Personal memory by Tami Hallam
1978 • Cecil, WI, USA
I remember, in the summer, catching fireflies. We would follow closely that little light and catch them in our hands. We would fill plastic containers full of them until the whole container would glow. We'd catch them until we were exhausted and then let them all out at once.
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