My mother Paul was playing in a baseball match that hosted teams from all over the state. Paul’s first game was

　　___41___a team of African-American players. Their shoes were so

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　　that shoelaces(鞋带)seemed to be the only thing

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　　them together. We

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　　beating every player of their team in the first game.

　　Dad sat between Mom and me,

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　　his head sadly. I wish they could defeat

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　　one player,” he said. “They have a lot of

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　　, but if they keep losing like this they will lose

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　　.” Dad loved kids,

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　　the poor ones, so Mom decided to do something special. That afternoon, Mom went to a local sporting goods store and

　　50 twelve pairs of baseball shoes and gave them to the poor youngsters. On Christmas Eve, she placed an envelope on our

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　　, the note inside telling Dad what she had done and that this was his

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　　from her.

　　Before that Dad

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　　the commercial aspects of Christmas, but his smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year. For each

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