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English, 21.04.2020 18:09 dicewillis

After all that dust and dark, the light from the plaza makes me squinch my eyes like if I just came out of the movies. My
brother Keeks is drawing squiggly lines on the concrete with a wedge of glass and the heel of his shoe. My brother Junior
squatting against the entrance, talking to a lady and man.
They're not from here. Ladies don't come to church dressed in pants. And everybody knows men aren't supposed to wear
shorts.
"ÂżQuieres chicle?" the lady asks in a Spanish too big for her mouth.
The irony in this excerpt contributes most to which of the following themes?


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