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Dear Steven,

I finally got around to putting the wheels back on my rollerskates. I think you were right. They are much easier to use when they have wheels on. And they don’t scratch the floor as much. Not that it was my floor. I mostly used them at the supermarket. Anyway, the wheels are back on now so I can rollerskate everywhere. Which seemed like a really good idea. But, as you probably know, I live at the top of a hill. I opened the door and – whoosh – I was at the bottom of the hill. If that ice cream truck hadn’t been there, I don’t think I ever would have stopped. So, then I had to get back home. I couldn’t skate. That’s just not possible. No one can skate uphill. At least that’s what I learned at school. In geography class. But, they did teach me what to do in the case of fire. Drop and roll.  So I did that. I dropped and started to roll uphill. But that’s hard. I lay on my back instead and wriggled. It’s lucky I was down low because several trucks drove over me. Left shoulder blade, right shoulder blade, left shoulder blade, right shoulder blade. It took me three days and nights but I made it to the top of the hill. Turned out it was the wrong hill, though. I took a taxi home.

Your friend,
Kevin

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