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Submitted to Contest #167
I’m 7 years old, rolling down the truck window with the crank. It takes every bit of strength in my small arms, but finally, I accomplish the task. The sky is clear and blue. A hawk soars across it. The engine revs and my father and I travel down a series of long and winding country roads. I cross my arms and lean my head out the window. Black-eyed Susans bloom in a ditch overrun by tall, tangled weeds. Dust circles through the air. I listen to the gravel spin beneath the wheels, feel the jar of an unavoida...
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