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(The third and final piece)</div>
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For several days after, he did not even want to see another piece of paper. Nonetheless, he really wanted a new bicycle. This time he decided to prepare and made the wish in the bathroom. He filled the sink and bathtub with water in advance. He made the wish and small paper alligator formed. Quickly grabbing it by the tail, he dispatched it into the bathtub where it swam for a minute before dissolving.</div>
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It became easier and easier for him to make wishes, catch the little monsters, and extinguish them in some container of water.</div>
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I am sure you know what happened next. No one gets off that easily in Willakaville. Something bad is going to happen. There will be a big mess. Somehow, it gets resolved, everybody is safe again, and they all learn a lesson.</div>
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Not this time! Marcus kept on making wishes and got whatever he wanted, the end.</div>
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Just kidding. Stories are not fun if everything goes right. We all love there to be a challenge to overcome. Life is the same way. It can be difficult sometimes, but it is more fun when we have to use our brains to solve a problem. Try to remember this next time you are having a hard time in your life. All right, enough of me giving you boring advice. Back to the story.</div>
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As you can imagine, Marcus made bigger and bigger wishes which resulted in bigger and bigger origami monsters. He felt he could handle it, so he kept going. He had all the toys, ate candy and cake every day, didn’t go to school, and was good at every sport he played.</div>
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Then he wished for the big one. The one wish that we all think of when we imagine being granted a wish. He wished for infinite wishes. Well, what do you think happened? That’s right, an infinite amount of origami monsters appeared. Every second a new monster popped up.</div>
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Within a minute, Marcus was overwhelmed. He barely made it out of the house before they took over. He watched from down the street with horror as hundreds of little origami monsters streamed from his house. They swarmed to the trees. Eating the wood allowed some to grow into humungous sizes, casting large angled shadows over the houses. Others in the forms of spiders, wasps, and other insect stayed small.</div>
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More and more kept coming. People ran from their homes as the monsters spread like fire. All seemed lost and Marcus felt lower than the deepest ocean crevasse. The entire world was being destroyed and it was all his fault. Too shameful to go on, he sat down and gave up.</div>
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The paper swarm came closer and closer. Marcus braced himself for the worst when he heard a somewhat familiar voice. It said, “You should have listened to me.” Marcus turned around to see the sushi chef from the Golden Ginzo. The chef held a glowing gold Makari. He raised it above his head and yelled, “Mizu wa jōshō shimasu!”</div>
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Water began flowing from every direction, surrounding the origami horde. It formed a giant wall and began closing in. With a giant crash, a huge circular wave came falling down on top of the masses. The chef motioned his hands into a spin and the water swirled tighter and tighter, tearing the origami into bits of paper. It then raised into the sky, a giant funnel of water sucking itself into the blue ceiling.</div>
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The chef brought his hands together with a large clap. The spout exploded, sending giant spit wads in every direction. They fell with splats to the ground making small piles of wet mushy pulp.</div>
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Marcus looked at the chef with amazement. The chef simply bowed and nodded his head. Marcus instinctively bowed back. Neither of them spoke a word and parted ways.</div>
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Marcus spent the rest of the day helping to clean up the mess. In fact, he spent the rest of the month cleaning. By the end of it, he never wanted to see paper again. He was even tempted to burn the instructions for the Magic Makari. Yet, something inside him told him that he might need it one day. So, he hid it inside a puzzle box his grandfather had given him and placed in the attic of his house.</div>
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Several days passed and Marcus still couldn’t complete the Magic Makari. He was able to get most of the folds. However, one fold proved to be very difficult. Everytime he attemped it, the paper would rip and he would have to start over. It was the reverse-outside-switch with a closed-z- sink-kite-pocket-fold.</div>
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Marcus was determined and he would not give up. About a week later, after many sleepless nights, he finally managed to complete it. It was beautiful and he felt a deep proudness. There was something unusual about it. No matter which way he turned it, the folds cast no shadow. Normally, the side of each fold opposite of a light source would be a little darker. With the Magic Makari, each surface was as bright as the next.</div>
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Marcus believed it might be truly magic. He held it between his outstretched hands and made a wish. He said, “I wish that I was not sick anymore.” Since he had not been getting enough sleep, he contracted a cold and had a runny nose and cough all day.</div>
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As soon as he made his wish, the Magic Makari floated from his hands and began spinning. It rotated faster and faster until it suddenly stopped and fell on the floor. Marcus quickly picked it up and was surprised to notice that his cold was gone. Amazingly, he had no more symptoms.</div>
