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on kicking the football with Lucy

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Jim Dalling
Feb 23, 2023
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Charlie Brown was hopeful.

He wanted to kick a field goal.

Lucy kept offering to hold the ball for him.

Each time he’d try, she’d pull it away at the last second.

Each time he’d try, he’d miss - arching high into the air, then landing flat on his back.

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