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Ray Bradbury's The Sound Of Summer Running
Ray bradbury's story “The Sound of Summer Running,” consisted characters by the names of Mr.sanderson and rachel. The character Rachel felt like she was back to age 3 because she cried like she was 3 when she put the sweater on. The character Mr.Sanderson felt like he was a kid again when he put those shoes on Because he wore them when he was a kid. the feelings between the two characters are different because Mr.sanderson was happy when he put those shoes on, but rachel was very sad and angry when she put the sweater on. The feelings between the two people are similar because each character puts on something and brings back memories. Mr.sanderson said the shoes feel like “antelopes,” on his feet. Another quote from the story is “still the

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