Short Story Of Antler

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The weather here in Texas was hot as usual. Mostly it has been quite here in Antler the only thing that's new in Antler. There is a new person in town and he isn’t any ordinary kid. The kid weighs over five hundred and is the biggest kid in the world. However, the kid lives by himself in a small camper. Me and Cal been trying to get him out of his hot and sticky camper and have fun but he is very stubborn. Also I almost forgot his name is Zachary Beaver and he is very rude. Me and Cal been trying to get him baptized because he promised his mom that he would get baptized and his mom died. Although he doesn’t want have a big crowd just like when came to Antler for the first time. Although he’s a big city boy because he came from Dallas, Texas.

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