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Hi . My name is Sherry Cane . I'm the

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program operation specialist for Child

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and Youth Services on Redstone Arsenal .

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Today I'm going to read . Oh , the

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places you'll go by Dr Seuss .

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Yeah .

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Uh , congratulations . Today is your

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day . You're off to great places .

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You're off and away .

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You have brains in your head , you have

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feet in your shoes . You can steer

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yourself any direction . You choose

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your on your own And you know what you

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know and you are the guy who will

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decide where to go .

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You look up and down streets , look

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them over with care about some . You

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will say I don't choose to go there

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with your head full of brains and your

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shoes full of feet . You're too smart

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to go down and the not so good street ,

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and you may not find any you'll want to

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go down . In that case , of course ,

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you'll head straight out of town

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mhm its opener there in the wide

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open air . The places will go

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out there . Things can happen and

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frequently due to people as brainy and

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footsy as you . And when things start

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to happen , don't worry . Don't do just

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go right along you'll start happening

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to

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mhm . Oh , the places you'll go . Look

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at those colors and fun we will do .

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You'll be on your way up . You'll be

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seeing great sights . You'll join the

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high fliers who soar too high heights .

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I want to be in one of those balloons

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you won't let behind because you'll

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have the speed . You'll pass the whole

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gang , and you'll soon take the lead

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wherever you fly , you'll be best of

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the best . Wherever you go , you will

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top all the rest . Mhm

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except when you don't because sometimes

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you won't . I'm sorry to say , but

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sadly , it's true the bang ups and hang

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ups can happen to you . You can get all

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hung up in a prickly perch and your

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gang will fly on . You'll be left in

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the lurch . Oh , he's upside down .

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You come down from the lurch with an

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unpleasant bump , and the chances are

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then that you'll speak in a slump . And

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when you're in a slump , you're not in

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for much fun , and slumping yourself is

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not easily done .

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Mhm , you will come to a place where

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the streets are not marked . Some

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windows are lighted , but mostly

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they're dark a place you could sprain

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both your elbow and chin . Do you dare

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to stake out ? Do you dare to go in ?

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How much can you lose ? How much can

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you win ? And if you go in , should you

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turn left or right or right in three

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quarters ? Or maybe not quite , Or go

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around back and sneak in from behind ?

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Simple . It's not , I'm afraid you'll

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find for my maker upper to make up his

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mind . Such

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choices to make You can get so confused

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that you'll start in the race down long

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wiggled roads at a break , necking pace

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and grind on for miles across were dish

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wild space headed , I fear towards a

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most unusual place . The waiting

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place . How many have you been in a

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waiting place

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for people just waiting , waiting a

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four train to go or a bus to come or

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plane to go or the mail to come or the

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rain to go or the phone to ring or the

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snow to snow or waiting around for a

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yes or no ? Everyone is just waiting ,

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waiting for the fish to bite or waiting

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for a wind to fly a kite or waiting

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around for a Friday night or waiting ,

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perhaps for either Uncle Jake or a pot

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to boil , or a better break or string

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of pearls or a pair of pants or wig

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with curls or another chance . Everyone

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is waiting .

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No , that's not for you . Somehow

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you'll escape all that waiting and

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staying . You'll find the bright places

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where boom bands are playing . It's

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time to be dancing in our boom place

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with banner flip flapping . Once more ,

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you'll write high , Ready for anything

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under the sky ready because you're that

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kind of guy .

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Yeah . Oh , the places you'll go .

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There is fun to be done . There are

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points to be scored . There are games

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to be won , and the magical things you

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can do with the ball will make you the

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winningest winner of all fame . He'll

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be famous as famous can be the whole

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wide world watching you win on T V .

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We're all winners ,

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except when they don't because

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sometimes they won't . I'm afraid that

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sometimes you'll play lonely games .

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Two games . You can't win because you

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play against you

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all alone . Whether you like it or not

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alone will be something . You'll be

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quite a lot And when you're alone ,

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there's a very good chance you'll meet

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things that scare you right out of your

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pants . There are some down the road

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between hither and yon that scare you

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so much you won't want to go on . That

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looks scary and dark to me ,

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but on you'll go to the weather . Be

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foul on you will go though your enemies

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prow on you will go through the hocking

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cracks How onward up many a frightening

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creek , though your arms may get sore

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and your sneakers may leak . Oh , we're

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hanging out in the water .

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On and on , you will hike and I know

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you'll hike . Fare far and face up to

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your problems , whatever they are .

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Yeah , you'll get mixed up . Of course ,

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As you already know , you'll get mixed

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up with many strange birds as you go .

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So be sure when you step step with care

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and great tact . And remember that

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life's a great balancing act . Just

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never forget to be dexterous and deft

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and never mix up your right foot with

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your left . I do that all the

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time . Yeah , and you will

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succeed . Yes , you will . Indeed , 90

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and three quarter percent guaranteed ,

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kid . You'll move mountains . Here we

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go .

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So be your name Bucks , um , or Bixby

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or Bray or Mordecai . I'll leave . And

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Alan O'shay you're off to great places .

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Today is your day Your mountain is

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waiting , so get on your way Oh ,

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the places you'll go

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Have a great day