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No Roof For Reindeer Shingle File

the celebrated sailing frog from Montgomery County went a court'n, or so the tale iz toad to a grand ole mansion built around 1910, and e'en 'pon being razed ~2012 ah no dummy sea worthiness still plainly showed, twas February 28th, 1968, when my father bought the house at 324 Level Road majority deuce score plus nineteen years, rush back with unfettered exuberant zeal this aging elf spent psalm tranquil May days sung sotto voce atop memorialized, prized, shingled out, ship-shape valued, venerated, vip voted faux vulgar demesne "Glen Elm" named private 100+ acre wooded common weal many a pitch perfect spring day found yours truly frankly basking atop spacious roof oft times begging the cosmic force irrationally lyft ting this Earthlinked bing, this uber dreamer willingly taken with "poof" (magic amazing dragons) presuming my absence, would not be missed and whereabouts no cause for alarm, but usual antics of contemplative goof ball, and aware a minor for hair (Sunkist) gold Helios innocently beckoned, this then sole Sol tanned within the solar raised fold surrendering while atop the multi acred roof where any cold melted away, whence became bathed like a bronze statue of auld. zip pose zing the weather forecast donned wafted air fragrant with flowered flora visibility for miles if ether crystal clear, this high da way countless yards off the ground presented flare approximating pristine floral display with powerfully poignant immunity against cackling, jeering, scowling,

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