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Firefly nights

By Don Barone
ESPNOutdoors.com

Sunday, June 1, 2008

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. -- Fireflies lit the night. A lone cat crossed the street and scampered up the driveway next door. Echoes of anglers bounced off the lake behind me. All the while, Arkansas humidity ran down my back. I activated the keyless entry remote that unlocks the minivan and opens its sliding side door; the whirls and clicking noises of the sliding door movement added to the sounds of the night. For a minute, I thought I had escaped. Made it. Gotten through the interview for a stor ...

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