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Annie's Experience At The Asylum
Whenever Annie would speak of her experience at the Asylum, she spoke with tension. At the Asylum, she had her brother with her. Her time at the Asylum was not a time of enjoyment. She did not have a normal life where played toys with her brother, spend time with friends, or have a kiss goodnight from her parents. They didn't even have any toys, but tried to make toys out of random things they had there. All she had was her brother, and they were not even able to sleep in the same room. It had to be scary for them. One day, Annie's brother was taken from her, and he died. Annie's description of her occurence at the Asylum affected the Captain and Mrs. Keller by making them not send Helen to an Asylum, knowing what Annie went through. Helen
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