | ||
273 | in | ||
274 | my | ||
275 | head | ||
276 | to | ||
277 | my | ||
278 | room | ||
279 | the | ||
280 | house | ||
281 | and | ||
282 | my | ||
283 | two | ||
284 | sisters | ||
285 | still | ||
286 | sleeping | ||
287 | inside | ||
288 | and | ||
289 | drove | ||
290 | down | ||
291 | the | ||
292 | road | ||
293 | my | ||
294 | morning | ||
295 | commute | ||
296 | was | ||
297 | rural | ||
298 | through | ||
299 | farms | ||
300 | creeks | ||
301 | hills | ||
302 | and | ||
303 | hollows | ||
304 | past | ||
305 | tourist | ||
306 | cabin | ||
307 | resorts | ||
308 | and | ||
309 | used | ||
310 | christian | ||
311 | bookstores | ||
312 | nearly | ||
313 | getting | ||
314 | to | ||
315 | pigeon | ||
316 | forge | ||
317 | but | ||
318 | stopping | ||
319 | before | ||
320 | any | ||
321 | of | ||
322 | the | ||
323 | strip | ||
324 | was | ||
325 | visible | ||
326 | like | ||
327 | las | ||
328 | vegas | ||
329 | pigeon | ||
330 | forge | ||
331 | has | ||
332 | a | ||
333 | strip | ||
334 | it | ||
335 | was | ||
336 | second | ||
337 | only | ||
338 | to | ||
339 | vegas | ||
340 | in | ||
341 | terms | ||
342 | of | ||
343 | marriages | ||
344 | performed | ||
345 | it | ||
346 | was | ||
347 | first | ||
348 | in | ||
349 | the | ||
350 | country | ||
351 | including | ||
352 | vegas | ||
353 | to | ||
354 | feature | ||
355 | two | ||
356 | cracker | ||
357 | barrels | ||
358 | reg | ||
359 | i | ||
360 | went | ||
361 | into | ||
362 | pigeon | ||
363 | forge | ||
364 | only | ||
365 | if | ||
366 | i | ||
367 | couldn't | ||
368 | help | ||
369 | it | ||
370 | which | ||
371 | was | ||
372 | rare | ||
373 | usually | ||
374 | it | ||
375 | was | ||
376 | only | ||
377 | if | ||
378 | family | ||
379 | from | ||
380 | out-of-state | ||
381 | were | ||
382 | visiting | ||
383 | or | ||
384 | the | ||
385 | one | ||
386 | time | ||
387 | i | ||
388 | and | ||
389 | two | ||
390 | friends | ||
391 | went | ||
392 | to | ||
393 | the | ||
394 | buy-one-pair-get-two-pair-free | ||
395 | boot | ||
396 | store | ||
397 | and | ||
398 | got | ||
399 | a | ||
400 | deal | ||
401 | i | ||
402 | turned | ||
403 | left | ||
404 | before | ||
405 | i | ||
406 | got | ||
407 | to | ||
408 | any | ||
409 | of | ||
410 | pigeon | ||
411 | forge | ||
412 | into | ||
413 | the | ||
414 | employee | ||
415 | entrance | ||
416 | of | ||
417 | dollywood | ||
418 | i | ||
419 | drove | ||
420 | down | ||
421 | a | ||
422 | small | ||
423 | road | ||
424 | to | ||
425 | my | ||
426 | left | ||
427 | a | ||
428 | hill | ||
429 | covered | ||
430 | in | ||
431 | kudzu | ||
432 | to | ||
433 | my | ||
434 | right | ||
435 | a | ||
436 | fence | ||
437 | past | ||
438 | which | ||
439 | i | ||
440 | could | ||
441 | hear | ||
442 | people | ||
443 | riding | ||
444 | the | ||
445 | river | ||
446 | rampage | ||
447 | trade | ||
448 | or | ||
449 | rockin | ||
450 | roadway | ||
451 | trade | ||
452 | i | ||
453 | turned | ||
454 | left | ||
455 | again | ||
456 | drove | ||
457 | past | ||
458 | hr | ||
459 | and | ||
460 | the | ||
461 | dollywood | ||
462 | doctor's | ||
463 | office | ||
464 | and | ||
465 | checked | ||
466 | for | ||
467 | parking | ||
468 | at | ||
469 | the | ||
470 | bottom | ||
471 | of | ||
472 | the | ||
473 | hill | ||
474 | there | ||
475 | wasn't | ||
476 | any | ||
477 | so | ||
478 | i | ||
479 | drove | ||
480 | up | ||
481 | the | ||
482 | hill | ||
