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The Wall's Family
The quote " dancing along the border of turbulence and order " is relevant to how the Wall's family survives because this is the way they choose to live.
With the Wall's family always on the move from place to place, they could never get the opportunity to actually settle down as a family. After being in a hospital for a few relaxing weeks, Jeannette gets some surprising news, “... Dad appeared alone in the doorway of my room. He told me we were going to check out Rex Walls style.. Our car, a beat up Plymouth we called the Blue Goose, was parked around the corner, the engine idling. Mom was up front, Lori and Brian in the back with Juju, Dad slid across the seat next to mom and took the wheel. You don’t have to worry anymore baby’ Dad said
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