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Theglasscastle
1IneverbelievedinSantaClaus.
2Noneofuskidsdid.MomandDadrefusedtoletus.Theycouldntafford
expensivepresents,andtheydidntwantustothinkwewerentasgoodasother
kidswho,onChristmasmorning,foundallsortsoffancytoysunderthetreethat
weresupposedlyleftbySantaClaus.Sotheytoldusallabouthowotherkids
weredeceivedbytheirparents,howthetoysthegrown-upsclaimedweremadeby
littleelveswearingbellcapsintheirworkshopattheNorthPoleactuallyhad
labelsonthemsayingMADEINJAPAN.labelsonthemsayingMADEINJAPAN.
faultthattheyvebeenbrainwashedbrainwashed
4WecelebratedChristmas,butusuallyaboutaweekafterDecember25,when
youcouldfindperfectlygoodbowsandwrappingpaperthatpeoplehadthrownaway
andChristmastreesdiscardedontheroadsidethatstillhadmostoftheirneedles
andevensomesilvertinselhangingonthem.MomandDadwouldgiveusabagof
marblesoradolloraslingshotthathadbeenmarkedwaydowninanafter-Christmas
sale.
5Dadlosthisjobatthegypsummineaftergettinginanargumentwiththe
foreman,andwhenChristmascamethatyear,wehadnomoneyatall.OnChristmas
Eve,Dadtookeachofuskidsoutintothedesertnightonebyone.Ihadablanket
wrappedaroundme,andwhenitwasmyturn,IofferedtoshareitwithDad,but
hesaidnothanks.Thecoldneverbotheredhim.IwasfivethatyearandIsat
nexttoDadandwelookedupatthesky.Dadlovedtotalkaboutthestars.He
explainedtoushowtheyrotatedthroughthenightskyastheearthturned.He
taughtustoidentifytheconstellations
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