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American History for Everyone
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Here’s my Halloween poem, which goes from bat to verse
’Twas Halloween Night (Thanks to Clement Clark Moore, who wrote “The Night Before Christmas.”) ’Twas Halloween night, and all through the house, All the creatures were stirring and eating a mouse. The monsters had gathered to plan and prepare For all trick-or-treaters they wanted to scare. Each creature stepped forth and performed energetically Their Halloween act and did so alphabetically.