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The Last Deaf Table: A Short Story
Last week was a very sad deaf table for all of those involved. For seniors, it was thier last deaf table before they gradated, and for me it was the last deaf table neccessary to fufil my languge requrement. But that did not meand we did not have some fun. Bob of course told a funny story, about an interpretor who had to intrpet for a pastor who loved to use play on words in his sermons. Unfourtunatel fopr tyhe intepretor, this is very difficult to translate. So, what she did was sign that he told a joke, and that they should all laugh. Bob, who was young at the time and all of his friends, died laughing, and had no idea what ws going on. A lot of the girls sitting with us JUlia. Blaire, and Leah were all interpretors and they laughted and

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