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   While I was walking I heard light footsteps behind me, they were tailing me as I walked. I tried to lose them by turning sharp at the corner but it seemed they wouldn’t leave. I started to speed up, so did the footsteps.” What do you want?” I yelled as I turned just to reveal an old, torn-up, rugged man that looks like he hasn’t shaved in weeks. He nodded. “What?” I said, even louder this time. This time he took out a little, thin notebook that looks like it has been used for years. Inside it he wrote;
Sorry for making you feel uncomfortable, you are the only person I have seen in 10 days. You are probably wondering why I’m not talking to you, that is because I am deaf. But since I haven’t been my whole life, I have gained the skill to read lips. That is how I understood most of what you said.
   “Oh I’m terribly sorry, um I’m new here and-” I said until he cut me off with a finger to my lips. “Um did I say something”? He wrote back;
No, I just understand better by feeling the vibrations of your vocal chords, May I.
   And he put out his hands. I felt awkward, but I didn’t mind. I needed someone to be around since I was going to be here for a while. New Brunswick was no Toronto, but the maritime air was nice against my skin. For once in 2 weeks I feel like I am my own person and not a little puppet. It was getting a bit awkward without any talking so I asked the man “What do you do around here?” The man didn’t answer when I heard a little kid giggled. “Is anyone there?” The man wrote.
I thought you already knew I was behind you.
   “No no no its not you, didn’t you here that laugh?” The man nodded. “Tee hee” I looked behind the corner and there was a little 8 year old boy. “Are you lost little fella” I asked worried for the kids safety. “Nope, I was looking for food, and then I saw you” he said with a smile. New Brunswick was starting to creep me out, people haven’t seen other humans in days, it is hard to find the basic neccecites to survive, and everyone was looking for me.

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   While I was walking I heard light footsteps behind me, they were tailing me as I walked. I tried to lose them by turning sharp at the corner but it seemed they wouldn’t leave. I started to speed up, so did the footsteps.” What do you want?” I yelled as I turned just to reveal an old, torn-up, rugged man that looks like he hasn’t shaved in weeks. He nodded. “What?” I said, even louder this time. This time he took out a little, thin notebook that looks like it has been used for years. Inside it he wrote;
Sorry for making you feel uncomfortable, you are the only person I have seen in 10 days. You are probably wondering why I’m not talking to you, that is because I am deaf. But since I haven’t been my whole life, I have gained the skill to read lips. That is how I understood most of what you said.
   “Oh I’m terribly sorry, um I’m new here and-” I said until he cut me off with a finger to my lips. “Um did I say something”? He wrote back;
No, I just understand better by feeling the vibrations of your vocal chords, May I.
   And he put out his hands. I felt awkward, but I didn’t mind. I needed someone to be around since I was going to be here for a while. New Brunswick was no Toronto, but the maritime air was nice against my skin. For once in 2 weeks I feel like I am my own person and not a little puppet. It was getting a bit awkward without any talking so I asked the man “What do you do around here?” The man didn’t answer when I heard a little kid giggled. “Is anyone there?” The man wrote.
I thought you already knew I was behind you.
   “No no no its not you, didn’t you here that laugh?” The man nodded. “Tee hee” I looked behind the corner and there was a little 8 year old boy. “Are you lost little fella” I asked worried for the kids safety. “Nope, I was looking for food, and then I saw you” he said with a smile. New Brunswick was starting to creep me out, people haven’t seen other humans in days, it is hard to find the basic neccecites to survive, and everyone was looking for me.