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then...I take my winnings I place it all on green then...the woman spins the wheel. she yells... " RED SIXTEEN " then...In my complete frustration I pull two hundred more then I say a little prayer and place it on red four.

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...His face pushed up against the passenger side window, his eyes were blood red, he looked like a demon from hell. As I slammed down on the gas peddle the car lurched forward...

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It was his turn to light the fire and he did. I wanted my fire to get the biggest, so I let it go. He said, "put it out!" I said, "no no, not yet!" He said, "PUT IT OUT!" I said, "not yet!, not yet!" I let it get real big. The flames were about 3 feet high, I remember them hitting the roof of the vehicle, that was when I started hitting it with the 2 x 4 that We used to extinguish the previous fires.: - )

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...and we were there for a week (no showers) We all bathed in a creek and a pond in that valley area. At night there were absolutely no lights allowed, no lighting cigarettes. or anything else. Absolutely No lights! We were all suppose to stay near our jeeps at all times when we were not on Guard duty or attending Radio surveillance....

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The city was fairly well structured though, with lots of people. As soon as I crossed the bridge and entered the gates of the city, I was suddenly enthralled by hoards of people. One could barley walk with out people bouncing off of them and the instant that they spotted that I was an American off the ship, they flocked to me like bees to honey. mostly kidds and I say kidds for a reason. they were like pestering little goats. They would follow me everywhere and beg for pesos. "Gimme...

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What is a “friend” anyway? Are my work mates my friends? I guess! The time that we spend with each other, is a lot. Eight to ten hours a day, we are all entangled in the same struggles. All working towards the same goal, to get that next job out. Superficial friends at best! We are all busy doing our jobs, not much time for personalizing with one another.......and after work? The stresses of life keep us occupied for the most part. Have to go to the store, and take the kids to practice, stop by.

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"My son, my son, listen to me" "Time is fleeting" is what dad would say, My life is just beginning- I live it day by day......one year, two years, five go by, my parents feed me when I cry. all my needs are taken care of, Dad and Mom do all the work. "work"? I just don't understand that now, I just can't comprehend it...

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(To the tune of "I've Been Working On the Railroad) Ultraviolet rays come from sunshine The sun so far away Ultraviolet rays come from sunshine Keeping me warm all day!

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A magnet has two poles A magnet has two poles The north pole, the south pole A magnet has two poles

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Taylor was barely a year old and I was pregnant again. (I wanted four kids, before I married Andrew. I'd had my tubes tied after Aaliah, was that divine inspiration or intuition? Whichever one it was, Thank God for it!) I don’t know that I ever really sat down and thought about being pregnant again so soon. I did have a 1 year-old, actually he was around 1 1/2. I only know that I was happy “in the family way.” I’ve heard a lot of women remark that they feel the happiest when they’re pregnant. I.

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INT. - HOSPICE ROOM - DAY JASON enters the room and sees EMILY lying on the bed. EMILY What are you doing here? JASON I heard you were sick. EMILY So you came to gloat? JASON Why would I do that? EMILY 'Cause I once said I'd dance on your grave. JASON I almost forgot about that. Was it gonna be the foxtrot or the waltz? EMILY The Irish jig. JASON I guess I would've deserved that. EMILY Twenty years of my life with you. Wasted. JASON Come on. Some of it was good.

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Five hundred years have passed this nation, the Itazipcho camped; [ within its own circle] guided by their Chief, Standing Hollow Horn; and while the sun shone the chief sent two young scouts two young scouts to hunt for game. With feet upon the earth they began their search — they looked everywhere but nothing could be found.

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Prince Agadir "It is time," said the king. "Now you are 18 years old, you need to discover what it means to be a king. I am growing old. Soon you will be crowned king of our land. But first, you must understand for yourself how to rule." Prince Agadir groaned inwardly. "But Father," he began, "I was born to be king! All my life people have been showing me what I must do. I've worked hard at my lessons and passed all my exams in the history of our land and of the world. I've studied politics and.

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When I can, I like to watch local television. There’s a programme that comes on once a week at about seven o’clock and is usually introduced as: ‘Three surprising stories from where you are.’ You may have seen it. It has local interest stories about people and places from somewhere in East Anglia. Today we’ve had three surprising stories, not from East Anglia, but from the Bible. There’s the Old Testament story of Absalom, David’s son, who was leading insurgents against David, his father. Why...

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