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He sighed, looked out the window. "Mr. H," he called out. "It's so dark out there!"
I walked over. We both stared at the afternoon. Indeed, the combination of shortening days and dreary rain had made 3:15 p.m. seem like evening.
Here was a kid who barely bottles his energy to attend to learning. He was ready to run.
I started to explain the Winter Solstice. He didn't want to hear the science of it. The bell sounded.
"We need more sunshine!" he shouted, as he darted away, gone.
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