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    TRREANTUM EXPLORING MORMON LITERATURE SEPTEMBER 1999 + $2.00 Levi Peterson discusses his writings ‘The Inezanu Interview The Burial Pool Exc pt from John Bennion’s forthcoming novel Essays Slaying the Hollywood Dragon, Eric Samuelsen Why I Read the Bible, Steven Walker Confessions of a Book Lover, Aleunuier Hyde Food fight in Mormon literature Gordon B. Hinckley to publish with Random House ‘Mormon writers’ conference in November Poetry by RA. Christmas and Cathy Gileadi Wilson Book reviews JRREANTUM stoma Sra Alexander Hyg, co-nanaging editor (east @es.com) ‘Beason Parkinson, comonaping editor (hyparkinson @ce.weber eh) alow Chat, fleion and poe? (alowelajn0.com) Sooahan Langford, AME=List Highlights langfor@ presenter comn) ‘Kent Larsen, LDS Publishing News (sarsen@panx.om) 3a Bovek Remy. book reviews Ganaemy ja. cmm) gar C. Snow Jr, essays (edgrsnow@yahon com) Bost oF me Assoc HO rR Monson LerERs [Neal Kramer, program char (eal ramer@byv 2) John Beoion president jh-bennion by.) Marilyn Brown, presdenelct (wbrown@burgnye com) Gideon Burion (pideon_buton@ by. edu) (Cory Maxwell (emsxwell@ sor om) Tessa Meyer Santiago (i.santagoW@ewix com) Rotest Pion paxton@sisna.com) Caro Quist (sunstoneateaal.com) (Chest Sher (cbsiver@ worldnet att) oft board members Lavin Fielding Anderson, proceedings eatravna uw com) Aleander Hyde magazine edo (reant @cs.com) Henry Miles, reasurr(nniles@eol com) Carol Cat Otesen, secrnary (ttesene@burgoyne om) ‘Scot Paki, awards char oprkinehairsviteh ne) Penson Parkinson, AML-List moderator (byprkinson@ce weber edu) Inseam is pblsied four ines yearby the Association for Morea Later. For subcrpion nfrmaton, plese se the ede foro the back cover ‘Unsolicited manscrpsapd letersi pubicaton re welooe.Adversing nes ar avaible wp equ. Views expressed in Intranets reflect the opinions the edirs or AML bord member. This magazin bas 0 Toxmal onnection with The Church of sus Chis of Later-day Saini. TnneaNTuM P.O. Box 50883 Provo, UT 84605 801-373-9730 irreant@cs.com ZI Ingeaxtum, September 1999 + Volume 1, Number 3 CONTENTS News of the Association for Mormon Letters. ‘The Ianeanrum Interview Levi Peterson Essays Slaying the Hollywood Dragon, Eric Samuelsen Why [Read the Bible, Steven Walker nn: Confessions of a Book Lover, Alexander Hyde Fiction ‘The Burial Pool, John Bennion Inneantum Fiction Guidelines Poetry Untitled, Cathy Gilead Wilson. o Improvisation: Contact, Cathy Gileadi Wilson Real Ice Cream, RA. Christmas Towards a History of Provo, RA. Cliristmas. Book Reviews Trial ofthe Heart, Sierra St, James Reviowed by Katie Parker. Where Nothing Is Long Ago, Virginia Sorensen Reviewed by Neal Kramer Dad Was a Carpenter, Kenny Kemp Reviewed by Gabi Kupita.... ‘Miracle Vietory over the Flesh Eating Bacteria, David and Delys Cowles Reviewed by Bayd Petersen LDS Publishing News. AML List Highlights. September 1999 Is 21 24 40 42 Ad 45 47 50 News of the Association for Mormon Letters President's Message: Searching for Love Recently I read Mary Clyde's Swsital Rates, which Ist year won the Flanery O'Connor Award for hot ction, Hee sos emi me thee her wir who have Mormon connections Paul Rawlins’ No Lie Lie Love won the avardafew years go, and Darrell Spencer's Men in Trees won the award recelly enough that tis yet to be published. Brady Udalls Leting Loot the Hounds hich did't win the O'Connor award but could have, makes a fourth. Al are quirky, with postmodem play and edgines 0 ther langage. All are more Interested nso thaninbest seller plowing or preachy themes, Al foc wie, ‘ving remarkable espect to diverse characters ‘Whats significant © mei that. especialy with Clyde's colton, stories containing nnsteretpical Mormon chatacters converted sot speak) aan judge. Unlike the pibehfaced polygamists, conflicted gay men, radical conservatives, and other types grabbed eT he ack eady-madeo mest ie needs ‘ofwntersofpalpftionandoter Intern forms, yds Mormons How does our charity 60% tena ad wives Her people—mothers and manifest itself in dsoehors som and tubers ; don't fit these national literature? stereotypes, bt they are also not lkethepeopein