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The Pepperman Casino's and Chaos

I OPENED A DOOR AND SAW MASS CONFUSION. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT'S JUST AN ILLUSION. FOLKS WERE YELLING. AND WAY OUT OF CONTROL. WASN'T SURE WHY. NO POLICE ON PATROL. PUSHING STARTED AND THIS LEAD TO A FIGHT. ALL OVER WHAT?. AND CONTINUED ALL NIGHT. FIRES WERE STARTED. SEVERAL WINDOWS SMASHED. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS A SIGN OF THE PAST. THE LEFT IS RIGHT. THE RIGHT FOREVER WRONG. PEOPLE SHOUTED. AS IF SINGING A SONG. HOW COULD THIS BE. AND WHY WOULD ONE SAY. THAT'S A QUESTION I'LL DISCOVER TODAY. HATE AND ANGER, FOR WHAT EVER REASON. COVER SECRETS, OF THOSE BEHIND TREASON. I TOOK A MOMENT. AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF. THIS WILL DESTROY, ONES LIFE AND ONES HEALTH. I TURNED AROUND AND DEPARTED THE SCENE. UNDERSTANDING THIS ISN'T MY DREAM. LIFE IS PRECIOUS. WHERE EVER YOU MAY STAND. BEING CONTROLLED YOUR LIFE'S NOT IN YOUR HANDS. MANIPULATION. I BELIEVE THAT'S THE WORD. UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS SEEN AND NOT HEARD. CIGARS? CIGARETTES? SHE SAID WITH A SMILE. WAGERS AND DEBT WILL GO ON FOR AWHILE. 07192020

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Date: 7/30/2020 3:17:00 PM
True reflection of the current theme so succinct a write, pleasure reading
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Michael E. Harris
Date: 7/31/2020 4:44:00 PM
Thank you for your comment Reggae Magnet. LIFE IS GREAT FANTASTIC INCREDIBLE AND AT TIMES UNBELIEVABLE.

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