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March 31, 2011
By Writer_In_The_Dark GOLD, Mount Vernon, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
"Happiness can be found in even the darkest of times, one needs only remember to turn on a light."
-Albus Percival Wulfrick Brian Dumbledore, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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Dear Mom,

While you're passing through Harlem today, please be sure to pick up a loaf of bread, a stick of butter, and a jug of milk. Thanks!

Love,
Your Son

© Ryan P., Greenwood Village, CO

The author's comments:
Got this idea from a famous poem about a grocery list. Please try to figure out its meaning, because it truly does have a deeper meaning.
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