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page 183 - When I was younger and in boy scouts, badges were it. I worked my way through the badge section of the scout book, applying for the badges I already thought I qualified for and working steadily to achieve the ones that asked for something new. I started working on one for trapping and skinning animals, really thought about where I should run my trap line and what kinds of animals I might catch. I didn't know how to trap but thought I could figure it out, or that the scout leader would eventually get around to showing us some techniques.

I didn't understand that a trap line wasn't something like a clothesline that you set up in the woods. You didn't walk the string every few days plucking off whatever creature had been unlucky enough to have its leg caught or its neck snapped. I never understood the mechanics of it all. And after months of waiting I re-read the book and noticed that badge was only available to boys who lived in the north where trapping happened.

Anyway, I feel weird. This badge is for identifying four supernovae and having your discovery confirmed by a national astronomical body.

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page 183 - merit badge railway sign

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page 183 - merit badge candy snacker

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page 183 - merit badge black hole

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page 183 - merit badge camera taker

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page 183 - merit badge stars

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page 183 - merit badges ball

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page 183 - merit badge recognize temple

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pages 183 and 185 - is the air fresher? I'm definitely not fresher, because you can't get fresher when you're already the freshest.

Ha!

Do I stink? Yes. But fresh is a state of mind you fools.

Also, there's definitely a breeze. It's like there a personal fan that I can't touch or see in the darkness that's blowing gently on my face. Does air this fetid still feel fetid when it's moving around? Yes. Does fetid air on the move feel better than fetid air that's stagnant? I guess. Novelty is nice, at the very least.

A couch, moving air, how did one boy get so lucky?

What happened to my guy across the room? I haven't heard from him in a bit but I hope he's getting some of these tropical breezes too.

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page 183 187 - would be dope to have a tractor

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page 183 - merit badge smars

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page 183 - merit badge spike indentify

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page 183 - merit badge have a flag

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page 183 - merit badge film splice

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page 183 - merit badge planet champ

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page 183 - wrapping myself in memories and swaddles. Tight tight tight.