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I made our way back to Hoboken. It was a bit of an adventure with the snowfall and trees laying across the road. Once I got back to Hoboken, I hopped on Facebook. Smiles messaged me, and I learned he lost his phone. He told me about going out for Halloween and how he lost it. We made plans to grab brunch, and I made my...
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of the night I was woken by violent stomach cramps. I ran to the bathroom and destroyed my toilet. At times, I had to debate which end was more priority to face the toilet. I got almost no sleep and had a full day of work ahead of me. There was no way I could take a sick day. In the morning I was greeted with a text fr...
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a really good time. The Standard also reminded me of Smiles, but I was having too good of a time to get depressed about it. LES was doing a great job of keeping me in the present. Shortly after arriving, a strange black man came up to us wearing a letterman's jacket and started talking to LES. It appeared LES made a ne...
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the middle of our conversation, Smiles called to discuss dinner. He chose a place about two blocks from where we were drinking, and we agreed to meet in a half hour. When the time came, and A and I had our fill of cocktails, we walked to the restaurant Smiles chose. I coerced her into coming along to meet him since non...
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something other than my bladder. Two women were in front of me on the crowded train, and around a turn, one fell into me. They started arguing with each other and engaged me in conversation. Though not stated outright, I learned they were a lesbian couple, and they were hot. We had a long conversation, and when we arri...
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get. I stopped texting or calling. The next point of contact was going to be initiated by him. It killed me. I wanted to text so bad. I never went anywhere without my phone, waiting for him to text or call. Tuesday went by without a word. I was in a bad place. I started having doubts about the whole thing. We were only...
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would enhance it. Warning: The following may be too graphic for some. I started getting frisky. After not getting any the morning before, I was even more geared up for some great sex. We undressed each other and jockeyed for position once again. I wasn't making the same mistake again. I made sure I was in position to t...
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realized there were two families coming together that day. I told him I swam with the bride in college. "Oh. You look a lot like the groom - Like you could be his brother or something," said this man. I laughed and said I noticed the resemblance as well. At the wedding reception, I really came to appreciate my roommate...
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With self - publishing, you can publish as many books you want, as fast as you want, and the way you want to. The traditional publishing process can take years. You can start making money from self - publishing in as little as a few months. Agent Derek Turner from Covert Police Detectives Unit in Portland, Maine, is as...
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Amish Under Fire that you can read for FREE on Wattpad. (You have to get the Wattpad app to do this.) This book was a semifinalist in the So You Think You Can Write competition on Wattpad. Here's the link. Maria Mast waited in line at her bank in Portland, Maine, wearing a retro waitressing uniform she couldn't wait to...
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snug under his round belly. "I need to assign four agents to go undercover on a mission. We think the traffickers might be keeping the girls temporarily somewhere in Portland. We are trying to pinpoint the location. I need four men to go in and pose as potential 'buyers' while gathering information." Benson made quotat...
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hers, his thick dark eyebrows drawn in concentration. "Yes. Trevor Monroe. He was verbally abusive, but now he is also physically abusive." She pulled back her thick hair to show Derek bruises on her neck. "He has been to jail for the abuse before, but was bailed out. I don't know who did it. None of his friends seem t...
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her a pen and paper. "I know this will be hard, but you could help save several girls from slavery." She nodded slowly, writing. "I understand, Agent Turner. I'm glad to help. And actually, I can get him to come to my house tonight. Last time he attacked me he made it pretty clear that he wanted me back, and that he th...
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are banned by Amish parents.) I became completely fascinated with the ways of the Amish. I just wanted to learn more about them. In case you don't know much about the Amish, here is some basic information on them. The Amish (not to be confused with Mennonites) live very simple lives. The Amish believe being content wit...
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eight people in it at the time. When they asked us what we did for a living, I had to be honest. "Mostly I go to elderly ladies homes and wash their hair for them if they are unable to. And I cut men's hair," I said. Since the women do not cut their hair, I left out that I do many women's haircuts. I also left out ever...
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was very happy about this. We discussed how we would travel to church in the morning. My mom offered rides in her car, and Caleb said he would let his girls ride in it if they wanted to. Caleb says it is not a sin to own a car but they believe it is better to own buggies because you have to really plan a trip with a bu...
