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I spent about three fourths of my time outside on the ground, and I love every minute of it, but it is all ruined by my mother. "Liesel get in here, now! Your potatoes are getting cold!" I slowly walk inside, if it's what you call walking, I slowly drag my feet, trying not at all to get inside soon. "Hurry up!" Shrieked my mother, like a banshee.
After dinner my parents went to bed and let me be. I decided to write some poetry which is one of the things no one insults me for being bad at. I sharpened the lead to a point and wrote on the fresh page. "The world is like a grape, you put too much pressure and it splats." A pause of silence, while I really thought about this one. "Meowwwww!" Realizing I forgot to feed my cat, Margot, I grabbed my jacket and opened the door. We're so weird we keep cat food outside. There was a shuffle in the back bushes. I flicked on the flashlight and crept towards the back. The wall was gone.

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