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9 ! #AIFJ'S4 ,I KNEW T X WD 2 YE>S 7P]H
DECADES7 2F ,I POSSESS$ S M*4 ,! SUM 0 S
IMPOSSIBLY GRT T ,I N"E EV5 TRI$ 6GET X4
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S5T OV] A HUNDR$ MILES F HOME 6ATT5D !
S*OOL =! BL4 ,MO/ WEEK5DS1 & DUR+ !
SUMM] MON?S1 ,I CD -E HOME4 ,O!RWISE1 ,I
LIV$1 ATE1 PLAY$1 SLEPT1 & ATT5D$
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,DAD1 FIVE BRO!RS1 & "O SI/]4 ,\R FAMILY
APPE>S 9 RETROSPECT 6BE M* L ! "OS Y R1D
AB 9 BOOKS4 ,MOM BAK$ COOKIES1 BR1D1 &
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GD4 ,9 MY FAMILY ALL ! *N _H "O PAIR (
%OES4 ,!Y 7 PUR*AS$ EA* FALL & 7 EXPECT$
6LA/ UNTIL ! NEXT NEW PAIR1 PUR*AS$ !
FOLL[+ FALL4
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?9K+ UP S*EMES 6GET X4 ,:5 ,I 0 SMALL A
P5NY 0 Q SP5DA#1 A NICKEL WD GET Y M* (
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F.D 9 ! TOY DE"P;T AT ! DIME /ORE 0 )9
R1*4 ,WE 7MY BRO!RS & ,I7 SET UP A
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G5]ATE M* 9COME4 ,MO/ (! POT5TIAL
CU/OM]S 7 ! O!R KIDS 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD4
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LEMONADE BUSI;S USU,Y BR"\ U TWO OR ?REE
C5TS4 ,"S"TS WE COLLECT$ Z M* Z A DIME1
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6MAKE BR1D4 ,I 0 S PR\D (! RESULTS ( MY
F/ EF=T T ,I %>$ !M )A NEI<BOR4 ,MY
NEI<BOR LIK$ ! BR1D1 & (F]$ 6BUY A LOAF4
,F ? DEVELOP$ ! WEEKLY BAK+ S]VICE4 ,MY
"M MADE ME A D1L4 ,IF ,I WD BAKE BR1D =!
FAMILY1 ,I CD AL BAKE "S = SALE4 ,!
LOAVES T ,I SOLD "S"TS BR"\ 9 SIXTY C5TS
A WEEK4 ,/ORE-B"\ BR1D 0 SELL+ = 2T
N9ETE5 & ?IRTY-SIX C5TS A LOAF4
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TASSEL+ CORN OR WALK+ B1NS 9 ! SUMM] &
0%OVEL+ SN[ 9 ! W9T]4 ,2C ( MY BL;S1 ,I
0 N WELCOME 9 ! AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS4
,H["E1 ,I DID %OVEL SN[4 ,I 0 ALW SORRY
:5 ! SN[ CAME ON WEEK"DS 2C ,I 0 EXPECT$
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2F ! S*OOL BELL RANG4 ,"O (! O!R KIDS 9
MY CLASS G5],Y SKIPP$ S*OOL :5 ! SN[
FELL4 ,ON ! FOLL[+ "D1 HE WD BOA/ AB !
WALLET FULL ( M"OY HE _H COLLECT$ ! "D
2F4 ,I 0 SORRY N 6H ! M"OY1 B ,I DIDN'T
D>E SKIP S*OOL4
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ORD9>Y1 P]MIS.N F A P>5T 0 REQUIR$4 ,?
