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los alamos, garmin, chatterbox cafe, nuclear triad, sean jean, , cuisine, without starvation, nickname, pop rap, pawan, videographer, weight reduction, pg 13, liame, penguin new zealand, global positioning system, out of-print book, jon devries, by troy ward, fatman, vocational guidance, 2002, the metro,
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For twenty-five years, my heart has never missed alaska a beat. This, alaska of course, is a good thing. I ask a lot from my heart. I ask it to work twice as alaska hard, to keep every heavy limb moving. I ask it to sustain this 300-something pound body. On some days, however, it complains. I feel it when I climb the stairs--the rapid beating in my chest like a musical crescendo. I hear it echo in my ears, this tremendous symphony of rushed wheezes, gasps for air, snare drumming in the chest; it is all I hear. I feel my heart beating in my fingertips and toes and temples. I lean against a wall, close my eyes, try to catch my breath. In its quickened rhythm, my heart speaks: C'mon guy. Work with me. I can only do so much. After a minute or two, my heart gathers itself, slows down. For twenty-five years, my heart has taken the fat jokes, the stares, the rejection.
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