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EMPLOYEE AT ,M>TY'S ,BODY ,"WS3
  ,I'M PR\D 6BE "H TD 6TELL Y A LL BIT
AB :AT ,I D 6E>N MY DAILY BR1D4 ,I'LL
2G9 0TELL+ Y ": ,I 0 & H[ ,I GOT 6": ,I
AM TD4
  ,I'M F ,/4 ,L\IS1 ,MISS\RI4
,APPROXIMATELY FIVE YE>S AGO ,I LO/ MY
EYESI<T4 ,= AB SIX MON?S ,I SAT & ?"\ ,I
0 N"E GO+ 6AM.T 6ANY?+ 9 LIFE4 ,A REHAB
C\NSELOR CAME 6MY HOME1 & 0! "T HE LEFT
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AB SIX MON?S LAT] A REHABILIT,N T1*]
KNOCK$ ON MY DOOR4 ,I SD1 8,:O >E Y80 ,X
_H BE5 AB SIX MON?S S9CE ! REHAB
C\NSELOR _H -E1 & "H %E WAS4 ,%E ASK$ ME
A FEW "QS1 : ,I ANSW]$4 ,%E SD 6ME1
8,:AT DID YR REHAB C\NSELOR TELL Y80
  ,I SD1 8,WELL1 HE LOOK$ AT ME & SD ,I
WASN'T GO+ 6D ANY?+ ) MY LIFE B 2 :AT ,I
CALL A H\SEWIFE40 ,AT T "T ,I DIDN'T "K
ANY DI6]5T4 ,I _H J LO/ MY SI<T1 & ,I
?"\ MAYBE T'S ALL ,I CD "E BE4 ,? B"R "Y
LADY RE,Y IMPRESS$ ME :5 %E F/ CAME 96MY
HOME4 ,%E %[$ ME H[ 6D ?+S T ,I DIDN'T
?9K ,I CD D1 B M ?AN ANY?+ ELSE1 %E TOLD
ME "S?+ ,I CD H>DLY 2LIEVE3 %E SD T ,I
CD D :AT"E ,I WANT$ TO8T ,I CD D :AT ,I
_H D"O 2F ,I 2CAME BL4
  ,? LADY'S "N 0 ,PATTY ,PAGE4 ,%E
9TRODUC$ ME 6H] BRO!R1 A MAN :O HAS TAK5
ME Z F> Z ,I C G 9 MAK+ MY LIFE BETT]4
,8 "N IS ,HOM] ,PAGE1 & HE IS PRESID5T
(! ,N,NAL ,F$],N (! ,BL ( ,COLORADO & "O
(! ,B\LD] ,C.TY ,-MIS.N]S4 ,I W5T 6MEET
HM :ILE HE 0 VISIT+ AT 8 SI/]'S HOME4
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SITT+ AT 8 SI/]'S TA#1 & HE ASK$ ME :AT
,I WANT$ 9 LIFE4 ,I TOLD HM T ,I WANT$
6D :AT ,I _H BE5 DO+ :5 ,I 0 SI<T$8H MY
[N HOME1 H MY [N JOB1 & LIVE Z ,I 0 !N4
,HE LOOK$ AT ME & SD1 8,Y W H T40
  ,I SD 8O4K40 ,B 9 MY M9D ,I ?"\1
8,WELL1 ? GUY'S RE,Y LO/ X40
  ,HE W5T OV] 6! PH"O & MADE A CALL 6A
LADY :O 9 MY HE>T HAS RE,Y 2COME L MY
"M4
  ,I F/ MET H] 9 ,D5V] :5 ,I CAME (F !
PLANE F ,/4 ,L\IS4 ,I CD H>DLY EV5 WALK4
,I M1N ,I _H HOLD ( ? /EW>DESS L %E 0 MY
SAVIOR6 ,:5 ,I GOT 96! GATE >EA1 ? WOMAN
CAME UP 6ME & SD H] "N 0 ,DIANE
,MC,GEORGE4 ,!N %E TOOK ME ) H]8"H ,I
AM1 TOT,Y BL1 & %E SAYS1 8,I'LL TAKE Y
6GET YR LU7AGE40 ,& %E 0 TOT,Y BL4 ,I
?"\ 6MYF1 8,? LADY'S LO/ X TOO60 ,B ,I
HUNG ON 6H] 2C ,I 0 F"R5$4 ,WE GOT !
LU7AGE & W5T 6H] HOME1 & !N ,I W5T 6!