483 | found | ||
484 | a | ||
485 | parking | ||
486 | spot | ||
487 | and | ||
488 | got | ||
489 | out | ||
490 | of | ||
491 | my | ||
492 | car | ||
493 | i | ||
494 | thought | ||
495 | about | ||
496 | waiting | ||
497 | for | ||
498 | an | ||
499 | employee | ||
500 | shuttle | ||
501 | until | ||
502 | i | ||
503 | realized | ||
504 | it | ||
505 | was | ||
506 | 9 | ||
507 | 55 | ||
508 | so | ||
509 | i | ||
510 | trotted | ||
511 | down | ||
512 | the | ||
513 | hill | ||
514 | and | ||
515 | past | ||
516 | hr | ||
517 | i | ||
518 | crossed | ||
519 | the | ||
520 | road | ||
521 | in | ||
522 | front | ||
523 | of | ||
524 | the | ||
525 | gazebo | ||
526 | walked | ||
527 | down | ||
528 | a | ||
529 | little | ||
530 | path | ||
531 | and | ||
532 | met | ||
533 | tim | ||
534 | the | ||
535 | security | ||
536 | guard | ||
537 | as | ||
538 | i | ||
539 | was | ||
540 | crossing | ||
541 | the | ||
542 | main | ||
543 | road | ||
544 | he | ||
545 | asked | ||
546 | to | ||
547 | see | ||
548 | my | ||
549 | id | ||
550 | which | ||
551 | i | ||
552 | had | ||
553 | ready | ||
554 | for | ||
555 | him | ||
556 | i | ||
557 | showed | ||
558 | it | ||
559 | to | ||
560 | him | ||
561 | he | ||
562 | looked | ||
563 | me | ||
564 | up | ||
565 | and | ||
566 | down | ||
567 | i | ||
568 | wasn't | ||
569 | in | ||
570 | costume | ||
571 | usually | ||
572 | a | ||
573 | no | ||
574 | at | ||
575 | dollywood | ||
576 | but | ||
577 | since | ||
578 | my | ||
579 | costume | ||
580 | was | ||
581 | green | ||
582 | expensive | ||
583 | and | ||
584 | required | ||
585 | at | ||
586 | least | ||
587 | two | ||
588 | people | ||
589 | to | ||
590 | put | ||
591 | on | ||
592 | i | ||
593 | didn't | ||
594 | have | ||
595 | to | ||
596 | wear | ||
597 | it | ||
598 | onto | ||
599 | the | ||
600 | park | ||
601 | and | ||
602 | finally | ||
603 | let | ||
604 | me | ||
605 | through | ||
606 | i | ||
607 | walked | ||
608 | through | ||
609 | the | ||
610 | employee | ||
611 | entrance | ||
612 | and | ||
613 | clocked | ||
614 | in | ||
615 | at | ||
616 | 9 | ||
617 | 58 | ||
618 | i | ||
619 | had | ||
620 | only | ||
621 | figured | ||
622 | out | ||
623 | how | ||
624 | to | ||
625 | clock | ||
626 | in | ||
627 | my | ||
628 | second | ||
629 | summer | ||
630 | the | ||
631 | first | ||
632 | summer | ||
633 | i | ||
634 | worked | ||
635 | at | ||
636 | dollywood | ||
637 | was | ||
638 | also | ||
639 | the | ||
640 | first | ||
641 | summer | ||
642 | i | ||
643 | worked | ||
644 | a | ||
645 | job | ||
646 | and | ||
647 | due | ||
648 | to | ||
649 | the | ||
650 | placement | ||
651 | of | ||
652 | the | ||
653 | atmosphere | ||
654 | characters | ||
655 | in | ||
656 | the | ||
657 | hierarchy | ||
658 | of | ||
659 | park | ||
660 | management | ||
661 | we | ||
662 | got | ||
663 | paid | ||
664 | by | ||
665 | the | ||
666 | day | ||
667 | this | ||
668 | confused | ||
669 | me | ||
670 | into | ||
671 | thinking | ||
672 | that | ||
673 | i | ||
674 | didn't | ||
675 | need | ||
676 | to | ||
677 | clock | ||
678 | in | ||
679 | and | ||
680 | out | ||
681 | especially | ||
682 | since | ||
683 | i | ||
684 | still | ||
685 | got | ||
686 | paid | ||
687 | my | ||
688 | confusion | ||
689 | deepened | ||
690 | when | ||
691 | i | ||
692 | walked | ||
693 | onto | ||
694 | park | ||
695 | one | ||
696 | day | ||
697 | with | ||
698 | chance | ||
