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Show What Is in Us? "Children," said the teacher, instructing instruct-ing the class in composition, "you should not attempt any flights of fancy. fan-cy. Do not imitate any other person's writings or draw inspiration from outside out-side sources: simply be yourselves and write what is in you." As a result of this advice Tommy Wise turned out ihe following composition: "We should not attempt any flights of fancy, but wriie what is in us. In me ttien-r Ts my stummick. lungs, hart, liver, two apples, ap-ples, one piece of pie, one stick of lemon candy and my dinner." |