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Having time alone with Dad
Being able to joke around without offending anyone
Getting to listen to his records
Having Dad talk to him like a grown-up
A dress
An angel
A book
A doll
In her closet
On her bookshelf
In her sock drawer
Under her bed
It's too old
It's white
It has brown eyes
It has dimples
So that he won't run away
Because they'll miss him while he's away
So that he'll stop teasing Kenny
To talk them out of sending him away.
The amount of money they spend
How far they've driven
Things By needs to remember
All the travel plans
The kinds of wildlife
The number of trees
The picnic tables
The bathrooms
A picture of an angel in the clouds
A picture of a boy and a dog
A picture of a girl and a kitten
A picture of a girl and a boy
It has a full moon
It's a brighter color
There are a lot of birds
It has a lot of stars
Shadows
Snakes
Stars
People
He hummed like a vacuum
He played the same song
He kept staring at the road
He set the heater on high
The heat
The people
The houses
The streets
By will get in trouble for his behavior
Grandma Sands will hug By and cry
By will beg to go back to Flint
Grandma Sands and By will fight
Grandma Sand's friend
Momma's friend
A neighbor
A watchdog
Clattering dishes
A cackling witch
Dogs barking
Squealing pigs
Grandma Sand's house
Byron's behavior
The heat
Country people
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