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If i was Stanley and i was going to Camp Green Lake i would be tremendously frightened and worried and worried how life might be in Camp Green Lake like if anyone will bully me and take my things and also how i might turn out and if i might make friends with the other kids that are in Camp Green Lake.If i was falsely accused for stealing shoes i would feel very scared and angry but can’t do anything about because they clearly saw me holding the stolen shoes in my hands so i couldn’t do anything about it,it was probably frustrating for him to go to court and being accused for the stolen shoes that is how i will feel if i was stanley and was being accused for the shoes that clearly i did not steal thou people can be misguided in a way. now

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