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1、Theglasscastle1IneverbelievedinSantaClaus.2Noneofuskidsdid.MomandDadrefusedtoletus.Theycouldn'taffordexpensivepresents,andtheydidn'twantustothinkweweren'tasgoodasotherkidswho,onChristmasmorning,foundallsortsoffancytoysunderthetreethatweresupposedlyleftbySantaClaus.Sotheytold
2、usallabouthowotherkidsweredeceivedbytheirparents,howthetoysthegrown-upsclaimedweremadebylittleelveswearingbellcapsintheirworkshopattheNorthPoleactuallyhadlabelsonthemsayingMADEINJAPAN.3"Trynottolookdownonthoseotherchildren,"Momsaid."It'snottheirfaultthatthey'vebeenbrainwashe
3、dintobelievingsillymyths."4WecelebratedChristmas,butusuallyaboutaweekafterDecember25,whenyoucouldfindperfectlygoodbowsandwrappingpaperthatpeoplehadthrownawayandChristmastreesdiscardedontheroadsidethatstillhadmostoftheirneedlesandevensomesilvertinselhangingonthem.MomandDadwou
4、ldgiveusabagofmarblesoradolloraslingshotthathadbeenmarkedwaydowninanafter-Christmassale.5Dadlosthisjobatthegypsummineaftergettinginanargumentwiththeforeman,andwhenChristmascamethatyear,wehadnomoneyatall.OnChristmasEve,Dadtookeachofuskidsoutintothedesertnightonebyone.Ihadabla
5、nketwrappedaroundme,andwhenitwasmyturn,IofferedtoshareitwithDad,buthesaidnothanks.Thecoldneverbotheredhim.IwasfivethatyearandIsatnexttoDadandwelookedupatthesky.Dadlovedtotalkaboutthestars.Heexplainedtoushowtheyrotatedthroughthenightskyastheearthturned.Hetaughtustoidentifythe
6、constellationsandhowtonavigatebytheNorthStar.Thoseshiningstars,helikedtopointout,wereoneofthespecialtreatsforpeoplelikeuswholivedoutinthewilderness.Richcityfolks,he'dsay,livedinfancyapartments,buttheirairwassopollutedtheycouldn'tevenseethestars.We'dhavetobeoutofourmindstowan
7、ttotradeplaceswithanyofthem.6"Pickoutyourfavoritestar,"Dadsaidthatnight.HetoldmeIcouldhaveitforkeeps.HesaiditwasmyChristmaspresent."Youcan'tgivemeastar!"Isaid."Nooneownsthestars.""That'sright,"Dadsaid."Nooneelseownsthem.Youjusthavetoclaimitbeforeanyoneelsedoes,likethatdagofe
8、llowColumbusclaimedAmericaforQueenIsabella.Claimingastarasyourownhaseverybi