699 | who | ||
700 | also | ||
701 | worked | ||
702 | veggie | ||
703 | tales | ||
704 | trade | ||
705 | and | ||
706 | he | ||
707 | clocked | ||
708 | in | ||
709 | but | ||
710 | this | ||
711 | was | ||
712 | midway | ||
713 | through | ||
714 | the | ||
715 | summer | ||
716 | and | ||
717 | i | ||
718 | was | ||
719 | too | ||
720 | nervous | ||
721 | to | ||
722 | ask | ||
723 | anyone | ||
724 | about | ||
725 | what | ||
726 | i | ||
727 | should | ||
728 | do | ||
729 | i | ||
730 | was | ||
731 | worried | ||
732 | that | ||
733 | if | ||
734 | i | ||
735 | started | ||
736 | clocking | ||
737 | in | ||
738 | it | ||
739 | would | ||
740 | cause | ||
741 | suspicion | ||
742 | and | ||
743 | i | ||
744 | was | ||
745 | terrified | ||
746 | that | ||
747 | my | ||
748 | not | ||
749 | clocking | ||
750 | in | ||
751 | would | ||
752 | be | ||
753 | caught | ||
754 | and | ||
755 | punished | ||
756 | somehow | ||
757 | for | ||
758 | about | ||
759 | a | ||
760 | month | ||
761 | i | ||
762 | lived | ||
763 | in | ||
764 | mild | ||
765 | terror | ||
766 | each | ||
767 | morning | ||
768 | and | ||
769 | afternoon | ||
770 | avoiding | ||
771 | my | ||
772 | coworkers | ||
773 | as | ||
774 | they | ||
775 | entered | ||
776 | or | ||
777 | left | ||
778 | so | ||
779 | they | ||
780 | wouldn't | ||
781 | see | ||
782 | me | ||
783 | walk | ||
784 | past | ||
785 | the | ||
786 | red | ||
787 | time | ||
788 | clocks | ||
789 | each | ||
790 | day | ||
791 | wondering | ||
792 | if | ||
793 | the | ||
794 | hammer | ||
795 | would | ||
796 | fall | ||
797 | i | ||
798 | found | ||
799 | out | ||
800 | later | ||
801 | that | ||
802 | my | ||
803 | manager | ||
804 | charlie | ||
805 | had | ||
806 | been | ||
807 | paying | ||
808 | me | ||
809 | based | ||
810 | on | ||
811 | the | ||
812 | days | ||
813 | he'd | ||
814 | scheduled | ||
815 | me | ||
816 | clocking | ||
817 | me | ||
818 | in | ||
819 | and | ||
820 | out | ||
821 | himself | ||
822 | from | ||
823 | his | ||
824 | computer | ||
825 | he | ||
826 | said | ||
827 | it | ||
828 | wasn't | ||
829 | a | ||
830 | big | ||
831 | deal | ||
832 | but | ||
833 | to | ||
834 | clock | ||
835 | in | ||
836 | next | ||
837 | summer | ||
838 | this | ||
839 | summer | ||
840 | so | ||
841 | i | ||
842 | clocked | ||
843 | in | ||
844 | and | ||
845 | out | ||
846 | every | ||
847 | day | ||
848 | and | ||
849 | these | ||
850 | short | ||
851 | sessions | ||
852 | with | ||
853 | the | ||
854 | red | ||
855 | time | ||
856 | clock | ||
857 | became | ||
858 | favorite | ||
859 | moments | ||
860 | i | ||
861 | walked | ||
862 | onto | ||
863 | the | ||
864 | park | ||
865 | past | ||
866 | jukebox | ||
867 | junction | ||
868 | trade | ||
869 | over | ||
870 | the | ||
871 | bridge | ||
872 | under | ||
873 | the | ||
874 | rope | ||
875 | that | ||
876 | disallowed | ||
877 | guests | ||
878 | to | ||
879 | visit | ||
880 | the | ||
881 | area | ||
882 | until | ||
883 | the | ||
884 | park | ||
885 | opened | ||
886 | at | ||
887 | 10 | ||
888 | 00 | ||
889 | down | ||
890 | showstreet | ||
891 | and | ||
892 | into | ||
893 | the | ||
894 | back | ||
895 | of | ||
896 | showstreet | ||
897 | palace | ||
898 | theater | ||
899 | where | ||
900 | we | ||
901 | characters | ||
902 | shared | ||
903 | a | ||
904 | dressing | ||
905 | room | ||
906 | with | ||
907 | the | ||
908 | veggie | ||
909 | tales | ||
910 | trade | ||
