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I had it down. The B-train took 70 minutes

to do its entire run

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I've been back 4 times, and I would get to school

just a little early. and David would let me in.

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for the first time my life had some order I can

count on

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Chris

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Chris Chris


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what're you doing here?

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hanging out

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what about the home?

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so why don't you look for me?

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I did. I've been looking for a long time.

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you have been in any ever places?

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No, I’m here now. I'm going to a new school.

And I like it.

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hey hey come on. Everything it's great.

We’re together.

 

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last one out, first one in.

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no that describes you David.

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how did you get so dedicated

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well; I'm such a privilege jerk. I want it

to give something back.

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this is?

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my friend chris. My best friend.

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hi chris.

 

hey

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I want her to come here too.

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It's not a party, it's a tough place.

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but she's good enough for you, she's good

enough for me. come on in.

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what we putting on the board?

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we're deciding we'll send top 10 students

 in school trip to Boston

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cool. you've ever been?

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I've never been out of New York.

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we went to queen's once.

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well, you're going.

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come on. no way I'm one of the top 10

students.

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oh you're not one of the top. you're the top.

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you get the best grade in this whole place

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so what? you going to Boston?

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expenses paid.

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how long? 5 days

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you ok, Liz?

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yeah, I just thought I've always been trash,

you know.

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you're not trash. This is getting you

thinking about college.

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what's college like? It's all crap, shup up!

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you can come too? Can she?

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sure, if she does the work. well, not

figure an inch, thanks.

 

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come on chris, dream a little.

What you wanna be when you grow up?

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boy, I was grown since I was 7.

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I mean after high school. It’s ok.

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no it's not ok. I'll be a garbage man.

I'll be a prostitute.

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who cares what the hell I'm gonna be.

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welcome to Harvard guys.

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it looks like what you thought it would?

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better. Unattainably better

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Liz, they're just people.

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not people like me

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why not people like me?

what made them so different?

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because of where they were born?

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I was working as hard as I could,

so I didn't end up on food stamps or house let.

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what... what if I work even more?

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I was so close to the skin now I can touch it.

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it would be a reach. It’s not impossible.

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is there any other scholarships

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that's quite a few.

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write 1500 words on the important of

the free market and the free world and win $500

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yeah, I don't need lead 70 of those every year.

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there was some brand-new from the NYT,

maybe I didn't put it in yet.

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$12000 every year for 4 years

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what do you have to do?

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attach a brief essay describing what you believe

to be the most significant in academic achievement

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and how you have overcome any challenges

or obstacles

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can have a copy of this?

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I want to stand beside people beside

 

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I wanna go to Harvard and become

very developed read all the best books

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then I found myself thinking