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The little girl's daddy said to wake him up at 9:00.
He said to not a minute earlier.
she was only 8 years old, and he wanted her to let him sleep.
she was by herself.
it was only 6:00.
she was hungry.
she decided to make herself something to eat.
she decided to make soup on the stove.
it was taking a long time, so she decided to play barbies.
absorbed in her little game, she didn't notice the smell of something burning.
when the stove caught fire, the 8-year-old little girl ran outside.
The little girl's daddy said to wake him up at 9:00.
He said to not a minute earlier.
it was only 8:00.
her daddy had said to not wake him up untill 9.
when the house burned down, she sat outside, waiting until 9:00.
it was 8:59.
the house was nothing but ashes.
it was 9:00.
the little girl stood up.
she walked over her burned barbies,
over the burned nightstand,
over the soft ashes.
she stood over her daddy's ashes,
calling,
"Wake Up Daddy, It's Nine-O-Clock."
"Wake Up Daddy, It's Nine-O-Clock."
"Wake Up Daddy!"

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