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We could learn a lot from crayons some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box.

Robert Fulghum

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Robert Fulghum
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 4
Author
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Waco
Texas
Robert Lee Fulghum
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Crayon
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Pencils
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Sharp
Others
Bright
Together
Dull
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Crayons

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