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“This is how we’re going to do this. We’re going to start with one person, and everyone is going to go around in a circle and say their things about that person. Then we will move on to the next person. Got it?”

Everyone nodded, and we started. Jen pointed at one person, and going around the circle we shared with that person the things we had written for them. Then we moved onto the person who was sitting next to him, and did it all again.

I’m not going to post most of the things I wrote down. I feel that those are private, something that my crew wouldn’t want put out for anyone to see. There are a couple of ones that I don’t think they’d have a problem with though.

I “gave” Luke a better back. I “gave” Jordan a love of spiders. I wanted to “take” the way Rebecca could make people laugh. I wanted to “take” the way Tullia could make friends.

After a while, it was my turn. This was going to help me figure out what my crewmates thought of me. I remember feeling a bit apprehensive as it started, but the apprehension disappeared as my crewmates started telling me the things they would give to me, and the things they would take from me.

I wish I could remember more of them. I only remember three things.

Bruce would take the relationship I have with my family.

“From all you’ve told us, I can tell that you love your family. And they love you. Yeah you disagree with them sometimes, but everyone does that. So I would take the relationship that you have with your family.”

Kayce wanted to take my goat farm.

“Your goats sound like they’re lots of fun. So, I’d take your goat farm.”

And Rebecca would give me stronger muscles.

“I know you’re trying your hardest, but it’s still not really enough. So I would give you stronger muscles. That way we wouldn’t have to take breaks as often.”

I laughed as she said that, knowing that I really needed stronger muscles. It would have made the whole trip a lot easier.

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