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again but quickly got to her feet. She looked around frantically for something, anything to stop him with. Anything … Nichole's eyes fell on the new set of knives on the counter. That's too dangerous, she thought as her father attacked her mother. Nichole realized he was so intoxicated and angry that he might kill Hele...
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been before. A few years ago, Harold had ended up getting fired after walking into work drunk one day and didn't bother looking for another job after that. Helen was a banker and made enough money to support the family while Nichole helped with her job at the local supermarket. Though Helen was distracted by something ...
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the skyscrapers. "If there really is someone out there watching over this world," she said, "I ask only one thing. Could you send me a friend or two? Maybe even someone who will love me someday? I don't want the kind of marriage my mother had. All I ask for is someone who will love me unconditionally." Many miles away ...
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start over here. No one would know who she really was at her old school. Nichole could be whoever she wanted. She could try to forget her past. Nichole walked to the mirror on the wall and looked into it. All she saw was the scar on her forehead. The knife and the blood tore at her memory, even after she shut her eyes....
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In 2004 I finally had enough! My husband took off and went to Nebraska and left me home with the 2 miniature horses, burro, Sam (big horse), dogs, and cats. He went to his son's (my step - son) for 3 days. We have not been able to go on vacation since we got the miniature horses. I pointed that out to him when he bough...
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, and spread that dirt though out the yard. He said there was a lot of trash in that dirt. My step - dad can do some of the most stupid things at times. He does a lot of things just to get attention from the neighbors. I guess everyone does things like that when they get older?? We went to the walk for cancer at the lo...
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on the deed of the house so he could sell it. I don't think so!!! I could care less about the house or anything that is in the house. I don't owe him anything and he does not owe me anything. I did get upset because he would not let me have my mother's boots. He wanted to give them to his niece; no relation to my mothe...
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all of us cry. He was just too calm! It was like he was glad that she was gone and would not have to do anything for her again. When we finally got to my mothers... the first time to walk in and her gone!!!! My step - dad said to me... "Tomorrow when you come into town could you buy me some Vitalise? I have not been ab...
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phone and told me that my mother was bad and they had called the ambulance. I laid down the pajamas and ran out of Wal Mart crying with everyone looking at me. I arrived the same time they did. They had put her in the floor and my step - dad was screaming that they were not suppose to resuscitate her... really mean!! I...
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said if they gave me one drop of milk it would kill me. My mother and father was living with my Granny. Mom said she begged Granny to get me well. My Granny feed me nothing but the water off of soaked toast. I know that was not the plan of God, for me to die. I am sure that my Granny did a lot of praying. Right before ...
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Mrs. White. She wore glasses and I remember her even crying with me. She hugged me and told me that she was going to get permission for me to sing in her play. Oh No!!! No way was I ever going to sing again!! Never!! She said.. Yes you are. I will put a spot light on you and you will not be able to see the people in th...
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came to the house. Not that they would mind... just wanted it to look half way good. My step - dad called and said that he had cooked some beans with ham and wanted to know if we wanted to eat with him. Hmmm I did not want to go.: (Gary did not really want to go either... but we went. It seemed to just ruin and interfe...
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The drive back to Griffin was one of almost total silence and even the normal sounds of traffic seemed muted from inside the long black car as we left the big city behind. We all were lost in our own thoughts that must be processed and catalogued before we could talk about this entire happening, at least with the boys,...
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. With Michael strapped safely in his high chair, the rest of us rushed towards the boys' room where the sound came from, and found Gene standing in the middle of the room with an open suitcase dangling by one handle clasped in his hand. He had found a half full bottle of bourbon in the suitcase, and in his anger had s...
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one of them, since she obviously had not enjoyed her life here on earth, and had made so many other lives miserable too. I thought surely Billy would be exhausted from our seemingly never - ending day, and he would just take off his clothes and crawl into the bed, but no, he wanted me to shower with him, so of course I...
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would not even miss it, and he was right. We tossed the film in the bag for empties and concluding our search in the cabinets found only one old full bottle of Scotch, so we presumed this belonged to Gene since it was not really 'hidden', nor was Scotch the drink of Helen's choice. We left it there and moved on to the ...
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, I doubted if any of them had ever thought to look. Gene knew Helen had a way of getting the alcohol, and as hard as he tried to keep her from it, he could not win, so I think he just gave up. Helen had charge accounts in every store in Griffin, and Gene never gave her any cash. However, as alcoholics will do, she wou...
