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Submitted to Contest #109
“Hey, pass the controller, man. You’re trash on the field!” Eddie Bailer enjoyed the brotherhood in the 14th Street station. Having graduated from the firefighter training academy only seven weeks prior, he fretted that it would be a challenge for the veterans, bearing a decade or more of service, to warm up to him. And his fears were proven wrong. He was welcomed. He had found his people. “DeMarco, I have the next round when Banks demolishes your Giants!” Bailer, the rookie, had no choice but to wait for the veterans to finish up their game...
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