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to alcohol(烈酒).In time Al became an alcoholic__ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 24
— his home, his land, his art objects, everything.
Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete
26 .
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment.I knew Al's now
son, Ernie.He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known.I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free
of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his
29__.One day I worked _my courage to ask him."I'm really
31__ by something," I said."I know your father was
32
_ the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _33_ for a few moments.Then he said, "From my earliest _ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son.' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __35_ Al as a failure.He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
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