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I had never seen Helen wear a hat, not even on that unpleasant Easter Sunday, and many still had the tags on them - perhaps tThen I found Helen's pearls. Gene had just given her a three - strand necklace of cultured pearls the previous Christmas, and I now had them in my hand. I had thought Billy's father kept all of h...
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favorite liquor store hoping to collect a 'windfall' of cash refunds, although I had no idea how much a bottle of bourbon cost! Parking in front of the store, Billy carried the first box of bottles inside while I waited in the car with Michael, thinking a liquor store was not an appropriate place to take a two - year -...
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for our new car. I had thought the maid would not be in until Friday, but 'Mr. Gene' had asked her to come in on Thursday so all would be clean when his mother and father arrived the next day. Actually, this worked out better since there were several things I needed to go over with her, rather than leave lengthy notes....
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shoulders and a squeeze, he said, "As long as I have you and my son, I don't need anyone else - I really don't. I don't know how I made it before I met you, little girl, and I do love you more than life itself." "Oh Billy, my darling Billy," I said as I kissed his hand and held it to my cheek, "It makes me very happy w...
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Author's Note: This is a fanfic for the movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Scull, and it takes place in 1958, almost a year after the movie ends. I wasn't overly fond of the movie, especially compared to the first three, but I did love the idea of Indy having a son, which is what this story focuses on. ...
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you call me that. "" Listen kid, "Indy said," getting your GED isn't the same as getting a diploma. People don't see those as equal. You're only twenty, and you just dropped out of school last year. Jefferson High School is only six blocks from our house. You could enroll today, start classes tomorrow, and graduate wit...
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parents had been in Egypt could have been the turning point for him. That week he'd started referring to them as his' parents' instead of 'my mom and Indy' when people asked where they were, to avoid awkward explanations. Now he wondered if saying it repeatedly out loud might have been a catalyst for him to start think...
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a distraction so he could escape them. He agreed to meet me later that same day, but he never came, and I fear the worst. Joseph had a house in Ohio, half a day's drive from you. Please search the house for any information on the Seal's location, and bring what you find to me in Israel. I'll have a scout at our usual p...
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wore black pants, and an oversized blue tee shirt that hung down to mid thigh. Her blond hair was gathered into a ponytail, and her eyes were wide with terror. "What?" Mutt asked, still disoriented from the blow to the head. "Your house?" He looked her up and down. She didn't look old enough to own a house. "This house...
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put a hand up to the base of his head. "She hit me with something. Knocked me out cold. I don't know how long I was out." Indy physically turned the boy around, and gently explored the back of the kid's head with his fingertips until he felt the lump. Mutt hissed and flinched at the touch. Once Indy was done checking i...
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body back down. He put his hands back on the floor, stretched his legs out behind him, and kept his head down. Indy sighed. "Look kid, I don't want to do this, but you haven't left me much of a choice." He started swatting hard and fast again. Mutt remained completely silent. He held his body stiff with anger and resen...
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his son's tone, Indy calmed down. "I'm sure it won't happen again, but you should know that if it does, you're going right back over my knee." Mutt shook his head. "I'll never do it again! I swear!" "Ah! Ow! Please Dad! Ow! Please stop! Ahhh!" Indy set the belt on the floor, and waited for the boy to settle his squirmi...
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ndy said softly, "I'm not going to leave you alone again until after you graduate." e saw his son scowl, and quickly added, "It's not because I don't trust you. just I don't want you to feel lonely or left out." M rion smiled at her husband for the sweet gesture. "Yeah you can, but you're not gonna." Indy held out his ...
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in his lap, and his ankles were tied together, with his feet resting on the floor. His father was sitting on his left, and when he turned to his right, he saw his mother. She was also tied to the bench, but her head was hanging low, and her head bobbed with each bump of the airplane. "Mom?" He said, starting to panic. ...
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Indy turned to Mutt and said, "No heroics kid." He held up the paper with Joseph's notes. "I need to figure this out so we can find Joseph and Ox." "Good." Indy patted his shoulder before letting go. An hour later, they were all in a house on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Marta had some food brought in for everyone, and ...
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perfect opportunity for escape, Mutt tried to catch Indy's attention, but the older man was focused on his paperwork. He looked at his mother with an eyebrow raised. She shook her head no. He scowled at her and nodded, trying to get her to agree to an attempted escape. When she still shook her head no, Mutt focused his...
