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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">N</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:navy">AILS IN THE FENCE</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy"> His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost<br>
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temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">the fence. He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar
just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out.. But It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy"> Remember that families and friends are very rare jewels,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they are always by your side when you need them!! </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">Please send this to every family member and friend</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">you have. Let them know how much they are </span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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