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,MC,GEORGE & ,HOM] ,PAGE _H MANAG$
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  ,F T MO;T ON ,I 2GAN BUILD+ MY 3FID;E4
,I LE>N$ H[ 6TRAVEL4 ,I _H _H A CANE1 B
,I CDN'T EV5 F9D MY FEET6 ,! /AFF HELP$
ME ) CANE TRAVEL1 ,BRL1 & SELF-3FID;E4
,!Y AL 9TRODUC$ ME 6! ORGANIZ,N T IS
RE,Y MY SUPPORT & BACKB"O TD8! ,N,NAL
,F$],N (! ,BL4
  ,I SP5T AB T5 MON?S 9 ,COLORADO1 &
T[>D ! 5D ,I MADE "S PH"O CALLS LOOK+ =A
JOB4 ,EV5 ON ! "D ,I GRADUAT$ F ! ,,CCB1
,I MADE A C\PLE ( PH"O CALLS & GOT TURN$
D[N4 ,B EV5TU,Y ,I GOT LUCKY ) ,M>TY'S
,BODY ,"WS1 : IS 9 ,/4 ,L\IS1 ,MISS\RI4
,I D AUTO REPAIR1 PA9T C>S1 & PUT F5D]S
& DOORS ON4 ,I EV5 D WELD+4
  ,N[ ,I WANT 6TELL Y A LL /ORY4 ,:5 ,I
CAME BACK F ! ,COLORADO ,C5T] =! ,BL1 MY
3FID;E LEVEL 0 TALL] ?AN ! HI<E/ BUILD+
T 0 "E BUILT1 S MY F/ JOB )! PUBLIC'S
EYE ON ME 0 A H>D "O4 ,I W5T 6"W =
,M>TY'S ,BODY ,"WS TWO WEEKS AF ,I GOT
BACK F ,D5V]1 ,COLORADO4
  ,"!'S A MAN "ND ,*>LIE ,COLL9S :O [NS
A BIG DIESEL %OP 9 ,/4 ,L\IS4 ,HE WRECK$
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COLLI.N4 ,HE _H X T[$ 6,M>TY'S4 ,HE
LOOK$ AT ,M>TY & HE LOOK$ AT ME4 ,!N HE
SD1 8,I D N1 D N WANT T BL MAN 6"W ON MY
TRUCK60 ,M>TY LOOK$ AT ME & K9D ( SMIL$1
& ,*>LIE W5T ON HOME4
  ,!N ,M>TY SD1 8,D>YEL1 Y'RE GO+ 6D T
JOB40 ,S ,I BR"\ ! TRUCK 9 & DID ! JOB4
,I PUT X ALL TGR & PA9T$ X4 ,I M1N1 ,I
DID A SUP]B JOB4 ,"! 0 NO?+ WR;G ) T
TRUCK :5 ,I GOT D"O4
  ,:5 ,*>LIE CAME BACK 6PICK X UP1 ,M>TY
TOLD HM1 8,*>LIE1 ,I DON'T WANT Y 6PAY =
T JOB "R N[4 ,I "K H[ Y >E2 ,I'VE D"O "W
= Y 2F4 ,Y TAKE ! TRUCK BACK 6YR %OP4 ,I
WANT Y 6*ECK X OV] J Z CLOSE Z Y C =
F5D] & HOOD GAPS40 7,^! GAPS >E ! 4T.E
2T ! PIECES (! C> Y BUILD OR REBUILD47
,HE SD1 8,I WANT Y 6BR+ X BACK TM & TELL
ME IF Y F9D ANY?+ WR;G40
  ,S ,*>LIE TOOK X 6HIS %OP1 & HE BR"\ X
BACK ! NEXT "D4 ,HE SD1 8,M>TY1 T'S !
MO/ FANTA/IC JOB ,I'VE "E SE560
  ,M>TY LOOK$ AT HM1 & HE LOOK$ AT ME4
,!N HE TOLD ,*>LIE "R "!1 8,T IS :AT A
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  ,*>LIE [NS TWO EI<TE5-:EEL]S OV] !
ROAD4 ,AB TWO WEEKS LAT] HE WRECK$ "O (
8 EI<TE5-:EEL]S4 ,HE BR"\ X BACK
6,M>TY'S1 & D Y "K :AT 8 F/ ^WS W]E8
8,LET T BL MAN "W ON MY TRUCK40
  ,I WANT "EY"O 6"K "O ?+3 ,I ?ANK Y =!
SUPPORT (! ,,NFB1 ( ALL Y P :O >E LI/5+
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