DID N M1N T ! P>5T WD PROVIDE ! M1NS =
DO+ :AT ! KID WANT$ D"O4 ,"O "T MY BRO!R
ASK$ MY MOM IF HE CD H A BICYCLE4 ,%E
TOLD HM HE CD4 ,HE WANT$ 6"K ": HE WD
GET ! M"OY 6BUY X4 ,%E EXPLA9$ 6HM T X 0
8 PRO#M4 ,HE CD H ! BIKE1 B HE WD H 6E>N
! M"OY 6BUY X HMF4
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SORRY :5 !Y 7 OV]4 ,:5"E ! POOL 0
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! SPR+4 ,! SWIMM+ POOL AT ! S*OOL =! BL
0 N AVAILA# 6ME DUR+ ! SUMM] MON?S4 ,!
CLOSE/ PUBLICLY-AVAILA# POOL 0 OV] A
MILE F MY HOME4 ,"S"TS ,I CD P]SUADE MY
BRO!RS 6G ) ME1 B "S"TS ,I CD N4 ,2SS1
SWIMM+ 9 ! PUBLIC POOL CO/ M"OY1 & M"OY
0 N -PL5TI;L4
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LE>N$ T ABV-GR.D SWIMM+ POOLS 7 MADE4 ,!
BI7E/ "O 9 ! ,W>D'S CATALOG CO/ A LL OV]
TW5TY DOLL>S4 ,I GOT ! IDEA ( =M+ A BUY+
SYNDICATE4 ,I DIDN'T H TW5TY DOLL>S1 &
,I DIDN'T ?9K ,I CD SAVE T M*4 ,I
P]SUAD$ MY BRO!RS 6HELP ME COLLECT 5 CA%
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MON?S4 ,WE EMPLOY$ E M1NS WE CD ?9K UP
6BR+ 9 M"OY8HUNT+ = EMPTY RETURNA# SODA
BOTTLES 6BE TURN$ 9 AT ! GAS /,N = TWO
C5TS APIECE1 RUNN+ ]R&S 6! PO/ (FICE =!
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"D T WE WD H 5 6PLACE ! ORD]4 ,9 MY HOME
T[N "! 0 NO ,MONTGOM]Y ,W>D'S RETAIL
E/ABLI%;T4 ,9/1D "! 0 A CATALOG /ORE8A
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CATALOGS1 A V LIMIT$ SELEC;N ( 4PLAY
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FIGUR$ ! CO/S 6! P5NY1 9CLUD+ PO/AGE &
%IPP+4 ,I REMEMB] ! IMPORTANT "D4 ,WE
TROOP$ 96! CATALOG /ORE & C.T$ ! M"OY \
ON ! C.T]4 ,\R ORD] 0 DULY TAK51 & WE
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,WE 7 ADVIS$ T %IPP+ WD TAKE UP 6F\R
A4I;NAL WEEKS4 ,AF ! MON?S ( SCRIMP+ &!
"W 6BR+ ! M"OY TGR1 X SEEM$ L AN 9T]M9A#
L5G? ( "T4 ,WE W5T HOME 6WAIT4
  ,E "D WE *ECK$ ) ,MOM 6SEE IF %E ?"\ !
PACKAGE WD -E4 ,F9,Y1 A PO/C>D >RIV$
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CATALOG /ORE & CD 2 PICK$ UP AT \R
3V5I;E4 ,WE ?"\ T ! BE/ ?+ WD 2 6G GET !
C>TON "R AWAY4 ,WE FET*$ X HOME ON A
COA/] WAGON & OP5$ X 9 ! BACK Y>D4 ,!
POOL 3SI/$ ( AN \T] CAGE OR FRAME 6GIVE
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PLACE4 ,"! 0 AL A -PLICAT$ SET (
9/RUC;NS1 T N EV5 MY "F CD "U/&4
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POSSIBILITIES = A3OMPLI%;T & PROGRESS 9
MY LIFE4 ,! BL ( ,AM]ICA 7 "W+ TGR &
-B9+ RES\RCES 6A*IEVE :AT WD O!RWISE H
BE5 2Y \R R1*4 ,WE NE$$ M ?AN TW5TY
DOLL>S2 WE NE$$ ! 5C\RAGE;T ( \R BL
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OR ELECTRICAL 5G9E]S OR PHYSICI/S OR
MO/LY ANY?+ ELSE4 ,!N1 :5 ,I JO9$ !
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LE>N$ T ,I 0 N LIMIT$ 0MY BL;S 6IDLE
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EV5 BETT] ?AN GETT+ A SWIMM+ POOL4












