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used for dancing and roller skating. It was a big
expanse and a great place to play. In order to avoid
heating the whole building, Butch and Buster’s dad
closed off the front from the rest of the building, and
they only used that part for their home.

I had first met Butch and Buster when they had
come to church a couple of summers earlier. We hadn’t
hit it off at all. In fact, we became instant enemies.
Still grieving over the loss of their mother and being far
from home, they were more than a little ornery.

They started out by picking a fight with me on
their first day at church. I proceeded to whip them both
while I was in my suit, and though my suit came out
worse than any of us did, they didn’t try to pick on me
again. The next week they tried to pick a fight with my
friend, Lenny, who was smaller than I was. I came to
his defense, and my mended suit again took a beating.

This time my mother sat me down and had a talk
with me. She told me about the loss of their mother.

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