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Me and Hannah have to cover our ears because

it is so loud.

During the middle of the parade,
Bright-colored ribbons are shot out everywhere

out of things that look like guns.
What are those? I ask.

Those are called streamer cannons.

Don’t worry, Kek,
Hannah assures me,

those won’t hurt you.

After the parade, we go to Hannah’s apartment,
with our ears ringing like Ganwar and Lual

screaming at me back at the camp,

but this is 1000 times louder.

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Jack Schenck
Emerald L.A.

Ed. Eliza Raben
LOST

(Takes place In between “HEARTS” and “WHITE GIRL” but before “LOST AND FOUND”)
Me and Hannah are at the mall.

We have bought the dishes and we are about to get in the elevator,

when I see a blue and yellow dress that looks
exactly like my mother’s

I run to it just as
the woman in the dress turns the corner. I follow her as fast as I can,

but then she wades into a surging crowd of people.
I push in after her, but lose sight of her in the chaos.

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