fcionpublished in the Mormon market, Unortunately and iroically, our own publishers, writers, and readers fen demand writing which adiealizes politics attheexpenseofqulty. Clyde's stores ‘ignore ast ereatiny crack thecuret chasm which divides achof Mormon ‘writing ino evo camps, that whic 80 arry Il and that which Is 0 ardently critical ht for both camps ideology gets the way of story. Clyde's ‘harass ndtheisiuatons aremaveimportat hehe aro persuasive ow does she rpreent character so compassionate? Part of the answer i hater characters are pitable but not pitied. She deseribes gil whose nose was Dien off ys dog. two young women who hav had leostomies (Thad oak my wife, Kara the walking detionar), an infant whose burial ur i banded roadside woman who has chosen security over romance in mariage, young ‘man so petite of poopethat he isn his girtfrends clout from i ami. ‘Aman dying of ancer highschool graduate who doesn’t know what e's sing ‘odo itis life amotber whose daughters jst loathe boy ie gi who watched her Young Women leader die na fll from asi (Of course, my epifyng the tries this way is dstrton. The magico | rmiht say Christianity. ofberfetion thatthe chaactersaregivenrexpettiugh a TnneaNtum considering their esponseo difficult experiences, Asthe dustjacket sys, Mary Cyd stories explore not so much what hs happened steady es wha happens next Whatdo wemake ofthe misforuesoflife?Shedeveribes the tages rge ‘nd small, surviving which we endure Reading {earned empathy. AS one ofthe vitms says athe end of soy, “Ther is tenderness there and yes, warmth” But no sentimentality. Her genuine spect fr these survivor allows forno teary-eyed andheut- wrenching pi (he ‘reso which makes mach Mormon fiction work forthe cance veins, he vores, or those on the bik af eping into danger. Another character sys after dropping ere rom the salle ski hit which led er leas, "a jumping wesaved ourselves Inthe action, weexercisedan option; wemadenexslamation, Wersai, We have survived Tithe AML we have searched for Mocton iter which is nationally significant Lastisuel wroteaboutaclsterof young adult weitere who aremining Vein of gold fel hates four writers are anaher ch poste Karl livays ‘ese dat passion for whatever just ead isons my vison Sil, Clyde std ‘hese other writers have hlped me unerstand ete he question, How Joes ut arity manifest itself in iterate? I'm not asking abou the surface deal. he ictonoFMoemonsn—home teaching, apismforthe dade prowresion— but ater about the dep compassion for people, eve if he ae onl tional reatons. which Christ demonstaes for each of us and which should be the ‘orerstone a a new Mormon aesthetic ohn Beonon New AML Board Member ‘Carol Joan Beason Quist hs joined the AML. bord, Cara teaches English, mane, and commmunicaions at Sal Lake Commit Coles al serves the office manager at Sunstone magazine. She ead ber B.A. Sanford inspesh ed ‘rama, whan emphasis on rad and TV prediction and wing. and wth mins ‘Germann French Sheesmedte M.A athe invest ofan womets try and erature, wth minor mcreatve wing She as published ton, notion, and poet lll and regionally evencnthe bus, Seis cual wekin “on abook shoutmy Grandmotier Stewart whos paershaveandabook bout worsen weer ‘othumor fram 19000 1980: Who sy it sn fam fae woman?” She alo sys “A grtiyingexperenewastwice winning under apennane Sunes D.K Brown Seton comes th only sa member who eve as ‘Carols member of he Lengaeof Utah Writers and the tah State Poetry Society. and she enjoys uaeling snd reading. or n Salt Lake Ci, she is the lesofthetwo daughtersansixsonsof FH and Flora Melina StowarBenion. ‘She mated William Woodbury Quist anengincerand storey andan"all-ond rat uy.” she says. Theyhave Fivesons "pls one who showed pon our aso ‘much we kept him.” They alo have 14 grandchilren and one onthe may September 1999 5 Richard Bushman at AML Fundraiser ‘What voies are being head in or lca nd ational culture a present, id ‘how can ater day Saints finda voce hat wll beheard?