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The grain silo poured its contents into the

  • The grain silo poured its contents into the streets, which would have been a useful gesture a hundred years before. These people, however, had no idea that it could be ground down

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  • because they were suburbanites. All they have known was refined, processed food. They were surrounded by nourishing grain but were starving. There was one man

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  • that suggested they find a thresher, but the kids thought he said Thrasher, and one produced a rolled up skateboarding magazine. The man decided to read to pass the time. He

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  • devoured the skater rag, his eyes widening at every turn of the page. By the time that he reached the last page of Thrasher, he had decided to become the oldest living skater to

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  • to play strip poker with

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  • and to cuddle up with at night because I'm still scared of monsters, but I had know idea that the real monsters were

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  • living across the street from us. I should have known from the venus fly-trap garden, the little guillotine they made for the gnomes, the fresh dug crypt which read "Fido."

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  • they were so odd these people, they didn't come out during the day, they were up all night with their odd music and odd clothing. People stopping by every now and then with huge

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  • ear gauges that professional tumblers would dive through. Vaudeville was making a comeback in this part of town. Pieter the strongman played a large leaden accordion as

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  • the knife-thrower's act edged ever closer to danger. The audience oooh'd and aahh'd at the tightrope walker, and the elephants were a hit. All in all the circus was a huge success.

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