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biggest of these that was the cause for a

     comment by my older brother, “John”.


            “You know,” he said, “it’s too bad


     that this drift isn’t a big chunk of ice so

     the snow plow couldn’t get through it.

     That way we would never have to go to


     school because the bus would not have


     any way to turn around.  Maybe we

     ought to soak it with water or

     something.”


            Being only ten years old and not

     terribly inclined to go to school, I


     grabbed hold of his idea.  After chores

     were done, everyone else returned to


     the warmth of the house to enjoy the

     day out of school.  But I went to the


     garden shed and hauled hoses by the

     dozens out to our barn.  I stretched


     them out to the road, connecting them



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