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The old man sat with eyes closed, dozing in his chair Until a little voice he heard say “Grandpa, are you there”. He gazed upon a little boy while waking from his nap Then reached down with a sweeping move and placed him in his lap The child was carrying a book that he wanted him to see He held it up and asked him “Grandpa, will you read to me”? The old man cleaned his glasses then opened up the book And suddenly the two of them a wonderous journey took They ventured lands so far away, sailed seas not sailed before Met knights and kings and wizards on every distant shore. Together they fought dragons, saved damsels in distress Freeing lands of monsters and the treasures they possess When the old man closed the cover to end their magic ride He told the boy “We're much like books, what's important is inside”. But one day when the boy arrived and rushed to Grandpas chair Much to his disappointment, his Grandpa was not there He ran to find his mother for surely she would know Why the chair was empty, where did his Grandpa go She sat him down and asked him if he remembered in each book The adventures and the journeys that he and Grandpa took He took you there to show you the things that you can find The wonders that are yours to see if you open up your mind. But he still walks beside you in the stories you have read You're not left to go alone, he’s just gone on ahead The child then went and chose a book and climbed up in the chair And opening up the cover whispered “Grandpa, are you there”?
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