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Submitted to Contest #26
William Percival Richards was born on the morning of June 18, 1934, a healthy baby boy. He had curious brown eyes and would grow up to have frizzy brown hair that refused to obey the laws of physics. He was a scrappy toddler, and was interested in the whole world around him. William Richards was 6 years old when he decided he really didn’t like being called William, and began introducing himself as Thomas instead. At age 8, it changed to Benson, then stayed that way until he entered middle school. &nbs...
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