Aminer’s life is a hard one. i wish it 1) ' (not/be) so dirty and un- healthy. i also wish we 2) ) shorter hours and 3) (have) better working conditions. if only i 4) /leave) school so early. i wish i (do) something else, but the only thing i know is mining. i’d prefer (have) a job in the open air. there is nothing i'd rather (do) than work on a farm, for example - all that fresh air and open space! i wish the owners (make) my job a lit- tle safer. if only someone (invent) a machine to go underground, then i wouldn't have to do it. and i wish people (stop) complaining about how much money we earn because we deserve every penny we get. i wish i (be) a young boy again and (have) the chance to choose something else. my father was a miner, but i wish i (not/decide) to follow in his footsteps. my son had better (study) hard if he doesn't want to follow in