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The 21st Birthday

Anonymous

February 1982, my 21st Birthday and first trip offshore, the nausea and headache a mixture of anxiety and hangover. The climb up the stairs of the chopper was a surprise, the effects of super hot spent paraffin fumes almost ended in no stomach contents.

Strapping into my seat now and old hand looks across with a wry smile and eyeballs my pallor, "first time?" he asks, "Aye" says me. ... (continues)

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