The worst of times, the best of times

Imagine for a moment that you are a child in rural Haiti and your tooth hurts.  Next thing you know your parents are taking you to a big white building where maybe you can hear some kid crying through one of the windows.  Then after waiting for a long time, your mom takes you to a  room filled with scary stuff, where these pale strangers put you into a weird chair that nearly turns you upside down, then they get out the biggest needle you've ever seen, even though they try to hide it, and then it feels like a couple stings and your mouth feels thick and funny.  Next thing they are cramming  weird gadgets that look like scissors into your mouth, then a loud machine makes this noise and there is a whining sound on that tooth that you don't want anyone touching.  And you can't even holler to your mom who is sitting next you looking worried.  Finally after a fistful of forevers they are taking the stuff out of your mouth and you can't stop shaking and you want to cry except it seems too late.  But then the strangest thing happens.  You get this little car like you've never seen before with wheels that actually turn and it's the most wonderful thing and you can't wait to get outside to play with it.  And somehow you can't quite remember how the worst day of your life turned into one of the best.

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