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No,” moaned Tom in despair. “School. School straight on ahead! Why, why do dime stores show things like that in windows before summer’s even over! Rui...more

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Why aren't you in school? I see you every day wandering around.""Oh, they don't miss me," she said. "I'm antisocial, they say. I don't mix. It's so st...more

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School is shortened, discipline relaxed, philosophies, histories, languages dropped, English and spelling gradually neglected, finally almost complete...more

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I was only twelve. But I knew how much I loved her. It was that love that comes before all significance of body and morals. It was that love that was ...more

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People die every day, psychologically speaking. Some part of them gets tired. And that small part tries to kill off the entire person.