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Story 213
After the Prom
After the prom, brothers Dom and Tom said goodbye to their mom and went
to fight in Viet Nam. Dom fired mortars that went pom, pom; and Tom
dropped the napalm bomb.
And after Viet Nam, Dom and Tom married sisters Susie and Sara Wom,
whom they met on the island of Guam.
Story 214
Palm Sunday
On Palm Sunday the choir shall sing some calm psalms that will soothe
souls like balm.
No soul shall express any qualm. All shall give alms, sing songs, and wave
palms.
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