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Left Out

by Anna Hope L.
Texas, KUHT

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Thousands of boots hit the pavement as mobs of

people surged up and down the street. I felt like I was

in a washing machine, tossed and turned by jostling

strangers. Bathed in sweat and cigarette smoke, I

cringed at the wild shouts of laughter, honking cars, and

screeching brakes.

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