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This is us, our new

occupation, unpaid work

but for life’s wages

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hunk·er/ˈhəNGkər/Learn to pronounceverb

  1. squat or crouch down low.”he hunkered down beside her”
  2. apply oneself seriously to a task.”students hunkered down to prepare for the examinations”

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