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almost every bottle found. The ones in the backyard were 2
from a party the summer before last. It was Ricky and 3
Clarance with some other guys and girls. The police had 4
to come over to tell us to turn the music down.
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It was the only time in my life that I had sex with two 6
women in one night. The first was my girlfriend at that 7
time, China Browne. We’d been dancing and got to get 8
kind of amorous. I took her up to my mother’s old room.
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It was over pretty quickly because I was so excited. China 10
fell asleep and I went back downstairs. There were lots of 11
people there dancing and talking loud. I felt a sweet sense 12
of calm and started putting beer bottles back in a wooden 13
crate. China’s friend Jane Sadler started picking up with me.
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We were just talking and laughing about what a good 15
time everybody was having. We filled two crates and were 16
carrying them out to the backyard. Then we heard this 17
noise, a moaning out behind the garage. I winked at Jane 18
and we snuck around the corner.
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It was Clarance and this white girl who had come with 20
somebody, I didn’t know who. But she was with Clarance 21
right then. They were kissing furiously in the faint light 22
that shone over the back of the garage. He was moaning 23
in a deep bass and she squealed between their soul kisses.
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Jane put her hand on my forearm. At first I thought 25
that she wanted to give the newfound lovers some pri-26
vacy, but when I looked I could see that she was just 27 S
steadying herself. Jane had skin my color and bright eyes 28 R
and long curly hair.
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Suddenly Clarance spun the white girl around. She 1
lifted her miniskirt while he pulled down her panties.
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Jane’s grip on my forearm tightened. Clarance started 3
fumbling with his zipper then. The white girl was waving 4
her butt around and moaning. Clarance kept fumbling.
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