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toward the end of the hour, their answers were getting closer to being on target. “...So, when Allison broke the lamp, what should she have done?” “Told her mother the truth,” they all answered spontaneously with great triumph and exuberance. I was feeling good about the lesson we had just finished, feeling I had really taught them a lot. “So,” I said in conclusion, “will you always try to tell the truth?” They all agreed they would. “Will you always try to tell the truth too?” Briana asked me. I nodded. “Of course I will.” “Good,” she said. Then she stood and put her little hands on her hips, narrowed her eyes and looked directly at me. “Is there really a tooth fairy?” 4