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What a Great Gift

Comedian David Brenner came from a poor but close family. When he graduated from his school, however, he was given an unforgettable
(34) gift. "Some of my friends got new clothes and about a
(35) few rich kids even got new cars," he remembered, "When my father
(36) reached out into his pants pocket and took something out. I extended
(37) my hand, palm up, and he let my present drop into it—a nickel!"
(38) "Dad said to me, ’Buy a newspaper with that. Read every word of
(39) it. Then turn to the classified section and get yourself to a job. Get
(40) into the world. It’s all yours now. ’" "I always thought that as was
(41) a great joke my father had played on me until a few years later when
(42) I was in the Army, upon sitting in a foxhole, and thinking about