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REALLY SO WHAT
What A Time
DOCTORS AND BROKEN THINGS
The swings were something else. When you were adept at
swinging you went as high as you could. How high was that?
Pumping, by kicking your feet out and leaning back. Each rise
would get you closer to the top bar. If you went any higher
the swing wouldn’t stay on its pendulum radius. It would drop
straight down toward the ground with a jolt. It was one thing
to swing so high, but every kid would swing as high as they
could and then jump. Landing as high on the hillside as
possible.
Bailing was a skill. If you stayed in the swing too long and you
jumped you might go straight up instead of out towards the
hill. What you wanted to do was catch the swing while still
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