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Wow it was so great to meet you all. I hope we can do it again soon and we will not be so shy. We are all getting ready for the end of our school year and our summer holidays. Some of the children will be changing classes after Christmas so you will get to meet some new people. We hope you have a wonderfull Christmas and a happy new year.
From Mrs Phillips and Room 12

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My name is Caity and I am 7 years old. I have one brother and one sister too and one little brother called Coby.I did not feel the earthquake because I was asleep when the earthquake at night time.
For Christmas I want a kitten. I will call it Lilly. It will be white with a pink nose and purple eyes. What do you want for christmas?
From Caity

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At night the earthquake struckNew Zealand and New Plymouth.It was a pretty big earthquake but I was asleep so my mum had to grab me out of bed to go under a doorway. Then it stopped and I went back to sleep. I have 6 people I'm my family too. I'm going to get an X box 360 for Christmas and a little thing too.
From Oliver

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Your'e lucky I did not feel the earthquake . My favourite colours are... red black gold silver dark blue dark green and... purple . My favourite thing is... dinosaurs. I know theyre extinct but i still like them. My favourite movie is the secret life of pets .
Write back soon
From Sahara.

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On Lexia I am up to level 6 on lexia. I like to eat some chicken nuggets. Gordon do you like to eat? I play my x box. I play spiderman on my X- box. I like Christmas. Santa gives me some big  presents. I have the whole collection of Pokemon Cards.
From Stormy

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Hi I got your letter. I've never been to Florida but I do have two cousins named Atlas and Ronin and they are boys. I have an uncle and his name is Joe and he has a dog but he died. His name was Oscar.
From Isabelle

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Thank you for your letter. Im ok. The earthquake woke me up but it was not too bad and I fell back asleep. For Christmas I am going to visit my mum for 3 weeks. She lives in Auckland. What are you going to do? I don't know what I will get for Christmas. If I could be anything in the whole world I would love to be a queen because I could wear pretty dresses.
From Chloie

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Chloe is my best friend. We play games with Sahara and we are BFF's.
Are you friends with Sahara's two pen- pals. The earthquake was  little but my cat fell down and my bunny's house tumbled down. I like to to do boxing and I like to be in the ring. You are the only one who know this. My real name is Veronica.
From Stepanie

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I like swimming at the pools and I like diving in the pools. My brother likes playing the x box. I have 3 brothers, two big brothers and one little brother. My favourite food is pizza with cheese and ham. My favourite drinks are hot chocolate and orange juice. I am 10 years old and I had a sleep over for my birthday. We did not sleep on my birthday sleepover. For Christmas I want a new barbie. What do you want?
From Amelia

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On the night the earthquake happened I raced to my mums room but I did not know I face planted into the door. What I did not know was my nose was bleeding until I walked in Mums room. My friends are Jake, Marcus, Oliver, Christian and Jordan. At Christmas I am going to spy on Santa and I really want Pokemon cards. What do you want?
From Malachi

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I am 8 years old. I am in year 4 which is grade 3. I have 5 sisters and I have 6 brothers. My sisters are 6 years old , 10 years old, 17 years old and 9 years old. My brothers are 3 years old and 8,9 and 10 years old. I did feel the earthquake at night but I wasn't scared. At home I have 3 sisters and my mum. My friends are Medusa, Chloe M, Caity, Isabelle. Stephanie and Chloe L. My friends are 9, 8 and 7 years old. My favourite colour is green and blue.
From Jamie-Leigh

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I felt the earthquake when I was in bed asleep and the bed shook. It was big. We like dogs cause I have one called Rukas. My uncle Josh is coming to visit from Australia I might go back with him for a holiday. I can't wait for Christmas.
From Jake

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Hi I got your letter. Sorry I forgot to tell you when my birthday was. it is January the 25th.
I didn't feel the earthquake .I slept right through  it but my mum and sister woke up in the middle of the night. they said it felt like a rocking boat . I don't think the earthquake was big but I heard that some houses were destroyed .Luckily  my house didn't come down. The earthquake was in the south Island
and we are in the North Island. So it wasn't so bad for us.
From ISABELLE

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Did you know I slept through the whole earthquake and I didn't feel the earthquake? Did you know our school is finishing in two and a half weeks? It will be christmas.
From Michael

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I am ok. My favourite holiday is the same for christmas. I am going to get a phone. I had a fish but my friend killed it by giving it to much food.
Write back soon.                                                  From Chloie

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Hi Audrey .I'm a girl.What is your favourite animal? Do you have an iPad? Do you know I have 2 bird's. What was the earthquake like? I hope your ok.I did not fell the earthquake.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL.
From Chloe.