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“Wow,” he thought. “This thing really is powerful! I should wish for some money. Wait, that guy said not to use it for dark thoughts. Maybe if I just ask for a little bit of money. I am not going to use it for anything dark. I just want to buy some video games. Video games are fun. Nothing dark about that.”</div>
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Therefore, he did. He wished for one hundred dollars. Again, the Magic Makari floated, spun, and fell to the floor. As he went to pick it up, he found a one hundred dollar bill lying underneath. Then he heard a noise. It sounded like some papers rustling.</div>
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He turned around and instantly became frightened and amazed. One of the dinosaur origami’s he made was walking around. It was trying to eat the pig shaped origami. Marcus picked it up and it bit him. The tiny teeth gave him a small paper cut. He reacted by crumpling up the dinosaur in his hands and throwing it on the floor.</div>
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To his astonishment, it un-crumpled itself and returned back to its dinosaur shape. Marcus grabbed a plastic cup and scooped up the little monster. It ferociously scraped and clawed at the sides, trying to escape. Thinking fast, he ran to the bathroom and dumped it in the toilet. The paper beast thrashed and splashed until it finally softened and fell apart. A quick flush sent it to a final and watery grave.</div>
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Shawna told her parents that she had to stay late after school to study for a test. She did not want to lie, but was sure here parents would not believe her if she told the truth.</div>
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She met the nurse in the parking lot and they walked down the row of cars. Towards the end, the stopped in front of a bright white Cadillac. It had gold rims and trim. Shawna thought, “Pretty flashy car for a school nurse.”</div>
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They got in and headed down the street towards the west side of town. After a several miles, Shawna started to become concerned. They had taken many different small roads, deep into the tall trees. So tall, that they blocked a large part of the sun. It seemed to be getting darker and creepier by the minute.</div>
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Shawna had to ask, “I am not familiar with this area? Is there a church back here somewhere?”</div>
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The nurse smiled, showing a full set of blinding white teeth with a twinkling diamond on the upper right incisor. She answered, “Don’t you be a worryin’ my dear. We soon be dere.”</div>
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Deeper into the trees they went and Shawna’s fear grew by the second. “We here!” announced the nurse. In front of them was an old wooden shack of a house. Dead animals and bones hung from tattered ropes on the front porch. Shawna felt her stomach sink and sheer panic set in.</div>
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As she opened the car door to escape and run, she felt a sharp pain in her back. She managed to run a few steps until her legs became numb. Then she collapsed to her knees and felt the rest of her body become limp. She couldn’t move and an overwhelming sleepiness swept through her. The last thing she saw before everything went black was the face of the nurse laughing.</div>
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Upon awakening, she found herself tied down to a hard, wooden table. Twisting and pulling, she struggled to break free. It was no use. The ropes burned her wrists every time she moved them.. Desperate, all she could do was cry.</div>
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That’s when the nurse came in wearing a full outfit made of bones and hair. Her face was painted white with black around the eyes and lips. All sorts of brown and black feathers decorated her hair. She said, “Now don go an a cry baby girl. Dis da easy part. It gonna hurt a lot more dan dat.”</div>
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“Where am I?” cried out Shawna. “Why are you doing this? Please let me go.”</div>
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“You bout ready to bring me da power. Babbi Makki ain’t really come yet. Das what you for. You be his sacrifice. You bring him here. He wanna you dead so he can live.” Then she pulled out a large spear decorated with red and black paint.</div>
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“No, no, no. Please stop. I will help you get whatever you want. I can get you money, I can help you.”</div>
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“I don need no help. Babbi Makki only one can givin’ me what I want. He bring me da power and da beauty and da immortality. Now you hush girl. Or else dis gonna be more painful.”</div>
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Shawna’s body shook with fear. She could hear the noise getting louder and louder in her head.</div>
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The nurse began chanting and dancing. Her eyes glowed orange from the reflection of the fire torches surrounding them. The chanting became louder and faster as her body rolled in waves. Then she stopped, raised the spear up high and whispered, “Babbi Makki, Babbi Makki, Babbi Makki.”</div>
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Shawna thought this was it. Visions of her life flashed through her eyes. She felt her mother’s gentle kiss on her forehead. She felt her father’s strong arms holding her tight. Gripping the sides of the table, she braced herself and closed her eyes tight. It was silent.</div>
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Then came a whoosh, a crack, and a thud. Shawna did not feel any pain though. She opened her eyes and no longer was the nurse standing above her. Instead was a strange little man. He had pure white skin and wore all white robes.</div>
