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okay people were continuing on with Mark Twain's a little story here of his angst

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and venom of childhood in the Mississippi authors use up the phrase [text on screen]

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shock at the bottom out of one sitting right there he's primarily meant to

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convey the idea that what all right well the right answer here people yes it's be

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Twain uses the term worldly to mean that the boy acted against the Church's

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teachings yet he was rewarded with every River kids dream while Twain was left to [Kid unhappy on the shore]

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you know high and dry ashore there it was to him the definition of unfair

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because all Twain's good behavior had gotten him was a whole lot of nothing [empty present bag]

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tough break there Marky well the success of his old mate actually makes Twain's

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prospects seem a bit brighter so get rid of a in fact it inspires Twain and all

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the local boys to look for steamboat work there's no mention of any further [text on screen]

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connection to his father so yeah get rid of see their employment and lastly

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surviving an explosion makes the boy a town hero which makes the danger all the

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more appealing to Twain and the other boys so get rid of B because ya boys are

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immortal

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