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“None of that book learning for me.

Couldn’t stand to be locked up inside

a classroom for hours on end.”

I smiled and told him I

understood because I, too, had

worked as a mechanic for a couple of

years. But I liked both the learning

and working with my hands.

When I finished what chores

absolutely had to be done, I decided I

would have to leave any extras for

another day. My shoulder was

throbbing, and I wanted to get home

and put some ice on it. Cyrus thought

I should have it checked, and when he

reached out to shake my hand, and I

grimaced when I lifted my arm, he

just shook his head. “You don’t want

no permanent problems with that.”

I had had sports injuries and was

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