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.ce
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.ps 16
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.CW
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CLASS 68
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.R
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.ps 8
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.CW
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tags: 1968, 1983, dante, piro, ralph, reginald, tab1, tab2
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.R
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"I hate Ohio! It's crazier than a dick in an ashtray out here!"
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"Son, I don't care if the instructor cuts your fingers off. Your
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tuition is costing taxpayers money. Think NASA. You suck it up and
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make me proud."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"This combatatives SME... Piro. They tell me he has photographic
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reflexes."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"Yes."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"Dad..."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"I trained with his father. He'll get you off to a good start.
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Learn your basics. Then you can complain."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"I'm experiencing some mild discomfort, Dad."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"I should say you are! Remember, I'm familiar with your physical
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stats. The pain will pass."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"Whatever. I guess. My knees feel like toothpaste."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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Tommy clicked off and straightened his uniform. Shortly, a tram
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would arrive to take the boys bar hopping. First on the itinerary was
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THE VULVA POLE\f(CW™\fR. Reginald's idea. Tommy hoped they would have time to
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grab a bite to eat before moving on to THE TIZENAUS\f(CW™\fR. Dante's idea. He
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spun through his calendar app. Scheduling headaches, even at camp.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"A pigeon can't drop shit if it never flew."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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The password was correct. Tommy minimized the lock and a few of the
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guys from his class ambled into his room.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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Reginald appraised the situation. Tommy was going overt.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"I see. We're assuming the ladies can't resist the uniform."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"Where's Ralph," Tommy asked, smoothing down the front of his
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jacket. Reginald always had the freshest gear.
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.PP
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"Fapping in his room again," said Reginald. "We didn't interrupt."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"Just as well," Tommy sighed. "We're all logged out, right?"
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"Probably not Ralph."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"Oh right. I guess he doesn't mind that they log everything we do."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"For him, I think that's part of the appeal."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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Click. Click.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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Shoulder almost out of joint.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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Piro eased the pressure only slightly, but it was enough for Tommy
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to snake out of his hold.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"You had better hope you didn't let me go on purpose. Sir."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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Piro didn't answer, so Tommy continued.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"I guess you didn't see that coming. It's a little something I've
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been working on with the guys.
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.I
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I must create a system or be enslaved
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by another man's."
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.R
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"Blake. Good. I assume you're telling me that you haven't yet
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mastered the techniques I assigned to you."
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.ps 10
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"Well, I haven't engaged in rote memorization. But I'll assume the
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fact that I'm standing over here, no longer restrained by your hold,
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indicates that I've familiarized myself with the basic principles."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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Tommy's posture didn't alter. Piro's gaze remained steady. The
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other boys in the training group thought anything could happen.
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.PP
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"Talking to me that way is... ridiculous."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"Doing this for three hours a day is ridiculous. Do you really
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think I'm learning anything from you?"
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.PP
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.ps 10
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Piro continued to stare.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"Boys, take five. Tommy. Over here."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"What, you want some more of this?"
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.PP
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.ps 10
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"I think you'll understand once we begin."
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.PP
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.ps 10
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I guess really I should have stayed glued to the monitors. After
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all, it was my son. But I couldn't study every moment of his
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experience. That probably marks me as a bad parent.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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I've no defense.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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I had originally intended to be present for his graduation, but at
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the last minute I was called away to put out fires in another
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department. Quotas.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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I hold onto this earliest transcript because somehow, the later
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material is no longer extant. The available photos are even older. For
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some reason, mixed in with the logs from the camp, there are old
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snapshots from Tommy's primary school. Evidently, that's all that's
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left from the surveillance we ran. I'd ask Piro about it but let's
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just say we're no longer on speaking terms.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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[Interruption as I answer incoming messages.]
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.PP
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.ps 10
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In the end, I hope that Tommy can live up to his early promise. When I
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lost track of him he was well on his way to providing excellent ROI.
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Even with the ego problem. Essentially, he was a sure thing.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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'68 was a long time ago, but not so long ago that he'd be inactive
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just yet. If he stayed in.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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I should look him up. He's probably not that hard to find. With my
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access.
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.PP
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.ps 10
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What am I saying. I'm retired.
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