911 | actors | ||
912 | our | ||
913 | dressing-room | ||
914 | was | ||
915 | a | ||
916 | part | ||
917 | of | ||
918 | backstage | ||
919 | partitioned | ||
920 | off | ||
921 | by | ||
922 | curtains | ||
923 | where | ||
924 | the | ||
925 | empty | ||
926 | shells | ||
927 | of | ||
928 | bob | ||
929 | the | ||
930 | tomato | ||
931 | trade | ||
932 | and | ||
933 | larry | ||
934 | the | ||
935 | cucumber | ||
936 | trade | ||
937 | lay | ||
938 | inside-out | ||
939 | so | ||
940 | the | ||
941 | sweat | ||
942 | inside | ||
943 | could | ||
944 | evaporate | ||
945 | between | ||
946 | shifts | ||
947 | i | ||
948 | grabbed | ||
949 | my | ||
950 | off-brand | ||
951 | underarmour | ||
952 | trade | ||
953 | slicks | ||
954 | from | ||
955 | the | ||
956 | laundry | ||
957 | basket | ||
958 | and | ||
959 | went | ||
960 | to | ||
961 | the | ||
962 | bathroom | ||
963 | to | ||
964 | change | ||
965 | after | ||
966 | i | ||
967 | changed | ||
968 | i | ||
969 | came | ||
970 | out | ||
971 | of | ||
972 | the | ||
973 | bathroom | ||
974 | and | ||
975 | knocked | ||
976 | on | ||
977 | the | ||
978 | women's | ||
979 | dressing | ||
980 | room | ||
981 | door | ||
982 | to | ||
983 | see | ||
984 | if | ||
985 | nina | ||
986 | or | ||
987 | stacy | ||
988 | were | ||
989 | in | ||
990 | yet | ||
991 | nina | ||
992 | opened | ||
993 | the | ||
994 | door | ||
995 | hey | ||
996 | case | ||
997 | she | ||
998 | said | ||
999 | how's | ||
1000 | it | ||
1001 | going | ||
1002 | i'm | ||
1003 | good | ||
1004 | am | ||
1005 | i | ||
1006 | larry | ||
1007 | today | ||
1008 | i | ||
1009 | had | ||
1010 | been | ||
1011 | off | ||
1012 | the | ||
1013 | day | ||
1014 | before | ||
1015 | so | ||
1016 | i | ||
1017 | wasn't | ||
1018 | sure | ||
1019 | of | ||
1020 | the | ||
1021 | rotation | ||
1022 | yeah | ||
1023 | i | ||
1024 | think | ||
1025 | so | ||
1026 | said | ||
1027 | stacy | ||
1028 | putting | ||
1029 | on | ||
1030 | makeup | ||
1031 | in | ||
1032 | the | ||
1033 | mirror | ||
1034 | so | ||
1035 | she | ||
1036 | was | ||
1037 | handling | ||
1038 | with | ||
1039 | chance | ||
1040 | while | ||
1041 | nina | ||
1042 | and | ||
1043 | i | ||
1044 | were | ||
1045 | the | ||
1046 | vegetables | ||
1047 | i | ||
1048 | liked | ||
1049 | this | ||
1050 | arrangement | ||
1051 | i | ||
1052 | preferred | ||
1053 | to | ||
1054 | be | ||
1055 | larry | ||
1056 | trade | ||
1057 | because | ||
1058 | i | ||
1059 | didn't | ||
1060 | have | ||
1061 | to | ||
1062 | talk | ||
1063 | to | ||
1064 | anyone | ||
1065 | and | ||
1066 | i | ||
1067 | could | ||
1068 | make | ||
1069 | faces | ||
1070 | in | ||
1071 | the | ||
1072 | costume | ||
1073 | while | ||
1074 | families | ||
1075 | took | ||
1076 | pictures | ||
1077 | nina | ||
1078 | preferred | ||
1079 | the | ||
1080 | same | ||
1081 | thing | ||
1082 | although | ||
1083 | she | ||
1084 | was | ||
1085 | slightly | ||
1086 | too | ||
1087 | tall | ||
1088 | to | ||
1089 | fit | ||
1090 | comfortably | ||
1091 | inside | ||
1092 | bob | ||
1093 | trade | ||
1094 | stacy | ||
1095 | actually | ||
1096 | preferred | ||
1097 | to | ||
1098 | handle | ||
1099 | her | ||
1100 | personality | ||
1101 | was | ||
1102 | bubbly | ||
1103 | and | ||
1104 | talkative | ||
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1786 | hug | ||
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1788 | a | ||
