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A little girl climbs the limbs of a tree that hang over a cliff. A kite struggles in the breeze against the branches.
“Mica, get down!” a boy shouts.
She climbs. The limb arcs downward.
Snap! The boy races to the edge.
“Hello, up there!” Ben shouts.
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A little girl climbs the limbs of a tree that hang over a cliff. A kite struggles in the breeze against the branches.
“Mica, get down!” a boy shouts.
She climbs. The limb arcs downward.
Snap! The boy races to the edge.
“Hello, up there!” Ben shouts.
1/4
Both the girl and the limb hang free in the air. The man stands beside the thin river below. His hand waves the girl and branch onto the land.
“Are you a Jedi?” the boy shouts, intrigued.
“I’m just a—helpful neighbor,” Ben says.
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“Are you a Jedi?” the boy shouts, intrigued.
“I’m just a—helpful neighbor,” Ben says.
2/4
“Now, I think you ought to get your sister home,” Ben says, collecting water in a deep jar. “Don’t you?”
“Tha—thank you!” the boy says, grinning widely.
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“Tha—thank you!” the boy says, grinning widely.
3/4
Decades later. Another little boy reaches out his hand, moving a broom around, sweeping the floors itself.
An old man notices and smiles. He approaches the boy.
“You know, friend,” he says. “You could do so much more with this gift than chores.”
The boy smiles, eager.
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An old man notices and smiles. He approaches the boy.
“You know, friend,” he says. “You could do so much more with this gift than chores.”
The boy smiles, eager.
4/4
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