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Published April 20, 2012, 12:00 AM

It's Our Turn: Commencement, cockroaches and chaos

The cockroaches and I learned to keep separate spaces – except the time they invaded the inside of my microwave. I noticed one day I couldn’t read the numbers on the clock. Cockroaches had gotten in the holes in the back of the microwave and grew so large inside – no doubt sharing my Hot Pockets – that they couldn’t get out. Those little fellas found their new abode had relocated to the Dumpster.

By: Crystal Dey, Alexandria Echo Press

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