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27 uncles! Is Mr,’ Heammergaim righ, wom? Michae?; .you know better than te be-asking these-kind ef questions; He's-pretty rich though, huh? a She laughed and steed up frem the-couch, with nork litte I'm going back inte the kitchen and begin dinners Your father must: be-starveds Where's-Dad’ mom? Hels out talking to the-neighberss Bit’ I hepe he'll: be Fighting the tree scons Would 'you like-to help pint Can I°elimb: up en the jade hing Onlyyene-en the ladder ‘at a times You better net climb up on the- rable, hut yeu can held it fer your father and makeesure-he-desen't fails As-she was walking-inte the kitchen I said, mom, hew's-come ail your friends: bring no stuff, I theught Santa-Claus-was supposed te do that, : med Just deing Santa Claus a-faver Michael, and bringing -you presents: before-he comess When is-Sante Claus-coming$ Santa-Claus-comes:on Christmac-eve, when it's late in the night‘ and’ everyene- is asleeps New you put seme-warm chothes-en Michaels and‘ come in the-kitchem and let'me see-you, before-you go outside ‘ongte your fathers We all waited fer Christmas, We-talked abeyt, and cuddled it with early stockings-ever-a fireplaces with a real potifor mur ft ptowe The wood mantle became blue with the sieeetl Virgin Mary, with. robs and eyes-abeve the fire | place looking eut through the stillness-of the window gas The front yard pa a ree, with lights high and near the secend stery windew, made me ferget even Ghe bright masks of Halloween and the candy that was-almest better than Thanks