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2nd Draft of Beginning

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  Not even 6:00am and she had already produced so much sweat, and so thick that when she scratched her arm, flakes would fall off. The day was proving to be a record breaker. She was looking forward to working inside with the air conditioning.  She still had about an hours worth of digging ahead of her.  She took off her hat and used the arm of her shirt to wipe the sweat off of her forehead.  Instant burning of the eyes, she winced and cussed under her breath.  Her hat fell to the ground as she took her water bottle and squirted the water in her eyes full force for instant relief.  She wasn't even thinking of the tiny granules getting into her eyes, she made sure not to rub her eyes, she just kept blinking til she felt relief. Wiping the water off of her face, she knelt down and picked up her hat and got back to work.  Her long hair was pulled back into a ponytail and her bangs stuck to her face.  She was sure she looked like a million bucks....
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The Cleaner ~ Chapter 1

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  Her entire body had already produced a layer of sweat so thick that when she scratched her arm, flakes would fall off.  The day was going to be a hot one, the sun already beating down, was getting higher and higher in the sky.  It was almost 7:00 am, traffic hasn't really started and she had about another hour of digging before she could relax in the air conditioning of the truck.  She took off her hat and used the arm of her shirt to wipe the sweat off of her forehead.  The sweat still penetrated her eyes, and it stung like hell.  She took her water bottle and squirted the water in her eyes.  It helped and the sting lessened enough for her to throw the bottle to the side and continued digging.  She had one bottle of water left so she needed to be quick and use the rest sparingly.  She was hoping for those breezes of wind, that while blowing over her sweaty skin, it would cool her off at least by ten degrees.  The breezes for today had...
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PCT 2025

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 I have had this idea to walk the trail ever since my husband died.  Throughout this year, the idea has been haunting me.   Every week I have done research and read up and I think I am going to do it. I am going to walk the Pacific Crest Trail in 2025 I am going to walk 2650 miles I have over a year and a half to prepare I have 21 months to prepare I have 104 weeks (ish) to prepare I figure putting 30.00 a week away will fund my travel (3120)
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The Wasp and the Bike

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 It was a pleasant day, perfect warm weather, no humidity in the air and no mosquitos. I thought it would be the perfect day to take out the electric bike and go to the store.   It took a bit to get ready, had to make sure I had everything needed in my backpack and the bike was charged up along with my phone.   I took the bike, started it up and was driving out of the little cul d sac we have.  I looked towards my right and saw this thing flying.  It wasn't a bird, but it wasn't a bee either.  It seems to keep up with the speed I was going as if it was racing me.  I swear when I made eye contact with the creature it made a whoo whoo noise like it was reving up its body so it would beat me.  I still hadn't figured out what this creature was.  It was a long beige wormish looking thing and I couldnt see a head.  It was scary looking and I started to panic.  I started to slow down the bike thinking that thing would just fly pa...
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A little Preview to the Book I'm Writing

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 I haven't really described the cleaner herself.  Not sure how I want her to be perceived. This is just the first draft of me writing from the cuff.  It does need more meat and when I compare the two I will be able to notice the slight changes as well as major contributions.
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The Start of a Little Something

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  The beeping continued, for hours, as I held her hand.  I didn't have much to say, I didn't know what to say.  The person that raised me was dying and I had not a word.  She didn't know I was there, or who I was for that matter. I just sat there, thinking.  Thinking of times that we had together that were good times.  I know she thinks of those often and chose to forget the bad times. However, the bad outweighed the good, and I didn't understand how she could not remember those times when she did have her wits to her.    I could have flown to her, to be with her longer, but I didn't want to.  It was uncomfortable for me to be there.  I took my time driving cross country, thinking of childhood memories. You know the ones, the memories of running away for the first time, or when your mother told you that you can only call her yes, mother, no mother.  Momma, mommy, mom wasn't in the vocabulary.  Or what about those memories ...
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Going back To Work Soon?? New Work, New You

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As for me, sounds like my "back to work" date is less than a month away.  I work with the public and wear a uniform.  I serve people food and work for tips basically.  I get along with mostly all of the staff, I'm very easy to enjoy, and I like most people, until they open their mouth, most of the time.  Sometimes these teeny boppers think that the words that come out of their mouth is intellectual property.  I usually listen to them, with open ears, that is until they use more curse words than normal and there isn't a reason for it.  Especially when they do it in front of their boss.  I curse, and my friends curse, but there is a place and time for it.  Anyways.... I have been getting ready to take charge of my job now, so that it isn't such a shock to my system when I actually have to get up prior to 11:00 am!  I have been setting my alarm for 8:00 am every day.  Since my job is open seven days a week, I don't really know the day o...
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