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He smiled as he untied Shawna and said, “You are a very brave girl. I think you deserve a gift.” He handed her clear plastic bag full of oddly shaped seeds. “Now I will sing you a song: Lobba looba lippity loo. Shloopy shleppy shamma shoo.” As soon as he sang the last word, he farted very loudly and disappeared into thin air.</div>
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Shawna did not know if she should cry or laugh. Either way, she was very happy to be out of danger. The little man must have also loosened her restraints, because she was now free. She expected the nurse to be lying on the floor. However, a voodoo doll lay in her place.</div>
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She did not want to stay there any longer and ran out of the shack as fast as possible. On the way out, she tripped over a stone and hit her head on the ground, which knocked her unconscious. When she woke up, she was back in the nurse’s office lying on the cushioned table. This time a different nurse was standing over her.</div>
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“How are you feeling sweetie?” she asked.</div>
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Shawn said, “I am ok. How did I get here?”</div>
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“You fell unconscious during the show.”</div>
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“What show?”</div>
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“The Caribbean drum show, silly. Don’t you remember it?”</div>
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“No. I guess I just blacked out. I feel ok now though.”</div>
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Just then, her mother and father walked through the door. Her mother hugged her first and said, “I am so glad you are ok. We were very worried when the school called.”</div>
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Her father gave her a hug next and added, “Yeah, we love you very much. You want to go get some ice cream?”</div>
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“Yeah!” exclaimed Shawna with a big smile. She thought, “Perhaps it was all a dream.” She kept that idea until she noticed something in her pocket while riding in the car. She shivered with chills when seeing it. It was a plastic bag holding strange looking seeds.</div>
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Hello - this is a continuation of the story to be released in my upcoming book. Enjoy!</div>
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The nurse came into the room and with a Jamaican accent asked, “What seem to be da matter my precious?”</div>
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Shawna replied, “I can’t get this noise out of my head. I keep hearing the same beat again and again. It is driving me crazy!”</div>
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“Now there, dear. It sounds like it be a simple earworm.”</div>
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“An earworm! Get it out!” Shawna quickly covered her ears with her hands. I can’t have-“</div>
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“Hold on. An earworm is not an actual worm. It is just an expression for when ya be havin’ a song stuck in da head. Are ya recognizing the song?”</div>
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“No, it just sound like: <em>budu dubba budu bida budu dubba budu bida. </em>It keeps repeating over and over and never stops.”</div>
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The nurse’s facial expression changed to one of sheer horror. She had to sit down and catch her breath. “Dat not good. Dat not good at all. It means he comin’ for us. How long ya hearing da noise?”</div>
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“Only since last night. Why? Who is coming?”</div>
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“Good. That means we still have time. The noise means that Babbi Makki is coming. He is evil and when he comes, he will try to destroy us all.”</div>
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“Who is Babbi Makki?”</div>
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“Babbi Makki be one a dem ancient voodoo witchdoctors from New Orleans. Someone must have begun da ritual to be releasin’ him. A powerful priest imprisoned his soul over one hundred year ago.</div>
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Babbi Makki used da dark magic to turn his victims into dose wooden statues. His hunger for collecting dem grows each time he creatin’ one. I don’ know who trying to release him or why. I only know dat we got tree days to stop da ritual or he be released again.”</div>
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Shawna stared at the nurse in silence, dumbfounded by what she just heard. Then she turned her head sideways and smiled, “Wait a minute. You are joking with me, aren’t you? Come on. Witchdoctors don’t really exist.”</div>
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The nurse stared deep into her eyes and said, “Dis no joke my dear. Dis da trut. We gonna see da priest.”</div>
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<span style="color: #776b59; font-family: "noticia text" , serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: 20.8px; line-height: 24px;">“That noise. It sounds like: budu dubba budu bida budu dubba budu bida.You don’t hear it?”</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #776b59; font-family: "noticia text" , serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: 20.8px; line-height: 24px;">“No, I don’t.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #776b59; font-family: "noticia text" , serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: 20.8px; line-height: 24px;">“I put bacon, parmesan, and a touch of saffron.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #776b59; font-family: "noticia text" , serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: 20.8px; line-height: 24px;">All through dinner and after, the annoying beat kept pounding in her brain. The only thing that would drown it out was listening to music in her headphones. However, as soon as she turned them off, the noise came right back.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #776b59; font-family: "noticia text" , serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: 20.8px; line-height: 24px;">It was worse the next day at school. She could barely concentrate and her hand would uncontrollably tap her pencil to the beat. Other kids and her teachers became agitated with this. By lunchtime, Shawna couldn’t take it anymore and went to the nurses station.</span></span></div>
