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The Magic Roast's avatar

“What are you doing, looking at my house?” was a way we'd start fights with the other neighborhood kids - a variation of the old 'what are you looking at' challenge. It made you feel like a king - like you had complete control over where people looked, and if they diminished your mana by looking in the wrong direction, all hell broke loose.

“What are you doing, looking at my house?” this made me smile.

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Anna Mahoney's avatar

I did not know that which is of course the whole point. A different language😊

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The Magic Roast's avatar

I was hoping the next part of your story was some sort of duel. Kid vs Neighborhood House Looker - slapping each other silly with a glove.

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Anna Mahoney's avatar

🤣🤣🤣

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Annie Blackwell's avatar

Brilliant. Excellent. Stupendous. "Review: Anna's writing invites thought...and appreciation!" I smiled because I enjoyed it, and also because there's a certain synchronicity at the beginning with today's episode 26 of 'The Wrong Man'. You'll see what I mean when you get around to it! (Or was that your heart already?) ... https://annieblackwell.substack.com/p/the-wrong-man-episode-26-kogarah

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