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Chapter 6
The parents of Harry made a home movie of his graduation from high school,
2Which shows him getting his diploma from the rprincipal,
3Who looks unhappy for some reason,
4sAlthough Harry is grinning,
5Probably because he is so proud of graduating from high school,
6Which he must be,
7tOr why would he grin like that?
8The movie also shows the graduation party at Harry’s house,
9Which looks like an average sort of house in the usuburbs,
10vJust like Beaver Cleaver lived in,
11wWith a five-year-old station wagon in the driveway,
12Parked right next to a brand new xPontiac GTO,
13yWhich must be Harry’s graduation present,
14Because you can see Harry’s parents giving him the keys,
15And smiling like crazy,
16Even though zHarry’s dad doesn’t quite succeed in getting the beer out of his son’s hand,
17And even though aaHarry’s mom doesn’t quite succeed in getting a kiss,
18aBecause Harry is busy kissing a girl instead,
19Until they both jump in the car and drive away into the sunset,
20Without a backward glance,
21Which is the end of the movie,
22And all we know about Harry’s graduation.
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