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1913 | this | ||
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1916 | often | ||
1917 | and | ||
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1920 | to | ||
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1922 | my | ||
1923 | hand | ||
1924 | with | ||
1925 | the | ||
1926 | sharpie | ||
1927 | trade | ||
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1929 | it | ||
1930 | sometimes | ||
1931 | i | ||
1932 | felt | ||
1933 | like | ||
1934 | santa | ||
1935 | claus | ||
1936 | or | ||
1937 | some | ||
1938 | other | ||
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1940 | creature | ||
1941 | come | ||
1942 | to | ||
1943 | earth | ||
1944 | mostly | ||
1945 | i | ||
1946 | felt | ||
1947 | a | ||
1948 | little | ||
1949 | hot | ||
1950 | and | ||
1951 | slightly | ||
1952 | bored | ||
1953 | the | ||
1954 | boredom | ||
1955 | crystallized | ||
1956 | into | ||
1957 | stress | ||
1958 | when | ||
1959 | the | ||
1960 | veggie | ||
1961 | tales | ||
1962 | show | ||
1963 | let | ||
1964 | out | ||
1965 | showstreet | ||
1966 | palace | ||
1967 | held | ||
1968 | something | ||
1969 | like | ||
1970 | four | ||
1971 | hundred | ||
1972 | people | ||
1973 | and | ||
1974 | for | ||
1975 | a | ||
1976 | show | ||
1977 | like | ||
1978 | veggie | ||
1979 | tales | ||
1980 | around | ||
1981 | half | ||
1982 | were | ||
1983 | children | ||
1984 | for | ||
1985 | this | ||
1986 | run | ||
1987 | our | ||
1988 | post | ||
1989 | was | ||
1990 | around | ||
1991 | the | ||
1992 | side | ||
1993 | of | ||
1994 | the | ||
1995 | theater | ||
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1999 | get | ||
2000 | the | ||
2001 | full | ||
2002 | press | ||
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2004 | the | ||
2005 | crowd | ||
2006 | but | ||
2007 | there | ||
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2010 | a | ||
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2013 | streaming | ||
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2016 | the | ||
2017 | side | ||
2018 | door | ||
2019 | fresh | ||
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2025 | trade | ||
2026 | and | ||
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2028 | performing | ||
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2036 | excited | ||
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2039 | them | ||
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2041 | out | ||
2042 | hugs | ||
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2044 | the | ||
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2046 | chance | ||
2047 | and | ||
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2057 | some | ||
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2060 | a | ||
2061 | line | ||
2062 | while | ||
2063 | i | ||
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2065 | nina | ||
2066 | were | ||
2067 | hugging | ||
2068 | children | ||
2069 | trying | ||
2070 | to | ||
2071 | take | ||
2072 | our | ||
2073 | time | ||
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2075 | each | ||
2076 | but | ||
2077 | painfully | ||
2078 | aware | ||
2079 | of | ||
2080 | the | ||
2081 | next | ||
2082 | in | ||
2083 | line | ||
2084 | this | ||
2085 | was | ||
2086 | the | ||
2087 | worst | ||
2088 | part | ||
2089 | of | ||
2090 | the | ||
2091 | job | ||
2092 | i | ||
