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whom I loved to visit with.  They had


     so much hope and excitement glowing

     in their little faces.  But mostly I

     noticed two small boys, both about six


     years old, hanging back, waiting

     patiently until all of the others were

     done.  Finally, when everyone else had

     gone, the two boys shyly came together


     and one climbed on each knee.

            “What would you like for

     Christmas?” I asked.

            “I want my daddy to come home,”


     they said at the same time.

            I looked at the two boys.  One had

     brown skin, dark eyes, and black hair.


     The other was blonde with blue eyes

     and light skin.

            “Are you two, um... related?” I


     asked.

            They shook their heads.  “Just



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