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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Cleora: I love this story. I have to remind myself that I am not reading a published piece. It is filled with magic and imagination. The crystal ball combines fairy tale imagery with today’s technology which is a nice touch for today’s readers. There is one place where the verb “ran” should be “run” since the sentence begins “She had” which requires “run.” I am anxiously waiting to see what happens next.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DeAnna: I think you did an excellent job of describing what you and Curtis were able to accomplish in Guam. Well done for your efforts and for your description. When telling us about your new dog, your daughter plays a large part, but your son is never mentioned after the adoption. How did he and your dog relate? Or did they? The sections about the snowman, the walking Wonder Bread, and the bear made me laugh so hard I cried. You did a good job describing what it is like to have to retire a dog who wasn’t a match.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marcia: Touche. This must have been fun to write.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leonard: The initial poem evoked so many aspects of nature and the changes the seasons bring to the world and to us. I loved the imagery and the visual and emotional pulls they had on me.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>