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My sophoe is crucial to understanding the workings of the hue about this

Every few days I see it Sometimes it’s just a picture, like on that billboard we pass on the way to school And other ti truck hits a building and explodes Then nine body bags in the snow

It’s like a movie trailer with no sound, no credits And nobody sees it but me

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So around by the door of Mr Polselli’s roo that if I have a mental illness, he’s the one who’ll be able to tell me But every time I almost mention it, it sounds too weird to say So, uh, Mr Polselli, when other people see the "turn off your cell phones" screen in the movie theater, I see an extra five-second movie trailer Erand did I mention I see stills of it on the billboard bya building and everything exploding Is that normal?

The first time was in the theater on the one holiday that our parents don’t er sister, Rowan "Did you see that?"

She did this eyebrow thing that basically says she thinks I’m an idiot "See what?"

"The explosion," I said softly

"You’re on drugs" Rowan turned to our older brother, Trey, and said, "Jules is on drugs"

Trey leaned over Rowan to look at h problems"

I rolled my eyes and sat back in ," I muttered And I reasoned witha pizza delivery Maybe I was still trauet about it all

But then on MLK Day this stupid vision thing decided to get personal

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Five reasons why I, Jules Demarco, am shunned: