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It was a cold, snowy day
in early December.
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Lack of funds had forced
my old school to close.
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I was being sent to a new one
in the middle of term.
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I was accustomed to the open
expanse of the country,
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and now I was in the heart of London,
at the height of the Victorian era.
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The streets teemed
with every activity imaginable.
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I was very taken by what I saw.
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Stepping from my carriage,
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the sight of my new school
filled me with apprehension.
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And yet, I was swept
with a wave of curiosity.
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However, nothing could prepare me
for the adventure that lay ahead,
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or the extraordinary individual
who would change my life.