To What Extent Did Ben Carson's Family Move To Boston

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Ben and his family move to Boston. Ben and Curtis played at the part near by their house, but one day, Ben decide to climb on the huge rocks and he did. Ben Carson loved all kinds of animals, but he absolutely hated spiders. Ben saw humongous wolf spiders with webs in the rocks. “Sometimes to survive you need to face your fear and overcome it.”17

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