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  7,au?or's note3 ,! foll[+ is adapt$
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8,"w+ ,:ile ,bl3 ,tw5ty-,?ree ,"ds (a
,life407
  ,my campaign 6jo9 ! local hi< s*ool
m>*+ b& 2gan 9 ! spr+ ( #aiga :5 my "m
& ,i met )! hi< s*ool's guid.e
c\nselor4 ,at ! "t1 ,i 0 an ei<?-grad]
at a local private s*ool ": ,i 0 !
only /ud5t :o 0 bl4 ,my mom _h decid$
t ! local hi< s*ool wd s]ve my $uc,n &
social ne$s bett] ?an ! private s*ool2
h;e1 \r visit )! guid.e c\nselor4 ,af
decid+ :at c\rses ,i wd take dur+ my
fre%man ye>1 ! 3v]s,n turn$
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  8,i play ! drums10 ,i mum#d4
  8,grt60 %e sd 5?usia/ic,y & 2gan
rattl+ (f all (! musical
possibilities3 ! *orus1 ! m>*+ b& '''
  8,i want 6be 9 ! b&10 ,i 9t]rupt$4
  8,y c't d t10 %e sd immly4
  ,i wd h lik$ 6>gue1 b sd no?+ 2c
,mom _h /ress$ ! import.e ( mak+ a gd
impres.n4 8,!y're / n sure !y want y 9
_! s*ool10 %e _h sd4
  ,s ,i sp5t my fre%man ye> adju/+ 6!
new s*ool ": ag ,i 0 ! only bl /ud5t4
,i took a full load ( c\rses & 2gan !
(t5 fru/rat+ process ( mak+ frs4 ,i
2gan tak+ organ lessons & sang 9 !
fre%man *orus 3duct$ 0,r5ato
,vellut9o1 :o al 0 ! b& director4
,t[>d ! 5d ( my fre%man ye>1 ,i />tl$
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m>*+ b& ! foll[+ ye> z a drumm]4
  8,b h[ w y le>n ! music80 he
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le>n ! /uff 0e>40
  8,& h[ w y m>*80 he ask$ d\bt;lly4
  8,i h no idea10 ,i 3fess$1 8b ,i'm
sure we c "w ?+s \40
  ,s ,i jo9$ ! b& at ! 2g9n+ ( my
sophomore ye>1 & le>n+ ! music 0e> 0
9de$ easy4 ,un=tunately1 m>*+ turn$ \
6be a r1l *all5ge4 ,p]=m+ ! simple/
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6be impossi#4 ,3nect+ me 0rope ) ano!r
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! re/ (! b& tri$ 6maneuv] >.d u4
,=tunately1 ,mr4 ,v41 9/1d ( giv+ up1
su7e/$ t ,i /& ) hm dur+ ! half"t
maneuv]+ & t "s"o cd run ) me 6!
p]cus.n sec;n af ! -ple;n (! =m,n b 2f
!y />t$ play+ & !n run me back 6hm z !
b& />t$ xs next m>*+ r\t9e4 ,:ile ,i
wasn't tot,y happy ) ? >range;t1 my
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tau<t me t ,i didn't h 6d "ey?+ t
si<t$ p cd d 6be a3ept$4 ,i 0 hav+ fun
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  8,y won't 2lieve ?10 ,mom sd z ,i
walk$ 9 ! h\se on a late ,octob]
,satur"d afn4 8,y 7 talk$ ab on    #ci
! radio40
  8,:at did !y say80 ,i ask$1 n sure
,i re,y want$ 6"k4
  8,well1 dur+ half"t1 ! radio
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& talk$ ab ? c\rage\s bl boy 9 ! b&1 &
h[ 9spir+ x was1 & well1 y get !
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  ,%e h&$ me a cassette4 ,i ?ank$ h] &
4appe>$ 96my room4 ,li/5+ 6! 3desc5d+1
sappy voices (! ann\nc]s )\t ,mom's
filt] made me snick] & squirm1 z ,i _h
no desire 69spire o!rs ) my s-call$
c\rage4 ,x c]ta9ly wd 2 c\rage\s
6rescue "s"o f a burn+ build+ or 6face
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"sh[ play+ 9 a m>*+ b& didn't seem
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frs he> ?10 ,i ?"\4
  ,i ov]came ! ob/acle ( n 2+ a# 6m>*
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0 cle>ly ! p]son =! job1 except t ,i
cdn't m>*4
  8,= h1v5's sake10 ,mom sd impati5tly
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  8,oh4 ,:y didn't y su7e/ t e>li]80
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f.d a female volunte]1 & ,i 0 soon
/rutt+ )! b& %\t+ direc;ns ov] ! noise
(! drums :ile %e 4cretely kept me 9
l9e ) subtle tugs on my elb[ & :isp]$
direc;ns 9 my e>4 ,? solu;n "w$ ev5
bett] :ile 9 college s9ce xs m>*+ b&
3sid]$ dr9k+ alcohol f 3c1l$ flasks
:ile sitt+ 9 ! /&s dur+ football games
& writ+ sexu,y *>g$ scripts 6be r1d
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0 6h ! opportun;y 6bang ! drums l\dly
9 ! b&4 ,x gave me a legitimate excuse
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coop]at+ &( "w+ tgr 6f9d solu;ns
6ov]come b>ri]s4 ,mo/ importantly1 !