2093 | felt | ||
2094 | like | ||
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2104 | a | ||
2105 | product | ||
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2109 | was | ||
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2123 | old | ||
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2125 | to | ||
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2129 | to | ||
2130 | me | ||
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2133 | show | ||
2134 | me | ||
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2136 | felt | ||
2137 | callous | ||
2138 | and | ||
2139 | aloof | ||
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2143 | a | ||
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2145 | unease | ||
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2148 | me | ||
2149 | with | ||
2150 | all | ||
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2154 | my | ||
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2157 | course | ||
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2161 | the | ||
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2163 | running | ||
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2167 | my | ||
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2169 | chance | ||
2170 | and | ||
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2187 | the | ||
2188 | kid | ||
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2190 | all | ||
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2197 | me | ||
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2199 | a | ||
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2201 | weight | ||
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2203 | my | ||
2204 | left | ||
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2206 | the | ||
2207 | hiss | ||
2208 | of | ||
2209 | air | ||
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2213 | of | ||
2214 | larry | ||
2215 | trade | ||
2216 | me | ||
2217 | almost | ||
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2219 | over | ||
2220 | the | ||
2221 | weight | ||
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2227 | too | ||
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2229 | to | ||
2230 | yell | ||
2231 | though | ||
2232 | chance | ||
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2235 | it | ||
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2239 | corner | ||
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2242 | eye | ||
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2246 | that | ||
2247 | he | ||
2248 | said | ||
2249 | his | ||
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2252 | the | ||
2253 | fallen | ||
2254 | teenager | ||
2255 | the | ||
2256 | kid | ||
2257 | was | ||
2258 | maybe | ||
2259 | fifteen | ||
2260 | tall | ||
2261 | with | ||
2262 | a | ||
2263 | white | ||
2264 | t-shirt | ||
2265 | and | ||
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2270 | an | ||
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2275 | face | ||
2276 | surprise | ||
2277 | satisfaction | ||
2278 | and | ||
2279 | something | ||
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2285 | chance | ||
2286 | could | ||
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2288 | him | ||
2289 | he | ||
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2292 | you | ||
2293 | okay | ||
2294 | he | ||
