Here's my part of the story. I had a messed up life and I grew up living at a foster home when I was 10 years old.
1. He is in his couch at HOME on the Fourth of July. His home and the couch is the setting
Many people would get sick from the pollution that was a product from coal smoke and working, hard, long hours without any form of a break. Plus, since large machinery was relatively new in this time era, they were particularly unsafe and lead to many workplace related accidents and deaths.
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So for a little late :
Radio transmitter, matches / lighters, knife, first aid kit, food, utensils, fishing materials, riggle, sleeping bag, soap, cap
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