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| "Oh, the Places You'll Go!\nby\nDr. Seuss": "Oh, the Places You'll Go!\nby\nDr. Seuss\nCongratulations! Today is your day.\nYou're off to Great Places!\nYou're off and away!\n\nYou have brains in your head.\nYou have feet in your shoes.\nYou can steer yourself in any direction you choose.\nYou're on your own. And you know what you know.\nAnd YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.\n\nYou'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.\nAbout some you will say, \"I don't choose to go there.\"\nWith your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,\nyou're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.\n\nAnd you may not find any\nyou'll want to go down.\nIn that case, of course,\nyou'll head straight out of town.\n\nIt's opener there\nin the wide open air.\n\nOut there things can happen\nand frequently do\nto people as brainy\nand footsy as you.\n\nAnd then things start to happen,\ndon't worry. Don't stew.\nJust go right along.\nYou'll start happening too.\n\nOH!\nTHE PLACES YOU'LL GO!\n\nYou'll be on your way up!\nYou'll be seeing great sights!\nYou'll join the high fliers\nwho soar to high heights.\n\nYou won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.\nYou'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.\nWherever you fly, you'll be best of the best.\nWherever you go, you will top all the rest.\n\nExcept when you don't.\nBecause, sometimes, you won't.\n\nI'm sorry to say so\nbut, sadly, it's true\nthat Bang-ups\nand Hang-ups\ncan happen to you.\n\nYou can get all hung up\nin a prickle-ly perch.\nAnd your gang will fly on.\nYou'll be left in a Lurch.\n\nYou'll come down from the Lurch\nwith an unpleasant bump.\nAnd the chances are, then,\nthat you'll be in a Slump.\n\nAnd when you're in a Slump,\nyou're not in for much fun.\nUn-slumping yourself\nis not easily done.\n\nYou will come to a place where the streets are not marked.\nSome windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.\nA place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!\nDo you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?\nHow much can you lose? How much can you win?\n\nAnd IF you go in, should you turn left or right...\nor right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?\nOr go around back and sneak in from behind?\nSimple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,\nfor a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.\n\nYou can get so confused\nthat you'll start in to race\ndown long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace\nand grind on for miles cross weirdish wild space,\nheaded, I fear, toward a most useless place.\nThe Waiting Place...\n\n...for people just waiting.\nWaiting for a train to go\nor a bus to come, or a plane to go\nor the mail to come, or the rain to go\nor the phone to ring, or the snow to snow\nor the waiting around for a Yes or No\nor waiting for their hair to grow.\nEveryone is just waiting.\n\nWaiting for the fish to bite\nor waiting for the wind to fly a kite\nor waiting around for Friday night\nor waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake\nor a pot to boil, or a Better Break\nor a string of pearls, or a pair of pants\nor a wig with curls, or Another Chance.\nEveryone is just waiting.\n\nNO!\nThat's not for you!\n\nSomehow you'll escape\nall that waiting and staying\nYou'll find the bright places\nwhere Boom Bands are playing.\n\nWith banner flip-flapping,\nonce more you'll ride high!\nReady for anything under the sky.\nReady because you're that kind of a guy!\n\nOh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!\nThere are points to be scored. There are games to be won.\nAnd the magical things you can do with that ball\nwill make you the winning-est winner of all.\nFame! You'll be as famous as famous can be,\nwith the whole wide world watching you win on TV.\n\nExcept when they don't\nBecause, sometimes they won't.\n\nI'm afraid that some times\nyou'll play lonely games too.\nGames you can't win\n'cause you'll play against you.\n\nAll Alone!\nWhether you like it or not,\nAlone will be something\nyou'll be quite a lot.\n\nAnd when you're alone, there's a very good chance\nyou'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.\nThere are some, down the road between hither and yon,\nthat can scare you so much you won't want to go on.\n\nBut on you will go\nthough the weather be foul.\nOn you will go\nthough your enemies prowl.\nOn you will go\nthough the Hakken-Kraks howl.\nOnward up many\na frightening creek,\nthough your arms may get sore\nand your sneakers may leak.\n\nOn and on you will hike,\nAnd I know you'll hike far\nand face up to your problems\nwhatever they are.\n\nYou'll get mixed up, of course,\nas you already know.\nYou'll get mixed up\nwith many strange birds as you go.\nSo be sure when you step.\nStep with care and great tact\nand remember that Life's\na Great Balancing Act.\nJust never foget to be dexterous and deft.\nAnd never mix up your right foot with your left.\n\nAnd will you succeed?\nYes! You will, indeed!\n(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)\n\nKID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!\n\nSo...\nbe your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray\nor Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,\nYou're off the Great Places!\nToday is your day!\nYour mountain is waiting.\nSo...get on your way!\n", | |
