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21 " It is hard," I admitted, my eyes still closed. "But graduating from high school continues to be considered one of life's important achievements. I mean, I've heard that without a high school diploma, one doesn't have a hope of acquiring one of those high-powered service positions at Starbucks that I know I'll be angling for upon graduation. "
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22 " I passed him the GameBoy. "Finish this game for me," I said, taking the paper from him.Father Dominic looked down at the GameBoy in dismay. "Oh, my," he said. "I'm afraid I don't -""Just rotate the shapes to make them fit in the spaces at the bottom. The more rows you complete, the better.""Oh," Father Dominic said. The GameBoy binged and bonged as he frantically pushed buttons. "Oh, dear. Anything more complicated than computer solitaire, and I'm afraid -"His voice trailed off as he became absorbed in the game. "
23 " Gina, I noticed, slipped automatically into the front passenger seat. Apparently, she didn't believe that when Sleepy had told us all to shut up, he meant her, too, since she went, " How about we stop somewhere for ice cream on the way home?"She was trying, I knew, to get me to not be mad at her. As if a chocolate-dipped twist would help. Actually, it sort of would, now that I thought about it. "
24 " the Medicis, an Italian noble family that produced three popes and two queens of France. Cosimo the Elder was the first to rule Florence, while Lorenzo the Magnificent was a patron of the arts, with clients that included Michelangelo and Botticelli. "