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Having kids of my own, I have always tried to teach them as much as I can. I want them to take advantage of all the life lessons I have learned over the past 40 years. But there is only so much time in a day and time in a childhood. Since children spend a majority of their time in school, I think it would be great if they would also teach some of these life lessons too. That is one thing I try to do with my Willakaville books. Hopefully, some kids can get those lessons in a fun way.</div>
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Math, reading, and history are all important. However, imagine if we taught kids how to deal better with their emotions. Now imagine how much better the world would be when they grow up. People will work better together, solve problems, and help each other more. This ultimately benefits society by reducing conflict, crime and inefficiencies. I would happily pay more taxes to keep my kids in school longer for this purpose.</div>
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The below links are to some good articles talking about <strong>how to prepare kids for life.</strong></div>
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<a data-mce-href="http://www.dailygood.org/story/1218/what-if-schools-taught-kindness-laura-pinger-lisa-flook/" href="http://www.dailygood.org/story/1218/what-if-schools-taught-kindness-laura-pinger-lisa-flook/" style="color: #00aadc;" target="_blank">What if Schools Taught Kindness?</a></div>
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<a data-mce-href="http://www.dailygood.org/story/1213/seven-ways-to-help-high-schoolers-find-purpose-patrick-cook-deegan/" href="http://www.dailygood.org/story/1213/seven-ways-to-help-high-schoolers-find-purpose-patrick-cook-deegan/" style="color: #00aadc;" target="_blank">Seven Ways to Help High Schoolers Find Purpose</a></div>
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I hope you enjoy the video and it brings you as much peace and happiness as it has for me.<br />
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I recently read a blog where people commented on their strange and unusual fears. I thought most of them were actually normal. So, I looked up other strange fears. Some I thought were interesting were: fear of the toaster, fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth, fear of belly buttons, and fear of the left side.<br />
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What are your fears. Comment on this blog and tell us about what scares you. I listed my strange fears below. Try not to laugh too hard. :)<br />
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You can't catch me. I'm the Gingerbread man! I hate that little nuisance! My mom used to bake gingerbread man cookies and then put them on the stairs when I wasn't looking. I would turn around and see them and it totally freaked me out. (I was 5 at the time) She told me that I had to catch them and bite off their legs so they wouldn't run. I thought they were alive and was scared they would try to attack me if I bit them.<br />
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I am ok now and I love gingerbread cookies, but I hate the story of the gingerbread man. I felt like he was creepy, always taunting. So, the gingerbread man cookies are my unusual fear. That and the poko-peeko-mites.<br />
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I don't want to leave you hangin'. So, I will continue. Again, my mother came up with this one too. When I was little, (about 5) I would lose things. (like every kid) My mother would ask me, "Where did it go? What do you think happened to it?" I would tell her, "I don't know." She would say, "I bet the poko-peekomites took it." She explained to me that little tiny people lived under the floorboards on the house. They would come out at night and steal things. Result: childhood mental scar number two. I really believed these weird little people lived under the floor.<br />
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Anyways, those are my two irrational fears. My mom did love me very much. We watched weird and scary movies all the time and I still love them today. I really don't believe in anything supernatural. But, I like to imagine what it would be like if something strange and amazing did happen.<br />
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Cheers - Bald Guy</div>
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http://amzn.to/1C8vyF4</div>Matonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510673730757054445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8922971868080698956.post-31964463815131347162015-10-25T17:57:00.001-04:002015-11-07T21:28:48.379-05:00Free Preview of Upcoming New Book!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Check out the new story. Sebastian and Mila might be complaining now, but that is nothing compared to what is about to happen to them. </span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://willakaville.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/complain.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Complain" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-128" height="216" src="https://willakaville.