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“Dear L-- Fell asleep in a park. Started to rain. Woke up with my hat full of leaves. You are all I see when I open or close a book. Yours, M” quote by Alexis M. Smith — Download Open image

““Dear L-- Fell asleep in a park. Started to rain. Woke up with my hat full of leaves. You are all I see when I open or close a book. Yours, M””

Alexis M. Smith

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“Well, he began, since we're talking about books, there is a book in my story.”

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