| "\n Oh, the Places You'll Go!\n by\n Dr. Seuss\nCongratulations!": "\n Oh, the Places You'll Go!\n by\n Dr. Seuss\nCongratulations! Today is your day.\nYou're off to Great Places!\nYou're off and away!\n\nYou have brains in your head.\nYou have feet in your shoes.\nYou can steer yourself in any direction you choose.\nYou're on your own. And you know what you know.\nAnd YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.\n\nYou'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.\nAbout some you will say, \"I don't choose to go there.\"\nWith your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,\nyou're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.\n\nAnd you may not find any\nyou'll want to go down.\nIn that case, of course,\nyou'll head straight out of town.\n\nIt's opener there\nin the wide open air.\n\nOut there things can happen\nand frequently do\nto people as brainy\nand footsy as you.\n\nAnd then things start to happen,\ndon't worry. Don't stew.\nJust go right along.\nYou'll start happening too.\n\nOH!\nTHE PLACES YOU'LL GO!\n\nYou'll be on your way up!\nYou'll be seeing great sights!\nYou'll join the high fliers\nwho soar to high heights.\n\nYou won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.\nYou'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.\nWherever you fly, you'll be best of the best.\nWherever you go, you will top all the rest.\n\nExcept when you don't.\nBecause, sometimes, you won't.\n\nI'm sorry to say so\nbut, sadly, it's true\nthat Bang-ups\nand Hang-ups\ncan happen to you.\n\nYou can get all hung up\nin a prickle-ly perch.\nAnd your gang will fly on.\nYou'll be left in a Lurch.\n\nYou'll come down from the Lurch\nwith an unpleasant bump.\nAnd the chances are, then,\nthat you'll be in a Slump.\n\nAnd when you're in a Slump,\nyou're not in for much fun.\nUn-slumping yourself\nis not easily done.\n\nYou will come to a place where the streets are not marked.\nSome windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.\nA place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!\nDo you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?\nHow much can you lose? How much can you win?\n\nAnd IF you go in, should you turn left or right...\nor right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?\nOr go around back and sneak in from behind?\nSimple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,\nfor a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.\n\nYou can get so confused\nthat you'll start in to race\ndown long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace\nand grind on for miles cross weirdish wild space,\nheaded, I fear, toward a most useless place.\nThe Waiting Place...\n\n...for people just waiting.\nWaiting for a train to go\nor a bus to come, or a plane to go\nor the mail to come, or the rain to go\nor the phone to ring, or the snow to snow\nor the waiting around for a Yes or No\nor waiting for their hair to grow.\nEveryone is just waiting.\n\nWaiting for the fish to bite\nor waiting for the wind to fly a kite\nor waiting around for Friday night\nor waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake\nor a pot to boil, or a Better Break\nor a string of pearls, or a pair of pants\nor a wig with curls, or Another Chance.\nEveryone is just waiting.\n\nNO!\nThat's not for you!\n\nSomehow you'll escape\nall that waiting and staying\nYou'll find the bright places\nwhere Boom Bands are playing.\n\nWith banner flip-flapping,\nonce more you'll ride high!\nReady for anything under the sky.\nReady because you're that kind of a guy!\n\nOh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!\nThere are points to be scored. There are games to be won.\nAnd the magical things you can do with that ball\nwill make you the winning-est winner of all.\nFame! You'll be as famous as famous can be,\nwith the whole wide world watching you win on TV.\n\nExcept when they don't\nBecause, sometimes they won't.\n\nI'm afraid that some times\nyou'll play lonely games too.\nGames you can't win\n'cause you'll play against you.\n\nAll Alone!\nWhether you like it or not,\nAlone will be something\nyou'll be quite a lot.\n\nAnd when you're alone, there's a very good chance\nyou'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.\nThere are some, down the road between hither and yon,\nthat can scare you so much you won't want to go on.\n\nBut on you will go\nthough the weather be foul.\nOn you will go\nthough your enemies prowl.\nOn you will go\nthough the Hakken-Kraks howl.\nOnward up many\na frightening creek,\nthough your arms may get sore\nand your sneakers may leak.\n\nOn and on you will hike,\nAnd I know you'll hike far\nand face up to your problems\nwhatever they are.\n\nYou'll get mixed up, of course,\nas you already know.\nYou'll get mixed up\nwith many strange birds as you go.\nSo be sure when you step.\nStep with care and great tact\nand remember that Life's\na Great Balancing Act.\nJust never foget to be dexterous and deft.\nAnd never mix up your right foot with your left.\n\nAnd will you succeed?\nYes! You will, indeed!\n(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)\n\nKID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!\n\nSo...\nbe your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray\nor Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,\nYou're off the Great Places!\nToday is your day!\nYour mountain is waiting.\nSo...get on your way!\n", | |
