The Red Baron: A Short Story

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Once upon a time the Red Baron was my greatest enemy. Snoopy, my wingman sat atop his war bird of a three foot dog house and together he and I could accomplish anything we put our minds too. Where a simple “theres a snake in my boot” or a “to infinity and beyond” could not help but produce an innocent smile or giggle. Anything our imaginations could think of could be assembled with the sea of lego bricks found scattered across my own childhood room. A time full of breathtaking innocence that will forever be lost to the sea of adulthood we all strive so hard to achieve.

Growing up and watching my views and opinions of the toys and memories I once had change breaks my heart more than the most devastating of teen high school break ups. The sad

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