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and Echo devices. Hey, Smarty Pants, do me a favor, would you? See if you can find a pan or

pencil or a crayon and a scrap of paper? It could be anything. There's something you were

doodling on earlier, an old piece of homework, a post-it note, or an envelope for a birthday card,

whatever you can find. Go ahead. All we...

Just whatever you do, make sure it's not something important, like your older sister's college

application or your grandma's recipe for meat cake. Hey, who ran on my meat cake?

Okay, you got something to write on? It's something to write with? Good. Now, I want you to write the

following. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,

did you get that? No? Forget that. Write this instead. The average poop takes between three to seven

minutes. At most, it should take no more than 10 to 15 minutes. Ah, too gross. How about this instead?

You know, write whatever you want. It doesn't matter what you write. What matters is what you're

writing on that scrap of paper. Well, not the actual scrap, but just the fact that you have paper to

write on. Huh? Chances are, you don't think a whole lot about paper, but you'll probably use

some today for homework or an art project or a book you're reading. Paper is pretty much

everywhere. Think about it. Notebooks, textbooks, bookbooks, loose leaf paper, wrapping paper,

packaging paper, construction paper, cardboard boxes, index cards, paper plates, paper cups,

paper towels, napkins, tissues, and the list goes on and on and on. Paper has literally changed

the world and has had a huge impact on education, religion, economics, and historical events,

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