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Weekly Contest #42
It all started in July 1998 in a quiet neighborhood of San Bernardino California where I, Jim Brown lived with my parents Judy and Timothy Brown. Most of the neighbors were out for a vacation to Europe, India, China, and one of those exotic places. My dad was a lawyer, and mom worked in a hospital as a nurse. They both were very busy and never had time for me. I had no friends either. I was a lanky and pale thin guy with glasses at the age of 9. It's my luck I don't have an allergy of old dusty books. My only friends were Roald Dahl, Enid Bl...
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