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| 21 December 1992 |
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| VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS |
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| Mr. Santa Claus Christmas City, North Pole |
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| Re: Current Events |
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| Dear Mr. Claus: |
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| Please accept my apology for not writing during the last thirty-five years; I make no excuses. Many of those years I figured I had made the naughty list, and wouldn't get what I asked for anyway; many of those years I had no wish list, but reveled in discovered surprises beneath the tree. |
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| Candidly, in 1959, I intentionally snooped my way onto what you were supposed to bring, a shiny new banana bike which, for her grandson's visit, had been secreted in grandmother's bathroom; the magic bubble burst. Each year since, seeing the wonders performed by countless millions living the season's spirit (and endless airings of It's A Wonderful Life), a little piece of your aura has worked its way back into me so that I again sense your magic and feel compelled to tell you what I want for Christmas 1992. |
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| Forgive the tardiness of my list; I'm sending it by courier, and it's not long. Here it is: |
| 1. Housing for the homeless; 2. Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Somalia, Israel, India, Cambodia, South Africa, all of the Islamic world, and Urban America (and all those places I missed); 3. Wisdom for Bill Clinton (OK, and for Hillary); 4. Stability in the Baltics and Russia; 5. Racial harmony in Germany (I know this is asking for plenty); 6. A way for underdeveloped countries in the Tropics to get wealthy from the rain forests without cutting them down. 7. Let the basic needs of all men, I mean persons, on earth be sated during this season so that they may entertain thoughts of giving and love. 8. Health for my family and friends. |
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| If I ask for too much, I would be truly elated to receive any one. Thank you, and Merry Christmas. |
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| Respectfully, |
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| David J. L'Hoste |
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| DJL/djl |
| cc: Bernard A. Horton Russell B. Ramsey Denise F. L'Hoste Paul D. Cordes Cheryl B. Horton |
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| P.S. Santa, there are a few things more I would really appreciate. Don't worry with these if there are more important gifts to deliver, but I think I've been a good boy. a. A five game winning streak for the Saints; b. A $17,000,000 quick pick on the 26th; c. A golf swing. |
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| Thanks again. |