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"The seal is under the tomb. Something just opened up down there." "Well then" arta gestured with her gun. What are we waiting for? "Indy and Mutt stepped out of the ropes that had been holding them up, and walked back down along with the group. When they got to the actual tomb, they all saw what the rumbling had been....
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fist, and held her hand up in the air. She started chanting in Latin, and the ring started to glow. Everyone else in the room backed away from her. "What's she saying?" Mutt asked his father. Joseph answered for him. "She's calling upon a demon from Hell to do her bidding." She said more in Latin, and he translated. "S...
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, and tried to pull him off Asmodeus, while the second one lunged towards Mutt, knocking him to the ground. Indy and Mutt both fought with the thugs that had attacked them. Indy elbowed the Russian in the stomach, causing him to stumble. Indy stood up and soon the two were exchanging punches. Mutt and the other Russian...
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safe there as it will be anywhere. t's impossible to have a one hundred percent guarantee that it will stay safe, no matter where we put it. ut right now, only a few of us even know it's been found, and that's the best protection there is. "Chuckling, Indy clapped Mutt on the back." Come on, son, let's get you home. If...
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I was beginning to get annoyed. How much more information would they need before I would be allowed to see the doctor? My world was collapsing around me and all they cared about was getting my personal and insurance information. "Okay Mr. Fox. All I need now is your insurance card and then you can have a seat over ther...
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a woman. I used to go to bars at night and the women would come on to me. Now they avoid me. "" Because they are women. Who the fuck knows why they do things? I was good to all of them. I always told them what they wanted to hear and I kept them happy in bed. What more could they want? Hell most of these women were mar...
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are done talking. "" Don't worry, I am not easily offended. I have heard it all before, "she said. Just tell the story as if you were bragging to a friend only don't exaggerate. Try to be truthful." It was funny. I had always wanted to brag about my sexual exploits to a woman and now I was going to get the chance. For ...
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continued to finger Tracy's pussy as she slid down onto the sofa. Tracy was lying on her back with her eyes closed and when I pulled my hand out of her panties, she sighed but didn't open her eyes. I stood up and removed my pants, shirt, and my underpants and dropped them on the floor. Then I began to pull Tracy's pant...
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and then she pulled me on top of her and kissed me. I slipped my hand between us and started to finger Karen's already wet pussy. Karen began nibbling on my ear and then started to whisper to me. I couldn't believe what she was asking me. It was something I had thought about many times after seeing my dad doing it but ...
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to be going steady with you when she left for college. Why don't you pick up your story from there? "
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It was a crazy time for everyone. You know how it is in August. The rains are really heavy, and half the time the school bus is late. Or your shoes get wet on the way to the bus stop and you feel so cold! And when you get to school, the prefect scolds you for being late or not wearing your socks. (I told her they were ...
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to take up practice again. So we got distracted too. Practice was everyday and so we were back the next day in the same place at the same time. Everybody except Rachna was there. That day, our dance teacher and the vice - principal also came and as the head - girl called us one by one, they made some notes. They wanted...
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me was wondering. What is going on? The following morning, I asked one of the girls in my class, Annie, who was in the other program if their rehearsals were going okay. She said, "Yes, we are practicing everyday. But I heard that things keep happening at your rehearsals." I told her about the nail, the dead lizard, th...
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someone could slip a dead lizard into a shoe. But the thought that someone would find a dead lizard, carry it in and then drop it in a shoe was just horrible. Who was so full of hatred or anger that they were willing to carry a dead lizard? I could not think of anyone like that, least of all in our dance programme grou...
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will be fine and it would be a wonderful idea for you to come over. "Ma looked at me and said," You have to clear this up with Aishwarya. "She was right, as always. Aishwarya and her mother came within an hour." I am so sorry, "she said." My hands were sweaty and you slipped out of them. We can change that part of the ...
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the program, we had one dress rehearsal so the teachers could check our costumes and we would have time to change them. At that dress rehearsal, we were watching Aarti closely. She just sat there. She had brought a book with her, and the only thing she did was to quietly read it while pretending to pay attention to the...
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How disappointing for those students and their families! Then she looked at us and said, "This particular group has had more than its share of bad luck, so I am going to ask you this and I want you to tell me honestly as if I was your friend or your mother. We are willing to cancel this show if you all feel like you do...
