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Reading by Bill Schott
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Alone in my tomb of tomes

I skim and scan the words pressed onto

antique pages.

Within my reach, a lesson on courage,

which reminds me that we start each day

knowing we're licked before we begin,

but see it through.

The answer to the ultimate question is 42,

because we are of such stuff as dreams are made.




 

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Author Notes
Paraphrased quotes from To Kill a Mockingbird, The Hitchhiker*s Guide to the Galaxy, and The Tempest.

     

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