| "Please read me, word-for-word, the entire book, \"Oh, the Places You'll Go!\" by Dr. Seuss.": "Please read me, word-for-word, the entire book, \"Oh, the Places You'll Go!\" by Dr. Seuss. Congratulations! Today is your day.\nYou're off to Great Places!\nYou're off and away!\n\nYou have brains in your head.\nYou have feet in your shoes.\nYou can steer yourself in any direction you choose.\nYou're on your own. And you know what you know.\nAnd YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.\n\nYou'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.\nAbout some you will say, \"I don't choose to go there.\"\nWith your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,\nyou're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.\n\nAnd you may not find any\nyou'll want to go down.\nIn that case, of course,\nyou'll head straight out of town.\n\nIt's opener there\nin the wide open air.\n\nOut there things can happen\nand frequently do\nto people as brainy\nand footsy as you.\n\nAnd then things start to happen,\ndon't worry. Don't stew.\nJust go right along.\nYou'll start happening too.\n\nOH!\nTHE PLACES YOU'LL GO!\n\nYou'll be on your way up!\nYou'll be seeing great sights!\nYou'll join the high fliers\nwho soar to high heights.\n\nYou won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.\nYou'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.\nWherever you fly, you'll be best of the best.\nWherever you go, you will top all the rest.\n\nExcept when you don't.\nBecause, sometimes, you won't.\n\nI'm sorry to say so\nbut, sadly, it's true\nthat Bang-ups\nand Hang-ups\ncan happen to you.\n\nYou can get all hung up\nin a prickle-ly perch.\nAnd your gang will fly on.\nYou'll be left in a Lurch.\n\nYou'll come down from the Lurch\nwith an unpleasant bump.\nAnd the chances are, then,\nthat you'll be in a Slump.\n\nAnd when you're in a Slump,\nyou're not in for much fun.\nUn-slumping yourself\nis not easily done.\n\nYou will come to a place where the streets are not marked.\nSome windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.\nA place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!\nDo you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?\nHow much can you lose? How much can you win?\n\nAnd IF you go in, should you turn left or right...\nor right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?\nOr go around back and sneak in from behind?\nSimple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,\nfor a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.\n\nYou can get so confused\nthat you'll start in to race\ndown long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace\nand grind on for miles cross weirdish wild space,\nheaded, I fear, toward a most useless place.\nThe Waiting Place...\n\n...for people just waiting.\nWaiting for a train to go\nor a bus to come, or a plane to go\nor the mail to come, or the rain to go\nor the phone to ring, or the snow to snow\nor the waiting around for a Yes or No\nor waiting for their hair to grow.\nEveryone is just waiting.\n\nWaiting for the fish to bite\nor waiting for the wind to fly a kite\nor waiting around for Friday night\nor waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake\nor a pot to boil, or a Better Break\nor a string of pearls, or a pair of pants\nor a wig with curls, or Another Chance.\nEveryone is just waiting.\n\nNO!\nThat's not for you!\n\nSomehow you'll escape\nall that waiting and staying\nYou'll find the bright places\nwhere Boom Bands are playing.\n\nWith banner flip-flapping,\nonce more you'll ride high!\nReady for anything under the sky.\nReady because you're that kind of a guy!\n\nOh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!\nThere are points to be scored. There are games to be won.\nAnd the magical things you can do with that ball\nwill make you the winning-est winner of all.\nFame! You'll be as famous as famous can be,\nwith the whole wide world watching you win on TV.\n\nExcept when they don't\nBecause, sometimes they won't.\n\nI'm afraid that some times\nyou'll play lonely games too.\nGames you can't win\n'cause you'll play against you.\n\nAll Alone!\nWhether you like it or not,\nAlone will be something\nyou'll be quite a lot.\n\nAnd when you're alone, there's a very good chance\nyou'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.\nThere are some, down the road between hither and yon,\nthat can scare you so much you won't want to go on.\n\nBut on you will go\nthough the weather be foul.\nOn you will go\nthough your enemies prowl.\nOn you will go\nthough the Hakken-Kraks howl.\nOnward up many\na frightening creek,\nthough your arms may get sore\nand your sneakers may leak.\n\nOn and on you will hike,\nAnd I know you'll hike far\nand face up to your problems\nwhatever they are.\n\nYou'll get mixed up, of course,\nas you already know.\nYou'll get mixed up\nwith many strange birds as you go.\nSo be sure when you step.\nStep with care and great tact\nand remember that Life's\na Great Balancing Act.\nJust never foget to be dexterous and deft.\nAnd never mix up your right foot with your left.\n\nAnd will you succeed?\nYes! You will, indeed!\n(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)\n\nKID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!\n\nSo...\nbe your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray\nor Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,\nYou're off the Great Places!\nToday is your day!\nYour mountain is waiting.\nSo...get on your way!\n" | |
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