The Chew
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There was once a _______1_________ named ______2______________. __________3_________ was
13 years old. ___________4_________ got pretty good grades in school, liked to swim, had a new friend named
___________5________, and helped out around the house. _________6___________ thought that some day
______7____ would like to be a marine scientist, because the _______8_________ always fascinated _____9_____
with its ______10__________ fish and ________11________ plant life.
One afternoon _________12___________ was just finishing an apple that _____13______ mother had packed
for dessert when ______14______ noticed _____________15________ opening a little round tin.
“What’s that?”
“Chew.”
“Chew?”
“Chew. Chewing tobacco. Want some?”
“What do I do with it?”
_________16___________ laughed. “You put it in your mouth, _________17______ Brain. What do you think?”
_________18___________ stared at the “chew.” “It looks like dead ______19__________.”
“Try it,” said _______20____________ and ______21_____ pinched some of the chew and held it out in front of
__________22__________. _________23___________ took it.
Then _________24___________ pinched some more and put it in _____25______ own mouth.
They both sat there for awhile, tobacco in their mouths. Then ___________26________ gasped.
“This is awful! I think I’m going to ________27____________!”
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“Did you swallow it? You swallowed it? You’re not supposed to swallow it! Here—watch me.”
_______28________________ looked around; there were teachers as well as _________29______________
in the lunch area.
Then _______30_____________ did something very ___________31____________. _______32________ spit a
gob of _________33______________ brown liquid all over the ground. Some of the juice ran over his/her chin,
and a few drops fell on ______34___________ ___________35_____________ as well.
“_______36________________! I can’t believe you did that! You spit! That’s _____________37__________!”
___________38____________ __________39_____________ ___________40____________ chin with a sleeve.
Some of the brown spit stayed on the sleeve. When ___________41____________ smiled, ___________42_______
noticed yellow teeth.
School ended for the year, and _________43______________ started swimming more ________44___________.
_________45______________ wanted to make the team next year, and the only way to do it was to
__________46_____________.
___________47____________ tried chewing tobacco one more time, but decided that ______48____________
didn’t like the way it tasted, didn’t like puffing ______49_________ cheek out, and absolutely ______50___________
spitting. Besides, _______51___________ parents would be upset. It just didn’t seem that chewing was very
_________52______________ for ________53____________. ________54_______________ didn’t care if everyone
in the entire ___________55____________ chewed, although it seemed that only a few did it.
At least once when __________56_____________ saw ___________57____________, it was upsetting. “Come
on, what are you afraid of? It won’t ____________58___________ you,” ___________59____________ had said,
brown ________60_______________ spittle dribbling from ______61__________ _________62______________.
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“How’s your sore?” ____________63___________ said, changing the subject. ___________64____________
had developed some white spots in ____________65___________ mouth that just wouldn’t go away.
“Don’t ____________66___________ about my sore. It’s just a sore.”
“_____________67__________, how long have you been chewing?”
“About a year. Maybe two. Listen, it’s just tobacco. It’s not like I’m smoking or anything. This is
___________68____________ stuff.”
“Your tongue looks _________69______________ too. Maybe you should see a __________70____________.”
“I’m __________71_____________, I tell you. How about a pinch?”
“No, how about some food instead? I could really go for a _________72______________.”
“Oh, I can’t get into food these days. It all tastes the same to me. Maybe I caught a ________73___________.
Come on, have some of this.”
“I don’t want that, _____________74__________. I mean, what for? You’re my ___________75____________
and all, but I don’t think you look very ____________76___________ chewing tobacco. And if it’s tobacco, then
it must have nicotine in it as well as a bunch of stuff that causes __________77_____________. What’s the
difference if you smoke it or ___________78____________ it?”
The school term began again, and ________79_______________ made the swimming team.
___________80____________ missed a lot of school because of doctor appointments. One evening
___________81____________ got a phone call.
“I heard you made the swimming team,” said ___________82____________. “Congratulations.”
“I haven’t seen you in a week or two. What’s up?”
“I have to have an operation.”
“An operation? Why?”
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“My tongue, my ___________83____________. I’m kind of _____________84__________ I guess.
The ____________85___________ says it’s oral cancer.”
There was a silence from both ends of the __________86_____________. ___________87____________ didn’t
know what to say.
“The _________88______________ says it’s because of the chew. I’m not sure I really agree with
______________89_________. I mean, it’s just __________90_____________!”
“I’m ___________91____________ you’re having such trouble,” said __________92_____________
______________93_________. “I hope you’re okay after your _________94______________.”
“Well,” said ___________95____________, “me, too. I just hope they don’t cut out too much of my
____________96___________. You’ll visit me, won’t you, ___________97____________?”
“Of course I will. Hey, give me a __________98_____________ after the __________99_____________.
Let me know what I can do.”
The next ____________100___________ _________101______________ looked in the mirror.
_______102__________ ___________103____________ were white, ________104__________ gums felt
___________105____________, and ___________106____________ smelled good, like a __________107_____________.
___________108____________ was glad that ________109____________ took care of ________110____________ body.
___________111________ made a little rhyme: “________112_______________ is not for you!”
Then ________113____________ went to pack up ______114______________ swimsuit.
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