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was when the better players needed to make the teams even. And they were often asked to “just stand there
and try not to get in the way.” With One Ball, though, no one could simply stand there and watch. Everyone

got to play as much as everyone else on the team. And everyone was laughing and having a great time!

Suddenly Shay walked into the gym.

Shay had all four arms, but two of his arms were deformed. These two arms had large round growths on
them. Shay had a condition called “club arm” and for this reason, he was allowed to skip gym class.

Quarta welcomed Shay and found him a team with only three players. He would be their fourth, which they
needed. The other players welcomed him. Quarta did not even need to say anything about him having two
good arms, which was the same number of arms she had.

Shay was, at first, nervous about joining a One Ball team, but by the end of the first game, Shay was tired and
happy.

“Thank you, Quarta,” he said. “This is a good game, since anyone can play. Even me.”

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Within weeks, they had formed a One Ball league with six full teams. Quarta was captain of her team and
also ran the league. Shay was captain of another team.

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