Personal Narrative: The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library And Museum

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I woke up first today and since I had a mega phone I thought I would wake up Austin kindly this morning, plus the rest of the residents in the building. “Austin will you please wake up!” I screamed into the megaphone.
It gave him a mini Heart attack but he was fine. After we stuffed our faces with the most delicious pancakes with sweet strawberries and syrup, we loaded up in our hippie van and started the day. On our way through springfield we thought it could be fun to stop at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. What was really unique about this museum was they had many realistic models of many important people like Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Louis XV of France. Austin got hungry after we left

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