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My parents used to tell us that if we weren't asleep before midnight, witches would come and take us away. And since we hadn't learned to tell time on non-digital clocks at the time, midnight could be pretty much anytime they wanted it to be. That worked for a while...of course, we eventually learned to tell time, so the pretending it was almost midnight at 8:30 at night didn't work anymore, but we were always in bed well before midnight.
One night, though, the family was up late watching movies. I glanced up at the clock and noticed it was 1 am. I was completely shocked. "Mom, the witches didn't get us!" "Oh...um...today's a holiday for witches, they don't work today."
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"...for though she was ordinary, she possessed health, wit, courage, charm, and cheerfulness. But because she was not beautiful, no one ever seemed to notice these other qualities, which is so often the way of the world."
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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