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The Written Word Lives On     Wonderful things contribute to the life of my spirit everyday. Withlimitless pages detain by a common goal these books keep me ticking. At nightwhile I shudder under my covers Ayne Rand and her John Gault have held me in astupor for hours on end. Making the cold seem like a fantasy and Gaults hiddenvalley a physical reality. She has make me standing mingled with my fantasies and I.     From the first blessed page of the Cat In the Hat I knew I was finished.My nights of sleep seemed to have no chance. The twisting and turning of thetongue made a game my young mind enjoyed. Books, these windows to the otherside, did not pass judgment and became my companions. I take a book with mewhen I travel so if I know no person at my destination I always have a friendwith whom old times are shareable. Family without friends neer provided mewith enough company. Taking a walk with the dark elf Drizzt through theshadowed halls of his city Menzobaeren inspired confidence in me even in the loneliness of a Hawaiian vacation. Calling reading just a hobby then does itinjustice. Adventure fits it more appropriately. Books sweep me into thedepths of imagination and let me share another(prenominal) persons dream while helping mesee mine. Piers Anthony taking me through his spellbinding Juxtaposition pass onedmy mind and revealed his dreams. I have held my grip on the excitement thatbrought me. I never feel as complete as when I visit another book. Theceaseless joy bonding my mind with another domain leads straight into addiction.Finishing a good story is akin withdrawal or the loss of a loved one. Someday aclinic may open in the name of helping readers come back without regret. Theregret of the book ending unveils the truth in the saying "parting is such sweetsorrow."     I harbor no doubt of the knowledge and abilities books shamelesslyimpart upon me. I wallow in it at every opport unity. Possessing an open mindnavigates me out of the viscid situations in life. When I meet a new person itI feel no difficulty in sharing ideas and making compromise. Reading a varietyof stories by a variety of authors contributed this. These authors take amasterpiece and thrown in some dastardly character that even a mystify like. Icompromise with the fiend for the sake of the whole book. I compromise with avile teacher for the sake of my education. Sticking with experiences instead of