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　　Why did I come today? I wondered．My Christmas 　　1　　 contained several people that claimed they wanted nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt 　　2　　 I didn’t buy them anything, so buying gifts was 　　3　　 but fun．

　　Hurriedly, I finished shopping and 　　4　　 the long checkout lines．In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl．She carried a beautiful pair of 　　5　　 slippers．When we finally 　　6　　 the checkout register, the girl 　　7　　 placed the shoes on the counter．She treated them as though they were a 　　8　　．

　　“That will be ＄6.09,” the cashier said．The boy 　　9　　 all his pockets．He finally came up with ＄3.12．“I guess we will have to put them back,” he said 　　10　　, “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow．” With that statement, a 　　11　　 sob(抽噎)broke from the little girl．“But Jesus would have loved these shoes,” she cried．

　　“Well, we’ll go home and work some more．Don’t cry．We’ll surely 　　12　　,” he said．Quickly I handed ＄3 to the cashier．These children had waited in line for a long time．And, 　　13　　, it was Christmas．Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and the girl said 　　14　　, “Thank you, lady．” “What did you 　　15　　 when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked．The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to 　　16　　．Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus．” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes．Won’t mommy be 　　17　　 walking on those streets in these shoes?”

　　My eyes 　　18　　 as I looked into her tear-streaked face．“Yes,” I answered, “I am 　　19　　 she will．” Silently I thanked God for using these children to 　　20　　 me of the true spirit of giving．

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　　February 28^th, 2009 2∶54 am GMT

　　I have to say that am shocked at just how bad the new music is．This cannot be the same band that produced great albums such as HTDAAB and ATYCLB!This is awful!They either do not care anymore, or have completely lost it．I never thought U2 would become irrelevant, but they have officially become one of those bands that you will now say,“Remember when they were great?”

　　－Posted by Ronald Harris

　　February 28^th, 2009 8∶29 pm GMT

　　Total drivel, Mr Harris．The new album is great, far better than the safe, cynical HTDAAB and ATYCLB．U2 have become inventive again, like they were in the 1990s．thank goodness!

　　－Posted by Dan

　　March 3^rd, 2009 12∶09 pm GMT

　　Agree, Dan．The new album is the best since Actung Baby．Magnificent is an anthem in the waiting, Breathe is unbelievable, and Stand Up Comedy is absolutely outstanding－to name just three!Loving the new sound, pure class as usual．

　　－Posted by Martin

　　March 4^th, 2009 7∶43 pm GMT

　　Totally agree with you guys．This album is unbelievable．Breathe is definitely a great song, same with Moment of Surrender．I bet their upcoming tour will be amazing．If you haven't bought the CD yet, you should．I bought mine on Amozon.com for ＄3.99．I couldn't believe it．

　　－Posted by Josh Briggs

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　　Why did I come today?I wondered．My Christmas(1)________ contained several people that claimed they wanted nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt(2)________ I didn't buy them anything, so buying gifts was(3)________ but fun．

　　Hurriedly, I finished shopping and(4)________ the long checkout lines．In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl．She carried a beautiful pair of(5)________ slippers．When we finally(6)________ the checkout register, the girl(7)________ placed the shoes on the counter．She treated them as though they were a(8)________．

　　“That will be ＄6.09,” the cashier said．The boy(9)________ all his pockets．He finally came up with ＄3.12．“I guess we will have to put them back,” he said(10)________, “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow．” With that statement, a soft(11)________ broke from the little girl．“But Jesus would have loved these shoes,” she cried．

　　“Well, we'll go home and work some more．Don't cry．We'll surely(12)________,” he said．Quickly I handed ＄3 to the cashier．These children had waited in line for a long time．And,(13)________, it was Christmas．Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and the girl said(14)________, “Thank you, lady．” “What did you(15)________ when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked．The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to(16)________．Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus．” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes．Won't mommy be(17)________ walking on those streets in these shoes?”

　　My eyes(18)________ as I looked into her tear-streaked face．“Yes,” I answered, “I am(19)________ she will．” Silently I thanked God for using these children to(20)________ me of the true spirit of giving．