[NFBF-L] over there

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Hi Marion thanks for this message. Which blindness list did you get this from. I enjoyed this reading. 

On Mar 6, 2023 10:00 AM, "marion.gwizdala--- via NFBF-L" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Dear Federation Family,
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>                 I received this from another blindness list and thought it was worthwhile sharing! I hope you enjoy the read!
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> Fraternally yours,
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> Marion Gwizdala
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> Over There.
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> >As my guide dog and I stood in line at the checkout of the River City Market at CSUS, I asked the cashier what I considered a simple question.
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> "Where are the napkins please?"
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> Her response was hurried, but sincere, "over there."
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> Emerging from the light rail for the first time, I managed to catch the attention of a passer-by. "Please sir, can you tell me where I might catch bus
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> 63?"
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> A kind voice offered a pleasant response before disappearing into the cacophony of the early afternoon, 'You can catch it, 'Over there.'"
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> So many things reside over there -- napkins, bus stops, pencils, pens, clothing racks, department stores and even my shoes! A never ending supply of important
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> and indispensable items and locales all reside in this place which is shrouded in mystery and intrigue.
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> I stand in perplexed silence after learning that something is over there. It is a place I have never been and have no hope of finding on my own.
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> My guide dog is quite skilled in finding chairs, stairs, elevators, escalators, helping me cross streets, and can even find me the Diet Pepsi display at
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> Food Town; however, when I tell her to find "over there", her little bottom hits the floor and a small whimper tells me that she is as confused as I.
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> We will not be going "over there" today. Over there has caused me abit of vexation, a lot of confusion and, on occasion, made my heart race.
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> I have discovered that "over there" can be a dangerous place. One day, while crossing a street, I heard a driver's irritated voice shout out a warning
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> a truck bearing down on me from over there. Shadow artfully dodged the oncoming vehicle and pulled me to the safety of the curb.
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> Our hearts were both racing as we took a few moments to compose > ourselves.
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> Close encounters with over there can be frightening experiences. Although many blind people have wondered as to the exact location of, "over there,", few
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> have dared to venture forth in an actual exploration of the mysterious place.
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> One day, while standing in line at the supermarket, I asked the clerk where I might find the aspirin. With a cheery smile in her voice, she informed me
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> that the aspirin was located, "over there." 
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> With a weary sigh, I decided that I would take the extra step that would unravel the mystery, which had vexed my compatriots since the beginning of time.
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> Taking a deep breath, and attempting to look nonchalant, I smiled at the clerk, "Where," I asked, "is over there?"
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> I imagined the girl's shocked expression. I felt her sharing condescending and concerned looks with her fellows in the store. The silence grew palpable
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> as they mulled the possibility of allowing a blind person access to the forbidden land. She had no choice; she would have to tell me how to find "over
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> there!"
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> I had won! Exhilaration swept through me as I waited in breathless anticipation. A victorious smile crept to my lips, my hand tightened on the handle of
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> Shadow's harness, we would soon be going over there!
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> The clerk's voice reeked with resignation as the decision was made. "That way," she said.
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> ******.
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> Everyone understands that, right?  
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