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/complain.png?w=300&h=216" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 12px auto; max-width: 100%;" width="300" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Stop Complaining</span></h1>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Complaining can be contagious as a cough. It keeps you hostage and hides you away from all the good things in life. We all complain about something or other. In fact, I am sick and tired of people complaining all the time. What a waste of time. I mean, why don’t they just stop being complainers? Saying things like, “I don’t like that,” or, “It’s too cold,” or even, “They are stupid.” Wait, now I’m complaining. See what I mean? Once you start, it’s hard to stop. Feel like complaining about something? You might think differently after you read this.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sebastian and Mila Scarbord were brother and sister. For the most part, they were nice to each other. Mila was the older one and felt it was her duty to tell Sebastian what to do. At times, he became fed up with Mila bossing him around and whined about it.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unfortunately, their parents liked to complain at the dinner table. They complained about work, traffic, government, neighbors, and cleaning. To Sebastian and Mila it seemed that the world was full of problems and everyone in it was incompetent. Even though they thought the complaining was boring adult stuff, they still picked up this bad habit.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They started to complain about school, dinner, each other, their toys, everything. Even worse, they criticized each other.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Moooommm,” Mila would whine, “Sebastian isn’t brushing his teeth long enough.”</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Daaaddd,” Sebastian would moan, “Mila isn’t letting me watch her show.”</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It went on and on.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As they were walking home from school and complaining about their friends, an important looking man standing next to a limousine waved them over. They should have known better than to talk to a stranger. However, the man had a very nice suit on and an even nicer smile. They approached him and stopped on the grass next to the curb.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The man spoke, “Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Mr. Ofren, owner of FuturoTechLabs. I overheard you two talking about the difficulties you face in your lives and have an offer to make to you.”</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The two children took a step forward and turned their heads to listen.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Ofren continued, “How would you like to quit school right now and work for me? You would make millions of dollars. All you would have to do is come up with fun ideas for kids.”</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This immediately hooked Sebastian. He nodded his head and the word “Yes” jumped from his mouth.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mila was not so sure and asked, “How do we know you are not lying? This sounds too good to be true.”</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Ofren pulled out two black business cards with silver writing on them and handed one each to the kids. He told them, “These are my business cards. The website is on the back if you want to check it out. My email and phone are on the front. Take a few days to think about it and get in touch with me if you are interested.” He gave them each nod, entered the limo, and closed the door.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A second later, the back limo window rolled down and the man said, “One more thing, you cannot tell anybody. I do not make this kind of offer to just anyone. It is only for special kids like you. If you tell anyone, I am afraid the offer will no longer be available.”</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The window quickly rolled back up and the limo drove off before either of the kids could say anything. For a few seconds they stood still in silence.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mila broke the quiet and said, “Well, what do you think?”</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I don’t know,” said Sebastian. “It sounds like it could be cool. It has to be better than going to school and doing homework.”</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Yeah,” said Mila. “The guy seemed to be legitimate. Let’s check it out on the internet tonight, just to make sure.”</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Ok,” agreed Sebastian.</span></div>
<div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After dinner, they both went up to Mila’s room to check out FuturoTechLabs and Mr. Ofren. They quickly made it to the FuturoTechLabs website. It had a picture of a futuristic building glimmering in silver on the front page, which looked very professional.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Hey, check this out!” exclaimed Mila. She opened a page showing all the products that they made. “Look, they make drones, rockets, rollercoasters and some kind of drug that makes you smarter.”</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sebastian’s eyes opened wider as he scanned the images and words. He noticed a page he wanted to see and said, “Open the ‘Working at FuturoTechLabs page. Let’s see what it is like to work there.”</span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mila clicked on the link and a page of smiling people in suits popped up. The page read:</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Interested in a career at FuturoTechLabs? We have great benefits. Everyone gets his or her own office, state of the art computer, and a personal smart phone. In addition, all food and drinks are free for employees and prepared by our own private chef.</em></span></div>
