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MAIREAD CASE

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Tiny’s friend Tim went to war. He came back with a metal foot and tuition for two full years of college.

Tiny’s friend Alex went to war. He came back with new flavor combinations, an extensive internet roleplaying community, and a government job.

Tiny’s friend Stacy went to war. She came back with a husband.

Tiny’s friend Frank went to war. He came back with burns on his face, and then he went to war again. When Tiny talked to Frank on the phone, his voice sounded like a stadium, flickering in the hot dark until the main act starts. She wasn’t sure how to feel about it.

Soon Tiny started to notice signs in groceries and drugstores. They forced people into two lines, What You Are and What You Are Not, and those lines had different food and medicine available.