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Aishwarya and I met our families off - stage and they had another surprise for us - we were going out for dinner and could choose between chat and pizza. Wow! What a perfect day! Aishwarya and I still don't know who did all those things. For that matter, no one does. Were they really accidents? Did someone try to stop ...
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There was a house, not a real fancy house, nor not a very plain house, but a nice house. It was not a small house nor a big house either. It had a front porch for sitting and visiting when the mosquitoes would let you. Word was it belonged to a man named McLean: a man that had moved away from Manassas to this remote vi...
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it's time for me to go home. He decided right then and there that he would stay with the troop to Lynchburg, but from there he would go home. He had given three years and a brother to the cause: a cause that was finished. That was enough. He placed the pistol with the rifle and threw in a bag of cartridges, rolled it a...
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set up to be the barrier. He stepped down loosened his girth slid the saddle off laying it on the ground beside the tree, He pulled the bridle off and stooped down to place a set of hobbles on the front feet. Looking around he saw that there was no grass to eat. He patted the horse on the neck saying softly, "I'll try ...
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; they were next to the edge of the clearing. "Virgil, let me ask you something." Jonathon leaned back against this saddle. "Why did you join up. I mean you could have stayed back in those Tennessee hills and just kept on living". "We knew about the war from gossip, then one day a rider came through telling us that the...
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. "Sure we had slaves. Had two of them. But they weren't like real slaves; they were mostly like black family members. Walter and Minnie had been around ever since I can remember. My pa said he bought them from a trader when he was young and just startin 'out. They were man and wife but never had any children of their ...
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got them, so you always had someone asking for food. We got three days rations every four or five days. We spent fourteen days on that train; had to get off and march one time for two days. It was cold but at least we had some fresh air. "" That Yankee cold would have 'bout killed some of southern boys. We're not used ...
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to come help me, so we could get all the pieces. But he didn't hear me; there was too much noise. So I ran over to where I last saw Bill and found him lying on the ground. I shook him to wake him up so he could help me with Frank, but he wouldn't wake up. I shook him again and then reached up to shake his head awake, a...
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as several soldiers gathered around the body and the young soldier pointing their direction talking to an officer. When he finished the officer walked toward the tree. He walked like a man with a purpose. His uniform was new and just a little big for him. His boots were new and a saber rattled by his side. His mustache...
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winched as they swallowed. "I expect you boys better get back to the area. Sentry!" When the soldier stepped in, "escort these men back to their area". It was way past moon rise when they settled down beside their tree. They each found a place on the ground where they could sleep pulling their saddle blankets over them...
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I saw myself inside my house standing in front of my mother, who was folding and keeping washed clothes in the closet, and asking her as to what my father was talking about on his mobile, in the lawn downstairs. It had been half an hour and he looked concerned and intense as he walked on the grass, in the dim light of ...
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seekers in the last game, I thought that the powers of a seeker again took over me at the time same as the time last week when we played the game. I then realized that similar thing happened last week as well, but since any part of the beach looked mostly the same as the others I didn't notice the visions at that time....
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that happened in my life earlier. I saw myself standing on the bridge which is famous for some reason I don't remember. I don't even remember its name. This bridge is en route from Rameshwaram to Trivandrum. It was a big and wide bridge with a road on it, and pavements where vendors sold fruit salad / slices, channa, b...
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of five minutes. And now I was supposed to keep them engaged and interesed in my speech. I asked my mother about the topic of my speech and she said she had given the slip of paper with the topic on it, to me a couple of hours ago. I started looking for the slip of paper and when Ifound it, read the topic on the paper....
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had to go. Actually I was involved in doing something else and he came and reminded me of the fact that we had to be somewhere at that time, which was more important. So, I stopped whatever I was doing and took some essentials like my diary, my ID card etc. with me so that I may be able to enter the venue. Before we co...
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advice of my mother, ignored his rude irritating behavior, yesterday my father told him about what the fact that the man was rude and wasn't very cooperative while working, and my father being a kind of person not tolerating such kind of behavior, vented all his anger and frustration in the form of words and louder pit...
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. Beside the plant was a deep trench and hence one had to land on the other side of the plant. My mother did land on the other side of the plant, but she also activated the snake. The snake started hissing and this caught our attention. I saw that and was terrified. I was afraid to go down there, even to help my mother...
