tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868026322942760382024-03-14T11:20:22.883-07:00MaryJo ScottMJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17633367540324125734noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286802632294276038.post-60064754683474205782014-03-31T04:46:00.000-07:002014-03-31T04:46:19.809-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicken Series #1<br />gesso on wood, acrylic, collage and pen</td></tr>
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the kitchen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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had broken up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">with
her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">my
sister<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">with<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">the long brown hair.</span></div>
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this is me, after falling on New England ice while running</div>
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broken collarbone = pain + sling</div>
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this was step 1.</div>
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step 2 = arm works halfway - sling</div>
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step 3 = can't wait to do this.</div>
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broken collarbone</div>
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step 1 = pain + sling = 6 weeks</div>
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getting ready for the winter season</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Mama
wheeled her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">into
the living room<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">she
asked me to keep<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Grandma
company<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">while
she got some work done<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">in
the kitchen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Father
O’Brien was coming over<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">for
tea<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">sure I said<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">silent<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">since
the stroke<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">my
Grandma sat there<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">her rosary in one hand<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">head
tilted to one side<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">she
looked slightly downward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">at
her lap<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">hair
braided<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">and
twisted into a neat coil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">she
had a light sweater<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">to
keep her warm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">I brought my record player<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">down
from my room<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">and
plugged it in <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">took
out my favorite album<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Free to Be You and Me<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">I began singing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">to
Grandma<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">sharing
the booklet of lyrics<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">with
her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">making
sure she could follow along<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">if
she wanted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">I
sang the whole album<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">once
through<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">then
belted out my favorite<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">the
title track<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Free
to Be…You and Me<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">sung
by The New Seekers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">over<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">and
over<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">and
over<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">again<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">still
silent<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style';"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> I sang it again.</span><!--EndFragment-->
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<div style="text-align: center;">
Charlotte Zolotow is no longer with us.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I played my favorite album, <i>Free To Be You And Me</i>,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
over and over and over again</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
for my Grandma</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
back in the days of record players.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>William's Doll</i> recorded by Alan Alda & Marlo Thomas</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
adapted from <i>William's Doll by Charlotte Zolotow</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: medium;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">It is after midnight<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">when they take out the game<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">Amy and Allison are asleep<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">Bridget and Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">want to play<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">Ouija<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">I’d never heard of it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">so I say <i>sure</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">I love board games<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">and I was so happy <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">to be at<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">my first sleepover<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">in my new pajamas with feet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kathy pulls out the board<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">it has ornate letters across the
top<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">and bottom<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">and a heart shaped game piece<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">it’s beautiful<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">she explains the rules<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>it’s a two player game<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>you ask questions of spirits</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">from the other side<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">I look at her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<i> I think I’ll just watch</i>, I say<br />
<h1>
<o:p></o:p></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>no, no</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"> says Bridget<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>you gotta play<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">so Kathy tells Bridget and me to sit<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">face to face<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">the board on our lap<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">I place my fingers on the pointer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">lightly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">like Bridget<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>what do you wanna ask</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">, she says<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>you gotta ask something from the dead<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>I don’t know any dead people</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">, I say<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>how about your grandmother<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>she just died, right?</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>Ouija, is MJ’s grandma with us tonight?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>are you THERE?</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">I shut my eyes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">I can feel the pointer start to move<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">across the board<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">it stops<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kathy screams<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>It points to YES, <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>YES.</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">I take my hands away<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>she’s here MJ she’s here!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">Bridget is excited<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>put your hands back on</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">, she says<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>put your hands back on!</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<h1>
Ouija, if you really are MJ’s grandma<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>tell us your name</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">I watch Bridget’s hands this time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">to see if she’s moving the pointer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">as it slides<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">to <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">J<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">Bridget breathing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">and the gentle scraping of the pointer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">on the final letter of <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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s<i>he’s here</i><br />
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<o:p></o:p></h1>
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The sun was up and so was Charlie.</div>
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Rachel's getting married.</div>
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<br />MJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17633367540324125734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286802632294276038.post-48888374194864454352013-06-14T17:07:00.002-07:002013-06-14T17:07:51.250-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">for Alice</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">what do I believe?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I believe in you.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and I believe in your scribbles.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">add</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">a buddha.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">a kind word</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">santa claus</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and goodness.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">this is what I believe.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandpa Scott, drawn by me, age 6</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">I
find my drawing of him<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">I was six<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">and
I remember<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">the
star shaped clock<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">that
hung on the wall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">He
sits in the yellow chair<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">the
one by the gossamer curtains<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">and
his bookshelf<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">that
holds the near and dear<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">his
pipe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">Prince
Albert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">and
tootsie pops<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">he
puffs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">on
his pipe <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">smiling<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">that’s
what he did<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">smile<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">he
leans forward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">one
hand<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">reaching<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">for
his walker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">drawn
in profile<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">it
is placed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">in
front of the tv<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">with
the red pedestal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond;">bowl<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">the
drawing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">leaves
out<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">his
missing teeth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond;">and
me<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">missing
him<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">I find my drawing of him<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Garamond;">stuck
in the middle of King Lear</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">in
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">MaryJo
Scott<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">I wish I had….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">A house<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">that
had heat<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">in
the kitchen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">and
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">a
banister<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">and
light fixtures<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">in
the living room<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">the
dining room<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">the
hallway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">upstairs
and down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">I wish I had<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">a
house<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">by
the sea<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">with
furniture<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">made
of silver grey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">driftwood<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">and
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">shells
for knobs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">on
creaky doors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">that
lead<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">outside<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">down
one step<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">onto
a sandy path<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">lined
with whispery reeds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">that
tell me secrets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">all
the way<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">to
roaring blue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">the feeling<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">is the same<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">freedom<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">mixed with damp grass<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">and dirt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">the kind that smells<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">of earthworms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">I roll down the hill<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">to Joe Consoli’s house<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">I lay at the bottom<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">and look up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">at my Grandpa’s house<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">Grandpa and Joe Consoli<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">sitting on the porch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">together<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">laughing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">telling me to roll again<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">Grandpa pointing with his cane<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">stand still for a second<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">to balance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">lightheaded<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">I walk back up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">to the <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">wraparound porch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">and hold onto<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">the railing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">where Grandpa’s chair<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">should be<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">the sky is so blue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">the shadows long<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">a robin sings solo <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">Green Mountains<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11.0pt;">from here<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hill.</span></div>
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SNOW DAY!!!!!!</div>
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(add snowpants and sled throughout the day)</div>
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elf magic.</div>
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