“Fnding Voice nPos- Colona! Moons” wil be the ops ofthis years Assocation fr Mormon Leder fundraiser, featuring cultural analystandistriaa De. Richar. shan. ‘The event wil ake place on Friday, 8 October 1999, 7:30 ra tthe Gore Auttriam, Westminste College 140 South 1300 Fast, Salt Lake City, Tickets ‘ue 8.00 and may be poreasod in advance from AML eau Henry Miles (0925 Terace Drive, Orem, UT 84097) or atthe BYU Bookstore, the King's English Book Shop, or Sam Weller Books. For moee information, cll Maya Brown a 01-489-1980, ‘Cure Gouverneur Moss Profesor of History at Columbia Univesity. Bushman sth author f Joseph Sith and he Beginnings of Mormonism a ‘of forthcoming biography of Joseph Smith Hi specialty is colonial American lure, represented by his 1992 book The Refinomen? of America: Persons, Howes, Ces. A Harvard gradowte (AB. AM, PhD}, De. Bushman was previously ahistory professor at Boston Univer andthe University Delaware He dicted the honors program aUBYU, directed American and How can Latter-day %e» tainoa ses Boson University and was cai ofthe Saints find a voice — ey ten st teed that will be heard? — Psaitit oa sete Civilization Progeam at the University of Delaware. He was formerly president the Mormon Hisory Associaton and of he Society forthe Historians of the Early American Republic. He was an editor ofthe Enejlopedir of Mormonism at rcealy sted leadership the executive commits ofthe Smith inst at BYU. He has ceived the Banco Prize, Joa Sinoa Guggenheim Fellowship, National Epdownent fr the Humanities Research Fellowship, Davi Worley Evans and Beatrice Canton Evans Biography Award, Regents Fellowship from the Smithsonian station, and oer avards and honors, ‘A member ofthe LDS Church Dr. Bushman his served as bishop Massachusets and Delaware and as take president in Boston Hes curently 2 ‘sake patriarch in New York He and his wife, lain Ler Busha, have 6 sfilden and 15 grandcildren. The Bushmans' book Monnont in America was published by Oxford University res. AML Writers’ Conference in November ‘The fist anal AML writes" conference, themed “Fading Voice." willbe hold 3 November 199 rm 900105:nthe Sorensen Student Cente Balm 1 Uh Valley State Cllgein Orem, Utah Nationally published writers Louse Plummer and Caro Lyan Pearson wil speak ding to plenary sesh and 6 Tnxeanrum, cater sessions will etre various LDS authors and pubibers, including Ann "Edwards Cannon, Eugene England, ery Jobnston, Lance Laren Cry Mawel, bert Pook, Levi Peterson, Erle Samuelson, Tessa Santiago, Tim Slover, and (Carol Lynch Wiliams. "Reston is $40.0 per person athe door, $35.0 if you pres, of 825.00 for fulltime student I deste, lunch san adtional $7.00. You may preteisr forthe conference and luncheon by sending your check made payable tothe AML treasurer Hem Miles a 1925 Terase Drive, Orem, UT 84097 He maybe contacted 901-226-5585 o miles @eno. com, As especial fate ofthis conference, partcpans can opto have 10 pages ‘of ther manserps read by a publisbed author in thei gene, This service costs $535 extra and is limited tothe fist 30 takers. Reservea place by contacting Caro (ClarkOnesenat801-489-3624orotesene urge com, Afters hasconfined your reservation, send the fees and manuscripts to br 1850 South Main Stee ‘Mapleton, UT84G64 (Now: An AML lyerseatoutineuly Sepiembereroneosy advertised these readings a efor the fst 30 conference registrants. This Inoret.rique ary fer only. The AML apologizes for this ror) For twenty years the Associaton for Mormon Leters has worked for the development ofa iterature by and about Mormons hati both thetic nd of high iterary stands. This confecene is designed to frher meet that gol by inviting serious wrtrsandreaders ascites withthe ated Sunt comunity to learn fom one anther and growin their profesional and personal puss You partpation important sas we move twa oadening oa ase and including new members. Wearecagerto bring ogethersomeof the best nnd nd clearest Woes for hit evet, “The Inneasron Interview: Levi Peterson Levi Peterson s the autor of wo collections of shor stories, The Canyons af {Grace (1982) and Nigh Soil (1990):ev0 20v0s, The Backstder (1986) and Aspen ‘Marooney (1995): and biography, Juanita Broks: Mormen Woman Historian (1985). compiled an anthology of Mormon sort tres tiled Greening Whoet (1983, and fe has write many essays and ares about western American