Paradise. We had stumbled upon it inadvertently in a purposeful sort of way. You see, we had been forbidden to enter the dusty interior of the old upholstery shop. It sat on the same property as the house in which we had just moved. But, this place was a treasure trove of old junk and the more we explored, the more treasure we began to uncover.
The first great discovery was a coin operated horse. How could this be? How completely awesome that we had access to our very own horse! We were now rich and famous! We had just entered wonderland. And then…in the corner…could it be? Yes! It was! Lying innocently against an old box was a surprise to end all surprises. There in our very own secret world was a prosthetic leg! How could we have been so lucky? One day we were just regular people and now we would be celebrities. This was almost too much! And to think…we had been forbidden from this place. Our parents had it completely wrong this time. If they had only known what lay beyond the doors of this old shop, we probably would have moved in here instead of the house. They were going to be so surprised and happy at what we had discovered!
We should have known that we were destined for greatness that day. Every day was an adventure. But, this day found us both wearing our brand new Astroworld t-shirts. What an omen! We were fresh from our first visit, in 1968, and now it was just beginning to sink in that we had found our very own amusement park! Nothing could top this. And that’s when we noticed the cans…
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