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Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker A.K.A. Squeaky,is a young girl up in Harlem section of New York City. Squeaky prides herself o her performance on the track and her ability to care for her mildly retarded brother Raymond. A skinny girl with a high pitched voice, squeaky is a self confident, cocky youngster that boasts everyone knows that she is the fastest thing on tow feet. Squeaky takes her running seriously, she is not afraid to step to high stepping, out onto the street where everyone can see her. Raymond is actually older than Elizabeth, Squeaky thinks of him as her little brother because he is less brighter than she is. She is proud of her ability to care for him, protecting him from the taunts and threats of other children. The May

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