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I hope you have a good day. The earthquake
was at night. It woke me up. My mum rushed me in the car. My mum drove us to my Aunties. We slept there for the night. Our school is finishing in 3 weeks for our summer holidays. It will be fun.
From Elijah

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I hope iI will see your face and last week I had an earthquake at night but I was not scared. I am 7 years old. How old are you? What are you scared of? From Kelly

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The houses didn't fall down. I was sleeping that time. I was nervous. They are running around. My Mum told me our christmas tree was shaking. It mainly hit in the South Island and we were in the North Island. For Christmas I wish I could have $100 and holiday in Australia.
From Bruce

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Hi jordan here. I just slept through the earthquake. As you can see I am a big sleeper. I am not allergic to anything. My favourite song is Hall of Fame. My favourite movie is Grown Ups one. Whats yours? I am nine years old. For christmas I am going to my cousins which is out of town. For christmas I want a bmx bike and a puppy. What do you want for christmas? From Jordan.

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its funny that we like the same colours. I want to see you so bad. Im getting training for gymnastics. I'm already on the next class. I like banana splits, apples, bananas and chocolate. We are ok. I fell down from the earthquake and my cats where having their time of their life. They where jumping all over the place. It was funny. I love my cats so much. I like your name that your parents gave to you. I love playing golden child. Its when one group is the runner and the next group is the shooter. My cousin was sleeping through the earthquake. You must be rich because of your animals. I hope you will write back soon. From Summer

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How are you? This is what I like doing. Running and playing soccer and do you guys live by Holly Wood? You have a big country because I looked at the atlas. I like eating pizza. We had a massive earthquake and I heard a person open the door and the curtains moved all over the place all. My stuff was moving and breaking and we had to go outside and the ground was shaking. It feels weird and then we went inside and went to sleep. The next morning I felt it again the ground cracked open. They making it into a fun park and some people have died. We had to go under the table. I felt scared when the earthquake came and i felt terrified when it was shaking. Did you have an earthquake? For christmas I'm getting a phone and a tv and a xbox. I hope you write soon.
By Phoenix

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Thank you for writting back to me. My favourite sport is soccer. In the earthquake I was scared. I woke up and looked out the window. It was in the middle of the night everything was shaking but I stayed in bed. A cup got smashed but that was all. I don't get to see Uana. We don't do Thanksgiving in New Zealand. I have a sister and two brothers. My sister is mean to me so I'm mean back.
From Medusa

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I didn't even notice that there was an earthquake until I woke up. Then my mum told me that there was an earthquake and they said  It was kind of big. They said Wellington had a big earthquake and they and my Aunties tv fell off the cabinet. Thats because my dad my aunty and my siblings live in Wellington where it was really strong. I hope they're safe because the earthquakes are still going and they are pretty big. We have nearly finished school and I am looking forward to Christmas. We might go to Wellington to see my brothers and sister or they might come see me. For Christmas I've already got heaps of things. But I don't know what they are . But I know what 2 things are. They are a basketball hoop and a basketball and they will be fun to play with. Do you have earthquakes? What are you doing for christmas?
Write back soon
From Kingston

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On the night the earth quake happened I could feel my bed rattle and mum rushed to my room and pulled my brother out of his bed . The earth quake was terrifying but their wasn't any damage . I can answer your question Lincoln I call football soccer and their wasn't any tsunami warnings in New plymouth and only some house's got broken . My friends are Malachi, Oliver, Jordan, kingston and Jake . I wonder what your doing for christmas i'm going to my dads friends batch for christmas . I hope you write back soon.

Sincerely Marcus!

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Hi its me Ashton. I'm a boy and I heard the tsunami warnings. I felt the earthquake. I had to evacuate [aka get out] from the house. We are nearly done school.
I 'm looking forward to Christmas. What season are you in? We are in spring. It's nearly summer. I hope you write back.
From Ashton.

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Your'e lucky I did not feel the earthquake . My favourite colours are... red black gold silver dark blue dark green and... purple . My favourite thing is... dinosaurs. I know theyre extinct but i still like them. My favourite movie is the secret life of pets .
Write back soon
From Sahara.

