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One
of the very few incidents I can recall from this period was the case
of the absconding airplane.
My
parents bought me a model plane made from thin pieces of balsa
wood. The propeller was powered by winding up a long rubber
band. We wound it up, I let it go, and it disappeared.
Later, the neighbors found the plane in their yard and returned
it. I was very shy, but my parents made me thank the neighbors
for bringing it back. I don't think I attempted any long
flights after that, because of what the likely consequence would
be: being forced to say things to strange adults.
So
that's the story of the place where I lived from the ages of two
until five.
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