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Shannan Lee Clyatt

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Sfuut.nan,
'Wt Wtrt tlitrt wlitn you tfrtw tlit 6rtatn of
{ijt, 'Wt couUf litar your voict tlit first time
you crittl, tnougli JJOU couUfn 't su us, 'Wt Wtrt
very ntar, ~nti tlitrt s something now tliat we
W(lllt you to litar. You wif£ aCways 6t a cliiU in
our tyes,wlitn !:JOU nut£ some Covt, our arms art
optn wi£e, wlitn you 'rt pawing oU, 'Wt nopt
you rtaCizt, You uJi{[ afways 6t a dti£4 in our
tyts. .Jlf you waif.:.. tlit patli 6dort you, ~ntf
continue Cife 's tfance towara tlit waiting
futurt, '!Mougn memorys tyts wegfilnu, ~nl£
su aeain tlit Cittft IJ.iri, ~ntf watC.fi. litr as slit
tries 'Tfwst nafting first sttps on litr own, ~ntf
tlitn tnrouen ttar-tfimmetf tyes, 'We su tnt
woman you 'vt 6ecomt; Our {ittCt. gid fu{[y
grown; 'Witli sttps no Congtr liafting, 'WaD;,ing
truly on litr own . .Jtntf wlitrevtr JJOUr sttps
ta{(j. you, ~ wlitn you Wtrt smaLL 'Wt '{[ 6t
waf&tg_ tlitrt 6tsi4t you, 'To eaten you sliauUf
you fall .~ntf evtn wlitn ~ou 'rt growing o[tl,
'Wt Twpt you reaCizt,You uii££ always 6t a clii£4
in our eyes.
We Cove you, _
'Datftfy anti Mom
SfuutiUltt,
You fwvt 6un su.cn a swut sisttr to mt. I
am proutf of your a.aomp[isnmtnts tlius far, I
re.a[[y can't 6ditvt you art a Stnior. I wvt you
a Cot, (lila I tfwnk._you for 6ting tfltrti tlit 6ig_
sisttr tfwt I fwvt iifways Coo((j.if up to. I wii[
Covt you for aCwags. (jootf Cuck._in a[[ you tfo.
Your ont (lllaon[y sisttr,
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