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I like dogs because they are playful.   You can cuddle them, and they are fluffy. I live in Redlands, and I have six people in my family. My birthday is on September 8th. My favorite food is pizza, and I like science. What I really like is baseball. Jake, how big was the earthquake?   Hope you respond soon.
Write Soon,
Gordon

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How  are you? Phoenix what level are you on Lexia? Here  is what I like to do: running and  tv. I like to read the Geronimo  Stilton Seris. I do soccer. I love cupcakes and pizza. I like the show Mighty Magi  swords and Henry Danger.
Write soon.
Gordon

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Hi Stephanie I got your letter I really liked it. I also really like Minecraft and I am so excited to be your pen pal too. I really want a dog but I only have a boring fish. To me fish are boring they don't really do anything good or fun and you can't really play with  them. But you can   play with dogs that's why I want a dog. My favorite movie is Trolls has just come out for us. I really like it because it is an adventure and funny like movie. My favorite character is Poppy she is really excited all the time but at first she thinks the world is always happy for the trolls but the world isn't all happiness. My favorite food is steak, mashed potatoes, crab, and ... never mind! I have to many favorite foods! LOL My favorite color is violet but more like dark pinkish. I really wish I had a dog I also really wish I had a cat to play with. I also really, really wish I had a little brother. Are you okay because of the earthquake I mean? How big was it? How did it feel? I really hope you're okay. Is Chloe your friend? I hope she is because she's my other pen pal. Hope to see you in the future!
Sincerely,
Aubrey

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I am exited to write to you again.  Hi chloie I heard that there was a big earthquake in New Zealand. It was horrible. I hope you are a alright. What is your favorite holiday? Mine is Christmas. It is coming up. Its soooooooo exciting! For Christmas I want a dog but I know that Santa can't give me that. About pets, I had a fish it died. I got another fish it died. It happened two more times *LOL*. I got one more fish and it still alive. I do not like gymnastics, but I know how to do a cartwheel. I have one brother that is ten. He is rude and annoying. That's only when our family is here and noone else. He can burp on purpose. I know your favorite friend is Medusa but, some of my friends their pen pals are saying that you are there friend. It is okay. I have a favorite friend too. Her name is Elise. I have other friends to their names are Isabella, Lincoln, Devyn, Shea, Sophia, Lira, Landon, Gordon, and much much more. I don't have a favorite game. I have a sister named Aubrey. Her penpal is the other Chloe in your class.
Bye Choie!
Isabel

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Are you a boy or a girl, and are you ok? Because you had a gigantic earthquake. And are you scared about the tsunami alert.
Sincerely,
Boston

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I like dogs because they are playful.   You can cuddle them, and they are fluffy. I live in Redlands, and I have six people in my family. My birthday is on September 8th. My favorite food is pizza, and I like science. What I really like is baseball. Jake, how big was the earthquake?   Hope you respond soon.
Sincerely,
Matthew

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I like your name.  Are you ok? The storm was bad, right? I like Minecraft do you? My favorite food is pizza, ice cream, and soda. Where do you  live? I live in Redlands. I hope you write back soon!
Sincerely,
Megan

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Hi Chloe I got your letter I really liked it. I also really like Minecraft and I am so excited to be your pen pal too. I really want a dog but I only have a boring fish. To me fish are boring they don't really do anything good or fun and you can't really play with  them. But you can   play with dogs that's why I want a dog. My favorite movie is Trolls has just come out for us. I really like it because it is an adventure and funny like movie. My favorite character is Poppy she is really excited all the time but at first she thinks the world is always happy for the trolls but the world isn't all happiness. My favorite food is steak, mashed potatoes, crab, and ... never mind I have to0 many favorite foods! LOL My favorite color is violet but more like dark pinkish. I really wish I had a dog I also really wish I had a cat to play with. I also really, really wish I had a little brother. Are you okay because of the earthquake I mean? How big was it? How did it feel? I really hope you're okay. Is Stephanie your friend? I hope she is because she's my other pen pal!Hope to see you in the future!
Sincerely,
Aubrey