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seconds, and had then again started moving. I asked her to get down, got down myself, then went into the compartPosted by The first thing I remember was that I was in a big room on a ship or in some hotel room and there was this pretty young lady with me. It had been a rainy day and black clouds covered the sky. We had...
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the incidents of last night, watching "Wedding Crashers", chatting in the corridor. The sun was just rising in the east and in the midst of the soft sun rays, I saw the cold, unfriendly masked men with snipers and mavericks. Next thing I remember was that we all were divided in groups for doing a series of assignments....
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happened! After the two months of training, we were trained in weapon fight. We started with a Bo. It reminded me of Donaltello of TMNT cartoon series. I eagerly learned each and every move with that Bo, but getting a stick in my face added to the list of my fears!: (Our first match was against some local college which...
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Willie has been taking care of my dad on his days off. As much as I love my father, he can be very challenging to care for. He has trouble getting to the bathroom on time, and refuses to wear a depends. He will ask what we are going to have for lunch, and then say he's not hungry once you get lunch ready. He refuses to...
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very hard on her. Ben and Stacey have had a tumultuous relationship from the day she was born. They have fought on and off my whole life. I, as the ever cute little sister, would always pick a side. Sometimes my sister's, sometimes my brother's. Even as a four year old I knew to pick the side which would better suit my...
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My dad and Ben must have been entertaining the kids that whole time. Valerie was maybe seven, Josh was three, and Alyssa was one or so. They had been so good. Josh came over to give m "Hit save." "Was I supposed to do that?" That night Ben went through my entire paper. He cleared out every last strange little symbol th...
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. She did. She stomped on the gas, and held it down. My brother, still in the back, got pummeled with mud and water! He was covered head to toe. He looked like a mud monster. My mom and dad were completely unaware of what was happening in the back. My sister and I were rolling around on the back seat howling with laugh...
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came by again today. He said a prayer for healing. I thought I saw a little spark of my brother come through while he was here. It is just so hard to tell. When the Father left I went to the bathroom for the fiftieth time. One thing good about drinking chai tea, you get your exercise. Ben sometimes seems to listen inte...
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, God really knows what he's doing. "So, I've learned to pray for what he thinks is best, rather than what I think I want. When I do that it is with an open heart, I am often amazed at the outcome. Usually something I would have never thought of. I got back to the room, my brother was still hooked up to the EEG. I aske...
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was now not following verbal cues. He wasn't following verbal commands. He was however still pulling away while the lab personnel took his blood. My brother is needle phobic to a very severe extreme. He leaves the room when my dad even needs his finger poked for an INR. He will recoil if someone is getting a shot..... ...
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My brother was also my teacher. He taught me many things. Including, most important to me at the time, how to ride a bike. My mom didn't believe in training wheels. She thought they were a crutch, and that kids got addicted to them. Yeah, I don't get it either, but there you are. Ben ended up being my training wheels. ...
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time bomb in his head. Finally, the social worker found a good nursing home in Baxter. Ben agreed to it. Baxter is actually a little closer to me and not that far from my sister. It seemed like a good compromise. As the weekend turned into the week, not only did my brother not improve, but according to my sister has go...
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this, but I'm kind of tired of Olive Garden. Once we tried going up to Coralville Lake. At that time the water was really high so most places were blocked off. We never got out of the car then either. Today, Dad was out and about with my brother for the day. Bazinga and I had the day to ourselves. I grabbed my camera, ...
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the gymnasts in the summer Olympics she has been seen doing moves like she saw them do. Now that she is a big girl, she can do things that only "big people" can do. Like climbing the jungle gym. "Only big people can do this," she told me. "It is very scary!" Baby brother Paxton got in on the fun. He was a little cranky...
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do. "I suspect however that this longing for a baby was inborn in her. She is one of those people who were just born to be a parent. The theme for the shower was Rock a Bye Baby, with the emphasis on ROCK. I had a lot of fun making the invitations. I experimented with several different, what I called, prototypes, and s...
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Michael and I grew up together. We went through grade school together. Then on to high school, where together we stayed. Neither of us wanted to pursue a "higher" education, so we decided to travel to broaden ourselves, as the terminology was in those days. At that time, we thought good would always win out over evil. ...
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of Market in the low rent district, we stayed across from Golden Gate Park, and at the end, we were again in the Haight - Asbury district. One thing I must tell you about Michael so you can get a sense of the man. And yes, he was a man; though we were the same age, he was a man, while I was just a kid. I think Michael ...