For Mama Vee, the trailer represented a new beginning. She imagined living a calm life in the middle of the wilderness, tending to her own garden and enjoying the peace that comes with being by herself.
Mama Vee, full of optimism for the future and thanks for the present, falls asleep in her new house, full of gratitude to her friends and her kind neighbor.
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