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It is a privilege to grov old; Becuuce in dr.. ..is y u cb?.-ii -Id, The cheri-r-hs.... droans of ?yesto-.* y-_:r, Tlu.t t'3 your heart ai?e ever ior.r. i?ko ' ti..:s, -lio porjouj- .. n=. ciie pic ce . T gr-'-viug ye, r . c .m t oret::e. /
I i-Ix.,.11 VcCv 11 till:: rpeci- 1 drearfl.'
The y that I	event oor;.	7
I cl .e ::sy o-ye.'J -nd I c u T'ii;.- river !io .o, o0. dear t<s If y::;-u cwulc: roo it, I 4m -SMre, y 1 too, ItoiUcJ 1 ve i: L-:/y\(>a 5eeoui? '
7r ... 5t-v_-ncwcu t ? seventy ar*-ffvflAi/ y?0t&	you	vi	li	qgree
^0.-t r-.: t i.i . .re f.r / u 0	.	.v^I1	;	bcuck	join	.in : e/
It --.i: ;u.-t anrf	-.zn	\u&s hi jii
/ild tie i-iVer b-.-at her 00 r:. e v.id ply.
1/0 pa; v.-J by Jo -,uit lieiic* 'Ch~ Gr ver	Clevel,	ncl	c	.	age.
hea led i\:r *tne old bwtv{.re..
In fr.nt of yreci -us ?Ikn \.c./ur;l.
Then c....;o -:-iO order fr	Captain Fiv.nl-: _?
f,Co..:e ji: i.ien? lov^r t..^ p^ank/'
Thea lie cv...e over ,. ??;: t .;k . :v
J^kI >j :iliag led ft\e t.s a:e o..U pXaxforr.:.
y friondc ?/ere waiting, q/adf I could see,
Tiu.t t.iey v-..re hapcy a:: t ;*.y c.^uld be.
' e so.n re: choc t:i.. entrance of 'len Tec vjcy ~nd v. icing t greet /v>o uX it-j friendly door,
dear --.unt Lize anc. Undo JoeGalatoa end cousin Flo.
'i?he givlis were t .ere <..id ve talked and planned,,
For all the p: rtieu t:>> t wro 01 x hand;
Thin vent f.r int.)	t..:e	nigat
F?c vo y/gre y*ung */nd	our	h.c rtu	?..	re	li^ht.
T..lion suddenly uomcono :;aid;
?'lt;j getting lete, better get into bed/
Co ve pil d into bed, c.nd in seconds it ncc.-s, i'i:c happy girl a vo .-e too o-deep in dreans.
I c juld ?v/rito on for ever	nore /
0? t:ie .enderful day ?	; pv.nt et .ion	Secour.
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