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Lizards

The narrator has an intense phobia of these.

Sunsets

The narrator notes that these are much more strikingly beautiful in Cuba than in the United States.

Cuba Clouds

After coming to the United States, the narrator often imagines he is seeing these objects, which remind him of home, in the sky.

Firecrackers

The boys and the narrator's father often play dangerous games with this object.

Breadfruit

This is the object the boys use in their street war before they leave for the United States.

Turquoise Water

This object surrounds Cuba.

Shark Pool

As an adult, the narrator still does not like to swim alone because of his memory of this object.

Pesticide Jeep

The boys would hold on to this object as it went past, enjoying the smell of its fumes.

Bombs

This object becomes an ordinary part of the ambiance of Cuba after Fidel takes control...

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