<div style="background-color: border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #776b59; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We have parties each week, movie days, video games and sports. If you like to have fun, make friends and be creative, apply using the link below.</em></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </em>“Wow,” exclaimed Sebastian. “That place looks awesome!”</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What will happen next?</span></h3>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #993300; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Will they get to work at FuturoTechLabs?</span></h3>
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Had a blast from the past today at Dollar Tree. It was one of those punching bopper bags. The kind that you filled with air and you punch it, then it bounces back upright. Totally worth the $1. It got me thinking about all the fun toys I had when I was a kid. Below are some of my favorites. What are yours?<br />
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We had video games too! Atari was the bomb back in the day. Nothing like watching little squares move around the TV screen.</div>
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The punching bag bopper. Hours of fun taking out your anger on this guy. </div>
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The Ultimate! The Original Millennium Falcon. This was my prized possession. </div>
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Godzilla! Complete with fire breathing, lever activated tongue and an eject-able fist. (The tail came off too and you could hide things in there. Not sure if this was by design. Bonus!)</div>
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Lego Space Set. One of the classics and a favorite.</div>
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The old Nerf football. We played football every day at lunch and then again after school.</div>
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Stretch Armstrong. Not much you could do with this toy, but everyone had to have one. </div>
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Tobor (Robot spelled backward). State of the art technology. $13.99 was pretty pricey back then. </div>
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Kindle countdown deal starts next Saturday. Don't for get to mark your calendars. Baffling Ballads of Boisterous Braveness will be on sale for only $0.99! </div>
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Since I just released the new book in the Willakaville series, I am looking for more reviews. That is why I am offering it free on Story Cartel.<br />
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Will the battle
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Willakaville? What hidden secrets are found in a cave in Mexico?</div>
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the series await you with ghosts, magic, superpowers, sewer monsters and more!</div>
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Follow Daisy as she
tries to stop a war in a hilarious way. Bite your nails while Jerry escapes
some suspicious characters. See how Jeremy discovers ancient magic that tries
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Hello,<br />
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Getting close to the release of book #2. Below is a link to the preview. Let me know what you think:<br />
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I love everything Sci-Fi: Movies, Books, Video Games, TV Shows, Toys.<br />
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I decided to make a list of some of my favorite Sci-Fi stuff. What are yours?<br />
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Space</div>
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Time-Travel</div>
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Steampunk</div>
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Supernatural</div>
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Super-Heroes</div>
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Fantasy</div>
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Robots</div>
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Artificial Intelligence</div>
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Mutants</div>
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Dinosaurs</div>
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Zombies</div>
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Star Wars</div>
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BladeRunner</div>
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Star Trek<br />The Walking Dead</div>
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Game of Thrones</div>
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Batman</div>
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Guardians of the Galaxy</div>
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Authors</h4>
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JRR Tolkien</div>
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Isaac Asimov</div>
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Stephen King</div>
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Orson Scott Card</div>
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Ray Bradbury</div>
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Jules Verne</div>
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Video Games</h4>
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Fallout</div>
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Space Invaders</div>
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Missile Command</div>
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Quake</div>
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Diablo</div>
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Starcraft</div>
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Warcraft</div>
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Once again, I am impressed at how children can make change in the world.<br />
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Willakaville-Amazing-Adventures-Astronomical-Awesomeness</div>
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