erature and Mormoa cult. The following iferview idan fom meal conversation he eceaty underwent withthe tare etre. euravro Many consider The Bakiider asthe preeminentcontemporary [LDS novel What were your impulsesand intention’ in writing the novel? Did ‘you have sense of breaking new ground? Petron: had always planned os wetng a novel. don tknow why id’ ‘ccurtomethat might write more than one. Tegan witing The Backlder along, ‘ime before eameup with that. Radin mind novelinwhich the protagonit's September 1999 7 reactions brother's slfemasculaton would frm the center of interest was thinking about his topic at least by 1976. This iterated me beau lived oul discern an impulse toward secmusculton in myself as boy Itead 2 haper at Lavina Pelding Andersons house in 1978. There were alot of fosipnement and dels though Tnever stopped thinking about The Bacllder ‘orany length of me.I wrote the stores a The Canyons of Grace and gxthered theories in Grening Whea and saw both those werk published before mae ‘The Backside wy primary endeavor about 1983, ‘The most important wansmuraion in eating the eon oecued when 1 stopped being intrested in why Jeremy had emasculated himself and started being meres in wha would become of Frank had thre or four chapter completed before was seized quite suddenly one summer dyin 1983 and stared writing the pesca fist chapter in which Franke a l-comie rebel ranch hand Iwas only thom that began hak of Frank asthe backer, the ardent rasa who hopes theBigSonof Bitch inthe Sky isn paying anton his aati. ACaiforia pysiclan scolded me by later fr baving Frank think of God in the frepoing ‘blasphemous way. 1 replied that & realise charscterzaton required ‘hat samen fom Frank and that id not necessarily ealct my’ ‘ws: Bat he rth that Franks hated for God isn’t a literary invention, atthe same God Frank hates. The only at fr both of us After the reading, Levi Peterson’s audience “sat in Des yore aor ne ho cing fg? Dr Nw 29 Rep 1999 ow LDS chen A a () Rem lr Range Wyoming St, aly Cane (Sone 9) andra iy Aaya Jack "Cala Caen Ae Sri Stigue beter sfaeLDSPepe Chie Men 199. (Dest 39) ‘mC han Yn: Momo nko wlan pve tanh ‘Rover Ao ines Una 29 9199 ‘iwc drning”nseWitane Toon: Pera ae a Maran, Ket The Gms te Wich A AEE Bite See Tce om Wins Pee Regetes ot Ancrcr “Ronis canine Cai Bc 9) ‘Geer baer fo 3 19, “epee Ameri Ren and ee ean mes hatin Win hapa eau jesse AML-List Highlights Compiled by Jonathan Langford ‘Sumer was ot, buthe AML-Liste mil discussion waster, with opis aging fromthe sublimetothelipidinous ato sy ibinous) during May. June, and Tuly 1999. If he following steamy subjects gt your blond racing, fing yourself into the conversation by sending an e-mail mestage to AMI Request weber ed that reads: Subserbe AMIL-List "Your Name in Quotes your adress in brackets» Gender Distinctions in Mormon Literature Lis Tat (Je 22) Back inthe days of the early home Herat, i is Imeresting to noe that while twas the male auhores crying onthe debate shout what Mormon ition sould lok ke (and whether here should Be ay 8 te ft pace, it as the women —aotbly Josephine Spence and Susa Young ‘Gates poured out the actual stores. (Ido mean poured bythe dozen) Yet the fist sel somtained Mormon novelas oppsed to the serazed pecs inthe 50 Inneantum magazine, was Ade Upon by Nephi Anderson, and vray ll ofthe study of ome testa focused on him and reds hin with Being the ulimate ome erature author. ‘Wieall know about za R. Sno andthe poetry fou foremeshers, at were ‘yu aare tha pole Orion F- Whitney published an epic poem, ax? Again ‘here seems to be some kind of gender dsunction bees the women’s poems were publishedin the magarines or maybe collected into volun, and deat with loveandlssandehildenandtome. Won sisthe only male poetry know of— buttsalso the onl self-contained bok lengihpoety Lknowol.anditis deci and epic in scala rater than “ouch Tel.” Jacob Profi (une 23): Whea Melissa's great grandfather die, we were asked go tough the house na pick p things we might be nerested in By the time we got there. mostofhehouse was empl. andl tht was et were some od bots, some clothes, an ther od aden. I found a box with bunch ld Rel Solty