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• My grandfather owned (and excavated) a gravel pit in Lake County, a deep pit along the expressway that filled with spring water. I remember seeing pictures of the dumptrucks and Case bulldozers moving on the edges of the lake, almost like giant animals coming to drink. •  • My half sister was an alcoholic and she smoked cigarettes. I remember her laugh the most, the way the smoke came out in puffs when she giggled. She died from drinking and didn’t even eat a thing for six months before her liver gave out. My mom and dad were there when it happened.