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  • He was in the army. He wasn't home very much.

  • Two weeks before he died...

  • he told me that in the Korean War...

  • it felt like he'd lost his soul.

  • All this time l thought it was me.

  • l moved seven times in the last year.

  • l've, uh, had several iobs.

  • Nothing seemed to fit.

  • l don't seem to fit.

  • And when your father died, how did that make you feel ?

  • l don't know. l was nine.

  • lt was like there was this distinction, suddenly...

  • between you and the rest of the world.

  • l looked around me.

  • Life went on just like it did before.

  • But it wasn't like it was before.

  • My uncle helped. He would visit.

  • He at least listened.

  • And l thought...

  • if l could light my own farts l could fly to the moon, or at least Uranus.

  • But if l couldn't do that at least l could use my penis as a pogo stick...

  • and that might be a way of getting around.

  • l'm sorry ?

  • Yes, that's good. Mm-hmm.

  • Well, l think you're making fine progress, Hunter. We'll talk later in group.

  • Thank you.

He was in the army. He wasn't home very much.

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