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Roald Dahl quote: "Mr. Twit was a twit. He was born a twit. And, now at the age..."

Mr. Twit was a twit. He was born a twit. And, now at the age of sixty, he was a bigger twit than ever.

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Hey," Victor said. "Tell me a story."Thomas closed his eyes and told this story: "There were these two Indian boys who wanted to be warriors. But it was too late to be warriors in the old way. All the horses were gone. So the two Indian boys stole a car and drove to the city. They parked the stolen car in front of the police station and then hitchhiked back home to the reservation. When they got back, all their friends cheered and their parents' eyes shone with pride. You were very brave,... Sherman Alexie
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