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Slowly this week monday turned into Thursday, and accordingly, once again I ventured to the ASL table in order to earn an hour of my deaf hour requirements. After I retrieved my food and visit with my friends who have come for hours. When people at the table talk, they say that I have been improving at signing. Seeing Leah again seated at Robert’s table, I decided to sith with them again. Once I sat down, I mentioned to Robert about seeing his wife at the Charlotte Deaf Mission, and he explained to Leah that I am the great-niece of Judy and Billy Jernigan. After a moment, Leah informed me that she might know them. From this information, I reasoned that she could have gone to the Charlotte Deaf Mission, and met Billy, a prominent leader in that

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