l' treat from the store. It's usually nuthin' much jus' a small sweet, but it makes all us kids feel so much better that pa's constantly thinkin' about us and wants to make us feel special. My mother says that pa' works hard to support all of us. His job involves a lot of physical strength. I see how difficult my father's job is from how old and tired his face looks and from his persistent cough, which is the result of inhaling too much granite dust on the job. When his coughing spells are really bad, my pa' sometimes yells "Damn! Damn that granite, damn that s
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