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Close The Door!
Notice the ceiling and walls. Isn’t this room beautiful? Manifest Destiny. Shut the window. It's too cold. My feet can feel the draft. Taoism. Don’t pull the shade too much (crash) too late. Jacksonian Democracy. The New Deal. Yes, you can sit on the floor. Machiavelli. No throwing the tissue box across the room. Nationalism. Watch out for the hairy eyeball! Come on now, calm down. Locke and Rousseau. The Constitution. But who does check and balance? Beep, beep, turn the filmstrip. We’re behind. Which number is this? Where are the sheets? Isn't Mussolini married to Ingmar Bergman? If you went back to school that year and you’ve been at Hartridge
13 years, oh come on HOW old are you? Bossism. That is a lovely present from Ebia, whatever it is. And he bought corsages. You should’ve seen my face. Mozambique. Get up before I sit on you. Leaning back and laughing. Oh, we really are interested. The black spider story. The mouse in Bunny’s bathtub. Monday morning blues. Chewing gum. Barnes and Noble is open on Saturday. Dunkin Donuts. Don't pass the crackers. Sex and Food in that order. It’s only a joke. Sit next to me, I have another story . . .
Those who knew Mrs. Eisenlohr will never forget her ability to reach out to us and be our friend. Besides being a history teacher who got us to think, she was a warm and beautiful person. We loved her.
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