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You Should Be In Sweden

I saw you at the subway the other day You were drinking hot chocolate I thought about asking you for a sip but on second thought I didn't want to burn my tongue I chased you up the stairs and outside I got into a taxi cab I didn't want to see you, you were looking good I wanted to cool off and take some time out of the busy day I heard a knock on my door, my door Who was there? What are you doing here? I'm really not sure you should be here right now Because I'm going. It's getting a little pricey that you should be in Sweden, my friend because it's the only place for you I hear they have really nice gear of sorts there. You should be in Sweden, my friend. Yeah, you should be in Sweden. Get yourself to Sweden I'll tell you what we can do You're not bent on calling me and we'll do lunch, I'm sure. Your fax machine can fax my bags and it will get in touch with your answering machine's secretary. Your hair doesn't shine like it used to. You're not using that conditioner I gave you last year for your birthday. It was salon selected. I thought you would like it. And now I'm so scared. I'm pale as white. I would invite you to sit but I didn't want you to ruin my new sofa. I've felt this too many times. I just got myself back up the nerve to say, the nerve that you should be in Sweden, my friend. What are you doing here? You should be in Sweden. You can ski when you're there. You should be in Sweden, my friend. Yeah, get yourself to Sweden. I don't care how you do it. Just go to Sweden. Go to Sweden. I'll tell you what we can do. You're not bent on calling me, but we'll do lunch, I'm sure. Your fax machine can fax me back and get in touch with my cappuccino maker. You're not bent on calling me, and we'll talk for a while, I'm sure. You can get back my postcard machine and it'll get in touch with your answering machine's secretary.
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May 15, 2012
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Conor wrote this when he was 13 years old.

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