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:05:12
"When he saw her,
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it was as if he could
walk like a normal person.

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His legs didn't swing,
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his arms
didn't spaz away.

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He wasn't
a freak anymore,

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for she made him forget
his affliction.

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No more
cerebral palsy.

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From now on,
CP stood for...

:05:42
'Cerebral Person.'
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He was
a cerebral person."

:06:12
I thought that was
really good, Marcus.

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Really...
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moving
and emotional.

:06:19
I thought it was
really emotional, too.

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Student #1:
And, I mean,

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really good
word choices.

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It kind of reminded me
a little of Faulkner,

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but East Coast
and disabled.

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Or Flannery O'Connor.
She had multiple sclerosis.

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And Borges--
he was blind.

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Updike has psoriasis.
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Maybe I'm wrong,
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but...
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I'm afraid I found
the whole thing

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to be a little trite.
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Its earnestness is...

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