periodical in. These dated from the Os ans ook then home, curious what hind of things they might consi Twas suprised by the contents of those magazines. They contained some eto, some poet ad erat atles, but most interesting fall x god umber faces containing tear analyses andthe tlle ssons bt Scholl topes. got the pression tha good deal of self edsation was going fon...» vent delved too deeply ino te periods or analyzed them in any epi but think itwouldbe nterestingto study thehistoialcutens inthe ‘Sotity anisole in he ives oF LDS women Lisa Tait June 24) Periodicals provide some ofthe best lust discovering culture’ seseof sel mered they ae completely inte momento eit ‘wn creation intending o adress curont eonerns and issues In my humble ‘pinion ou Mormon perndealsarthe preset unmined source for cult sty ‘wehave,and much moreaceeabeon the whole than he personal writings which (ah) receive so mach tenon. When ally gst ino PhD. program (ht | few years down the road), intend tus my master's thesis asa foundation foramuchroaderngury intoMarmon women's periodicals and how they reflect the shifts and themes Mormon experience over the decades. ay also do some ‘comparative workon mainstream women's periodicals. Ther are many parallels ‘Now if someone's ret grandparent would jst die a eave mea doen boxes fal fold Rel Society Mapaine and Instructors! Not wishing il on snyone's info LDS Story Ideas Stee Pogue (Ma 4: Tey is: polygamous Arab Muslin who bins th spel and desires to jon the Church and fed with he pardon of ang © Choose baweenis beloved wives and onyKeepane bests new fnda, ‘nich eves in pra mariage sa icp, fois ia pace col ave some rea mest for exploring ths mans spi joey and ht i fae sso stun a ay Soon nape, ings we. September 1999 31 ana Paviowsti (June 28): My iden centers around &fatly mainseam ‘married couple wanting to get released from their church jobs (ave so much scl dialogue fom fends and relatives I could contribute this) Final one ‘Sunday something davas on one of them (probably the wie) a shelters In welfire meeting. Thebishopsuggststothe Relief Society presden hata couple struggling in their mariage be encouraged to lighen ter oad and smons ter things nlding carping wis jot having fan tgs) be released rom thet church jobs. The wife presets Scheme io her usband basi on this. They have nochilren, soit seems so simple to fake rocky mariage (She cul ty at her roms for 3 couple of weeks) So many things ould result fom this setup. ‘havent got past the dea stage. Don'tknow wheter he couple wl ean lesson ntal serve or atin el marital les or pers they've apply ever afer enjoying peaceful Sabbths Gluttony and Sloth ‘Barbara Hume May 18}:Do youksow where fa Mormans go when they die? ‘The Cholesterol Kingdom! Hs ha a should’ avg, because {a one) ‘My daughter and Toten discuss the seven dey wins, For example, when ‘we retyingn decide whether it would e more trouble to ook diner oo got tert, wetry to igure out whether Glaony or Seth curently ascenan Influence of Art and the Media Rob Pannoni(May 2), summartcing rescarchonsexedacaton andthe fects ofthe mea sem that what you believe tas pants has ele Dy thowe around you. My gues that social proximity comelstes with amount of inience Tsui aeclose endshave me pst hans aus, ‘Anuea peopl presumably have more impact than movie characters However, thereisalsoevidence hat “authority gure” have astong influence on behave Uniounately. authority figures in this context also inl cultural ions ike celertes. Thus the actual ist les of celebrite probably do mors harm than the ‘harscts they py Tus ished book clled lence» The Prychology of Persuasion, which documensthe tactics sedby “compliance professionals (lesen missions, poll candidates, et) andexplans why thee tactics work, Oneof the chapters ‘son “sta roo.” or how people look to the actions of other to uide tei behavior intiesof uncertainty. Inpsticlar, we look to people we perceive abe likeouselves. So, for example inundated news highschool outcast who et revenge by shooting up a schol, other kids who se themselves a» ouests ‘once tha his is what outcast do. So you gt an epidemic of copyeat ats, Rob Pannon clarifying