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8. my favorite babysitting jobs were the families who had encyclopedias.

Reply to slightlv (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 1, 2025, 06:48 PM

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spent a lot of time at the library, too. an assisted living facility was built across the street from my house when i was about 7 or 8, and the bookmobile used to come once a week. if i wanted something, they’d bring it the next week. talk about service.
it was a long walk to the library, but it was a great 1. a carnegie. y cant we have good rich ppl any more?

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