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SoA Childs Tragedy in Heatwave City Scene
A July heat wave grips New York as children play on a hot street. Robbie, tormented by peers and haunted by a suspicious rumor, longs for his mother’s kiss amid the sweltering urban day. He recalls a brutal incident with a vagrant and feels both fear and loneliness.
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Manhattan
Queens
Bronx
149Th Street
Jackson Avenue
Bobbie
Robbie
Waite
Miling
Gree
Roger Dane
Roger
Mrs. Jones
Mommie
Mrs. Dane