rhe on May 18° Thepretered metapheiht OW among cognitive sie that people develop itera srg for appropriate chavior A serip i triggered by matching fetes hesitation with past experience, Inellecul analysis =. can probably inlucnce our inter stps somewhat, buinotasmochas we mighthink. Amovie witha strong. veal ant 52. InneaNTu violence felng (Schindler's Lt) pobably as more chance ogo its message across because thestongfelings enbance the strength wth which we internalize the messge(lhough if he Fesings arto tong they ean block out everthing ‘lie and become countexpodactve), But the primary inlvencer of behavior Seems tobe the experiences We Intecralize about bow people lke us behave ina given sition. So Tae Baye ‘in the Hood or anther movie about gang violence, it may ot influence my behavior much because ma youn urban mal of or don thok images ‘of gang life to determine appropriate behavior But if were a young urban male lof colo, the eet ofthe movie might be quite song. Even i the intelectual message isantvilence, what making ins scene after scene of peopel me bing violet in creumstances that lok very much ike my life Benson Parkinson June 9), ona simar note: (According om sty of anorexia and the media conducted by researchers at BYU, the media do ot ‘us eating disorders but fed them in uniatended ways as when anorexie cmd ‘tionary articles fr ins ow to purge and binge auspctthe ame principe applies tse and wolence in he mea Food Fight in Mormon Literature (Gris Bigelow (June 19}: Oncoagain find myself tringtoa food ntaphor tocxpesshow el aboot varity of ses ia Mormon iterator] Some of ut ike ‘ogo to restaurants ha give us predictable comfor fond, ch as Chack-A-Rama ‘or Foatier Pies or MeDonslds or Cracker Bartell or Mai Callende's Others of ‘find that firequteborng nd prefertogotplace ik Tanda ehiban Sts ‘Thai Chil Gardens, Red iguana, or Babs Afghn. (Soy to se Wasatch Front places, btthe names work toillstate my postal nt nteresting that al the aforementioned places ae chins ad al the Iter ae independents?) "shes anything wrong withthe moe coeventionl places? Not all Quite abit nourishing food ane ound st mostof those places. But those places seem toexst to duplicate whatcan be cooked t home. That teen sling pot spoken or noe We make mest lof and mashed potatoes and hamburgers nd chicken pot pes and all at kind of tuff that el ke home anid is completely ‘reassuring and comfortable and predcable ‘Some of us, however, nd that meget enough of that kindof sat home or 1 Grandma's Some of us have more adventurous palates an, when we go ost, ‘vantiob faced with plate contin. for example abi, iikeseshi ol ha fas been ole in seawend and avocado and contains ll manaer of range and voi aw sea creatures andthe eB83suspended in vinearfavored vice. We ‘wan stuff that isspiey and unpredictable ad mysterious an hallenging aa that may even put our bowels imo an uprar and bur t Boh ends (especially Red yuan), Te scems to be the same with cult things ofall kinds, sch s music and Iierature ome of slike tte same indo stim iteraturethat werght setatchurch or inChureh material such asthe Ensign things published by he September 1999 33 ‘nthvox LDS presses, uff hat reams our belief and our optimitc Mormon ‘took about Ife and our Sense of knowing sll the answers aout the plan of salaton an how human behavior needs to conform, Samaimes ese mitra tttempt to spice things palit with some barbecue sae by having dangerous and challenging things happeatothe characte andoncenawhilabitof human ‘weakness that actully comes from wii the characters might pek ot, bt al thes clement are geeraly handed ina way Tall “boiled” and are cles being reslved into ice, ven, umpless mashed potatoes. Others of us are locking for 2 whole oer paradigm once we gt ouside of (Church metings and finish dtlly seaming or signs the month noe ‘Church materials We want cultural mater tat kes us deep side people and acs nd things ina way that i meat not o serve us up with config. tron comentional meal of met oa snd mashed pates and gravy but to Imake our taste bade ving, our freeads Breakout in tsweat, ou gules do @

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