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My favorite color is purple. My friends are Elise, Isabel, London, Bella, Sophia, Lincoln, Shea, Audrey, Aubrey, and Ben. How was the Earthquake! Were you scared? My favorite food is pizza and ice cream. My favorite animal is a Snow Monkey, they live in Japan. What  is your favorite animal? The books I like are the 43 old cemtary road series, and my favorite movie is Star Wars. I like to play football with my friends. I have one sibling and she is in seventh grade, and her  name is Dylan. I live  with my mom and dad, sister, and dog. Hope you write to me soon!
Sincerely,
Devyn (:

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I am so excited to write to you again. I got your letter. When is your  birthday? You didn't tell me. Mine is March 13. A couple weeks ago I did a animal report. I heard that you had a big earthquake. I hope you're ok. Last year we had a little earthquake and I slept through the whole thing. Was your earthquake a big one? I also heard you were on a tsunami alert. I hope you don't get any tsunamis.
Sincerely,  Sophia

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Are you a boy or a girl, and are you ok? Because you had a gigantic earthquake. And are you scared about the tsunami alert.
Sincerely
Boston

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Were you okay during the earthquake?  What did it feel like through the earthquake. Are you hurt? How about your 4 adults? What's your favorite color? My favorite colors are orange, red, yellow, light green, and gold. What's your 4 adult's favorite colors
Sincerely,
Bishoy!!!!!!!!!!!

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I do have many, many friends. My closest friends in class are London,  Devyn, Sophia, Elise, Isabel, Aubrey, Lincoln, and Ben. My  favorite game is... well none *LOL*. But, sometimes I play tag. Also, OMG its almost Christmas! Well, for me. For Christmas I want to be on level 20 on a game called, Star Stable. Star Stable is a horse game and you have to care for your horse or it will become sad and it won't run as fast. You can also do quests, secret missions, and races. Every time when a holiday comes there is a new theme for each land. When it was Halloween each land had a Halloween booth added so you can buy stuff with the coins games. I  got a witch's Halloween dress and  a spiderweb  saddle for my horse. For the Christmas theme there is snow and it snows all the time in the open fields and your person can go sleigh riding if it is a special year. Anyways, the more quests or secret missions or daily quests you do builds up your reputation. That means the more quests, secret missions, and daily quests you do, your more likable either with that person, the family, or the place, and when your horse levels up the faster it becomes and when your person levels up then you get to unlock cool and new places. Anyways, that's what I want for Christmas. I  just wanted to let you  know I like you as my pen pal,  you seem like a nice person to meet. What is your dream item? Are you excited to do Skype if we are? How are you after the earthquake?
Write back very soon,
Isabella.

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Hi. It's me Lyla. I do not live  on a farm. My friends are Allie, Megan, Evelyn, and Elise. I have 24 fish, 1 dog, 2cats , 2 turtles, 2 tortoises.  In Minecraft I have somewhere around 8 worlds.  My favorite colors are  blue, pink, and purple too! I do not like scary movies. I  like movies like trolls.
Sincerely,
LYLA!!!!!

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I got you're letter. Last Wendnesday I went to Florida to see my cousins.When my brother and mom and I were flying the pilot announced that we were going to have a layover. A layover is when someone gets on the plane lands and transfer to get on to another plane. Have you gone to Florida once and when? While we were at Florida we went to a sopping spring called Disney Springs. And when we were at Disney Springs I went to two stores called once upon a toy and world of Disney. When we where at world of Disney I got a toy called Pua but I named it Bailey. The pig was a character from the new Disney movie Moana. My dad didn't come but my mom and brother came. My uncle has two dogs named Bella and Scarlet. He has three sons named Ronan, Liam, and Rory. When we got home we got ready for bed and said good night and went to bed.

Sincerely,  Evelyn

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I like dogs because they are playful.   You can cuddle them, and they are fluffy. I live in Redlands, and I have six people in my family. My birthday is on September 8th. My favorite food is pizza, and I like Science. What I really like is baseball. Oliver how big was the earthquake? Hope you respond soon.
Sincerely,
Matthew

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I have a brother to! But I have no sisters. How was the earthquake?
Was it bad? I have an earthquake insulated house. In Minecraft
do you like creative or survival?
I hope we can Skype soon! Sincerely.
Alexander;)

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I heard about the earthquake you had. I have some questions about it. But I know it was faults, [that means the floors crack open] but I think these are very dangerous because I saw a video and saw houses falling, cars going through the  cracks a little bit. But here are my questions, what happened? Where did it mainly hit? Did your car fall down the cracks? Did your house fall down? Did you see waves of the tsunami? How many houses were falling? Were there people running all over New Zealand?
Sincerely,
Jake

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I have one brother, and one sister. My birthday is in 3 months. Do you play Starfall? What did the earthquake feel like? Have you played Candyland?  Where do you live? Do you like science? What is your favorite color?  My friends are Megan, Lyla, Elise, and Darrell.
Sincerely
Allie.

