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     I have double-spaced the text so that teachers can simply print it out and use it for exercises or for their own analysis. (Names were changed.)

My Best Friend

      I have a best friend. and her name is Jill. She had blond 

hair and blue eyes. She is 5'4" she weighs 120 pounds she is in 

seventh grade, really Good in Matth. She has a boyfriend named

Jim. She lives down the road from me. She and I go skating a 

lot  Last year we hated each other. And this year we are best 

friends She is really caring and helps me with problems. She is 

kinda bossy sometimes but we get over it we fight about the 

most stupidest things. Today we got into an arguement about 

something I dont even know about. but eventully we will make 

up We also went to a lot of fotballs during the fall we had real 

fun. And we go to the ball park a lot.  We had lots of fun.  We 

have two classes together English and math.  And we always 

have fun We both ride the same bus. We are both wild.  When 

were together. We get into trouble sometimes when we laugh to 

much. But any other time its Ok. We fight sometimes but we 

get over it quickly. We only had one big fight. A lot of people 

tell us we look like each other And we do. She is my very best 

frind and I'll never forget her.