Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Derek, also known as "Duck", a dwarf in Harlan County, Kentucky.

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00:00 – Living Deep in Appalachia
00:22 – Riding Four-Wheelers Through the Mountains
00:50 – Turning 40 in Kentucky
01:03 – Why He Loves Appalachia
01:11 – Staying Away From Drugs
01:39 – Living With Dwarfism
02:06 – “It Never Affected My Life”
02:26 – Never Leaving Kentucky
02:46 – The Craziest Things He’s Seen
03:10 – Fishing Appalachian Lakes & Rivers
03:46 – Biggest Regret: Education
04:21 – Staying in Kentucky Forever
04:29 – Life on an ATV
04:59 – Biggest Lesson Learned

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