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2296 | to | ||
2297 | me | ||
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2301 | said | ||
2302 | in | ||
2303 | a | ||
2304 | low | ||
2305 | voice | ||
2306 | yeah | ||
2307 | i'm | ||
2308 | fine | ||
2309 | we're | ||
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2312 | he | ||
2313 | said | ||
2314 | to | ||
2315 | stacy | ||
2316 | she | ||
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2318 | her | ||
2319 | watch | ||
2320 | said | ||
2321 | yeah | ||
2322 | it's | ||
2323 | been | ||
2324 | twenty | ||
2325 | minutes | ||
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2327 | the | ||
2328 | crowd | ||
2329 | we | ||
2330 | have | ||
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2335 | more | ||
2336 | pictures | ||
2337 | a | ||
2338 | wave | ||
2339 | of | ||
2340 | disappointment | ||
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2344 | people | ||
2345 | there | ||
2346 | most | ||
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2348 | hoping | ||
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2350 | an | ||
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2352 | of | ||
2353 | the | ||
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2356 | we | ||
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2358 | two | ||
2359 | more | ||
2360 | pictures | ||
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2362 | around | ||
2363 | and | ||
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2367 | some | ||
2368 | family | ||
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2370 | to | ||
2371 | follow | ||
2372 | us | ||
2373 | in | ||
2374 | chance | ||
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2376 | over | ||
2377 | his | ||
2378 | shoulder | ||
2379 | i'm | ||
2380 | sorry | ||
2381 | folks | ||
2382 | we | ||
2383 | have | ||
2384 | to | ||
2385 | go | ||
2386 | in | ||
2387 | bob | ||
2388 | trade | ||
2389 | and | ||
2390 | larry | ||
2391 | trade | ||
2392 | need | ||
2393 | a | ||
2394 | break | ||
2395 | the | ||
2396 | father | ||
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2399 | will | ||
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2401 | be | ||
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2405 | the | ||
2406 | next | ||
2407 | show | ||
2408 | chance | ||
2409 | said | ||
2410 | as | ||
2411 | stacy | ||
2412 | opened | ||
2413 | the | ||
2414 | door | ||
2415 | i | ||
2416 | deflated | ||
2417 | larry | ||
2418 | trade | ||
2419 | s | ||
2420 | face | ||
2421 | again | ||
2422 | to | ||
2423 | get | ||
2424 | in | ||
2425 | the | ||
2426 | door | ||
2427 | and | ||
2428 | was | ||
2429 | safe | ||
2430 | in | ||
2431 | the | ||
2432 | darkness | ||
2433 | of | ||
2434 | the | ||
2435 | hallway | ||
2436 | chance | ||
2437 | unzipped | ||
2438 | me | ||
2439 | allowing | ||
2440 | real | ||
2441 | cool | ||
2442 | air | ||
2443 | to | ||
2444 | wash | ||
2445 | over | ||
2446 | my | ||
2447 | body | ||
2448 | nina | ||
2449 | and | ||
2450 | i | ||
2451 | waddled | ||
2452 | down | ||
2453 | the | ||
2454 | hallway | ||
2455 | to | ||
2456 | peel | ||
2457 | the | ||
2458 | vegetables | ||
2459 | off | ||
2460 | ourselves | ||
2461 | and | ||
2462 | to | ||
2463 | repeat | ||
2464 | the | ||
2465 | process | ||
2466 | of | ||
2467 | waiting | ||
2468 | dressing | ||
2469 | and | ||
2470 | standing | ||
2471 | again | ||