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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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