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Jesus,_ I prayed silently, __lease fix it so that my turn to read won__ come around._ And then the nun called my name, but before I stood I thought, ____l bet you think this is funny, huh, Jesus?_ I stood and stared at the sentence assigned to me and believed that, through some miracle, I would suddenly be able to read it and not be humiliated. I stood there and stared at it until the children started giggling and snickering and Sister told me to sit down.
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Jesus,_ I prayed silently, __lease fix it so that my turn to read won__ come around._ And then the nun called my name, but before I stood I thought, ____l bet you think this is funny, huh, Jesus?_ I stood and stared at the sentence assigned to me and believed that, through some miracle, I would suddenly be able to read it and not be humiliated. I stood there and stared at it until the children started giggling and snickering and Sister told me to sit down.

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