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>> Part 2I thought about my father, his absence, his distancing. He was an apparition that appeared briefly and disappeared over and over from my …
>> Part 1A temporary school was organized to make up for three months of lost time. We were scattered in small clusters across the bleachers …
As we settled into our bewildering lives at Santa Anita, clashing mess bells dictated our days. Clang, clang, ding, ding, bong, ka-ching—a mishmash of rhythms …
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