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wor?:ile h prov$ 9valua# 9 my "w
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my fell[ b& memb]s = giv+ me ! *.e 6h
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pair$ )a volunte]1 :o wd s]ve z a
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8 9/ruc;ns 6! pa9;l lr4 ,i r1liz$ t my
5joy;t (! trip dep5d$ on my level (
fit;s4
  ,on ,aug4 #g ,i met my si<t$ guide1
,ka?le5 ,b5nett1 &! o!r #ae "picipants
at ! ,qual;y ,9n 9 ,=t ,coll9s1 ,colo4
,! next morn+ we 7 (f 6! llama ran*
6meet & tra9 ) \r llamas4 ,at ! ran*1
we le>n$ ! prop] c>e (a llama z well z
! prop] way 6fa/5 ! sa4le 64tribute !
wei<t (! sa4lebags equ,y4 ,we !n drove
6a campgr.d 6le>n h[ 6set up a t5t &
o!r camp+ skills4 ,! next morn+ we
took a f\r-h\r hike up a m.ta9 trail
6det]m9e if all hik]s 7 physic,y fit
=! trek4 ,af _m treks1 ! organiz]s h
p]fect$ a te*nique ( guid+ )a %ort
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llama rope drap$ ov] ! hik]'s opposite
%\ld]4
  ,! next morn+ we 7 driv5 #ij miles
6! ,rawah ,wild];s trailh1d4 ,! f/ "d
prov$ 6be ! mo/ di6icult (! trek4 ,x 0
an uphill climb all ! way4 ,we got a
late />t & did n >rive at \r designat$
campsite until sev5 9 ! ev5+4 ,we 7
cold & hungry b we f/ _h 6haul wat] f
! /r1m & purify x 2f cook+ d9n]4 ,we
did n h d9n] until n9e o'c t ni<t4 ,!
next morn+ we _h a leisurely br1kfa/ (
blueb]ry pancakes4 ,my si<t$ guide &
,i w5t 6! m1d[ 6*eck on \r llama1 ^:
"n 0 ,ll ,br[n ,jug or ,,lbj4 ,we f.d
,,lbj happily mun*+ on ! lu% grass
al;g )! o!r llamas4 ,t "d we took a "d
hike up 6b1uti;l ,crat] ,lake4
  ,! next morn+ we />t$ \r asc5t
6,grassy ,pass at #aa1cjj feet4 ,at !
2g9n+ (! trek1 we 7 divid$ up 96two
gr\ps ( ei<t p4 ,! plan 0 = gr\ps "o &
two 6meet up at ,grassy ,pass on
,w$nes"d afn & h lun* tgr at ! pass4
,gr\p two did n >rive4 ,af a leisurely
lun* 9 ! lovely m.ta9 sun%9e1 we
proce$$ d[n ! o!r side (! m.ta94 ,we
camp$ twice m 2f h1d+ =! trailh1d4
,lat] we 7 told t "s"o 9 gr\p two _h
gott5 altitude sick;s & !y made !
deci.n 6d only "d hikes at a l[]
altitude 2f h1d+ back 6! trailh1d4
  ,af l1v+ ! trailh1d1 we drove back
6! ,qual;y ,9n =a hot %[]4 ,t ni<t we
_h a celebratory supp] tgr4 ,! next
morn+ we de"p$ 6\r di6]5t /ates )a
feel+ ( exhil>,n f a unique exp]i;e4
  ,i w n"e =get ! calm s]5;y ( t
wild];s4 ,! only s.ds 7 ! w9d1 ! bab#
( m.ta9 /r1ms &! ro> ( wat]falls4 ,i
al 5joy$ ! lovely fragr.e ( junip] &
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crackl+ campfire4 ,y d n ne$ si<t
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ea* room 7 describ$ 9 detail4 ,! 9t]n
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