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I loved your note but in your note you didn't tell me if you were a boy or a girl. In your next  note can you tell me if you are a boy or a girl please? I was happy to see that we have the same favorite color.
My favorite color is teal too.  I am so happy to be your penpal! I like  to read. Do you like to read? My favorite book series is the  Magic Tree House. I heard that you had an earthquake. I wanted to know if  you are ok. Also, I wanted to know how powerful it was. I think it was powerful. My birthday is June 10th. My favorite subject is math and science.
Sincerely,
Audrey

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What do you like to do in the  pool? I like to play colors, Marco polo, and gymnastics. Do you have any brothers or sisters?  I do. I have one older sister. My favorite food is pizza. My favorite drinks are chocolate milk, root beer, orange juice, and orange crush. My friends are Mira, Mackenzie, Elise, Devyn, and Allie. My favorite ice cream is ...well none *LOL*. Were you scared when you saw or felt the earthquake? Where were you when it happened, and are  you ok?
Sincerely
Shea

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I loved your letter. I have  a question. Do you call soccer football and football soccer? I have a  brother named Nash he is not my twin and he is 4, and I have two sisters one is named Saylor.  She is 6 and my other sister is 11 and her name is Tatum. Also my favorite number is 17 because my birthday is December 17. My favorite book series is 43 old  cemetery road. My friends are Devyn, Ben, Elise, London, Aubrey, and Isabel. What did that earthquake feel like? Was it powerful? Were there any insuated houses? Were  there any warnings that said tsunamis?  I hope you can write back to me. Sincerely,
Lincoln

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Hi it is me again. I have no pets. My friends are Devyn, Isabel, Aubrey, Lincoln, Sophia, London, Allie and Shea. Did you feel the earthquake? Was it horrible? My favorite colors are red and blue. I  hope we can Skype soon.(:

Write back soon,
Elise(:

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How  are you? Phoenix what level are you on Lexia? Here  is what I like to do: running and  tv. I like to read the Geronimo  Stilton Seris. I do soccer. I love cupcakes and pizza. I like the show Mighty Magi  swords and Henry Danger.
Write soon.
Gordon

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Thank you for writing back to me. my birthday is December 17th. What  sport do you like? My friends are Devyn, Izzy [ her real name is Isabella] lincln, and ben. So I heard about the earthquake.  Were you scared? I was scared watching it. Did you go home after? Anyway do you get to see Uana anymore? My favorite series of a book called Pegasus. My favorite movie is the new Cinderela. My favorite place to eat is Bakers. I'm going to my grandma's and grandpa's house to celebrate Thanksgiving. My sisters [which their names are Lily and Emerson] and they are already there because we were chosed to be in the winter I forgot the last part of it but it is about people coming in your house and  seeing it and my mom took my sister away so it would be easy to clean [ because Emerson is 3 years old]  and my sister Lily  asked if she could  come and my mom said yes [ which  is anfare] at thanksgiving we eat and do fun stuff like bobing for apples. And other stuff like that. I loved getting your letter! Hope you write back soon.
Sincerely,
London.

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Hi again. My favorite food is a hamburger with french fries. I like so many movies I could not decide which one. I like the most. America is big, fun, and very hot. What did the earthquake feel like? Did you  fall around? In my life I have never felt a very big earthquake like the one that New Zealand had. My friends are everyone in my class and some out of class their names are Alonzo and Prince.
Sincerely,

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Did you feel the earthquake? Where were you when it happened? I hope you`re all right. I know a earthquake in Japan that was a 11.5 magnitude. And I hope you don't run into any more trouble. I hope to hear from you soon.

From your penpal ,
Darrell

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It is me McClain. If you did not know  I am allergic to fish. Do you know what iron force is. So basically it is a tank game on the I-pad. My favorite color is gold and black. There is another tank game called Tanki. Did you feel the earthquake. It was a big one!
See you later. byyyyyeeeee !!!!!!    From McClain