I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castl — Shannon Hale
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I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

— Shannon Hale
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