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91 August 16, 1990 she’s having an Arab-thing the neighbor lady once said of me as though my father were temporary my mother had an Arab-thing I wanted to say and I’m the leftovers now the neighbor lady and my mother speak together about the problem with the Arab-thing which has now become an American-thing you’re sympathetic the neighbor lady tells my mother because you have an Arab-thing I’m sympathetic because I’m a pacifist she’s sympathetic because it’s a horrible situation I shouted in silence to the neighbor lady who would never have an Arab-thing because it could only be temporary ...

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