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Michaud (continued from preceding page)
Santa’s Daughter
The girl goes to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the party at at at at the the the the the the the the the the the the the movie theatre theatre ducks in in in in the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the side side door door held open by by her her her father the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the ticket taker the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the man man who who who who who cleans the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the theatre theatre who who who who who shovels the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the snow who who who who who puts the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the letters up on on the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the marquee who who who who who can run the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the projector if the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the projectionist passes out the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the man man who who who who who today is is wearing
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Santa suit and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a white beard letting her her her her in in in in in in in in in by by the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the side side side door door door with with her her her siblings following close behind The girl sneaks in in in in in in in in in in the the the the the the the the the the the side side door of the the the the the the the the the the the movie theatre theatre to to a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a party party to to which which she does not not have have have an an an an an an invitation invitation She sits down down in in in in in in in in in in in the the the the the the the the the the the the the theatre theatre theatre with with with her her her sisters and and brothers
filling up up a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a row and and they they are the the the the the the the the the the the the first ones at at at at at at a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a party party for which which they they do do do do do do not not have have have have an an an invitation The theatre theatre fills up up with with children who who who who who have have have have come in in in in in in in in in the the the the the the the the the the the the the front door door who who who who who sit sit down down laughing in in in in in in in in their bright Christmas clothes camouflaging the the the the the the the the the the the the girl girl who who who who who has snuck in in in in in in in the the the the the the the the the the the the side door who who who who doesn’t have have a a a a a a a a a a a a ticket the the the the the the the girl girl who who who who knows Santa Santa Claus After the the the the the the cartoons after the the the the the the hard candy passed down the the the the the rows by by Santa’s elves when it is is is her her her turn she leaves her her her seat
and and and and walks to to the the the the the stage and and and and gets a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a package wrapped in in in in Christmas paper put in in in in her her her her hands by by Santa Santa Claus smiling behind his fake beard Back at at at her her her seat
she she she reads the the the tag tag “Girl 10 to to to 12 ” She is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a girl girl 11 years old old old a a a a a a a a a a a a a a girl girl who told no one
what she she she she wants
for Christmas In her her her hands hands she she she she holds the the the the wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong gift because she she she is is is the the the wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong girl girl girl wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong to to to to have have come in the the the side door wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong to to to know Santa Claus 37
wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong to to to have have held out her her hands hands