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Amber 2022-09-12 20:14:31
Going around and back to the origin
I am isolated from the world and get together in a carnival. I go around and go back to the original point. Only killing yourself is a way of getting out of town. It was carried without any scruples, it was reddened by the scorching sun, and it was sobered by alcohol. The last sentence... -
Kristy 2022-09-12 22:07:17
try to summarize the content
It felt weird, uneasy. Ring (use the concept, count?) structure.
John Glenn, the teacher assigned to teach at Tibonda after a thousand bond. I am eagerly looking forward to leaving this little place for vacation and going to the big city to meet my girlfriend in Sydney. Mood is dissatisfaction...
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[the lights dim in the RSL club. Everyone except John stands up]
Jock Crawford: [to John] Get up, get up.
[John stands up to face ANZAC-themed murals and fixtures]
RSL Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen... let us pay a tribute to our fallen comrades. "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them".
Jock Crawford, RSL Patrons: We will remember them.
[moment of silence]
RSL Announcer: Lest we forget.
Jock Crawford, RSL Patrons: Lest we forget!
RSL Announcer: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
[lights come back on]
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Pig Eyes: [pulls up the cover on his trailer] Hey, you! We're there!
John Grant: There?
[gets out and realises they've returned to The Yabba]
John Grant: You know... I thought you said you were going to Sydney.
Pig Eyes: Don't know why. You said "city", mate. Bundanyabba's a city, ain't it?
[John nods stressfully. The driver hands him his rifle]
Pig Eyes: Well, at least the trip cost you nothing.
