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occupy it in a year it was always there, & he was always ready to file - but he was only required to be on hand once in yr. Xmas eve, and it was the end of their existance fill some stocking & make some one happy on Xmas day they were always on hand - no houses, no dressing, no undressing, no bathing, [[strikethrough]] no hair [[/strikethrough]] combing of hair - no cleaning of teeth only playing, month in & month out, playing while they were sleeping, only they did not know they were asleep 

Oh! they are playing only they are asleep —

but it rested them so that play was always a pleasure and such curious games - you see I think I was a toy also & no one from Earth Land & not borne on some tall tree as had been all of them.

And the games we would have never have I seen so much of enjoyment to see the Noah's Arks in line for the regattas with full crew of animals on deck all with fresh coat of paint. was [[strikethrough]] worth a trip. have all fresh [[/strikethrough]] & with Noah and his sons as commanding officer was worth a trip - and to see thousands of sets of railroads all loaded down with passengers to see them finish - and this final trial of see the tin horn thousands of them & not a crak in of their voices of any of them - and to see the drum sticks dance break down "gig" on the drum head, it did make a noise, but as I told you once before not one noise however loud prevented you from hearing any other noise be it ever so tiny. One of Noah's sons I have forgotten which you know he had three & there have been millions of those sets of three, was a splendid performer over on the one octave pianos - but  

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