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<p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span>? <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>. <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span>? <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="asking">asking</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="window">window</span>?</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="oh">oh</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="intentionally">intentionally</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="errant">errant</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="knuckleball">knuckleball</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="me">me</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="guilt">guilt</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="allowance">allowance</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fit">fit</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="skyward">skyward</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="desk">desk</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swatting">swatting</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="guilt">guilt</span>-<span word="ridden">ridden</span> <span word="face">face</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yours">yours</span>. <span word="It">It</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yours">yours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="punished">punished</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rewarding">rewarding</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="misdeed">misdeed</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="rewarding">rewarding</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="truthfulness">truthfulness</span>.</p>
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